S.B. 4

1

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
2 1999 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
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 47, Laws of Utah 1998
11 67-22-2, as last amended by Chapters 47, 202 and 364, Laws of Utah 1998
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 [$90,700] $93,000
17 (b) Lieutenant Governor [$70,500] $72,300
18 (c) Attorney General [$76,300] $78,200
19 (d) State Auditor [$72,800] $74,600
20 (e) State Treasurer [$70,500] $72,300
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;

28 (vi) health insurance;
29 (vii) dental insurance;
30 (viii) basic life insurance;
31 (ix) workers' compensation;
32 (x) required employer contribution to social security;
33 (xi) long-term disability insurance; and
34 (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
35 employees.
36 (b) Lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer:
37 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
38 (ii) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Chapter
39 2 or Chapter 3, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement Office,
40 in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations;
41 (iii) health insurance;
42 (iv) dental insurance;
43 (v) basic life insurance;
44 (vi) workers' compensation;
45 (vii) required employer contribution to social security;
46 (viii) long-term disability insurance; and
47 (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
48 employees.
49 (c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life insurance
50 for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
51 Section 2. Section 67-22-2 is amended to read:
52 67-22-2. Compensation -- Other state officers.
53 (1) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
54 following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
55 State Officer Salary Range
56 Director, Health Policy Commission [$54,300 - $73,600] $55,700 - $75,400
57 Commissioner of Agriculture and Food [$58,200 - $78,900] $59,700 - $80,900
58 Commissioner of Insurance [$58,200 - $78,900] $59,700 - $80,900

59 Commissioner of the Labor Commission [$58,200 - $78,900] $59,700 - $80,900
60 Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
61 Commission [$58,200 - $78,900] $59,700 - $80,900
62 Commissioner, Department of
63 Financial Institutions [$58,200 - $78,900] $59,700 - $80,900
64 Members, Board of Pardons and Parole [$58,200 - $78,900] $59,700 - $80,900
65 Executive Director, Department
66 of Commerce [$58,200 - $78,900] $59,700 - $80,900
67 Executive Director, Commission on
68 Criminal and Juvenile Justice [$58,200 - $78,900] $59,700 - $80,900
69 Adjutant General [$58,200 - $78,900] $59,700 - $80,900
70 Chair, Tax Commission [$63,000 - $85,100] $64,600 - $87,200
71 Commissioners, Tax Commission [$63,000 - $85,100] $64,600 - $87,200
72 Executive Director, Department of
73 Community and Economic
74 Development [$63,000 - $85,100] $64,600 - $87,200
75 Executive Director, Tax Commission [$63,000 - $85,100] $64,600 - $87,200
76 Chair, Public Service Commission [$63,000 - $85,100] $64,600 - $87,200
77 Commissioner, Public Service Commission [$63,000 - $85,100] $64,600 - $87,200
78 Executive Director, Department
79 of Corrections [$68,600 - $92,600] $70,300 - $94,900
80 Commissioner, Department of Public Safety [$68,600 - $92,600] $70,300 - $94,900
81 Executive Director, Department of
82 Natural Resources [$68,600 - $92,600] $70,300 - $94,900
83 Director, Office of Planning
84 and Budget [$68,600 - $92,600] $70,300 - $94,900
85 Executive Director, Department of
86 Administrative Services [$68,600 - $92,600] $70,300 - $94,900
87 Executive Director, Department of
88 Human Resource Management [$68,600 - $92,600] $70,300 - $94,900
89 Executive Director, Department of

90 Environmental Quality [$68,600 - $92,600] $70,300 - $94,900
91 State Olympic Officer [ $72,100 - $97,500] $76,500 - $103,400
92 Executive Director, Department of [$74,600 - $100,900] $76,500 - $103,400
93 Workforce Services
94 Executive Director, Department of
95 Health [$74,600 - $100,900] $76,500 - $103,400
96 Executive Director, Department
97 of Human Services [$74,600 - $100,900] $76,500 - $103,400
98 Executive Director, Department
99 of Transportation [$74,600 - $100,900] $76,500 - $103,400
100 Chief Information Officer [$74,600 - $100,900] $76,500 - $103,400
101 (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state offices outlined in Subsection (1) as
102 follows:
103 (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49 or in a
104 deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the
105 Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations;
106 (ii) health insurance;
107 (iii) dental insurance;
108 (iv) basic life insurance;
109 (v) unemployment compensation;
110 (vi) workers' compensation;
111 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
112 (viii) long-term disability insurance;
113 (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
114 employees;
115 (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
116 (xi) the same sick leave, converted sick leave, educational allowances, and holidays
117 granted to Schedule B state employees, and the same annual leave granted to Schedule B state
118 employees with more than ten years of state service;
119 (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as provided
120 by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and procedures applied

121 to Schedule B state employees;
122 (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according
123 to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
124 (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
125 requirement of the position.
126 (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its
127 executive director from its existing budget.
128 (3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
129 (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and
130 personal use;
131 (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for official and
132 personal use;
133 (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for
134 commute and official use;
135 (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
136 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
137 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
138 (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
139 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
140 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
141 (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
142 (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and official
143 use.
144 (4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office listed
145 in Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the range fixed
146 by the Legislature.
147 (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA
148 exempt positions.
149 (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of the
150 state officers listed in Subsection (1).
151 (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , which are

152 not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary Act,
153 shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
154 Section 3. Effective date.
155 This act takes effect on July 1, 1999.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-25-99 8:03 AM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel