REVISED AGENDA

POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 • 8:00 a.m. • Room 20 House Building

1. Committee Business

§ Call to order

§ Approval of the August 23, 2017, meeting minutes

2. Animal Shelters

During the 2017 General Session, the Legislature considered, but did not pass, S.B. 56, Animal Shelter Amendments. The committee will consider issues related to S.B. 56.

§ Senator Knudson

§ Public comment

§ Committee discussion/action

3. Municipal and Local District Encroachment Issues

At the committee's May 17 meeting, the study item sponsor introduced the issue and is returning to this meeting to provide the committee an update regarding stakeholder discussions and whether the issue requires further study.

§ Representative Webb

§ Public comment

§ Committee discussion/action

4. Draft Legislation: “Community Reinvestment Agencies Revisions”

The committee will consider draft legislation, “Community Reinvestment Agencies Revisions,” which authorizes a public entity to dispose of or lease the public entity’s property to a Community Reinvestment Agency for less than fair market value.

§ Representative Sagers

§ Public comment

§ Committee discussion/action

5. Draft Legislation: “Local Elected Officer Amendments”

At its June 21 meeting, the committee voted to open a bill file to address issues related to the mental capacity of elected officials. At this meeting, the committee will consider draft legislation, “Local Elected Officer Amendments,” that establishes a process that a county may adopt to remove a county elected officer from office for mental incapacity.

§ Senator Thatcher

§ Public comment

§ Committee discussion/action

6. Required Report: Statewide Crisis Line

During the 2017 General Session, the Legislature passed S.B. 37, Statewide Crisis Line, which created the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission and requires the commission to report to the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee before November 30, 2017. The committee will receive a report regarding the extent to which the commission fulfilled its duties and recommendations for future legislation related to integrating local mental health crisis lines or establishing a statewide mental health crisis line.

§ Senator Thatcher

§ Ross VanVranken, University of Utah Health Sciences

§ Doug Thomas, Utah Department of Human Services

§ Deondra Nielsen, Utah Office of the Attorney General

§ Public comment

§ Committee discussion/action

7. Limited Purpose Entities Audit Review

At its August 23 meeting, the committee reviewed, “A Review of Best Practices for Internal Control of Limited Purpose Entities” and voted to open committee bill files and create a working group to address concerns raised in the audit. At this meeting, the committee will receive an update regarding the group’s recommendations for draft legislation and discuss outstanding issues the group is still considering.

§ Senator Henderson

§ Committee discussion/action

8. Other Business/Adjourn

§ Next meeting is November 15, 2017