S.B. 224 Enrolled

HOMELESS COORDINATING COMMITTEE
2004 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Karen Hale

LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill expands the membership of the state's Homeless Coordinating Committee.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
. expands the membership of the Homeless Coordinating Committee to include the
chair of the board of trustees of the Utah Housing Corporation and the executive
director of the Department of Corrections or their designees.
Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
9-4-801, as last amended by Chapter 73, Laws of Utah 2001

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 9-4-801 is amended to read:
9-4-801. Creation.
(1) There is created the Homeless Coordinating Committee.
(2) (a) The committee shall consist of the state planning coordinator, the state
superintendent of public instruction, the chair of the board of trustees of the Utah Housing
Corporation, and the executive directors of the Department of Human Services, the Department
of Corrections, the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Department of

Workforce Services, and the Department of Health, or their designees.
(b) The governor shall appoint the chair from among these members.
(3) The governor may also appoint as members of the committee representatives of local
governments, local housing authorities, local law enforcement agencies, and of federal and private
agencies and organizations concerned with the homeless, mentally ill, elderly, single-parent
families, substance abusers, and persons with a disability [to be members of the committee].
(4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(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 (4)(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) A person appointed under this Subsection (4) may not be appointed to serve more
than three consecutive terms.
(5) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
appointed for the unexpired term.
(6) (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

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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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