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H.B. 336

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AMENDMENTS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill repeals provisions from Title 63M, Chapter 1, Governor's Office of Economic
             10      Development.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    repeals the Utah Pioneer Communities Program Act;
             14          .    repeals the Rural Broadband Service Account Act;
             15          .    repeals the Government Procurement Private Proposal Program; and
             16          .    makes technical changes.
             17      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23          63F-1-205 (Effective 05/01/13), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 347
             24          63G-2-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapters 331 and 377
             25          63G-6a-303 (Effective 05/01/13), as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2012,
             26      Chapter 347
             27          63G-6a-304 (Effective 05/01/13), as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2012,


             28      Chapter 347
             29          63G-6a-305 (Effective 05/01/13), as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2012,
             30      Chapter 347
             31          63M-1-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 352 and renumbered and
             32      amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             33      REPEALS:
             34          63G-6a-711 (Effective 05/01/13), as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2012,
             35      Chapter 347
             36          63M-1-1501, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             37          63M-1-1502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 218
             38          63M-1-1503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 212
             39          63M-1-1504, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             40          63M-1-1505, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             41          63M-1-2301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 278
             42          63M-1-2302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 278
             43          63M-1-2303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 303
             44          63M-1-2304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 278
             45          63M-1-2306, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             46          63M-1-2601, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 352
             47          63M-1-2602 (Effective 05/01/13), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 347
             48          63M-1-2603 (Effective 05/01/13), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 347
             49          63M-1-2604, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 352
             50          63M-1-2605 (Effective 05/01/13), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 347
             51          63M-1-2606 (Effective 05/01/13), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 347
             52          63M-1-2607 (Effective 05/01/13), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 347
             53          63M-1-2608 (Effective 05/01/13), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 347
             54          63M-1-2609, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 352
             55          63M-1-2610 (Effective 05/01/13), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 347
             56          63M-1-2611, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
             57          63M-1-2612, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 183
             58     


             59      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             60          Section 1. Section 63F-1-205 (Effective 05/01/13) is amended to read:
             61           63F-1-205 (Effective 05/01/13). Approval of acquisitions of information
             62      technology.
             63          (1) (a) [Except as provided in Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 26, Government Procurement
             64      Private Proposal Program, in] In accordance with Subsection (2), the chief information officer
             65      shall approve the acquisition by an executive branch agency of:
             66          (i) information technology equipment;
             67          (ii) telecommunications equipment;
             68          (iii) software;
             69          (iv) services related to the items listed in Subsections (1)(a)(i) through (iii); and
             70          (v) data acquisition.
             71          (b) The chief information officer may negotiate the purchase, lease, or rental of private
             72      or public information technology or telecommunication services or facilities in accordance with
             73      this section.
             74          (c) Where practical, efficient, and economically beneficial, the chief information
             75      officer shall use existing private and public information technology or telecommunication
             76      resources.
             77          (d) Notwithstanding another provision of this section, an acquisition authorized by this
             78      section shall comply with rules made by the applicable rulemaking authority under Title 63G,
             79      Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.
             80          (2) Before negotiating a purchase, lease, or rental under Subsection (1) for an amount
             81      that exceeds the value established by the chief information officer by rule in accordance with
             82      Section 63F-1-206 , the chief information officer shall:
             83          (a) conduct an analysis of the needs of executive branch agencies and subscribers of
             84      services and the ability of the proposed information technology or telecommunications services
             85      or supplies to meet those needs; and
             86          (b) for purchases, leases, or rentals not covered by an existing statewide contract,
             87      provide in writing to the chief procurement officer in the Division of Purchasing and General
             88      Services that:
             89          (i) the analysis required in Subsection (2)(a) was completed; and


             90          (ii) based on the analysis, the proposed purchase, lease, rental, or master contract of
             91      services, products, or supplies is practical, efficient, and economically beneficial to the state
             92      and the executive branch agency or subscriber of services.
             93          (3) In approving an acquisition described in Subsections (1) and (2), the chief
             94      information officer shall:
             95          (a) establish by administrative rule, in accordance with Section 63F-1-206 , standards
             96      under which an agency must obtain approval from the chief information officer before
             97      acquiring the items listed in Subsections (1) and (2);
             98          (b) for those acquisitions requiring approval, determine whether the acquisition is in
             99      compliance with:
             100          (i) the executive branch strategic plan;
             101          (ii) the applicable agency information technology plan;
             102          (iii) the budget for the executive branch agency or department as adopted by the
             103      Legislature; and
             104          (iv) Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code; and
             105          (c) in accordance with Section 63F-1-207 , require coordination of acquisitions between
             106      two or more executive branch agencies if it is in the best interests of the state.
             107          (4) (a) Each executive branch agency shall provide the chief information officer with
             108      complete access to all information technology records, documents, and reports:
             109          (i) at the request of the chief information officer; and
             110          (ii) related to the executive branch agency's acquisition of any item listed in Subsection
             111      (1).
             112          (b) Beginning July 1, 2006 and in accordance with administrative rules established by
             113      the department under Section 63F-1-206 , no new technology projects may be initiated by an
             114      executive branch agency or the department unless the technology project is described in a
             115      formal project plan and the business case analysis has been approved by the chief information
             116      officer and agency head. The project plan and business case analysis required by this
             117      Subsection (4) shall be in the form required by the chief information officer, and shall include:
             118          (i) a statement of work to be done and existing work to be modified or displaced;
             119          (ii) total cost of system development and conversion effort, including system analysis
             120      and programming costs, establishment of master files, testing, documentation, special


             121      equipment cost and all other costs, including overhead;
             122          (iii) savings or added operating costs that will result after conversion;
             123          (iv) other advantages or reasons that justify the work;
             124          (v) source of funding of the work, including ongoing costs;
             125          (vi) consistency with budget submissions and planning components of budgets; and
             126          (vii) whether the work is within the scope of projects or initiatives envisioned when the
             127      current fiscal year budget was approved.
             128          (5) (a) The chief information officer and the Division of Purchasing and General
             129      Services shall work cooperatively to establish procedures under which the chief information
             130      officer shall monitor and approve acquisitions as provided in this section.
             131          (b) The procedures established under this section shall include at least the written
             132      certification required by Subsection 63G-6a-303 (5).
             133          Section 2. Section 63G-2-305 is amended to read:
             134           63G-2-305. Protected records.
             135          The following records are protected if properly classified by a governmental entity:
             136          (1) trade secrets as defined in Section 13-24-2 if the person submitting the trade secret
             137      has provided the governmental entity with the information specified in Section 63G-2-309 ;
             138          (2) commercial information or nonindividual financial information obtained from a
             139      person if:
             140          (a) disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to result in unfair
             141      competitive injury to the person submitting the information or would impair the ability of the
             142      governmental entity to obtain necessary information in the future;
             143          (b) the person submitting the information has a greater interest in prohibiting access
             144      than the public in obtaining access; and
             145          (c) the person submitting the information has provided the governmental entity with
             146      the information specified in Section 63G-2-309 ;
             147          (3) commercial or financial information acquired or prepared by a governmental entity
             148      to the extent that disclosure would lead to financial speculations in currencies, securities, or
             149      commodities that will interfere with a planned transaction by the governmental entity or cause
             150      substantial financial injury to the governmental entity or state economy;
             151          (4) records the disclosure of which could cause commercial injury to, or confer a


             152      competitive advantage upon a potential or actual competitor of, a commercial project entity as
             153      defined in Subsection 11-13-103 (4);
             154          (5) test questions and answers to be used in future license, certification, registration,
             155      employment, or academic examinations;
             156          (6) records the disclosure of which would impair governmental procurement
             157      proceedings or give an unfair advantage to any person proposing to enter into a contract or
             158      agreement with a governmental entity, except, subject to Subsections (1) and (2), that this
             159      Subsection (6) does not restrict the right of a person to have access to, once the contract or
             160      grant has been awarded, a bid, proposal, or application submitted to or by a governmental
             161      entity in response to:
             162          (a) a request for bids;
             163          (b) a request for proposals;
             164          (c) a grant; or
             165          (d) other similar document;
             166          (7) records that would identify real property or the appraisal or estimated value of real
             167      or personal property, including intellectual property, under consideration for public acquisition
             168      before any rights to the property are acquired unless:
             169          (a) public interest in obtaining access to the information is greater than or equal to the
             170      governmental entity's need to acquire the property on the best terms possible;
             171          (b) the information has already been disclosed to persons not employed by or under a
             172      duty of confidentiality to the entity;
             173          (c) in the case of records that would identify property, potential sellers of the described
             174      property have already learned of the governmental entity's plans to acquire the property;
             175          (d) in the case of records that would identify the appraisal or estimated value of
             176      property, the potential sellers have already learned of the governmental entity's estimated value
             177      of the property; or
             178          (e) the property under consideration for public acquisition is a single family residence
             179      and the governmental entity seeking to acquire the property has initiated negotiations to acquire
             180      the property as required under Section 78B-6-505 ;
             181          (8) records prepared in contemplation of sale, exchange, lease, rental, or other
             182      compensated transaction of real or personal property including intellectual property, which, if


             183      disclosed prior to completion of the transaction, would reveal the appraisal or estimated value
             184      of the subject property, unless:
             185          (a) the public interest in access is greater than or equal to the interests in restricting
             186      access, including the governmental entity's interest in maximizing the financial benefit of the
             187      transaction; or
             188          (b) when prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity, appraisals or estimates of
             189      the value of the subject property have already been disclosed to persons not employed by or
             190      under a duty of confidentiality to the entity;
             191          (9) records created or maintained for civil, criminal, or administrative enforcement
             192      purposes or audit purposes, or for discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes, if
             193      release of the records:
             194          (a) reasonably could be expected to interfere with investigations undertaken for
             195      enforcement, discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes;
             196          (b) reasonably could be expected to interfere with audits, disciplinary, or enforcement
             197      proceedings;
             198          (c) would create a danger of depriving a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial
             199      hearing;
             200          (d) reasonably could be expected to disclose the identity of a source who is not
             201      generally known outside of government and, in the case of a record compiled in the course of
             202      an investigation, disclose information furnished by a source not generally known outside of
             203      government if disclosure would compromise the source; or
             204          (e) reasonably could be expected to disclose investigative or audit techniques,
             205      procedures, policies, or orders not generally known outside of government if disclosure would
             206      interfere with enforcement or audit efforts;
             207          (10) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the life or safety of an
             208      individual;
             209          (11) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the security of governmental
             210      property, governmental programs, or governmental recordkeeping systems from damage, theft,
             211      or other appropriation or use contrary to law or public policy;
             212          (12) records that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the security or safety of a correctional
             213      facility, or records relating to incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole, that would interfere


             214      with the control and supervision of an offender's incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole;
             215          (13) records that, if disclosed, would reveal recommendations made to the Board of
             216      Pardons and Parole by an employee of or contractor for the Department of Corrections, the
             217      Board of Pardons and Parole, or the Department of Human Services that are based on the
             218      employee's or contractor's supervision, diagnosis, or treatment of any person within the board's
             219      jurisdiction;
             220          (14) records and audit workpapers that identify audit, collection, and operational
             221      procedures and methods used by the State Tax Commission, if disclosure would interfere with
             222      audits or collections;
             223          (15) records of a governmental audit agency relating to an ongoing or planned audit
             224      until the final audit is released;
             225          (16) records that are subject to the attorney client privilege;
             226          (17) records prepared for or by an attorney, consultant, surety, indemnitor, insurer,
             227      employee, or agent of a governmental entity for, or in anticipation of, litigation or a judicial,
             228      quasi-judicial, or administrative proceeding;
             229          (18) (a) (i) personal files of a state legislator, including personal correspondence to or
             230      from a member of the Legislature; and
             231          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (18)(a)(i), correspondence that gives notice of
             232      legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section; and
             233          (b) (i) an internal communication that is part of the deliberative process in connection
             234      with the preparation of legislation between:
             235          (A) members of a legislative body;
             236          (B) a member of a legislative body and a member of the legislative body's staff; or
             237          (C) members of a legislative body's staff; and
             238          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (18)(b)(i), a communication that gives notice of
             239      legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section;
             240          (19) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Research and
             241      General Counsel, that, if disclosed, would reveal a particular legislator's contemplated
             242      legislation or contemplated course of action before the legislator has elected to support the
             243      legislation or course of action, or made the legislation or course of action public; and
             244          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(a), the form to request legislation submitted to the


             245      Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel is a public document unless a legislator
             246      asks that the records requesting the legislation be maintained as protected records until such
             247      time as the legislator elects to make the legislation or course of action public;
             248          (20) research requests from legislators to the Office of Legislative Research and
             249      General Counsel or the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and research findings prepared
             250      in response to these requests;
             251          (21) drafts, unless otherwise classified as public;
             252          (22) records concerning a governmental entity's strategy about:
             253          (a) collective bargaining; or
             254          (b) imminent or pending litigation;
             255          (23) records of investigations of loss occurrences and analyses of loss occurrences that
             256      may be covered by the Risk Management Fund, the Employers' Reinsurance Fund, the
             257      Uninsured Employers' Fund, or similar divisions in other governmental entities;
             258          (24) records, other than personnel evaluations, that contain a personal recommendation
             259      concerning an individual if disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
             260      personal privacy, or disclosure is not in the public interest;
             261          (25) records that reveal the location of historic, prehistoric, paleontological, or
             262      biological resources that if known would jeopardize the security of those resources or of
             263      valuable historic, scientific, educational, or cultural information;
             264          (26) records of independent state agencies if the disclosure of the records would
             265      conflict with the fiduciary obligations of the agency;
             266          (27) records of an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
             267      Section 53B-1-102 regarding tenure evaluations, appointments, applications for admissions,
             268      retention decisions, and promotions, which could be properly discussed in a meeting closed in
             269      accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, provided that records of
             270      the final decisions about tenure, appointments, retention, promotions, or those students
             271      admitted, may not be classified as protected under this section;
             272          (28) records of the governor's office, including budget recommendations, legislative
             273      proposals, and policy statements, that if disclosed would reveal the governor's contemplated
             274      policies or contemplated courses of action before the governor has implemented or rejected
             275      those policies or courses of action or made them public;


             276          (29) records of the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst relating to budget analysis,
             277      revenue estimates, and fiscal notes of proposed legislation before issuance of the final
             278      recommendations in these areas;
             279          (30) records provided by the United States or by a government entity outside the state
             280      that are given to the governmental entity with a requirement that they be managed as protected
             281      records if the providing entity certifies that the record would not be subject to public disclosure
             282      if retained by it;
             283          (31) transcripts, minutes, or reports of the closed portion of a meeting of a public body
             284      except as provided in Section 52-4-206 ;
             285          (32) records that would reveal the contents of settlement negotiations but not including
             286      final settlements or empirical data to the extent that they are not otherwise exempt from
             287      disclosure;
             288          (33) memoranda prepared by staff and used in the decision-making process by an
             289      administrative law judge, a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or a member of any
             290      other body charged by law with performing a quasi-judicial function;
             291          (34) records that would reveal negotiations regarding assistance or incentives offered
             292      by or requested from a governmental entity for the purpose of encouraging a person to expand
             293      or locate a business in Utah, but only if disclosure would result in actual economic harm to the
             294      person or place the governmental entity at a competitive disadvantage, but this section may not
             295      be used to restrict access to a record evidencing a final contract;
             296          (35) materials to which access must be limited for purposes of securing or maintaining
             297      the governmental entity's proprietary protection of intellectual property rights including patents,
             298      copyrights, and trade secrets;
             299          (36) the name of a donor or a prospective donor to a governmental entity, including an
             300      institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section 53B-1-102 , and other
             301      information concerning the donation that could reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of
             302      the donor, provided that:
             303          (a) the donor requests anonymity in writing;
             304          (b) any terms, conditions, restrictions, or privileges relating to the donation may not be
             305      classified protected by the governmental entity under this Subsection (36); and
             306          (c) except for an institution within the state system of higher education defined in


             307      Section 53B-1-102 , the governmental unit to which the donation is made is primarily engaged
             308      in educational, charitable, or artistic endeavors, and has no regulatory or legislative authority
             309      over the donor, a member of the donor's immediate family, or any entity owned or controlled
             310      by the donor or the donor's immediate family;
             311          (37) accident reports, except as provided in Sections 41-6a-404 , 41-12a-202 , and
             312      73-18-13 ;
             313          (38) a notification of workers' compensation insurance coverage described in Section
             314      34A-2-205 ;
             315          (39) (a) the following records of an institution within the state system of higher
             316      education defined in Section 53B-1-102 , which have been developed, discovered, disclosed to,
             317      or received by or on behalf of faculty, staff, employees, or students of the institution:
             318          (i) unpublished lecture notes;
             319          (ii) unpublished notes, data, and information:
             320          (A) relating to research; and
             321          (B) of:
             322          (I) the institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section
             323      53B-1-102 ; or
             324          (II) a sponsor of sponsored research;
             325          (iii) unpublished manuscripts;
             326          (iv) creative works in process;
             327          (v) scholarly correspondence; and
             328          (vi) confidential information contained in research proposals;
             329          (b) Subsection (39)(a) may not be construed to prohibit disclosure of public
             330      information required pursuant to Subsection 53B-16-302 (2)(a) or (b); and
             331          (c) Subsection (39)(a) may not be construed to affect the ownership of a record;
             332          (40) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General
             333      that would reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit prior to the
             334      date that audit is completed and made public; and
             335          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (40)(a), a request for a legislative audit submitted to the
             336      Office of the Legislative Auditor General is a public document unless the legislator asks that
             337      the records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General that would


             338      reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit be maintained as
             339      protected records until the audit is completed and made public;
             340          (41) records that provide detail as to the location of an explosive, including a map or
             341      other document that indicates the location of:
             342          (a) a production facility; or
             343          (b) a magazine;
             344          (42) information:
             345          (a) contained in the statewide database of the Division of Aging and Adult Services
             346      created by Section 62A-3-311.1 ; or
             347          (b) received or maintained in relation to the Identity Theft Reporting Information
             348      System (IRIS) established under Section 67-5-22 ;
             349          (43) information contained in the Management Information System and Licensing
             350      Information System described in Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Child and Family Services;
             351          (44) information regarding National Guard operations or activities in support of the
             352      National Guard's federal mission;
             353          (45) records provided by any pawn or secondhand business to a law enforcement
             354      agency or to the central database in compliance with Title 13, Chapter 32a, Pawnshop and
             355      Secondhand Merchandise Transaction Information Act;
             356          (46) information regarding food security, risk, and vulnerability assessments performed
             357      by the Department of Agriculture and Food;
             358          (47) except to the extent that the record is exempt from this chapter pursuant to Section
             359      63G-2-106 , records related to an emergency plan or program, a copy of which is provided to or
             360      prepared or maintained by the Division of Emergency Management, and the disclosure of
             361      which would jeopardize:
             362          (a) the safety of the general public; or
             363          (b) the security of:
             364          (i) governmental property;
             365          (ii) governmental programs; or
             366          (iii) the property of a private person who provides the Division of Emergency
             367      Management information;
             368          (48) records of the Department of Agriculture and Food that provides for the


             369      identification, tracing, or control of livestock diseases, including any program established under
             370      Title 4, Chapter 24, Utah Livestock Brand and Anti-theft Act or Title 4, Chapter 31, Control of
             371      Animal Disease;
             372          (49) as provided in Section 26-39-501 :
             373          (a) information or records held by the Department of Health related to a complaint
             374      regarding a child care program or residential child care which the department is unable to
             375      substantiate; and
             376          (b) information or records related to a complaint received by the Department of Health
             377      from an anonymous complainant regarding a child care program or residential child care;
             378          (50) unless otherwise classified as public under Section 63G-2-301 and except as
             379      provided under Section 41-1a-116 , an individual's home address, home telephone number, or
             380      personal mobile phone number, if:
             381          (a) the individual is required to provide the information in order to comply with a law,
             382      ordinance, rule, or order of a government entity; and
             383          (b) the subject of the record has a reasonable expectation that this information will be
             384      kept confidential due to:
             385          (i) the nature of the law, ordinance, rule, or order; and
             386          (ii) the individual complying with the law, ordinance, rule, or order;
             387          (51) the name, home address, work addresses, and telephone numbers of an individual
             388      that is engaged in, or that provides goods or services for, medical or scientific research that is:
             389          (a) conducted within the state system of higher education, as defined in Section
             390      53B-1-102 ; and
             391          (b) conducted using animals;
             392          [(52) an initial proposal under Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 26, Government Procurement
             393      Private Proposal Program, to the extent not made public by rules made under that chapter;]
             394          [(53)] (52) in accordance with Section 78A-12-203 , any record of the Judicial
             395      Performance Evaluation Commission concerning an individual commissioner's vote on
             396      whether or not to recommend that the voters retain a judge;
             397          [(54)] (53) information collected and a report prepared by the Judicial Performance
             398      Evaluation Commission concerning a judge, unless Section 20A-7-702 or Title 78A, Chapter
             399      12, Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Act, requires disclosure of, or makes public,


             400      the information or report;
             401          [(55)] (54) records contained in the Management Information System created in
             402      Section 62A-4a-1003 ;
             403          [(56)] (55) records provided or received by the Public Lands Policy Coordinating
             404      Office in furtherance of any contract or other agreement made in accordance with Section
             405      63J-4-603 ;
             406          [(57)] (56) information requested by and provided to the Utah State 911 Committee
             407      under Section 53-10-602 ;
             408          [(58)] (57) recorded Children's Justice Center investigative interviews, both video and
             409      audio, the release of which are governed by Section 77-37-4 ;
             410          [(59)] (58) in accordance with Section 73-10-33 :
             411          (a) a management plan for a water conveyance facility in the possession of the Division
             412      of Water Resources or the Board of Water Resources; or
             413          (b) an outline of an emergency response plan in possession of the state or a county or
             414      municipality;
             415          [(60)] (59) the following records in the custody or control of the Office of Inspector
             416      General of Medicaid Services, created in Section 63J-4a-201 :
             417          (a) records that would disclose information relating to allegations of personal
             418      misconduct, gross mismanagement, or illegal activity of a person if the information or
             419      allegation cannot be corroborated by the Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services
             420      through other documents or evidence, and the records relating to the allegation are not relied
             421      upon by the Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services in preparing a final investigation
             422      report or final audit report;
             423          (b) records and audit workpapers to the extent they would disclose the identity of a
             424      person who, during the course of an investigation or audit, communicated the existence of any
             425      Medicaid fraud, waste, or abuse, or a violation or suspected violation of a law, rule, or
             426      regulation adopted under the laws of this state, a political subdivision of the state, or any
             427      recognized entity of the United States, if the information was disclosed on the condition that
             428      the identity of the person be protected;
             429          (c) before the time that an investigation or audit is completed and the final
             430      investigation or final audit report is released, records or drafts circulated to a person who is not


             431      an employee or head of a governmental entity for the person's response or information;
             432          (d) records that would disclose an outline or part of any investigation, audit survey
             433      plan, or audit program; or
             434          (e) requests for an investigation or audit, if disclosure would risk circumvention of an
             435      investigation or audit;
             436          [(61)] (60) records that reveal methods used by the Office of Inspector General of
             437      Medicaid Services, the fraud unit, or the Department of Health, to discover Medicaid fraud,
             438      waste, or abuse;
             439          [(62)] (61) information provided to the Department of Health or the Division of
             440      Occupational and Professional Licensing under Subsection 58-68-304 (3) or (4); and
             441          [(63)] (62) a record described in Section 63G-12-210 .
             442          Section 3. Section 63G-6a-303 (Effective 05/01/13) is amended to read:
             443           63G-6a-303 (Effective 05/01/13). Duties of chief procurement officer.
             444          Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the chief procurement officer
             445      serves as the central procurement officer of the state and shall:
             446          (1) adopt office policies governing the internal functions of the division;
             447          (2) procure or supervise each procurement over which the chief procurement officer
             448      has authority;
             449          (3) establish and maintain programs for the inspection, testing, and acceptance of each
             450      procurement item over which the chief procurement officer has authority;
             451          (4) prepare statistical data concerning each procurement and procurement usage of a
             452      state procurement unit;
             453          (5) ensure that:
             454          (a) before approving a procurement not covered by an existing statewide contract for
             455      information technology or telecommunications supplies or services, the chief information
             456      officer and the agency have stated in writing to the division that the needs analysis required in
             457      Section 63F-1-205 was completed[, unless the procurement is approved in accordance with
             458      Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 26, Government Procurement Private Proposal Program]; and
             459          (b) the oversight authority required by Subsection(5)(a) is not delegated outside the
             460      division; and
             461          (6) provide training to public procurement units and to persons who do business with


             462      public procurement units.
             463          Section 4. Section 63G-6a-304 (Effective 05/01/13) is amended to read:
             464           63G-6a-304 (Effective 05/01/13). Delegation of authority.
             465          [(1)] In accordance with rules made by the board, the chief procurement officer may
             466      delegate authority to designees or to any department, agency, or official.
             467          [(2) For a procurement under Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 26, Government Procurement
             468      Private Proposal Program, any delegation by the chief procurement officer under this section
             469      shall be made to the Governor's Office of Economic Development.]
             470          Section 5. Section 63G-6a-305 (Effective 05/01/13) is amended to read:
             471           63G-6a-305 (Effective 05/01/13). Duty of chief procurement officer in
             472      maintaining specifications.
             473          (1) The chief procurement officer may prepare, issue, revise, maintain, and monitor the
             474      use of specifications for each procurement over which the chief procurement officer has
             475      authority.
             476          (2) The chief procurement officer shall obtain expert advice and assistance from
             477      personnel of public procurement units in the development of specifications and may delegate in
             478      writing to a public procurement unit the authority to prepare and utilize its own specifications.
             479          [(3) For a procurement under Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 26, Government Procurement
             480      Private Proposal Program, any delegation by the chief procurement officer under this section
             481      shall be made to the Governor's Office of Economic Development.]
             482          Section 6. Section 63M-1-203 is amended to read:
             483           63M-1-203. Powers and duties of director.
             484          (1) The director, with the approval of the governor, may:
             485          (a) by following the procedures and requirements of Title 63J, Chapter 5, Federal
             486      Funds Procedures, seek federal grants, loans, or participation in federal programs;
             487          (b) enter into lawful contracts or agreements with other states, any chamber of
             488      commerce organization, or any service club[, and a private entity pursuant to Section
             489      63M-1-2610 ]; and
             490          (c) annually prepare and submit to the governor a budget of the office's financial
             491      requirements.
             492          (2) If any federal program requires the expenditure of state funds as a condition to


             493      participation by the state in any fund, property, or service, with the governor's approval, the
             494      director shall expend whatever funds are necessary out of the money provided by the
             495      Legislature for the use of the office.
             496          Section 7. Repealer.
             497          This bill repeals:
             498          Section 63G-6a-711 (Effective 05/01/13), Procurement for submitted proposal.
             499          Section 63M-1-1501, Title.
             500          Section 63M-1-1502, Definitions.
             501          Section 63M-1-1503, Advisory board.
             502          Section 63M-1-1504, Advisory board duties.
             503          Section 63M-1-1505, Criteria for participation -- Report.
             504          Section 63M-1-2301, Title.
             505          Section 63M-1-2302, Definitions.
             506          Section 63M-1-2303, Rural Broadband Service Account created -- Interest -- Costs.
             507          Section 63M-1-2304, Grants for rural broadband deployment.
             508          Section 63M-1-2306, Rules.
             509          Section 63M-1-2601, Title.
             510          Section 63M-1-2602 (Effective 05/01/13), Definitions.
             511          Section 63M-1-2603 (Effective 05/01/13), Government Procurement Private
             512      Proposal Program -- Proposals -- Rulemaking.
             513          Section 63M-1-2604, Committee for reviewing proposals -- Appointment --
             514      Accepting or rejecting proposal.
             515          Section 63M-1-2605 (Effective 05/01/13), Initial proposal -- Requirements.
             516          Section 63M-1-2606 (Effective 05/01/13), Review of initial proposal -- Affected
             517      department review.
             518          Section 63M-1-2607 (Effective 05/01/13), Acceptance of initial proposal --
             519      Obtaining detailed proposals.
             520          Section 63M-1-2608 (Effective 05/01/13), Detailed proposal -- Requirements --
             521      Cooperation of affected department.
             522          Section 63M-1-2609, Receipt of detailed proposals -- Economic feasibility report --
             523      Acceptance of a detailed proposal.


             524          Section 63M-1-2610 (Effective 05/01/13), Project agreement.
             525          Section 63M-1-2611, Advisory committee.
             526          Section 63M-1-2612, Private Proposal Restricted Special Revenue Fund -- Fees.




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