Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Business, Economic Development, & Labor
Appropriations Subcommittee
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Agency: Labor Commission

Function

The Utah Labor Commission serves the citizens of Utah by assuring a safe, healthful, fair, non-discriminatory work environment; assuring fair housing practices; and promoting the general welfare of employee and employers in the State of Utah.

Statutory Authority

The following chapters from the Utah Code Annotated give the Labor Commission its authority and oversight:

Title 34, chapters 19 through 46 are devoted to general labor laws as they apply to employers and employees. These provisions cover such things as employment relations, payment of wages and minimum wages.

Title 34A, chapters 1 through 11 cover regulatory authorizations of the Labor Commission and include the Labor Commission Act, Workers' Compensation Act, Utah Occupational Disease Act, Hospital and Medical Service for Disabled Miners, Utah Antidiscrimination Act, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Act, Safety, and the Utah Injured Worker Reemployment Act.

Funding Detail

The Labor Commission budget is made up of three line items: Labor Commission, which includes most of the main programs overseen by the Commission; Employers' Reinsurance Fund; and Uninsured Employers' Fund. The table below gives detail for the entire agency with all three line items combined.

Sources of Finance
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
General Fund $6,483,600 $6,261,500 $6,001,600 $5,872,100 $5,426,300
General Fund, One-time $196,000 $439,700 ($178,900) $0 $0
Federal Funds $2,217,400 $2,324,900 $2,883,100 $2,374,000 $2,512,600
Dedicated Credits Revenue $50,978,200 $50,137,100 $54,142,900 $53,513,100 $25,000
GFR - Industrial Accident Restricted Account $0 $0 $0 $2,084,600 $2,512,500
GFR - Workplace Safety $1,588,400 $1,580,300 $1,569,200 $1,563,200 $1,563,600
Trust and Agency Funds $4,294,200 $0 $0 $0 $0
Employers' Reinsurance Fund $0 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $17,839,600
Uninsured Employers' Fund $1,227,400 $1,517,100 $1,507,900 $0 $7,070,000
Transfers ($1,022,000) $0 ($6,382,900) $0 $0
Beginning Nonlapsing $565,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Lapsing Balance ($862,100) ($86,200) ($551,100) ($602,500) $0
Total
$65,666,100
$62,247,400
$59,064,800
$64,877,500
$36,949,600
 
Line Items
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Labor Commission $11,458,600 $12,155,400 $11,241,700 $11,389,400 $12,113,600
Employers Reinsurance Fund $52,847,400 $48,250,000 $44,980,100 $35,742,900 $17,766,000
Uninsured Employers Fund $1,360,100 $1,842,000 $2,843,000 $17,745,200 $7,070,000
Total
$65,666,100
$62,247,400
$59,064,800
$64,877,500
$36,949,600
 
Categories of Expenditure
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Personnel Services $8,019,200 $8,740,600 $8,511,500 $8,697,200 $8,611,600
In-state Travel $37,800 $28,100 $26,200 $25,100 $5,558,200
Out-of-state Travel $101,600 $61,200 $28,400 $30,800 $28,800
Current Expense $1,901,900 $2,837,900 $31,155,500 $1,314,500 $1,587,600
DP Current Expense $1,189,100 $1,007,000 $1,014,200 $1,041,800 $1,039,700
Other Charges/Pass Thru $54,416,500 $49,572,600 $18,329,000 $53,768,100 $20,050,700
Transfers $0 $0 $0 $0 $73,000
Total
$65,666,100
$62,247,400
$59,064,800
$64,877,500
$36,949,600
 
Other Indicators
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Budgeted FTE 113.0 107.0 110.0 107.0 111.6
Actual FTE 0.0 0.0 110.3 110.5 0.0
Vehicles 28 28 33 33 34






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