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H.B. 340

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COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR YOUTH

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CORRECTIONS PRIVATE PROVIDERS

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2000 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Blake D. Chard

             6      AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS IN GENERAL; REQUIRING THE GOVERNOR
             7      TO INCLUDE IN THE BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
             8      COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR CONTRACT PROVIDERS WITH THE DIVISIONS OF
             9      CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND YOUTH CORRECTIONS.
             10      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             11      AMENDS:
             12          63-38-2, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah 1999
             13      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             14          Section 1. Section 63-38-2 is amended to read:
             15           63-38-2. Governor to submit budget to Legislature -- Contents -- Preparation --
             16      Appropriations based on current tax laws and not to exceed estimated revenues.
             17          (1) (a) The governor shall, within three days after the convening of the Legislature in the
             18      annual general session, submit a budget for the ensuing fiscal year by delivering it to the presiding
             19      officer of each house of the Legislature together with a schedule for all of the proposed
             20      appropriations of the budget, clearly itemized and classified.
             21          (b) The budget message shall include a projection of estimated revenues and expenditures
             22      for the next fiscal year.
             23          (2) At least 34 days before the submission of any budget, the governor shall deliver a
             24      confidential draft copy of his proposed budget recommendations to the Office of the Legislative
             25      Fiscal Analyst.
             26          (3) (a) The budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed expenditures and estimated
             27      revenues for the next fiscal year based upon the current fiscal year state tax laws and rates.


             28          (b) The budget may be accompanied by a separate document showing proposed
             29      expenditures and estimated revenues based on changes in state tax laws or rates.
             30          (4) The budget shall be accompanied by a statement showing:
             31          (a) the revenues and expenditures for the last fiscal year;
             32          (b) the current assets, liabilities, and reserves, surplus or deficit, and the debts and funds
             33      of the state;
             34          (c) an estimate of the state's financial condition as of the beginning and the end of the
             35      period covered by the budget;
             36          (d) a complete analysis of lease with an option to purchase arrangements entered into by
             37      state agencies;
             38          (e) the recommendations for each state agency for new full-time employees for the next
             39      fiscal year; which recommendation should be provided also to the State Building Board under
             40      Subsection 63A-5-103 (2);
             41          (f) any explanation the governor may desire to make as to the important features of the
             42      budget and any suggestion as to methods for the reduction of expenditures or increase of the state's
             43      revenue; and
             44          (g) the information detailing certain regulatory fee increases required by Section 63-38-3.2 .
             45          (5) The budget shall include an itemized estimate of the appropriations for:
             46          (a) the Legislative Department as certified to the governor by the president of the Senate
             47      and the speaker of the House;
             48          (b) the Executive Department;
             49          (c) the Judicial Department as certified to the governor by the state court administrator;
             50          (d) payment and discharge of the principal and interest of the indebtedness of the state of
             51      Utah;
             52          (e) the salaries payable by the state under the Utah Constitution or under law for the lease
             53      agreements planned for the next fiscal year;
             54          (f) other purposes that are set forth in the Utah Constitution or under law; and
             55          (g) all other appropriations.
             56          (6) Deficits or anticipated deficits shall be included in the budget.
             57          (7) (a) (i) For the purpose of preparing and reporting the budget, the governor shall require
             58      from the proper state officials, including public and higher education officials, all heads of


             59      executive and administrative departments and state institutions, bureaus, boards, commissions, and
             60      agencies expending or supervising the expenditure of the state moneys, and all institutions
             61      applying for state moneys and appropriations, itemized estimates of revenues and expenditures.
             62      The entities required by this Subsection (7)(a)(i) to submit itemized estimates of revenues and
             63      expenditures to the governor, shall also report to the Utah Information Technology Commission
             64      created in Title 63D, Chapter 1, before October 30 of each year. The report to the Information
             65      Technology Commission shall include the proposed information technology expenditures and
             66      objectives, the proposed appropriation requests and other sources of revenue necessary to fund the
             67      proposed expenditures and an analysis of:
             68          (A) the entity's need for appropriations for information technology;
             69          (B) how the entity's development of information technology coordinates with other state
             70      or local government entities;
             71          (C) any performance measures used by the entity for implementing information technology
             72      goals; and
             73          (D) any efforts to develop public/private partnerships to accomplish information
             74      technology goals.
             75          (ii) (A) The governor may also require other information under these guidelines and at
             76      times as the governor may direct.
             77          (B) These guidelines may include a requirement for program productivity and performance
             78      measures, where appropriate, with emphasis on outcome indicators.
             79          (b) The estimate for the Legislative Department as certified by the presiding officers of
             80      both houses shall be included in the budget without revision by the governor. Before preparing
             81      the estimates for the Legislative Department, the Legislature shall report to the Information
             82      Technology Commission the proposed information technology expenditures and objectives, the
             83      proposed appropriation requests and other sources of revenue necessary to fund the proposed
             84      expenditures, including an analysis of:
             85          (i) the Legislature's implementation of information technology goals;
             86          (ii) any coordination of information technology with other departments of state and local
             87      government;
             88          (iii) any efforts to develop public/private partnerships to accomplish information
             89      technology goals; and


             90          (iv) any performance measures used by the entity for implementing information technology
             91      goals.
             92          (c) The estimate for the Judicial Department, as certified by the state court administrator,
             93      shall also be included in the budget without revision, but the governor may make separate
             94      recommendations on it. Before preparing the estimates for the Judicial Department, the state court
             95      administrator shall report to the Information Technology Commission the proposed information
             96      technology expenditures and objectives, the proposed appropriation requests and other sources of
             97      revenue necessary to fund the proposed expenditures, including an analysis of:
             98          (i) the Judicial Department's information technology goals;
             99          (ii) coordination of information technology statewide between all courts;
             100          (iii) any efforts to develop public/private partnerships to accomplish information
             101      technology goals; and
             102          (iv) any performance measures used by the entity for implementing information technology
             103      goals.
             104          (d) Before preparing the estimates for the State Office of Education, the state
             105      superintendent shall report to the Information Technology Commission the proposed information
             106      technology expenditures and objectives, the proposed appropriation requests and other sources of
             107      revenue necessary to fund the proposed expenditures, including an analysis of:
             108          (i) the Office of Education's information technology goals;
             109          (ii) coordination of information technology statewide between all public schools;
             110          (iii) any efforts to develop public/private partnerships to accomplish information
             111      technology goals; and
             112          (iv) any performance measures used by the Office of Education for implementing
             113      information technology goals.
             114          (e) Before preparing the estimates for the state system of Higher Education, the
             115      commissioner shall report to the Information Technology Commission the proposed information
             116      technology expenditures and objectives, the proposed appropriation requests and other sources of
             117      revenue necessary to fund the proposed expenditures, including an analysis of:
             118          (i) Higher Education's information technology goals;
             119          (ii) coordination of information technology statewide within the state system of higher
             120      education;


             121          (iii) any efforts to develop public/private partnerships to accomplish information
             122      technology goals; and
             123          (iv) any performance measures used by the state system of higher education for
             124      implementing information technology goals.
             125          (f) The governor may require the attendance at budget meetings of representatives of
             126      public and higher education, state departments and institutions, and other institutions or individuals
             127      applying for state appropriations.
             128          (g) The governor may revise all estimates, except those relating to the Legislative
             129      Department, the Judicial Department, and those providing for the payment of principal and interest
             130      to the state debt and for the salaries and expenditures specified by the Utah Constitution or under
             131      the laws of the state.
             132          (8) The total appropriations requested for expenditures authorized by the budget may not
             133      exceed the estimated revenues from taxes, fees, and all other sources for the next ensuing fiscal
             134      year.
             135          (9) If any item of the budget as enacted is held invalid upon any ground, the invalidity does
             136      not affect the budget itself or any other item in it.
             137          (10) (a) In submitting the budget for the Departments of Health and Human Services, the
             138      governor shall consider a separate recommendation in his budget for funds to be contracted to:
             139          (i) local mental health authorities under Section 17A-3-606 ;
             140          (ii) local substance abuse authorities under Section 62A-8-110.5 ;
             141          (iii) area agencies under Section 62A-3-104.2 ;
             142          (iv) programs administered directly by and for operation of the Divisions of Mental Health,
             143      Substance Abuse, and Aging and Adult Services; and
             144          (v) local health departments under Title 26A, Chapter 1, Local Health Departments.
             145          (b) In his budget recommendations under Subsections (10)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii), the governor
             146      shall consider an amount sufficient to grant local health departments, local mental health
             147      authorities, local substance abuse authorities, and area agencies the same percentage increase for
             148      wages and benefits that he includes in his budget for persons employed by the state.
             149          (c) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the increase
             150      described in Subsection (10)(b), he shall include a message to the Legislature regarding his reason
             151      for not including that amount.


             152          (11) (a) In submitting the budget for the Division of Services for People with Disabilities,
             153      the Division of Child and Family Services, and the Division of Youth Corrections within the
             154      Department of Human Services, the governor shall consider an amount sufficient to grant
             155      employees of [private nonprofit] corporations that provide direct services under contract with [that
             156      division] those divisions, the same percentage increase for cost-of-living that he includes in his
             157      budget for persons employed by the state.
             158          (b) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the increase
             159      described in Subsection (11)(a), he shall include a message to the Legislature regarding his reason
             160      for not including that amount.
             161          (12) (a) The Families, Agencies, and Communities Together Council may propose to the
             162      governor under Subsection 63-75-4 (4)(e) a budget recommendation for collaborative service
             163      delivery systems operated under Section 63-75-6.5 .
             164          (b) The Legislature may, through a specific program schedule, designate funds
             165      appropriated for collaborative service delivery systems operated under Section 63-75-6.5 .
             166          (13) The governor shall include in his budget the state's portion of the budget for the Utah
             167      Communications Agency Network established in Title 63C, Chapter 7, Utah Communications
             168      Agency Network Act.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-1-00 12:41 PM


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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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