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S.C.R. 1

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RESOLUTION INTEGRATING UTAH

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TOMORROW PRINCIPLES

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1997 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: LeRay McAllister

6    A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR
7    CALLING FOR THE INTEGRATION OF UTAH TOMORROW PRINCIPLES INTO
8    GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES.
9    Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
10        WHEREAS the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee is statutorily responsible
11    for recommending to the Legislature and to the governor an ongoing and comprehensive strategic
12    planning process for Utah;
13        WHEREAS the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Plan is designed to move all levels of
14    government from a reactive method of setting and implementing public policy to a proactive
15    approach;
16        WHEREAS in its annual publication the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee
17    established clear vision statements, goals, objectives, and performance measures to gauge process
18    towards the goals which will be refined and updated as the challenges Utah faces change;
19        WHEREAS the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Plan provides essential information as to where
20    Utah is and where it should be going in the future that is critical to the decisions made during the
21    executive budgeting and legislative appropriations process;
22        WHEREAS the future needs of Utah, as reflected in the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Plan,
23    should be considered by legislators and all involved in proposing, evaluating, and discussing
24    potential legislation;
25        WHEREAS the principles of the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Plan can successfully be
26    implemented if all levels of government including state and political subdivisions accept
27    responsibility for its implementation:


1        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
2    Governor concurring therein, urge that the state executive and legislative branches actively use the
3    Utah Tomorrow Strategic Plan during the budgeting and legislative appropriations process as a
4    source of evaluation and guidance.
5        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor
6    concurring therein, encourage legislative standing committees and all legislators to thoughtfully
7    consider the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Plan when reviewing and voting on proposed legislation.
8        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor
9    concurring therein, urge local governments to cooperate in the implementation of the Utah
10    Tomorrow Strategic Plan's vision statements, goals, objectives, and performance measures and to
11    actively use the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Plan in designing and implementing their own strategic
12    plans.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 12-4-96 1:47 PM


A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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