9-1-803. Creation -- Members -- Appointment -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Per diem
and expenses.
(1) There is created the Utah Commission on Volunteers consisting of the following 25
members:
(a) the lieutenant governor;
(b) the commissioner of higher education or the commissioner's designee;
(c) the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;
(d) nine members appointed by the governor as follows:
(i) an individual with expertise in the educational, training, and developmental needs of
youth, particularly disadvantaged youth;
(ii) an individual with experience in promoting the involvement of older adults in service
and volunteerism;
(iii) a representative of community-based agencies or community-based organizations
within the state;
(iv) a representative of local governments in the state;
(v) a representative of local labor organizations in the state;
(vi) a representative of business;
(vii) an individual between the ages of 16 and 25 who is a participant or supervisor in a
volunteer or service program;
(viii) a representative of a National Service Program; and
(ix) a representative of the corporation as a nonvoting, ex officio member; and
(e) 13 members appointed by the governor from the following groups:
(i) local educators;
(ii) experts in the delivery of human, educational, cultural, environmental, or public
safety services to communities and individuals;
(iii) representatives of Native American tribes;
(iv) out-of-school youth or other at-risk youth; and
(v) representatives of entities that receive assistance under the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.
(2) (a) In appointing persons to serve on the commission, the governor shall ensure that:
(i) no more than 13 members of the commission are members of the same political party;
and
(ii) no more than six members of the commission are state government employees.
(b) In appointing persons to serve on the commission, the governor shall strive for
balance on the commission according to race, ethnicity, age, gender, and disability
characteristics.
(3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (3)(b), as terms of current commission members
expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a three-year term.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the governor shall, at the time
of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
commission members are staggered so that approximately one-third of the commission is
appointed every year.
(4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
appointed for the unexpired term.
(5) A member appointed by the governor may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
(6) (a) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties
at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(b) A member may decline to receive per diem and expenses for the member's service.
(7) (a) The lieutenant governor is the chair of the commission.
(b) The commission shall select a vice chair from among its members.
Amended by Chapter 59, 2009 General Session
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