S.B. 167

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
2 1997 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Craig A. Peterson
5 AN ACT RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR STATE OFFICERS; PROVIDING A
6 SALARY INCREASE; MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND PROVIDING AN
7 EFFECTIVE DATE.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 67-22-1, as last amended by Chapter 337, Laws of Utah 1996
11 67-22-2 (Effective 07/01/97), as last amended by Chapters 240 and 337, Laws of Utah 1996
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 67-22-1 is amended to read:
14 67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices.
15 (1) The Legislature fixes salaries for the constitutional offices as follows:
16 (a) Governor [$85,200] $87,600
17 (b) Lieutenant Governor [$66,200] $68,100
18 (c) Attorney General [$71,700] $73,700
19 (d) State Auditor [$68,400] $70,300
20 (e) State Treasurer [$66,200] $68,100
21 (2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows:
22 (a) Governor:
23 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
24 (ii) housing;
25 (iii) household and security staff;
26 (iv) household expenses;
27 (v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49;

1 (vi) health insurance;
2 (vii) dental insurance;
3 (viii) basic life insurance;
4 (ix) workers' compensation;
5 (x) required employer contribution to social security;
6 (xi) long-term disability insurance; and
7 (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
8 employees.
9 (b) Lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer:
10 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
11 (ii) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Chapter
12 2 or Chapter 3, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement Office,
13 in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations;
14 (iii) health insurance;
15 (iv) dental insurance;
16 (v) basic life insurance;
17 (vi) workers' compensation;
18 (vii) required employer contribution to social security;
19 (viii) long-term disability insurance; and
20 (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
21 employees.
22 (c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life insurance
23 for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
24 Section 2. Section 67-22-2 (Effective 07/01/97) is amended to read:
25 67-22-2 (Effective 07/01/97). Compensation -- Other state officers.
26 (1) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
27 following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
28 State Officer Salary Range
29 Member, Workforce Appeals Board [$49,200] $50,600 - [$66,600] $68,500
30 Director, Health Policy Commission [$51,100] $52,500 - [$69,200] $71,100
31 Commissioner of Agriculture [$54,700] $56,200 - [$74,100] $76,200

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1 Commissioner of Insurance [$54,700] $56,200 - [$74,100] $76,200
2 Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
3 Commission [$54,700] $56,200 - [$74,100] $76,200
4 [Commissioners] Commissioner, Department of
5 Financial Institutions [$54,700] $56,200 - [$74,100] $76,200
6 Members, Board of Pardons and Parole [$54,700] $56,200 - [$74,100] $76,200
7 Executive Director, Department
8 of Commerce [$54,700] $56,200 - [$74,100] $76,200
9 Executive Director, Commission on
10 Criminal and Juvenile Justice [$54,700] $56,200 - [$74,100] $76,200
11 Adjutant General [$54,700] $56,200 - [$74,100] $76,200
12 Chair, Tax Commission [$59,200] $60,900 - [$80,000] $82,200
13 Commissioners, Tax Commission [$59,200] $60,900 - [$80,000] $82,200
14 Executive Director, Department of
15 Community and Economic
16 Development [$59,200] $60,900 - [$80,000] $82,200
17 Executive Director, Tax Commission [$59,200] $60,900 - [$80,000] $82,200
18 Chair, Public Service Commission [$59,200] $60,900 - [$80,000] $82,200
19 Commissioner, Public Service Commission [$59,200] $60,900 - [$80,000] $82,200
20 Executive Director, Department
21 of Corrections [$64,500] $66,300 - [$87,100] $89,500
22 Commissioner, Department of Public Safety [$64,500] $66,300 - [$87,100] $89,500
23 Executive Director, Department of
24 Natural Resources [$64,500] $66,300 - [$87,100] $89,500
25 Director, Office of Planning
26 and Budget [$64,500] $66,300 - [$87,100] $89,500
27 Executive Director, Department of
28 Administrative Services [$64,500] $66,300 - [$87,100] $89,500
29 Executive Director, Department of
30 Human Resource Management [$64,500] $66,300 - [$87,100] $89,500
31 Executive Director, Department of

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1 Environmental Quality [$64,500] $66,300 - [$87,100] $89,500
2 Executive Director, Department of [$67,500] $72,100 - [$91,200] $97,500
3 Workforce Services
4 Executive Director, Department of
5 Health [$70,100] $72,100 - [$94,800] $97,500
6 Executive Director, Department
7 of Human Services [$70,100] $72,100 - [$94,800] $97,500
8 Executive Director, Department
9 of Transportation [$70,100] $72,100 - [$94,800] $97,500
10 (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state offices outlined in Subsection (1) as
11 follows:
12 (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49 or in a
13 deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the
14 Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations;
15 (ii) health insurance;
16 (iii) dental insurance;
17 (iv) basic life insurance;
18 (v) unemployment compensation;
19 (vi) workers' compensation;
20 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
21 (viii) long-term disability insurance;
22 (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
23 employees;
24 (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
25 (xi) the same sick leave, converted sick leave, educational allowances, and holidays
26 granted to Schedule B state employees, and the same annual leave granted to Schedule B state
27 employees with more than ten years of state service;
28 (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as provided
29 by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and procedures applied
30 to Schedule B state employees;
31 (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according

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1 to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
2 (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
3 requirement of the position.
4 (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its
5 executive director from its existing budget.
6 (3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
7 (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and
8 personal use;
9 (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for commute
10 and official use;
11 (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for
12 commute and official use;
13 (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
14 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
15 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
16 (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
17 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
18 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
19 (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
20 (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and official
21 use.
22 (4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office listed
23 in Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the range fixed
24 by the Legislature.
25 (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA
26 exempt positions.
27 (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of the
28 state officers listed in Subsection (1).
29 (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15, which are
30 not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary Act,
31 shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15.

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1 Section 3. Effective date.
2 This act takes effect on July 1, 1997.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-28-97 1:50 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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