| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Rep. Craig Hall, Chair Sen. Keith Grover Sen. Karen Mayne Rep. Susan Duckworth Rep. Jefferson Moss Rep. Lee B. Perry Rep. Marie H. Poulson Rep. Adam Robertson Members Absent: | Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Todd Weiler Rep. Lawanna Shurtliff Rep. Logan Wilde Staff Present: Ms. Sarah J. Balland, Policy Analyst Mr. Peter Asplund, Associate General Counsel Ms. Shannon C. Halverson, Associate General Counsel Ms. Sidnee Bailey, Administrative Assistant |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| 1. Committee Business |
| Chair Harper called the meeting to order at 8:11 a.m.. |
| 2. Overview of My529 College Savings Plan |
| Lynne Ward, Executive Director, My529 Savings Plan, introduced Richard Ellis, discussed the plan's successes, and responded to questions and comments from the committee. |
| Richard Ellis, Senior Director for Compliance and Finance, My529 Savings Plan, presented an overview of the My529 savings plan and responded to questions and comments from the committee. |
| 2A - My529 Handout |
| 3. Sunset Review: Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority |
| Mark Nelson, General Manager, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, provided an overview of the Heber Valley Historic Railroad. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Hall moved to open a committee bill file reauthorizing the Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority for an additional 10 years, extending the Authority's sunset date to July 1, 2030. Rep. Perry amended the original motion directing committee staff to conduct a study over the course of the 10-year reauthorization period about the range of options available to the Legislature in converting the Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority and its land-use components from an independent state agency into a private operation that could only be sold by the owner if doing so would be in the public interest. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 8-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-7 | |
| Rep. S. Duckworth Sen. K. Grover Rep. C. Hall Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Rep. J. Moss Rep. L. Perry Rep. M. Poulson | Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. Hemmert Rep. A. Robertson Rep. L. Shurtliff Sen. T. Weiler Rep. L. Wilde |
| MOTION: Rep. Duckworth moved to approve the minutes of the June 20, 2019, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-7 | |
| Rep. S. Duckworth Sen. K. Grover Rep. C. Hall Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Rep. J. Moss Rep. L. Perry Rep. M. Poulson | Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. Hemmert Rep. A. Robertson Rep. L. Shurtliff Sen. T. Weiler Rep. L. Wilde |
| 4. State of Utah Total Compensation Market Study |
| Paul Garver, Executive Director, Department of Human Resource Management, discussed the statutory basis of the total compensation market analysis for Utah's state employment sector. |
| Mark Goldberg, Senior Consultant, Gallagher Benefit Services, presented the total compensation market study and responded to questions and comments from the committee. |
| 5. New Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Contributory Retirement Study: Workgroup Update |
| Chair Harper provided an update on the workgroup tasked with the uncodified study enacted by General Session 2019 S.B. 129, Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Retirement Enhancements, which has been meeting throughout the 2019 interim. |
| 6. Other Items/Adjourn |
| MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-8 | |
| Rep. C. Hall Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Rep. J. Moss Rep. L. Perry Rep. M. Poulson Rep. A. Robertson | Sen. G. Davis Rep. S. Duckworth Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hemmert Rep. L. Shurtliff Sen. T. Weiler Rep. L. Wilde |
| Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 9:47 a.m.. |