H.B. 172 Enrolled

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Christine R. Fox-Finlinson
AN ACT RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR STATE OFFICERS; PROVIDING A
SALARY INCREASE; MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING A COORDINATION CLAUSE.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
67-22-1, as last amended by Chapter 376, Laws of Utah 1997
67-22-2, as last amended by Chapters 82, 375 and 376, Laws of Utah 1997
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 67-22-1 is amended to read:
67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices.
(1) The Legislature fixes salaries for the constitutional offices as follows:
(a) Governor [$87,600] $90,700
(b) Lieutenant Governor [$68,100] $70,500
(c) Attorney General [$73,700] $76,300
(d) State Auditor [$70,300] $72,800
(e) State Treasurer [$68,100] $70,500
(2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows:
(a) Governor:
(i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
(ii) housing;
(iii) household and security staff;
(iv) household expenses;
(v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49;
(vi) health insurance;
(vii) dental insurance;

(viii) basic life insurance;
(ix) workers' compensation;
(x) required employer contribution to social security;
(xi) long-term disability insurance; and
(xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
employees.
(b) Lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer:
(i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
(ii) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Chapter
2 or Chapter 3, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement Office, in
accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations;
(iii) health insurance;
(iv) dental insurance;
(v) basic life insurance;
(vi) workers' compensation;
(vii) required employer contribution to social security;
(viii) long-term disability insurance; and
(ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
employees.
(c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life insurance for
its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
Section 2. Section 67-22-2 is amended to read:
67-22-2. Compensation -- Other state officers.
(1) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the following
salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
State Officer Salary Range
Director, Health Policy Commission [$52,500 - $71,100] $54,300 - $73,600
Commissioner of Agriculture and Food [$56,200 - $76,200] $58,200 - $78,900

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Commissioner of Insurance [$56,200 - $76,200] $58,200 - $78,900
Commissioner of the Labor Commission [$56,200 - $76,200] $58,200 - $78,900
Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
Commission [$56,200 - $76,200] $58,200 - $78,900
Commissioner, Department of
Financial Institutions [$56,200 - $76,200] $58,200 - $78,900
Members, Board of Pardons and Parole [$56,200 - $76,200] $58,200 - $78,900
Executive Director, Department
of Commerce [$56,200 - $76,200] $58,200 - $78,900
Executive Director, Commission on
Criminal and Juvenile Justice [$56,200 - $76,200] $58,200 - $78,900
Adjutant General [$56,200 - $76,200] $58,200 - $78,900
Chair, Tax Commission [$60,900 - $82,200] $63,000 - $85,100
Commissioners, Tax Commission [$60,900 - $82,200] $63,000 - $85,100
Executive Director, Department of
Community and Economic
Development [$60,900 - $82,200] $63,000 - $85,100
Executive Director, Tax Commission [$60,900 - $82,200] $63,000 - $85,100
Chair, Public Service Commission [$60,900 - $82,200] $63,000 - $85,100
Commissioner, Public Service Commission [$60,900 - $82,200] $63,000 - $85,100
Executive Director, Department
of Corrections [$66,300 - $89,500] $68,600 - $92,600
Commissioner, Department of Public Safety [$66,300 - $89,500] $68,600 - $92,600
Executive Director, Department of
Natural Resources [$66,300 - $89,500] $68,600 - $92,600
Director, Office of Planning
and Budget [$66,300 - $89,500] $68,600 - $92,600
Executive Director, Department of

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Administrative Services [$66,300 - $89,500] $68,600 - $92,600
Executive Director, Department of
Human Resource Management [$66,300 - $89,500] $68,600 - $92,600
Executive Director, Department of
Environmental Quality [$66,300 - $89,500] $68,600 - $92,600
Executive Director, Department of [$72,100 - $97,500] $74,600 - $100,900
Workforce Services
Executive Director, Department of
Health [$72,100 - $97,500] $74,600 - $100,900
Executive Director, Department
of Human Services [$72,100 - $97,500] $74,600 - $100,900
Executive Director, Department
of Transportation [$72,100 - $97,500] $74,600 - $100,900
(2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state offices outlined in Subsection (1) as
follows:
(i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49 or in a
deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the
Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations;
(ii) health insurance;
(iii) dental insurance;
(iv) basic life insurance;
(v) unemployment compensation;
(vi) workers' compensation;
(vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
(viii) long-term disability insurance;
(ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
employees;
(x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;

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(xi) the same sick leave, converted sick leave, educational allowances, and holidays granted
to Schedule B state employees, and the same annual leave granted to Schedule B state employees
with more than ten years of state service;
(xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as provided
by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and procedures applied
to Schedule B state employees;
(xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according to
the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
(xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
requirement of the position.
(b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its executive
director from its existing budget.
(3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
(a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and personal
use;
(b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for [commute
and] official and personal use;
(c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for commute
and official use;
(d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
(i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
(ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
(e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
(i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
(ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
(f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
(g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and official
use.

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(4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office listed in
Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the range fixed by
the Legislature.
(b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA exempt
positions.
(c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of the
state officers listed in Subsection (1).
(5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15, which are not
provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary Act, shall
be established as provided in Section 67-19-15.
Section 3. Effective date.
This act takes effect on July 1, 1998.
Section 4. Coordination clause.
If this bill and H.B. 274, Information Technology Structure Amendments, both pass, it is the
intent of the Legislature that the compensation for the Chief Information Officer in Subsection
67-22-2(1) be adjusted to match the adjustments made for the other officers at the same
compensation rate.

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