67-19-11. Use of department facilities -- Field office facilities cost allocation --
Funding for department.
(1) (a) All officers and employees of the state and its political subdivisions shall allow
the department to use public buildings under their control, and furnish heat, light, and furniture,
for any examination, hearing, or investigation authorized by this chapter.
(b) The cost of the department's use of facilities shall be paid by the agency housing a
field office staff.
(2) The executive director shall:
(a) prepare an annual budget request for the department;
(b) submit the budget request to the governor and the Legislature; and
(c) except for fiscal year 2007, before charging a fee for services provided by the
department's internal service fund to an executive branch agency, the executive director shall:
(i) submit the proposed rates, fees, and cost analysis to the Rate Committee established
under Subsection (3); and
(ii) obtain the approval of the Legislature as required under Section 63J-1-306.
(3) (a) There is created a Rate Committee which shall consist of:
(i) the director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, or a designee;
(ii) the executive directors of three state agencies that use services and pay rates to one of
the department internal service funds, or their designee, appointed by the governor for a two-year
term;
(iii) the director of the Division of Finance, or a designee; and
(iv) the executive director of the Department of Human Resource Management, or a
designee.
(b) (i) The committee shall elect a chair from its members.
(ii) Members of the committee who are state government employees and who do not
receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service on the committee shall
receive no compensation, benefits, per diem, or expenses for the members' service on the
committee.
(c) The Department of Human Resource Management shall provide staff services to the
committee.
(4) (a) The department shall submit to the committee a proposed rate and fee schedule
for services rendered.
(b) The committee shall:
(i) conduct meetings in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings
Act;
(ii) review the proposed rate and fee schedules and may approve, increase, or decrease
the rate and fee;
(iii) recommend a proposed rate and fee schedule for the internal service fund to:
(A) the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; and
(B) the legislative appropriations subcommittees that, in accordance with Section
63J-1-306, approve the internal service fund rates, fees, and budget; and
(iv) review and approve, increase or decrease an interim rate, fee, or amount when the
department begins a new service or introduces a new product between annual general sessions of
the Legislature.
(c) The committee may in accordance with Subsection 63J-1-306(4) decrease a rate, fee,
or amount that has been approved by the Legislature.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
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