H.B. 18

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COMPUTERS FOR HIGHWAY PATROL
2 1998 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Gerry A. Adair
5 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND APPROPRIATIONS; S [ APPROPRIATING
6 $300,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-99 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE UTAH
7 HIGHWAY PATROL DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
8 AND RELATED SUPPORT COSTS FOR FIELD TROOPERS; ] s h APPROPRIATING S [ $164,744]
8a $150,000 s FOR S COMPUTER s TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT PERSONNEL; h AND PROVIDING AN
9 EFFECTIVE DATE.
10 This act enacts uncodified material.
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 S [ Section 1. Appropriation.
13 (1) There is appropriated for fiscal year 1998-99 from the General Fund to the Utah
14 Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety $300,000 to provide computer
15 equipment, training, and the hardware and software, including servers, scanners, and all other
16 related equipment.
17 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that this appropriation, as part of ongoing upgrade of
18 troopers' computer access, shall be applied to the highway patrol field troopers serving in Utah and
19 Juab counties, due to the populations in need of increased service in these counties. ] s
19a h Section S [ 2. ] 1. s Appropriation.
19b THERE IS APPROPRIATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-99 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
19c UTAH HIGHWAY PATROL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY S [$164,744] $150,000 s
19d TO FUND THE FOLLOWING TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT PERSONNEL:
19e (1) ONE PROGRAM DIRECTOR;
19f (2) ONE PROGRAMMER/ANALYST III; AND
19g (3) ONE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST II. h
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Amend on 3_goldenrod February 27, 1998 20 Section h S [ [ ] s 2 S [ ] 3 h ] s . Effective date.
21 This act takes effect on July 1, 1998.
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lilac-January 27, 1998

Legislative Review Note
as of 12-9-97 1:30 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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