H.B. 261 Enrolled

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PAYROLL AMENDMENTS - PUBLIC SAFETY
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Richard A. Greenwood
5 Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions related to payroll services for the Department of Public
10 Safety.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . amends definitions; and
14 . exempts the Department of Public Safety from having its payroll services conducted
15 by the Department of Human Resource Management.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 67-19-13.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 266
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 67-19-13.5 is amended to read:
26 67-19-13.5. Department provides payroll services to executive branch agencies --
27 Report.
28 (1) As used in this section:
29 (a) (i) "Executive branch entity" means a department, division, agency, board, or office

30 within the executive branch of state government that employs a person who is paid through the
31 central payroll system developed by the Division of Finance as of December 31, 2011.
32 (ii) "Executive branch entity" does not include the Offices of the Attorney General,
33 State Treasurer, State Auditor, Department of Transportation, Department of Technology
34 Services, Department of Public Safety, or the Department of Natural Resources.
35 (b) (i) "Payroll services" means using the central payroll system as directed by the
36 Division of Finance to:
37 (A) enter and validate payroll reimbursements, which include reimbursements for
38 mileage, a service award, and other wage types;
39 (B) calculate, process, and validate a retirement;
40 (C) enter a leave adjustment; and
41 (D) certify payroll by ensuring an entry complies with a rule or policy adopted by the
42 department or the Division of Finance.
43 (ii) "Payroll services" does not mean:
44 (A) a function related to payroll that is performed by an employee of the Division of
45 Finance;
46 (B) a function related to payroll that is performed by an executive branch agency on
47 behalf of a person who is not an employee of the executive branch agency;
48 (C) the entry of time worked by an executive branch agency employee into the central
49 payroll system; or
50 (D) approval or verification by a supervisor or designee of the entry of time worked.
51 (2) [(a) Except as provided by Subsection (2)(b), on or before September 19, 2012, the]
52 The department shall provide payroll services to all executive branch entities.
53 [(b) On or before June 30, 2013, the department shall provide payroll services to the
54 Department of Public Safety for an employee who is certified by the Peace Officer Standards
55 and Training Division.]
56 (3) [(a)] After September 19, 2012, an executive branch entity, other than the
57 department[,] or the Division of Finance, [or the Department of Public Safety,] may not create

58 a full-time equivalent position or part-time position, or request an appropriation to fund a
59 full-time equivalent position or part-time position for the purpose of providing payroll services
60 to the entity.
61 [(b) After June 30, 2013, the Department of Public Safety may not create a full-time
62 equivalent position or part-time position, or request an appropriation to fund a full-time
63 equivalent position or part-time position for the purpose of providing payroll services.]
64 (4) The Department of Transportation, the Department of Technology Services, and the
65 Department of Natural Resources shall report on the inability to transfer payroll services to the
66 department or the progress of transferring payroll services to the department:
67 (a) to the Government Operations Interim Committee before October 30, 2012; and
68 (b) to the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee on or
69 before February 11, 2013.

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