AGENDA

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 • 1:15 p.m. • Room 450 State Capitol Building

1. Committee Business

· Call to order

· Approval of the minutes of the August 15, 2018, meeting

2. Draft Legislation “Records Committees”

The committee will consider draft legislation “Records Committees,” which creates the State Records Retention Committee and modifies provisions related to the State Records Committee. This bill file was opened by the committee in its June interim meeting.

· Brian Bean, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

· Kenneth Williams, State Archivist, Department of Administrative Services

· Committee discussion and action

3. Total Compensation for State Employees

The committee will study the potential restructuring of state employee total compensation to increase pay and reduce benefits. This item was also discussed in the committee's August interim meeting.

· Sen. Daniel Hemmert

· Paul Garver, Executive Director, Department of Human Resource Management

· Dave Hansen, Chief Legal Counsel, Public Employees Health Plan

· Daniel D. Anderson, Executive Director, Utah Retirement Systems

· Todd Losser, Executive Director, Utah Public Employees' Association

· Committee discussion

4. Quasi-Public Entities

The committee will discuss policy considerations regarding a bill file the committee opened in its July interim meeting to address how internal government service agencies provide services, and are accountable for the services they provide, to entities outside the governor's oversight.

· Thomas Vaughn, Associate General Counsel, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

· Committee discussion

5. Remote Notarization

The committee will consider a conceptual proposal to allow a notary public to perform notarial acts remotely.

· Rep. Craig Hall

· Jennifer Storie, Office of the Lieutenant Governor

· Adam Gardiner, Salt Lake County Recorder

· Committee discussion

6. Report from the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs

Utah Code Section 71-8-3 requires the Executive Director of the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs to report to the committee annually.

· Gary Harter, Executive Director, Department of Veterans and Military Affairs

· Committee discussion

7. Report from the Free Market Protection and Privatization Board

Utah Code Section 63I-4a-203 requires the Free Market Protection and Privatization Board to report to the committee annually.

· Duncan Evans, Staff for Free Market Protection and Privatization Board

· Committee discussion

8. Report on Provisional Ballot Voter Registration

Utah Code Section 20A-2-207 requires the lieutenant governor to report to the committee on the statewide implementation of voter registration by provisional ballot, including effects on voter participation, difficulties of implementation, and suggested changes to the law.

· Justin Lee, Director of Elections, Office of the Lieutenant Governor

· Committee discussion

9. Other Items/Adjourn