S.B. 231

1

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS
2 2004 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups
5
6 LONG TITLE
7 General Description:
8 This bill increases salaries and salary ranges for certain state officers and employees.
9 Highlighted Provisions:
10 This bill:
11 . increases salaries for the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state
12 auditor, and state treasurer;
13 . increases salary ranges for certain identified state officers; and
14 . makes technical corrections.
15 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 This bill takes effect on June 19, 2004.
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 67-22-1, as last amended by Chapter 250, Laws of Utah 2002
22 67-22-2, as last amended by Chapter 16, Laws of Utah 2003
23
24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 67-22-1 is amended to read:
26 67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices.
27 (1) The Legislature fixes salaries for the constitutional offices as follows:

28 (a) Governor [$100,600] $101,600
29 (b) Lieutenant Governor [$78,200] $79,000
30 (c) Attorney General [$84,600] $85,400
31 (d) State Auditor [$80,700] $81,500
32 (e) State Treasurer [$78,200] $79,000
33 (2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows:
34 (a) Governor:
35 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
36 (ii) housing;
37 (iii) household and security staff;
38 (iv) household expenses;
39 (v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49;
40 (vi) health insurance;
41 (vii) dental insurance;
42 (viii) basic life insurance;
43 (ix) workers' compensation;
44 (x) required employer contribution to Social Security;
45 (xi) long-term disability income insurance; and
46 (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
47 employees.
48 (b) Lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer:
49 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
50 (ii) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49,
51 Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, or Chapter 13, Public Employees'
52 Noncontributory Retirement Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State
53 Retirement Office, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules
54 and regulations;
55 (iii) health insurance;
56 (iv) dental insurance;
57 (v) basic life insurance;
58 (vi) workers' compensation;

59 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
60 (viii) long-term disability income insurance; and
61 (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
62 employees.
63 (c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life
64 insurance for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
65 Section 2. Section 67-22-2 is amended to read:
66 67-22-2. Compensation -- Other state officers.
67 (1) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
68 following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
69 State Officer Salary Range
70 Commissioner of Agriculture and Food [$64,600 - $87,500] $65,200 - $88,400
71 Commissioner of Insurance [$64,600 - $87,500] $65,200 - $88,400
72 Commissioner of the Labor Commission [$64,600 - $87,500] $65,200 - $88,400
73 Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
74 Commission [$64,600 - $87,500] $65,200 - $88,400
75 Commissioner, Department of
76 Financial Institutions [$64,600 - $87,500] $65,200 - $88,400
77 Members, Board of Pardons and Parole [$64,600 - $87,500] $65,200 - $88,400
78 Executive Director, Department
79 of Commerce [$64,600 - $87,500] $65,200 - $88,400
80 Executive Director, Commission on
81 Criminal and Juvenile Justice [$64,600 - $87,500] $65,200 - $88,400
82 Adjutant General [$64,600 - $87,500] $65,200 - $88,400
83 Chair, Tax Commission [$69,900 - $94,300] $70,600 - $95,200
84 Commissioners, Tax Commission [$69,900 - $94,300] $70,600 - $95,200
85 Executive Director, Department of
86 Community and Economic
87 Development [$69,900 - $94,300] $70,600 - $95,200
88 Executive Director, Tax Commission [$69,900 - $94,300] $70,600 - $95,200
89 Chair, Public Service Commission [$69,900 - $94,300] $70,600 - $95,200

90 [Commissioner] Commissioners,
91 Public Service Commission [$69,900 - $94,300] $70,600 - $95,200
92 Executive Director, Department
93 of Corrections [$76,000 - $102,600] $76,800 - $103,600
94 Commissioner, Department of Public Safety [$76,000 - $102,600] $76,800 - $103,600
95 Executive Director, Department of
96 Natural Resources [$76,000 - $102,600] $76,800 - $103,600
97 Director, Governor's Office of Planning
98 and Budget [$76,000 - $102,600] $76,800 - $103,600
99 Executive Director, Department of
100 Administrative Services [$76,000 - $102,600] $76,800 - $103,600
101 Executive Director, Department of
102 Human Resource Management [$76,000 - $102,600] $76,800 - $103,600
103 Executive Director, Department of
104 Environmental Quality [$76,000 - $102,600] $76,800 - $103,600
105 [State Olympic Officer $82,800 - $111,800]
106 Executive Director, Department of
107 Workforce Services [$82,800 - $111,800] $83,600 - $112,900
108 Executive Director, Department of
109 Health [$82,800 - $111,800] $83,600 - $112,900
110 Executive Director, Department
111 of Human Services [$82,800 - $111,800] $83,600 - $112,900
112 Executive Director, Department
113 of Transportation [$82,800 - $111,800] $83,600 - $112,900
114 Chief Information Officer [$82,800 - $111,800] $83,600 - $112,900
115 (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state offices outlined in Subsection (1) as
116 follows:
117 (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah
118 State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered
119 by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its
120 accompanying rules and regulations;

121 (ii) health insurance;
122 (iii) dental insurance;
123 (iv) basic life insurance;
124 (v) unemployment compensation;
125 (vi) workers' compensation;
126 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
127 (viii) long-term disability income insurance;
128 (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
129 employees;
130 (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
131 (xi) the same sick leave, converted sick leave, educational allowances, and holidays
132 granted to Schedule B state employees, and the same annual leave granted to Schedule B state
133 employees with more than ten years of state service;
134 (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as
135 provided by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and
136 procedures applied to Schedule B state employees;
137 (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according
138 to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
139 (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
140 requirement of the position.
141 (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its
142 executive director from its existing budget.
143 (3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
144 (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and
145 personal use;
146 (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for official
147 and personal use;
148 (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for
149 commute and official use;
150 (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
151 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and

152 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
153 (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
154 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
155 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
156 (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
157 (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and
158 official use.
159 (4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office
160 listed in Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the
161 range fixed by the Legislature.
162 (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA
163 exempt positions.
164 (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of
165 the state officers listed in Subsection (1).
166 (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , which are
167 not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary
168 Act, shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
169 Section 3. Effective date.
170 This bill takes effect on June 19, 2004.




Legislative Review Note
as of 3-2-04 11:03 AM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel