Notice of Meeting
Government Operations Interim Committee
The committee chairs have scheduled the following meeting:
DATE: Wednesday, November 20, 2002
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Room 405 State Capitol
An agenda follows this notice. If committee members would like to be excused from the meeting, they may call John Cannon or Cassandra Bauman at 538-1032.
| Sen. Ron Allen
Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard President Al Mansell Sen. Millie M. Peterson |
Rep. Eli H. Anderson
Rep. Ron Bigelow Rep. Demar "Bud" Bowman Rep. Don E. Bush |
Rep. Neil A. Hansen
Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson Rep. Peggy Wallace Rep. Bradley A. Winn |
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STAFF | ||
| John Q. Cannon
Research Analyst |
John L. Fellows
Associate General Counsel |
Cassandra N. Bauman
Legislative Secretary |
Prepared November 6, 2002
AGENDA
Government Operations Interim Committee
Utah Legislature
Wednesday, November 20, 2002 • 2:00 p.m. • Room 405 State Capitol
1. Committee Business
• Call to order
• Approval of the minutes of the October 23, 2002 meeting
2. Statewide Initiatives
During the September meeting, the Committee discussed the initiative issue and the recent Utah Supreme Court opinion that declared unconstitutional portions of Utah's initiative law. The Committee formed a working group of committee members to further study this issue and report back to the full committee at the November meeting. The Committee will hear the working group's report and discuss any legislative proposals brought by the working group.
• Staff Briefing
• Working Group Report
• Public Comment
• Committee Discussion/Action
3. Rainy Day Fund Revisions
During the October meeting, the Committee discussed a proposal to change the statutory provisions governing the state's Rainy Day Fund and directed staff to draft legislation addressing this issue. The Committee will discuss draft legislation on this subject at this meeting.
• Staff Briefing
• Public Comment
• Committee Discussion/Action
4. Issuance of State Bonds
During the October meeting, the committee discussed the issue of consolidating the authority to issue both general obligation and revenue bonds. The Committee requested additional information on this issue for its November meeting.
• Staff Briefing
• Public Comment
• Committee Discussion/Action
5. Election Law
The Committee will discuss recently passed federal legislation concerning election law reform and the potential impact on Utah.
• Staff Briefing
• Lt. Governor Olene Walker
• Amy Naccarato, State Elections Director
• Public Comment
• Committee Discussion/Action
6. Other Items / Adjourn