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H.B. 94

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HEALTH INSURANCE POOL

             2     
2004 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Chad E. Bennion

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             6      LONG TITLE
             7      General Description:
             8          This bill amends the Budgetary Procedures Act to provide guidance to the governor and
             9      the Legislature regarding factors to consider when preparing the budget to fund the
             10      Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    amends the Budgetary Procedures Act to provide guidance to the governor and the
             14      Legislature regarding factors to consider when preparing the budget to fund the
             15      Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool.
             16      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2004.
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          63-38-2 (Effective 07/01/04), as last amended by Chapter 171, Laws of Utah 2003
             23     
             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 63-38-2 (Effective 07/01/04) is amended to read:
             26           63-38-2 (Effective 07/01/04). Governor to submit budget to Legislature --
             27      Contents -- Preparation -- Appropriations based on current tax laws and not to exceed


             28      estimated revenues.
             29          (1) (a) The governor shall, within three days after the convening of the Legislature in
             30      the annual general session, submit a budget for the ensuing fiscal year by delivering it to the
             31      presiding officer of each house of the Legislature together with a schedule for all of the
             32      proposed appropriations of the budget, clearly itemized and classified.
             33          (b) The budget message shall include a projection of estimated revenues and
             34      expenditures for the next fiscal year.
             35          (2) At least 34 days before the submission of any budget, the governor shall deliver a
             36      confidential draft copy of his proposed budget recommendations to the Office of the
             37      Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
             38          (3) (a) The budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed expenditures and
             39      estimated revenues for the next fiscal year based upon the current fiscal year state tax laws and
             40      rates.
             41          (b) The budget may be accompanied by a separate document showing proposed
             42      expenditures and estimated revenues based on changes in state tax laws or rates.
             43          (4) The budget shall be accompanied by a statement showing:
             44          (a) the revenues and expenditures for the last fiscal year;
             45          (b) the current assets, liabilities, and reserves, surplus or deficit, and the debts and
             46      funds of the state;
             47          (c) an estimate of the state's financial condition as of the beginning and the end of the
             48      period covered by the budget;
             49          (d) a complete analysis of lease with an option to purchase arrangements entered into
             50      by state agencies;
             51          (e) the recommendations for each state agency for new full-time employees for the next
             52      fiscal year; which recommendation should be provided also to the State Building Board under
             53      Subsection 63A-5-103 (2);
             54          (f) any explanation the governor may desire to make as to the important features of the
             55      budget and any suggestion as to methods for the reduction of expenditures or increase of the
             56      state's revenue; and
             57          (g) the information detailing certain regulatory fee increases required by Section
             58      63-38-3.2 .


             59          (5) The budget shall include an itemized estimate of the appropriations for:
             60          (a) the Legislative Department as certified to the governor by the president of the
             61      Senate and the speaker of the House;
             62          (b) the Executive Department;
             63          (c) the Judicial Department as certified to the governor by the state court administrator;
             64          (d) payment and discharge of the principal and interest of the indebtedness of the state;
             65          (e) the salaries payable by the state under the Utah Constitution or under law for the
             66      lease agreements planned for the next fiscal year;
             67          (f) other purposes that are set forth in the Utah Constitution or under law; and
             68          (g) all other appropriations.
             69          (6) Deficits or anticipated deficits shall be included in the budget.
             70          (7) (a) (i) For the purpose of preparing and reporting the budget, the governor shall
             71      require from the proper state officials, including public and higher education officials, all heads
             72      of executive and administrative departments and state institutions, bureaus, boards,
             73      commissions, and agencies expending or supervising the expenditure of the state moneys, and
             74      all institutions applying for state moneys and appropriations, itemized estimates of revenues
             75      and expenditures.
             76          (ii) (A) The governor may also require other information under these guidelines and at
             77      times as the governor may direct.
             78          (B) These guidelines may include a requirement for program productivity and
             79      performance measures, where appropriate, with emphasis on outcome indicators.
             80          (b) The estimate for the Legislative Department as certified by the presiding officers of
             81      both houses shall be included in the budget without revision by the governor.
             82          (c) The estimate for the Judicial Department, as certified by the state court
             83      administrator, shall also be included in the budget without revision, but the governor may make
             84      separate recommendations on it.
             85          (d) The governor may require the attendance at budget meetings of representatives of
             86      public and higher education, state departments and institutions, and other institutions or
             87      individuals applying for state appropriations.
             88          (e) The governor may revise all estimates, except those relating to the Legislative
             89      Department, the Judicial Department, and those providing for the payment of principal and


             90      interest to the state debt and for the salaries and expenditures specified by the Utah
             91      Constitution or under the laws of the state.
             92          (8) The total appropriations requested for expenditures authorized by the budget may
             93      not exceed the estimated revenues from taxes, fees, and all other sources for the next ensuing
             94      fiscal year.
             95          (9) If any item of the budget as enacted is held invalid upon any ground, the invalidity
             96      does not affect the budget itself or any other item in it.
             97          (10) (a) In submitting the budgets for the Departments of Health and Human Services
             98      and the Office of the Attorney General, the governor shall consider a separate recommendation
             99      in his budget for funds to be contracted to:
             100          (i) local mental health authorities under Section 62A-15-110 ;
             101          (ii) local substance abuse authorities under Section 62A-15-110 ;
             102          (iii) area agencies under Section 62A-3-104.2 ;
             103          (iv) programs administered directly by and for operation of the Divisions of Substance
             104      Abuse and Mental Health and Aging and Adult Services;
             105          (v) local health departments under Title 26A, Chapter 1, Local Health [Department
             106      Act] Departments; and
             107          (vi) counties for the operation of Children's Justice Centers under Section 67-5b-102 .
             108          (b) In his budget recommendations under Subsections (10)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii), the
             109      governor shall consider an amount sufficient to grant local health departments, local mental
             110      health authorities, local substance abuse authorities, and area agencies the same percentage
             111      increase for wages and benefits that he includes in his budget for persons employed by the
             112      state.
             113          (c) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the
             114      increase described in Subsection (10)(b), he shall include a message to the Legislature
             115      regarding his reason for not including that amount.
             116          (11) (a) In submitting the budget for the Division of Services for People with
             117      Disabilities, the Division of Child and Family Services, and the Division of Juvenile Justice
             118      Services within the Department of Human Services, the governor shall consider an amount
             119      sufficient to grant employees of corporations that provide direct services under contract with
             120      those divisions, the same percentage increase for cost-of-living that he includes in his budget


             121      for persons employed by the state.
             122          (b) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the
             123      increase described in Subsection (11)(a), he shall include a message to the Legislature
             124      regarding his reason for not including that amount.
             125          (12) (a) The Families, Agencies, and Communities Together Council may propose to
             126      the governor under Subsection 63-75-4 (4)(e) a budget recommendation for collaborative
             127      service delivery systems operated under Section 63-75-6.5 .
             128          (b) The Legislature may, through a specific program schedule, designate funds
             129      appropriated for collaborative service delivery systems operated under Section 63-75-6.5 .
             130          (13) The governor shall include in his budget the state's portion of the budget for the
             131      Utah Communications Agency Network established in Title 63C, Chapter 7, Utah
             132      Communications Agency Network Act.
             133          (14) (a) The governor shall include a separate recommendation in the governor's
             134      budget for funds to maintain the operation and administration of the Utah Comprehensive
             135      Health Insurance Pool.
             136          (b) In making the recommendation the governor may consider:
             137          (i) actuarial analysis of growth or decline in enrollment projected over a period of at
             138      least three years;
             139          (ii) actuarial analysis of the medical and pharmacy claims costs projected over a period
             140      of at least three years;
             141          (iii) the annual Medical Care Consumer Price Index;
             142          (iv) the annual base budget for the pool established by the S [ Joint Tax ] COMMERCE s and
             142a      Revenue
             143      Appropriations Subcommittee for each fiscal year;
             144          (v) the growth or decline in insurance premium taxes and fees collected by the tax
             145      commission and the insurance department; and
             146          (vi) the availability of surplus General Fund revenue under Section 63-38-2.5 and
             147      Subsection 59-14-204 (5)(b).
             148          [(14)] (15) In adopting a budget for each fiscal year, the Legislature shall consider an
             149      amount sufficient to grant local health departments, local mental health authorities, local
             150      substance abuse authorities, and area agencies on aging the same percentage increase for wages
             151      and benefits that is included in the budget for persons employed by the state.


             152           H S [ [ ] (16) (a) In adopting a budget each year for the Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance
             153      Pool, the Legislature shall determine an amount that is sufficient to fund the pool for each
             154      fiscal year.
             155          (b) When making a determination under Subsection (16)(a), the Legislature shall
             156      consider factors it determines are appropriate, which may include:
             157          (i) actuarial analysis of growth or decline in enrollment projected over a period of at
             158      least three years;
             159          (ii) actuarial analysis of the medical and pharmacy claims costs projected over a period
             160      of at least three years;
             161          (iii) the annual Medical Care Consumer Price Index;
             162          (iv) the annual base budget for the pool established by the
[ Joint Tax ] COMMERCE and
             162a      Revenue
             163      Appropriations Subcommittee for each fiscal year;
             164          (v) the growth or decline in insurance premium taxes and fees collected by the tax
             165      commission and the insurance department from the previous fiscal year; and
             166          (vi) the availability of surplus General Fund revenue under Section 63-38-2.5 and
             167      Subsection 59-14-204 (5)(b).
             168          (c) The funds appropriated by the Legislature to fund the Utah Comprehensive Health
             169      Insurance Pool as determined under this Subsection (16)
[ (c) ] (a) :
             170          (i) shall be deposited into the enterprise fund established by Section 31A-29-120 ; and
             171          (ii) are restricted and are to be used to maintain the operation, administration, and
             172      management of the Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool created by Section
             173      31A-29-104 .
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             173a      (17) IN CONSIDERING THE FACTORS IN SUBSECTIONS (14)(b)(i), (ii) AND (iii), AND SUBSECTIONS
             173b      (16)(b)(i), (ii) AND (iii), THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE MAY CONSIDER THE ACTUARIAL
             173c      DATA AND PROJECTIONS PREPARED FOR THE BOARD OF THE UTAH COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH
             173d      INSURANCE POOL AS IT DEVELOPS ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PROJECTIONS FOR EACH
             173e      FISCAL YEAR s
             174          Section 2. Effective date.
             175          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2004.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-19-04 8:57 AM


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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