MINUTES OF THE

SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 415, Utah State Capitol

February 25, 2014

 

Members Present:     Sen. Margaret Dayton, Chair

                                    Sen. Luz Robles

                                    Sen. Brian E. Shiozawa

                                    Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher

                                    Sen. Kevin T. Van Tassell

 

Members Excused:    Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard

                                    President Wayne L. Niederhauser

 

Staff Present:             Rich North, Policy Analyst

                                    Karen C. Allred, Committee Secretary

 

NOTE:  A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

 

Chair Dayton called the meeting to order at 7:58 a.m.

 

S.B. 113          Public Meetings Amendments (K. Mayne)

 

Sen. Mayne explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:      Sen. Van Tassell moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.         Page 4, Lines 97 through 98: 

 

                               97          (c)  includes at least one member who is   {an elected official of the state or of a political

                               98   subdivision of the state}     :

                      (i) a legislator; and

                      (ii) officially appointed to the body by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, or governor  .

 

                        The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Robles and Sen. Thatcher absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:      Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Robles and Sen. Thatcher absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:      Sen. Van Tassell moved to approve the minutes of the February 21, 2014  meeting.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Robles and Sen. Thatcher absent for the vote.    

 

1st Sub. H.B. 283        Nonprofit Entity Receipt of Government Money (Rep. Menlove)

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to replace the bill with 3rd Sub. H.B. 283. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Robles and Sen. Thatcher absent for the bill.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to amend the bill as follows:

 

1.      Page 5, Lines 143 through 146:

           


                                       143        (b)  procedures for the governing board of the nonprofit entity to designate an

                                       144    administrator who manages the state money;   {and} 

                                       145        (c)  procedures for the governing board to dismiss the administrator described by

                                       146    Subsection (3)(b)  {.}    ; and

(d) procedures for compliance with Title 34A, Chapter 5, Utah Antidiscrimination Act, if the nonprofit entity is subject to Title 34A, Chapter 5, Utah Antidiscrimination Act.   

 

                     The motion failed with Sen. Shiozawa voting in favor and Sen. Robles and Sen. Thatcher absent for the vote.

 

Rep. Menlove explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Chris Bray, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Nonprofits Organization

 

MOTION:   Sen. Robles moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.         Page 4, Line 118 through Page 5, Line 129: 

 

             118             irrespective of the one or more names by which the codes of rules are designated.

  (2)(a)  "Grant" means the furnishing by a state entity of state money to a nonprofit entity.

(b)  "Grant" does not include a contract between a state entity and a nonprofit entity to purchase goods or services from the nonprofit entity that was subject to the state procurement process provided in Title 63G. Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code. 


             119                    {(2)}    (3)    "Nonprofit entity" means an entity that:

             120                    (a)  is operated primarily for a scientific purpose, educational purpose, religious

             121             purpose, charitable purpose, or similar purpose in the public interest;

             122                    (b)  is not organized primarily for profit; and

             123                    (c)  no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder

             124             or individual holding an interest in the entity.

             125                    {(3)}    (4)    "State entity" means a department, commission, board, council, agency, institution,

             12 6      officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit,

             127             bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the state.

             128                    {(4)}    (5)(a)    "State money" means money that is owned, held, or administered by a state entity

             129             and derived from state fee or tax revenues.

 

          (b)  "State money" does not include contributions or donations received by a state entity. 

 

                     The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Shiozawa and Sen. Thatcher absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Shiozawa and Sen. Thatcher absent for the vote.

 

S.B. 70         State Data Portal Amendments (D. Henderson)

 

Sen. Henderson explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Patricia Smith Mansfield, Director, State Archives

                                    Mark Van Orden, Chief Information Officer, Department of Technology Services

                                    Cameron Diehl, Attorney, Utah League of Cities and Town            

 

MOTION:  Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

S.B. 93         Internal Audit Amendments (H. Stephenson)

 

Sen. Stephenson explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke to the bill:         John Dougall, State Auditor

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to replace the bill with 1st Sub. S.B. 93. The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to amend S.B. 93 as follows:

1.         Page 4, Lines 97 through 102:

    


                                       97          [(2)] (3)  "Agency internal audit director" or "audit director" means the person

                                       98   [appointed by the agency head, with the approval of the audit committee if one has been

                                       99   established, to direct the internal audit function for the state agency.] who:

                                       100        (a)  directs the internal audit program for the state agency; and

                                       101                (b)  is appointed by the   {agency head with approval of the}   audit committee   or,   if   {one}    no audit committee   has

                                       102 been established  , by the agency head  .

 

                     The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to amend S.B. 93 as follows:

1.         Page 5, Lines 138 through 140:

    


                                       138        (b)  "State agency" does not mean:

                                       139        (i)  a legislative branch agency;

                                       140        (ii)  an independent   state  agency  as defined in Section 63E-1-102  ;

 

                        The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to amend S.B. 93 as follows:

1.         Page 4, Lines 103 through 107:

    


             103             [(3)] (4)  "Appointing authority" means:

             104             (a)  the governor, for state agencies  other than the State Tax Commission  ;

             105             (b)  the Judicial Council, for judicial branch agencies;

             106             (c)  the Board of Regents, for higher education entities;   {and} 

             107             (d)  the State Board of Education, for the State Office of Education  {.}    ; and

       (e) the four tax commissioners, for the State Tax Commission.   

 

2.         Page 6, Line 177:       

 

                                     177   state program described in   {Section}    Subsection     (1)   at the request of the governor or the lieutenant

 

                     The motion passed unanimously.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Deena King, Citizen

                                    Jennifer Johnson, Citizen

                                    D’Arcy Dixon, Commissioner, Tax Commission

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

S.B. 167       Regulation of Drones (H. Stephenson)

 

Sen. Stephenson explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to replace the bill with 2nd Sub. S.B. 165. The motion passed unanimously.

 

A video clip of the movie 1984 was shown accompanied by the 2014 Senate Intern Choir.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Steve Erickson, Citizens Education Project

                                    Connor Boyac, President, Libertas Institute

                                    Amy Pameroy, Attorney

                                    Keith Squires, Commissioner, Utah Department of Public Safety

                                    Marina Low, Legislative and Policy Counselor, ACLU of Utah

 

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

H.B. 99        County Officer Election Revisions (J. Draxler)

 

Rep. Draxler explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

 

1st Sub. H.J.R 10        Joint Rules Resolution Regarding a Long-term Planning Conference (B. Wilson)

 

Rep. Wilson explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:      Sen. Thatcher moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:      Sen. Van Tassell moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

 

H.B. 217         Service Animals (R. Wilcox)

 

Rep. Wilcox explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Wendell Nope, Seargent, Department of Public Safety

 

MOTION:      Sen. Thatcher moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Van Tassell moved to adjourn.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Chair Dayton adjourned the meeting at 9:38 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

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Sen. Margaret Dayton, Chair