AGENDA

JUDICIARY INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 • 8:30 a.m. • Room 20 House Building

1. Committee Business

· Call to order – Representative Michael McKell, House Chair

· Approval of the minutes of the July 18, 2018, meeting

15 min 2. Diversity on Utah's Bench

In the July meeting, the Committee discussed issues relating to diversity in Utah's legal profession, particularly diversity on Utah's bench. The Committee will continue its discussion.

· LGBT and Allied Lawyers of Utah

· Kim Cordova, Executive Director, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, and staff to Utah's nine judicial nominating commissions

· Committee questions

· Public comment

· Committee discussion and committee action, as needed

25 min 3. Change of Legal Gender

2018 General Session 4th Sub. S.B. 138, "Sex Change Amendments" [bill did NOT pass], would have addressed a process for legally changing an individual's legal gender. The Committee will discuss issues relating to this topic.

· Senator Todd Weiler

· Rich Oborn, State Registrar, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Department of Health

· Chris Karas, Director, Driver License Division, Department of Public Safety

· Committee questions

· Public comment

· Committee discussion and committee action, as needed

15 min 4. Gestational Agreements

The Committee will discuss issues relating to gestational agreements and Title 78B, Chapter 15, Part 8, Gestational Agreement.

· Senator Lyle Hillyard

· Committee questions

· Public comment

· Committee discussion and committee action, as needed

25 min 5. Governmental Immunity

The Committee will discuss issues relating to governmental immunity and Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.

· Representative Michael McKell and Representative Kim Coleman

· Committee questions

· Public comment

· Committee discussion and committee action, as needed

25 min 6. Campus Sexual Violence Reporting and Due Process

2018 General Session 1st Sub. H.B. 254, "Campus Sexual Violence Reporting " [bill did NOT pass], would have enacted provisions relating to reports of sexual violence at postsecondary institutions. The Committee will discuss issues relating to this topic.

· Representative Kim Coleman

· Committee questions

· Public comment

· Committee discussion and committee action, as needed

25 min 7. Administrative Law Judges

Utah Code Title 67, Chapter 19e, Administrative Law Judges, gives the Department of Human Resource Management duties for some oversight of administrative law judges (ALJs), with some exceptions. The Committee will explore issues relating to ALJs and their ability to make fair decisions independent from the agency for which they work.

· Rebecca Parr, Department of Human Resource Management

· Committee questions

· Public comment

· Committee discussion and committee action, as needed

8. Other Items/Adjourn