AGENDA

 

Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee

 

The committee chairs have scheduled the following meeting:

 

                                    DATE:       Wednesday, January 29, 2020

                                    TIME:       7:59 a.m.

                                    PLACE:    Room 30, House Building

 

Sen. Allen M. Christensen, Chair

Rep. Paul Ray, Chair

Rep. Raymond P. Ward, House Vice Chair

 

                  Sen. J. Stuart Adams, President                         Rep. Kim F. Coleman

                  Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore                                     Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost

                  Sen. Luz Escamilla                                           Rep. Brad M. Daw

                  Sen. Keith Grover                                             Rep. Sandra Hollins

                  Sen. Daniel Hemmert                                        Rep. Marsha Judkins

                  Sen. Todd Weiler                                              Rep. Adam Robertson

                                                                                          Rep. Travis M. Seegmiller

                                                                                          Rep. Norman K. Thurston

 

Staff:          Russell T. Frandsen, Finance Officer                 Clare Tobin Lence, Finance Manager

                  Kimberly D. Madsen, Financial Analyst

 

 

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AGENDA

Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

 

1.      7:59 a.m.   Call to Order

2.      8:00 a.m.   Unfinished Items from the Previous Agenda

3.      8:00 a.m.   Public Input on Topics on Today's Agenda

Must contact Debbie Benson before 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 28th at 801-326-1698 to be considered.  Please identify which agenda item you want to comment on and the name of the organization you will be representing (if applicable). All public testimony is subject to the discretion of the chairs.  

4.      8:20 a.m.   Disease Control and Prevention - First Performance Report for New Items Funded in the 2019 General Session - Health

5.      8:25 a.m.   Requests for Appropriation - Health (agency only)

a.       Staff Discussion of Alternative Funding Sources

b.      State Employee ‐ Targeted Salary Increase - #EA on the gray sheet

c.       Funding to Local Health Departments for Compliance with State Standards - #EB on the gray sheet

d.      Staff and Software at the Office of the Medical Examiner - #EC on the gray sheet & #AB on the peach sheet

e.       Testing for Syphilis and Gonorrhea - #ED on the gray sheet

f.        Replace Water Quality Testing Machines From 2011 and 2013 - #AA on the peach sheet

6.      9:05 a.m.   Medical Cannabis Implementation Status Update

7.      9:35 a.m.   Department of Health's Base Budget

8.      9:45 a.m.   Department of Health's Executive Director's Operations Base Budget

a.       Performance Measure Trends That May be of Interest

b.      Caseload Trends That May be of Interest

c.       Federal Funds and Intergovernmental Transfers - Department of Health Issue Brief

d.      Motions for Subcommittee Consideration (blue sheet) - Department of Health, All BD Motions

e.       Revenue Impact From Change in Sharing Birth Certificate Fees

9.      10:00 a.m. Department of Health's Disease Control and Prevention Base Budget

a.       Budget Reduction Options (violet sheet) - #16 & 17

b.      Caseload Trends That May be of Interest

c.       Performance Measure Trends That May be of Interest

d.      Federal Funds and Intergovernmental Transfers - Department of Health Issue Brief

e.       Motions for Subcommittee Consideration (blue sheet) - Disease Control and Prevention, All BC Motions

10.  10:25 a.m. Department of Health's Vaccine Commodities Base Budget

a.       Caseload Trends That May be of Interest

b.      Motions for Subcommittee Consideration (blue sheet) - Vaccine Commodities, All BM Motions

11.  10:30 a.m. Other Business

12.  10:50 a.m. Written Reports

a.       Annual Audit of the Department of Health by the State Auditor 

b.      Issues From the 2019 Compendium of Budget Information

c.       Other State Funds - Department of Health

d.      Facilities FY 2020 - Department of Health

e.       Department of Health Expenditures by Vendor

f.        Information Technology FY 2019 Plan - Department of Health

g.      Purposes for Which Money Was Used

 

Note: The chairs have asked that requestors of funding provide a detailed and itemized budget indicating how they would spend the money, within the specified timeframe, and how they would measure success.  Requestors without this information will be asked to return once they provide it. All appropriations must be made to state agencies. State agencies must follow state procurement laws which require competitive bids, requests for proposal, or sole source determination.