H.B. 395

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ASSISTING DEFENSE-RELATED
2 BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES
3 1999 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Don E. Bush
6 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; REMOVING
7 CATEGORICAL RESTRICTIONS ON FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO BENEFIT
8 DEFENSE-RELATED EMPLOYEES AND BUSINESSES.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 67-1-12, as last amended by Chapter 375, Laws of Utah 1997
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 67-1-12 is amended to read:
14 67-1-12. Displaced defense workers.
15 (1) The governor, through the Department of Workforce Services, may use funds
16 specifically appropriated by the Legislature to benefit, in a manner prescribed by Subsection (2):
17 (a) Department of Defense employees within the state who lose their employment because
18 of reductions in defense spending by the federal government;
19 (b) persons dismissed by a defense-related industry employer because of reductions in
20 federal government defense contracts received by the employer; and
21 (c) defense-related businesses in the state that have been severely and adversely impacted
22 because of reductions in defense spending.
23 (2) [For funds previously] Funds appropriated under this section before fiscal year
24 1999-2000 but not expended [as of the fiscal year 1995-96 and for all subsequent appropriations,
25 at least 40% of any amount appropriated under this section shall be administered through the
26 Division of Employment Development and shall be used to fund actual job training services] shall
27 remain with the agency that possesses the funds and shall be used in a manner consistent with this

28 section. [Sixty percent of any] Any amount appropriated under this section in fiscal year
29 1999-2000 or thereafter may be used to:
30 (a) provide matching or enhancement funds for grants, loans, or other assistance received
31 by the state from the United States Department of Labor, Department of Defense, or other federal
32 agency to assist in retraining, community assistance, or technology transfer activities;
33 (b) fund or match available private or public funds from the state or local level to be used
34 for retraining, community assistance, technology transfer, or educational projects coordinated by
35 state or federal agencies;
36 (c) provide for retraining, upgraded services, and programs at applied technology centers,
37 public schools, higher education institutions, or any other appropriate public or private entity that
38 are designed to teach specific job skills requested by a private employer in the state or required for
39 occupations that are in demand in the state;
40 (d) aid public or private entities that provide assistance in locating new employment;
41 (e) inform the public of assistance programs available for persons who have lost their
42 employment;
43 (f) increase funding for assistance and retraining programs;
44 (g) provide assistance for small start-up companies owned or operated by persons who
45 have lost their employment;
46 (h) enhance the implementation of dual-use technologies programs, community adjustment
47 assistance programs, or other relevant programs under Pub. L. No. 102-484; and
48 (i) coordinate local and national resources to protect and enhance current Utah defense
49 installations and related operations and to facilitate conversion or enhancement efforts by:
50 (i) creating and operating state information clearinghouse operations that monitor relevant
51 activities on the federal, state, and local level;
52 (ii) identifying, seeking, and matching funds from federal and other public agencies and
53 private donors;
54 (iii) identifying and coordinating needs in different geographic areas;
55 (iv) coordinating training and retraining centers;
56 (v) coordinating technology transfer efforts between public entities, private entities, and
57 institutions of higher education;
58 (vi) facilitating the development of local and national awareness and support for Utah

59 defense installations;
60 (vii) studying the creation of strategic alliances, tax incentives, and relocation and
61 consolidation assistance; and
62 (viii) exploring feasible alternative uses for the physical and human resources at defense
63 installations and in related industries should reductions in mission occur.
64 (3) The governor, through the Department of Workforce Services, may coordinate and
65 administer the expenditure of monies under this section and collaborate with applied technology
66 centers, public institutions of higher learning, or other appropriate public or private entities to
67 provide retraining and other services described in Subsection (2).




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-11-99 5:00 PM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel