S.B. 176

1

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
2 2001 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: L. Steven Poulton
5 This act modifies provisions related to State Officers and Employees to provide a salary
6 increase for certain state officers and employees and to make technical changes. This act
7 takes effect June 23, 2001.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 67-22-1, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 2000
11 67-22-2, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 2000
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 [$96,700] $100,600
17 (b) Lieutenant Governor [$75,200] $78,200
18 (c) Attorney General [$81,300] $84,600
19 (d) State Auditor [$77,600] $80,700
20 (e) State Treasurer [$75,200] $78,200
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, Public Employees' Retirement Act, or Chapter 3, Public Employees' Noncontributory
40 Retirement Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement Office,
41 in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations;
42 (iii) health insurance;
43 (iv) dental insurance;
44 (v) basic life insurance;
45 (vi) workers' compensation;
46 (vii) required employer contribution to social security;
47 (viii) long-term disability insurance; and
48 (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
49 employees.
50 (c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life insurance
51 for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
52 Section 2. Section 67-22-2 is amended to read:
53 67-22-2. Compensation -- Other state officers.
54 (1) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
55 following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
56 State Officer Salary Range
57 [Director, Health Policy Commission] [$57,900 - $78,400]
58 Commissioner of Agriculture and Food [$62,100 - $84,100] $64,600 - $87,500

59 Commissioner of Insurance [$62,100 - $84,100] $64,600 - $87,500
60 Commissioner of the Labor Commission [$62,100 - $84,100] $64,600 - $87,500
61 Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
62 Commission [$62,100 - $84,100] $64,600 - $87,500
63 Commissioner, Department of
64 Financial Institutions [$62,100 - $84,100] $64,600 - $87,500
65 Members, Board of Pardons and Parole [$62,100 - $84,100] $64,600 - $87,500
66 Executive Director, Department
67 of Commerce [$62,100 - $84,100] $64,600 - $87,500
68 Executive Director, Commission on
69 Criminal and Juvenile Justice [$62,100 - $84,100] $64,600 - $87,500
70 Adjutant General [$62,100 - $84,100] $64,600 - $87,500
71 Chair, Tax Commission [$67,200 - $90,700] $69,900 - $94,300
72 Commissioners, Tax Commission [$67,200 - $90,700] $69,900 - $94,300
73 Executive Director, Department of
74 Community and Economic
75 Development [$67,200 - $90,700] $69,900 - $94,300
76 Executive Director, Tax Commission [$67,200 - $90,700] $69,900 - $94,300
77 Chair, Public Service Commission [$67,200 - $90,700] $69,900 - $94,300
78 Commissioner, Public Service Commission [$67,200 - $90,700] $69,900 - $94,300
79 Executive Director, Department
80 of Corrections [$73,100 - $98,700] $76,000 - $102,600
81 Commissioner, Department of Public Safety [$73,100 - $98,700] $76,000 - $102,600
82 Executive Director, Department of
83 Natural Resources [$73,100 - $98,700] $76,000 - $102,600
84 Director, Office of Planning
85 and Budget [$73,100 - $98,700] $76,000 - $102,600
86 Executive Director, Department of
87 Administrative Services [$73,100 - $98,700] $76,000 - $102,600
88 Executive Director, Department of
89 Human Resource Management [$73,100 - $98,700] $76,000 - $102,600

90 Executive Director, Department of
91 Environmental Quality [$73,100 - $98,700] $76,000 - $102,600
92 State Olympic Officer [$79,600 - $107,500] $82,800 - $111,800
93 Executive Director, Department of
94 Workforce Services [$79,600 - $107,500] $82,800 - $111,800
95 Executive Director, Department of
96 Health [$79,600 - $107,500] $82,800 - $111,800
97 Executive Director, Department
98 of Human Services [$79,600 - $107,500] $82,800 - $111,800
99 Executive Director, Department
100 of Transportation [$79,600 - $107,500] $82,800 - $111,800
101 Chief Information Officer [$79,600 - $107,500] $82,800 - $111,800
102 (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state offices outlined in Subsection (1) as
103 follows:
104 (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah
105 State Retirement Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement
106 Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations;
107 (ii) health insurance;
108 (iii) dental insurance;
109 (iv) basic life insurance;
110 (v) unemployment compensation;
111 (vi) workers' compensation;
112 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
113 (viii) long-term disability insurance;
114 (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
115 employees;
116 (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
117 (xi) the same sick leave, converted sick leave, educational allowances, and holidays
118 granted to Schedule B state employees, and the same annual leave granted to Schedule B state
119 employees with more than ten years of state service;
120 (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as provided

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

152 (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , which are
153 not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary Act,
154 shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
155 Section 3. Effective date.
156 This act takes effect on June 23, 2001.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-22-01 1:15 PM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel