H.B. 224 Enrolled

STATE RECORDS COMMITTEE -
MEMBERSHIP AMENDMENTS
2003 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan
This act modifies Government Records Access and Management Act provisions related to
the State Records Committee. This act allows the director of the Division of State History
to appoint a designee to attend the committee when the director is unable to attend.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
63-2-501, as last amended by Chapter 176, Laws of Utah 2002
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 63-2-501 is amended to read:
63-2-501. State Records Committee created -- Membership -- Terms -- Vacancies
-- Expenses.
(1) There is created the State Records Committee within the Department of
Administrative Services to consist of the following seven individuals:
(a) an individual in the private sector whose profession requires him to create or
manage records that if created by a governmental entity would be private or controlled;
(b) the state auditor or the auditor's designee;
(c) the director of the Division of State History or the director's designee;
(d) the governor or the governor's designee;
(e) one citizen member;
(f) one elected official representing political subdivisions; and
(g) one individual representing the news media.
(2) The members specified in Subsections (1)(a), (e), (f), and (g) shall be appointed by
the governor with the consent of the Senate.
(3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (3)(b), as terms of current committee members
expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year

term.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the governor shall, at the time
of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of committee
members are staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed every two years.
(c) Each appointed member is eligible for reappointment for one additional term.
(4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
appointed for the unexpired term.
(5) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation or
benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of
the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections
63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
(ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
(b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per
diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred
in the performance of their official duties from the committee at the rates established by the
Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
(ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem
and expenses for their service.
(c) (i) Local government members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from
the entity that they represent for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
performance of their official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under
Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
(ii) Local government members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their
service.

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