H.B. 267 Enrolled

COUNCIL ON EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT
1997 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: David Ure
AN ACT RELATING TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; ESTABLISHING A QUALITY
SERVICE AWARD; CREATING A PANEL OF EXAMINERS; AND DEVELOPING
RULES FOR THE PROGRAM'S ADMINISTRATION.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
67-19-6.4, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 67-19-6.4 is enacted to read:
67-19-6.4. Responsibilities of director.
(1) The director shall:
(a) establish a Utah Quality Service Award program for small to medium work units; and
(b) create a panel of examiners to rate nominations for the award.
(2) When requested by the director:
(a) each agency with more than 800 employees shall annually provide three evaluators who
meet the criteria established in Subsection (3); or
(b) each state agency with 800 or less employees shall provide one evaluator who meets
the criteria established in Subsection (3).
(3) State employees selected to be an evaluator shall:
(a) have knowledge about the principles of organizational development and improvement;
(b) have knowledge about the quality award criteria contained in the National Malcolm
Baldrige Award or similar quality award programs;
(c) have knowledge about team process and consensus decision-making; and
(d) posses demonstrable writing and communication skills.
(4) The panel of examiners, in cooperation with the director, shall develop rules for
administration of the program using the existing Utah Quality Service Award program as a model.

- 2 -