S.B. 22

             1     

WORKFORCE SERVICES JOB LISTING AMENDMENTS

             2     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

             5     
House Sponsor: Paul Ray

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Veterans Reintegration Task Force recommended this bill.
             10              Membership:    5 legislators    15 non-legislators
             11              Legislative Vote:    5 voting for    0 voting against    0 absent
             12      General Description:
             13          This bill requires that all government entities advertise job openings on the state
             14      website and that the Division of Purchasing provide contact information for companies
             15      that contract with the state.
             16      Highlighted Provisions:
             17          This bill:
             18          .    requires all government entities to advertise job openings on the state's website; and
             19          .    adds a provision to the procurement code requiring that language be added into
             20      contracts and requests for proposals that require the Division of Purchasing to
             21      provide employment contact information to the Department of Workforce Services
             22      for private contractors that contract with state entities.
             23      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             24          None
             25      Other Special Clauses:
             26          None
             27      Utah Code Sections Affected:


             28      AMENDS:
             29           35A-1-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 41
             30           35A-2-203 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 188
             31           63G-6a-1202 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 445
             32     
             33      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             34          Section 1. Section 35A-1-102 is amended to read:
             35           35A-1-102. Definitions.
             36          Unless otherwise specified, as used in this title:
             37          (1) "Client" means an individual who the department has determined to be eligible for
             38      services or benefits under:
             39          (a) Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and
             40          (b) Chapter 5, Training and Workforce Improvement Act.
             41          (2) "Department" means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section
             42      35A-1-103 .
             43          (3) "Economic service area" means an economic service area established in accordance
             44      with Chapter 2, Economic Service Areas.
             45          (4) "Employment assistance" means services or benefits provided by the department
             46      under:
             47          (a) Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and
             48          (b) Chapter 5, Training and Workforce Improvement Act.
             49          (5) "Employment center" is a location in an economic service area where the services
             50      provided by an economic service area under Section 35A-2-201 may be accessed by a client.
             51          (6) "Employment counselor" means an individual responsible for developing an
             52      employment plan and coordinating the services and benefits under this title in accordance with
             53      Chapter 2, Economic Service Areas.
             54          (7) "Employment plan" means a written agreement between the department and a client
             55      that describes:
             56          (a) the relationship between the department and the client;
             57          (b) the obligations of the department and the client; and
             58          (c) the result if an obligation is not fulfilled by the department or the client.


             59          (8) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department appointed
             60      under Section 35A-1-201 .
             61          (9) "Government entity" means the state or any county, municipality, local district,
             62      special service district, or other political subdivision or administrative unit of the state,
             63      including state institutions of education.
             64          [(9)] (10) "Public assistance" means:
             65          (a) services or benefits provided under Chapter 3, Employment Support Act;
             66          (b) medical assistance provided under Title 26, Chapter 18, Medical Assistance Act;
             67          (c) foster care maintenance payments provided from the General Fund or under Title
             68      IV-E of the Social Security Act;
             69          (d) SNAP benefits; and
             70          (e) any other public funds expended for the benefit of a person in need of financial,
             71      medical, food, housing, or related assistance.
             72          [(10)] (11) "SNAP" means the federal "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program"
             73      under Title 7, U.S.C. Chapter 51, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known
             74      as the federal Food Stamp Program.
             75          [(11)] (12) "SNAP benefit" or "SNAP benefits" means a financial benefit, coupon, or
             76      privilege available under SNAP.
             77          [(12)] (13) "Stabilization" means addressing the basic living, family care, and social or
             78      psychological needs of the client so that the client may take advantage of training or
             79      employment opportunities provided under this title or through other agencies or institutions.
             80          Section 2. Section 35A-2-203 is amended to read:
             81           35A-2-203. Employment centers.
             82          (1) In each county within an economic service area, the executive director shall:
             83          (a) designate the location of one or more employment centers, as defined in Section
             84      35A-1-102 , in which the services are provided by the department; or
             85          (b) coordinate with the department to establish access to the services provided by the
             86      department by means other than an employment center.
             87          (2) An employment center shall provide a comprehensive program of employment
             88      services including job placement, job development, stabilization, assessment, and job training
             89      through its employment counselors as part of a system of unified case management.


             90          (3) The department may make services that are provided through employment centers
             91      under this section accessible through electronic linkage.
             92          (4) The department shall develop and maintain a website dedicated to providing
             93      information regarding employment opportunities available throughout the state.
             94          (5) (a) A government entity shall post each job vacancy within the government entity
             95      on the department's website.
             96          (b) Information regarding job vacancies with private contractors that have contracted
             97      with a government entity shall be posted on the department's website by the Utah Division of
             98      Purchasing. Posted information shall include the name and phone number of the contact
             99      person for job inquiries. This information shall be available for the duration of the contract.
             100          Section 3. Section 63G-6a-1202 is amended to read:
             101           63G-6a-1202. Required contract clauses -- Computation of price adjustments --
             102      Use of rules and regulations.
             103          (1) The rules of the applicable rulemaking authority shall require for state construction
             104      contracts, and may permit or require for contracts for supplies and services, the inclusion of
             105      clauses providing for adjustments in prices, time of performance, or other appropriate contract
             106      provisions, and covering the following subjects:
             107          (a) the unilateral right of the procurement officer to order in writing changes in the
             108      work within the scope of the contract and changes in the time of performance of the contract
             109      that do not alter the scope of the contract work;
             110          (b) variations occurring between estimated quantities of work in a contract and actual
             111      quantities;
             112          (c) suspension of work ordered by the procurement officer; and
             113          (d) site conditions differing from those indicated in the construction contract, or
             114      ordinarily encountered, except that differing site conditions clauses required by the rules need
             115      not be included in a construction contract when:
             116          (i) the contract is negotiated;
             117          (ii) the contractor provides the site or design; or
             118          (iii) the parties have otherwise agreed with respect to the risk of differing site
             119      conditions.
             120          (2) Adjustments in price pursuant to clauses described in Subsection (1) shall be


             121      computed in one or more of the following ways:
             122          (a) by agreement on a fixed price adjustment before commencement of the pertinent
             123      performance or as soon thereafter as practicable;
             124          (b) by unit prices specified in the contract or subsequently agreed upon;
             125          (c) by the costs attributable to the events or situations under the clauses with
             126      adjustment of profit or fee, all as specified in the contract or subsequently agreed upon;
             127          (d) in any other manner as the contracting parties may mutually agree; or
             128          (e) in the absence of agreement by the parties, by a unilateral determination by the
             129      procurement officer of the costs attributable to the events or situations under the clauses with
             130      adjustment of profit or fee, all as computed by the procurement officer in accordance with
             131      applicable rules and subject to the provisions of Part 17, Procurement Appeals Board, and Part
             132      18, Appeals to Court and Court Proceedings.
             133          (3) A contractor shall be required to submit cost or pricing data if any adjustment in
             134      contract price is subject to the provisions of Section 63G-6a-1206 .
             135          (4) The rules of the applicable rulemaking authority shall require for construction
             136      contracts, and may permit or require for contracts for supplies and services, the inclusion of
             137      clauses providing for appropriate remedies and covering at least the following subjects:
             138          (a) liquidated damages as appropriate;
             139          (b) specified excuses for delay or nonperformance;
             140          (c) termination of the contract for default; and
             141          (d) termination of the contract in whole or in part for the convenience of the
             142      procurement unit.
             143          (5) The rules of the applicable rulemaking authority shall require, for each contract and
             144      request for proposals, the inclusion of a clause that requires the Division of Purchasing, for the
             145      duration of the contract, to provide employment contact information of the winning contractor
             146      to the Department of Workforce Services in accordance with Section 35A-2-203 . This
             147      requirement does not preclude a contractor from advertising job openings in other forums
             148      throughout the state.
             149          [(5)] (6) The contract clauses described in this section shall be established by rule.
             150      However, the procurement officer or the head of an issuing procurement unit may modify the
             151      clauses for inclusion in any particular contract. The applicable rulemaking authority may, by


             152      rule, require that:
             153          (a) variations be supported by a written determination that describes the circumstances
             154      justifying the variations; and
             155          (b) notice of any material variation shall be included in the invitation for bids or
             156      request for proposals.
             157          [(6)] (7) A contract for construction entered into by a procurement unit shall contain a
             158      clause that addresses the rights of the parties when, after the contract is executed, site
             159      conditions are discovered that:
             160          (a) the contractor did not know existed, and should not have known existed, at the time
             161      that the contract was executed; and
             162          (b) materially impacts the costs of construction.




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