First Substitute S.B. 112

Senator Aaron Osmond proposes the following substitute bill:

1 WORK WEEK AMENDMENTS
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Aaron Osmond
5 House Sponsor: Jim Bird
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends Title 67, Chapter 25, General Requirements for State Officers and
10 Employees, regarding the state agency work week.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . subject to certain exceptions and requirements, allows a state agency to provide a
14 service online or by telephone;
15 . reduces the hours per day a state agency is required to provide a service;
16 . subject to certain exceptions and requirements, repeals the requirement to have at
17 least one physical location in operation Monday through Friday; and
18 . makes technical changes.
19 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20 None
21 Other Special Clauses:
22 None
23 Utah Code Sections Affected:
24 AMENDS:
25 67-25-201, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 442

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27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28 Section 1. Section 67-25-201 is amended to read:
29 67-25-201. State agency work week.
30 (1) [Except for a legal holiday established under Section 63G-1-301 , a state agency
31 shall operate at least one physical location, and as many physical locations necessary,] Except
32 as provided in Subsection (2), and subject to Subsection (3), a state agency shall, at least [nine]
33 eight hours [a] per day on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday [to], provide a
34 service required by statute to another entity of the state, a political subdivision, or the public[.]:
35 (a) in person;
36 (b) online; or
37 (c) by telephone.
38 (2) (a) Subsection (1) does not require a state agency to operate a physical location, or
39 provide a service, on a holiday established under Section 63G-1-301 .
40 (b) Except for a legal holiday established under Section 63G-1-301 , the following state
41 agencies shall operate at least one physical location, and as many physical locations necessary,
42 at least eight hours per day on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to provide
43 a service required by statute to another entity of the state, a political subdivision, or the public:
44 (i) the Department of Technology Services, created in Section 63F-1-103 ;
45 (ii) the Division of Child and Family Services, created in Section 62A-4a-103 ; and
46 (iii) the Office of Guardian ad litem, created in Section 78A-6-901 .
47 (3) A state agency shall make staff available, as necessary, to provide:
48 (a) services incidental to a court or administrative proceeding, during the hours of
49 operation of a court or administrative body, including:
50 (i) testifying;
51 (ii) the production of records or evidence; and
52 (iii) other services normally available to a court or administrative body;
53 (b) security services; and
54 (c) emergency services.
55 [(2)] (4) This section does not limit the days or hours a state agency may operate.
56 [(3)] (5) To provide a service as required by Subsection (1), the chief administrative

57 officer of a state agency may determine:
58 (a) the number of physical locations, if any, operating each day;
59 (b) the daily hours of operation[, as required by Subsection (1), of each] of a physical
60 location;
61 (c) the number of state agency employees who work per day; and
62 (d) the hours a state agency employee works per day.
63 (6) To provide a service as required by Subsection (2)(b), the chief administrative
64 officer of a state agency may determine:
65 (a) the number of physical locations operating each day;
66 (b) the daily hours of operation, as required by Subsection (2)(b), of each physical
67 location;
68 (c) the number of state agency employees who work per day; and
69 (d) the hours a state agency employee works per day.

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