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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE

             2     
AMENDMENTS

             3     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: David Clark

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill consolidates information technology services and governance in the executive
             10      branch of state government into one department.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    phases out the existing information technology governance structure in the
             14      executive branch of state government over a one-year period;
             15          .    creates the Department of Technology Services which includes:
             16              .    an executive director, who serves as the chief information officer;
             17              .    the Division of Enterprise Technology;
             18              .    the Division of Integrated Technology including the Automated Geographic
             19      Reference Center; and
             20              .    the Division of Agency Services;
             21          .    funds the department through an internal service fund;
             22          .    maintains merit status for employees whose functions are transferred to the
             23      department, and requires nonmerit status for an employee who is hired for a new
             24      position with the department;                
             25          .    defines terms;
             26          .    establishes the purpose and duties of the department;
             27          .    creates an advisory board to the department and defines its duties;


             28          .    requires an annual executive branch strategic technology plan;
             29          .    requires annual agency information technology plans;
             30          .    requires the approval of certain technology procurement by the chief information
             31      officer;
             32          .    gives rulemaking authority to the executive director of the department;
             33          .    requires the chief information officer to coordinate the development of technology
             34      between executive branch agencies;
             35          .    authorizes the chief information officer to delegate functions of the department to
             36      an agency under certain conditions;
             37          .    authorizes the chief information officer to assign department staff to work in-house
             38      for an executive branch agency;
             39          .    establishes a rate committee;
             40          .    requires executive branch agencies to subscribe to services of the department and
             41      permits other branches and public and higher education to subscribe to services of
             42      the department;
             43          .    establishes the duties of the Division of Enterprise Technology;
             44          .    establishes the duties of the Division of Integrated Technology;
             45          .    transfers the Automated Geographic Reference Center to the department;
             46          .    establishes the duties of the Division of Agency Services;
             47          .    establishes the process and authority for the transition of the technology assets and
             48      functions in the executive branch of government into the Department of Technology
             49      Services;
             50          .    repeals the Division of Information Technology Services on July 1, 2006;
             51          .    amends state officers compensation to add the director of the department; and
             52          .    makes conforming and technical amendments.
             53      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             54          None
             55      Other Special Clauses:
             56          This bill provides an effective date.
             57          This bill provides revisor instructions.
             57a           H. This bill provides a coordination clause. .H
             58      Utah Code Sections Affected:


             59      AMENDS:
             60          10-9-301.5, as enacted by Chapter 99, Laws of Utah 2004
             61          11-36-201, as last amended by Chapter 99, Laws of Utah 2004
             62          17-27-301.5, as enacted by Chapter 99, Laws of Utah 2004
             63          17A-2-104, as enacted by Chapter 99, Laws of Utah 2004
             64          17B-2-104, as enacted by Chapter 99, Laws of Utah 2004
             65          20A-5-303, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2003, Second Special Session
             66          20A-13-104, as last amended by Chapter 225, Laws of Utah 2002
             67          20A-14-102.2, as last amended by Chapter 225, Laws of Utah 2002
             68          36-1-105, as last amended by Chapter 225, Laws of Utah 2002
             69          36-1-204, as last amended by Chapter 225, Laws of Utah 2002
             70          46-3-601, as last amended by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             71          46-3-602, as last amended by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             72          46-4-501, as last amended by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             73          46-4-503, as last amended by Chapters 90 and 120, Laws of Utah 2004
             74          53-1-106, as last amended by Chapter 131, Laws of Utah 2003
             75          53-10-601, as enacted by Chapter 313, Laws of Utah 2004
             76          53-10-605, as enacted by Chapter 313, Laws of Utah 2004
             77          53A-2-123, as enacted by Chapter 99, Laws of Utah 2004
             78          54-3-28, as enacted by Chapter 99, Laws of Utah 2004
             79          63-55b-163, as last amended by Chapters 37, 90 and 156, Laws of Utah 2004
             80          63-56-9, as last amended by Chapter 35, Laws of Utah 2004
             81          63A-1-108, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1993
             82          63A-1-109, as last amended by Chapter 356, Laws of Utah 2004
             83          63A-1-114, as enacted by Chapter 34, Laws of Utah 2004
             84          63A-6-101.5, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             85          63A-6-103, as last amended by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             86          63A-6-105, as last amended by Chapters 34 and 35, Laws of Utah 2004
             87          63D-1a-102, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             88          67-1-14, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             89          67-19-15, as last amended by Chapter 213, Laws of Utah 1997


             90          67-22-2, as last amended by Chapters 156 and 306, Laws of Utah 2004
             91          72-5-304, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
             92      ENACTS:
             93          63F-1-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             94          63F-1-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             95          63F-1-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             96          63F-1-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             97          63F-1-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             98          63F-1-106, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             99          63F-1-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             100          63F-1-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             101          63F-1-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             102          63F-1-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             103          63F-1-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             104          63F-1-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             105          63F-1-206, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             106          63F-1-207, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             107          63F-1-208, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             108          63F-1-209, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             109          63F-1-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             110          63F-1-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             111          63F-1-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             112          63F-1-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             113          63F-1-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             114          63F-1-403, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             115          63F-1-404, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             116          63F-1-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             117          63F-1-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             118          63F-1-503, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             119          63F-1-504, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             120          63F-1-505, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             121          63F-1-601, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             122          63F-1-602, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             123          63F-1-603, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             124          63F-1-604, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             125      RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
             126          63A-6-108, (Renumbered from 63D-1a-307, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah
             127      2003)
             128          63F-1-506, (Renumbered from 63A-6-202, as enacted by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah
             129      1993)
             130          63F-1-507, (Renumbered from 63A-6-203, as last amended by Chapter 225, Laws of
             131      Utah 2002)
             132          63F-1-508, (Renumbered from 63A-6-204, as enacted by Chapter 375, Laws of Utah
             133      1999)
             134      REPEALS:
             135          63A-6-201, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1993
             136          63D-1a-301, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             137          63D-1a-302, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             138          63D-1a-303, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             139          63D-1a-304, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             140          63D-1a-305, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             141          63D-1a-306, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             142          63D-1a-308, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             143          63D-1a-309, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2003
             144      Uncodified Material Affected:
             145      ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
             146     
             147      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             148          Section 1. Section 10-9-301.5 is amended to read:
             149           10-9-301.5. Notice of intent to prepare a general plan or amendments to a general
             150      plan in certain municipalities.
             151          (1) As used in this section:


             152          (a) (i) "Affected entity" means each county, municipality, independent special district
             153      under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Independent Special Districts, local district under Title 17B,
             154      Chapter 2, Local Districts, school district, interlocal cooperation entity established under Title
             155      11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, and specified public utility:
             156          (A) whose services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             157      modification because of an intended use of land; or
             158          (B) that has filed with the municipality a copy of the entity's general or long-range
             159      plan.
             160          (ii) "Affected entity" does not include the municipality that is required under this
             161      section to provide notice.
             162          (b) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation, or
             163      telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             164          (2) Before preparing a proposed general plan or amendments to an existing general
             165      plan, each municipality within a county of the first or second class shall provide written notice,
             166      as provided in this section, of its intent to prepare a proposed general plan or amendments to a
             167      general plan.
             168          (3) Each notice under Subsection (2) shall:
             169          (a) indicate that the municipality intends to prepare a general plan or amendments to a
             170      general plan, as the case may be;
             171          (b) describe or provide a map of the geographic area that will be affected by the general
             172      plan or amendments to a general plan;
             173          (c) be sent to:
             174          (i) each affected entity;
             175          (ii) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created in Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             176      63F-1-506 ;
             177          (iii) the association of governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement
             178      under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which the municipality is a member;
             179      and
             180          (iv) the state planning coordinator appointed under Section 63-38d-202 ;
             181          (d) with respect to the notice to affected entities, invite the affected entities to provide
             182      information for the municipality to consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and


             183      implementing a general plan or amendments to a general plan concerning:
             184          (i) impacts that the use of land proposed in the proposed general plan or amendments
             185      to a general plan may have on the affected entity; and
             186          (ii) uses of land within the municipality that the affected entity is planning or
             187      considering that may conflict with the proposed general plan or amendments to the general
             188      plan; and
             189          (e) include the address of an Internet website, if the municipality has one, and the name
             190      and telephone number of a person where more information can be obtained concerning the
             191      municipality's proposed general plan or amendments to a general plan.
             192          Section 2. Section 11-36-201 is amended to read:
             193           11-36-201. Impact fees -- Analysis -- Capital facilities plan -- Notice of plan --
             194      Summary -- Exemptions.
             195          (1) (a) Each local political subdivision and private entity shall comply with the
             196      requirements of this chapter before establishing or modifying any impact fee.
             197          (b) A local political subdivision may not:
             198          (i) establish any new impact fees that are not authorized by this chapter; or
             199          (ii) impose or charge any other fees as a condition of development approval unless
             200      those fees are a reasonable charge for the service provided.
             201          (c) Notwithstanding any other requirements of this chapter, each local political
             202      subdivision shall ensure that each existing impact fee that is charged for any public facility not
             203      authorized by Subsection 11-36-102 (12) is repealed by July 1, 1995.
             204          (d) (i) Existing impact fees for public facilities authorized in Subsection 11-36-102 (12)
             205      that are charged by local political subdivisions need not comply with the requirements of this
             206      chapter until July 1, 1997.
             207          (ii) By July 1, 1997, each local political subdivision shall:
             208          (A) review any impact fees in existence as of the effective date of this act, and prepare
             209      and approve the analysis required by this section for each of those impact fees; and
             210          (B) ensure that the impact fees comply with the requirements of this chapter.
             211          (2) (a) Before imposing impact fees, each local political subdivision shall prepare a
             212      capital facilities plan.
             213          (b) (i) As used in this Subsection (2)(b):


             214          (A) (I) "Affected entity" means each county, municipality, independent special district
             215      under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Independent Special Districts, local district under Title 17B,
             216      Chapter 2, Local Districts, school district, interlocal cooperation entity established under
             217      Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, and specified public utility:
             218          (Aa) whose services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             219      modification because of the facilities proposed in the proposed capital facilities plan; or
             220          (Bb) that has filed with the local political subdivision or private entity a copy of the
             221      general or long-range plan of the county, municipality, independent special district, local
             222      district, school district, interlocal cooperation entity, or specified public utility.
             223          (II) "Affected entity" does not include the local political subdivision or private entity
             224      that is required under this Subsection (2) to provide notice.
             225          (B) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation, or
             226      telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             227          (ii) Before preparing a capital facilities plan for facilities proposed on land located
             228      within a county of the first or second class, each local political subdivision and each private
             229      entity shall provide written notice, as provided in this Subsection (2)(b), of its intent to prepare
             230      a capital facilities plan.
             231          (iii) Each notice under Subsection (2)(b)(ii) shall:
             232          (A) indicate that the local political subdivision or private entity intends to prepare a
             233      capital facilities plan;
             234          (B) describe or provide a map of the geographic area where the proposed capital
             235      facilities will be located;
             236          (C) be sent to:
             237          (I) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             238      boundaries is located the land on which the proposed facilities will be located;
             239          (II) each affected entity;
             240          (III) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created in Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             241      63F-1-506 ;
             242          (IV) the association of governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement
             243      under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, in which the facilities are proposed to
             244      be located; and


             245          (V) the state planning coordinator appointed under Section 63-38d-202 ; and
             246          (D) with respect to the notice to affected entities, invite the affected entities to provide
             247      information for the local political subdivision or private entity to consider in the process of
             248      preparing, adopting, and implementing a capital facilities plan concerning:
             249          (I) impacts that the facilities proposed in the capital facilities plan may have on the
             250      affected entity; and
             251          (II) facilities or uses of land that the affected entity is planning or considering that may
             252      conflict with the facilities proposed in the capital facilities plan.
             253          (c) The plan shall identify:
             254          (i) demands placed upon existing public facilities by new development activity; and
             255          (ii) the proposed means by which the local political subdivision will meet those
             256      demands.
             257          (d) Municipalities and counties need not prepare a separate capital facilities plan if the
             258      general plan required by Sections 10-9-301 and 17-27-301 contains the elements required by
             259      Subsection (2)(c).
             260          (e) (i) If a local political subdivision prepares an independent capital facilities plan
             261      rather than including a capital facilities element in the general plan, the local political
             262      subdivision shall, before adopting the capital facilities plan:
             263          (A) give public notice of the plan according to this Subsection (2)(e);
             264          (B) at least 14 days before the date of the public hearing:
             265          (I) make a copy of the plan, together with a summary designed to be understood by a
             266      lay person, available to the public; and
             267          (II) place a copy of the plan and summary in each public library within the local
             268      political subdivision; and
             269          (C) hold a public hearing to hear public comment on the plan.
             270          (ii) Municipalities shall comply with the notice and hearing requirements of, and,
             271      except as provided in Subsection 11-36-401 (4)(f), receive the protections of, Subsections
             272      10-9-103 (2) and 10-9-402 (2).
             273          (iii) Counties shall comply with the notice and hearing requirements of, and, except as
             274      provided in Subsection 11-36-401 (4)(f), receive the protections of, Subsections 17-27-103 (2)
             275      and 17-27-402 (2).


             276          (iv) Special districts and private entities shall comply with the notice and hearing
             277      requirements of, and receive the protections of, Section 17A-1-203 .
             278          (v) Nothing contained in this Subsection (2)(e) or in the subsections referenced in
             279      Subsections (2)(e)(ii) and (iii) may be construed to require involvement by a planning
             280      commission in the capital facilities planning process.
             281          (f) (i) Local political subdivisions with a population or serving a population of less
             282      than 5,000 as of the last federal census need not comply with the capital facilities plan
             283      requirements of this part, but shall ensure that the impact fees imposed by them are based upon
             284      a reasonable plan.
             285          (ii) Subsection (2)(f)(i) does not apply to private entities.
             286          (3) In preparing the plan, each local political subdivision shall generally consider all
             287      revenue sources, including impact fees, to finance the impacts on system improvements.
             288          (4) A local political subdivision may only impose impact fees on development
             289      activities when its plan for financing system improvements establishes that impact fees are
             290      necessary to achieve an equitable allocation to the costs borne in the past and to be borne in the
             291      future, in comparison to the benefits already received and yet to be received.
             292          (5) (a) Each local political subdivision imposing impact fees shall prepare a written
             293      analysis of each impact fee that:
             294          (i) identifies the impact on system improvements required by the development activity;
             295          (ii) demonstrates how those impacts on system improvements are reasonably related to
             296      the development activity;
             297          (iii) estimates the proportionate share of the costs of impacts on system improvements
             298      that are reasonably related to the new development activity; and
             299          (iv) based upon those factors and the requirements of this chapter, identifies how the
             300      impact fee was calculated.
             301          (b) In analyzing whether or not the proportionate share of the costs of public facilities
             302      are reasonably related to the new development activity, the local political subdivision shall
             303      identify, if applicable:
             304          (i) the cost of existing public facilities;
             305          (ii) the manner of financing existing public facilities, such as user charges, special
             306      assessments, bonded indebtedness, general taxes, or federal grants;


             307          (iii) the relative extent to which the newly developed properties and the other
             308      properties in the municipality have already contributed to the cost of existing public facilities,
             309      by such means as user charges, special assessments, or payment from the proceeds of general
             310      taxes;
             311          (iv) the relative extent to which the newly developed properties and the other
             312      properties in the municipality will contribute to the cost of existing public facilities in the
             313      future;
             314          (v) the extent to which the newly developed properties are entitled to a credit because
             315      the municipality is requiring their developers or owners, by contractual arrangement or
             316      otherwise, to provide common facilities, inside or outside the proposed development, that have
             317      been provided by the municipality and financed through general taxation or other means, apart
             318      from user charges, in other parts of the municipality;
             319          (vi) extraordinary costs, if any, in servicing the newly developed properties; and
             320          (vii) the time-price differential inherent in fair comparisons of amounts paid at
             321      different times.
             322          (c) Each local political subdivision that prepares a written analysis under this
             323      Subsection (5) on or after July 1, 2000 shall also prepare a summary of the written analysis,
             324      designed to be understood by a lay person.
             325          (6) Each local political subdivision that adopts an impact fee enactment under Section
             326      11-36-202 on or after July 1, 2000 shall, at least 14 days before adopting the enactment, submit
             327      to each public library within the local political subdivision:
             328          (a) a copy of the written analysis required by Subsection (5)(a); and
             329          (b) a copy of the summary required by Subsection (5)(c).
             330          (7) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to repeal or otherwise eliminate any
             331      impact fee in effect on the effective date of this act that is pledged as a source of revenues to
             332      pay bonded indebtedness that was incurred before the effective date of this act.
             333          Section 3. Section 17-27-301.5 is amended to read:
             334           17-27-301.5. Notice of intent to prepare a general plan or amendments to a
             335      general plan in certain counties.
             336          (1) As used in this section:
             337          (a) (i) "Affected entity" means each county, municipality, independent special district


             338      under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Independent Special Districts, local district under Title 17B,
             339      Chapter 2, Local Districts, school district, interlocal cooperation entity established under Title
             340      11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, and specified public utility:
             341          (A) whose services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             342      modification because of an intended use of land; or
             343          (B) that has filed with the county a copy of the entity's general or long-range plan.
             344          (ii) "Affected entity" does not include the county that is required under this section to
             345      provide notice.
             346          (b) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation, or
             347      telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             348          (2) Before preparing a proposed general plan or amendments to an existing general
             349      plan, each county of the first or second class shall provide written notice, as provided in this
             350      section, of its intent to prepare a proposed general plan or amendments to a general plan.
             351          (3) Each notice under Subsection (2) shall:
             352          (a) indicate that the county intends to prepare a general plan or amendments to a
             353      general plan, as the case may be;
             354          (b) describe or provide a map of the geographic area that will be affected by the general
             355      plan or amendments to a general plan;
             356          (c) be sent to:
             357          (i) each affected entity;
             358          (ii) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created in Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             359      63F-1-506 ;
             360          (iii) the association of governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement
             361      under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which the county is a member; and
             362          (iv) the state planning coordinator appointed under Section 63-38d-202 ;
             363          (d) with respect to the notice to affected entities, invite the affected entities to provide
             364      information for the county to consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and implementing
             365      a general plan or amendments to a general plan concerning:
             366          (i) impacts that the use of land proposed in the proposed general plan or amendments
             367      to a general plan may have on the affected entity; and
             368          (ii) uses of land within the county that the affected entity is planning or considering


             369      that may conflict with the proposed general plan or amendments to the general plan; and
             370          (e) include the address of an Internet website, if the county has one, and the name and
             371      telephone number of a person where more information can be obtained concerning the county's
             372      proposed general plan or amendments to a general plan.
             373          Section 4. Section 17A-2-104 is amended to read:
             374           17A-2-104. Notice before preparing or amending a long-range plan or acquiring
             375      certain property.
             376          (1) As used in this section:
             377          (a) (i) "Affected entity" means each county, municipality, independent special district
             378      under this chapter, local district under Title 17B, Chapter 2, Local Districts, school district,
             379      interlocal cooperation entity established under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act,
             380      and specified public utility:
             381          (A) whose services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             382      modification because of an intended use of land; or
             383          (B) that has filed with the independent special district a copy of the general or
             384      long-range plan of the county, municipality, independent special district, local district, school
             385      district, interlocal cooperation entity, or specified public utility.
             386          (ii) "Affected entity" does not include the independent special district that is required
             387      under this section to provide notice.
             388          (b) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation, or
             389      telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             390          (2) (a) If an independent special district under this chapter located in a county of the
             391      first or second class prepares a long-range plan regarding its facilities proposed for the future or
             392      amends an already existing long-range plan, the independent special district shall, before
             393      preparing a long-range plan or amendments to an existing long-range plan, provide written
             394      notice, as provided in this section, of its intent to prepare a long-range plan or to amend an
             395      existing long-range plan.
             396          (b) Each notice under Subsection (2) shall:
             397          (i) indicate that the independent special district intends to prepare a long-range plan or
             398      to amend a long-range plan, as the case may be;
             399          (ii) describe or provide a map of the geographic area that will be affected by the


             400      long-range plan or amendments to a long-range plan;
             401          (iii) be sent to:
             402          (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             403      boundaries is located the land on which the proposed long-range plan or amendments to a
             404      long-range plan are expected to indicate that the proposed facilities will be located;
             405          (B) each affected entity;
             406          (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created in Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             407      63F-1-506 ;
             408          (D) each association of governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement
             409      under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which a county or municipality
             410      described in Subsection (2)(b)(iii)(A) is a member; and
             411          (E) the state planning coordinator appointed under Section 63-38d-202 ;
             412          (iv) with respect to the notice to counties and municipalities described in Subsection
             413      (2)(b)(iii)(A) and affected entities, invite them to provide information for the independent
             414      special district to consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and implementing the
             415      long-range plan or amendments to a long-range plan concerning:
             416          (A) impacts that the use of land proposed in the proposed long-range plan or
             417      amendments to a long-range plan may have on the county, municipality, or affected entity; and
             418          (B) uses of land that the county, municipality, or affected entity is planning or
             419      considering that may conflict with the proposed long-range plan or amendments to a long-range
             420      plan; and
             421          (v) include the address of an Internet website, if the independent special district has
             422      one, and the name and telephone number of a person where more information can be obtained
             423      concerning the independent special district's proposed long-range plan or amendments to a
             424      long-range plan.
             425          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(d), each independent special district
             426      intending to acquire real property in a county of the first or second class for the purpose of
             427      expanding the district's infrastructure or other facilities used for providing the services that the
             428      district is authorized to provide shall provide written notice, as provided in this Subsection (3),
             429      of its intent to acquire the property if the intended use of the property is contrary to:
             430          (i) the anticipated use of the property under the county or municipality's general plan;


             431      or
             432          (ii) the property's current zoning designation.
             433          (b) Each notice under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             434          (i) indicate that the independent special district intends to acquire real property;
             435          (ii) identify the real property; and
             436          (iii) be sent to:
             437          (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             438      boundaries the property is located; and
             439          (B) each affected entity.
             440          (c) A notice under this Subsection (3) is a protected record as provided in Subsection
             441      63-2-304 (7).
             442          (d) (i) The notice requirement of Subsection (3)(a) does not apply if the independent
             443      special district previously provided notice under Subsection (2) identifying the general location
             444      within the municipality or unincorporated part of the county where the property to be acquired
             445      is located.
             446          (ii) If an independent special district is not required to comply with the notice
             447      requirement of Subsection (3)(a) because of application of Subsection (3)(d)(i), the
             448      independent special district shall provide the notice specified in Subsection (3)(a) as soon as
             449      practicable after its acquisition of the real property.
             450          Section 5. Section 17B-2-104 is amended to read:
             451           17B-2-104. Notice before preparing or amending a long-range plan or acquiring
             452      certain property.
             453          (1) As used in this section:
             454          (a) (i) "Affected entity" means each county, municipality, independent special district
             455      under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Independent Special Districts, local district under this chapter,
             456      school district, interlocal cooperation entity established under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal
             457      Cooperation Act, and specified public utility:
             458          (A) whose services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             459      modification because of an intended use of land; or
             460          (B) that has filed with the local district a copy of the general or long-range plan of the
             461      county, municipality, independent special district, local district, school district, interlocal


             462      cooperation entity, or specified public utility.
             463          (ii) "Affected entity" does not include the local district that is required under this
             464      section to provide notice.
             465          (b) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation, or
             466      telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             467          (2) (a) If a local district under this chapter located in a county of the first or second
             468      class prepares a long-range plan regarding its facilities proposed for the future or amends an
             469      already existing long-range plan, the local district shall, before preparing a long-range plan or
             470      amendments to an existing long-range plan, provide written notice, as provided in this section,
             471      of its intent to prepare a long-range plan or to amend an existing long-range plan.
             472          (b) Each notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             473          (i) indicate that the local district intends to prepare a long-range plan or to amend a
             474      long-range plan, as the case may be;
             475          (ii) describe or provide a map of the geographic area that will be affected by the
             476      long-range plan or amendments to a long-range plan;
             477          (iii) be sent to:
             478          (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             479      boundaries is located the land on which the proposed long-range plan or amendments to a
             480      long-range plan are expected to indicate that the proposed facilities will be located;
             481          (B) each affected entity;
             482          (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created in Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             483      63F-1-506 ;
             484          (D) each association of governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement
             485      under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which a county or municipality
             486      described in Subsection (2)(b)(iii)(A) is a member; and
             487          (E) the state planning coordinator appointed under Section 63-38d-202 ;
             488          (iv) with respect to the notice to counties and municipalities described in Subsection
             489      (2)(b)(iii)(A) and affected entities, invite them to provide information for the local district to
             490      consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and implementing the long-range plan or
             491      amendments to a long-range plan concerning:
             492          (A) impacts that the use of land proposed in the proposed long-range plan or


             493      amendments to a long-range plan may have on the county, municipality, or affected entity; and
             494          (B) uses of land that the county, municipality, or affected entity is planning or
             495      considering that may conflict with the proposed long-range plan or amendments to a long-range
             496      plan; and
             497          (v) include the address of an Internet website, if the local district has one, and the name
             498      and telephone number of a person where more information can be obtained concerning the
             499      local district's proposed long-range plan or amendments to a long-range plan.
             500          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(d), each local district intending to acquire
             501      real property in a county of the first or second class for the purpose of expanding the district's
             502      infrastructure or other facilities used for providing the services that the district is authorized to
             503      provide shall provide written notice, as provided in this Subsection (3), of its intent to acquire
             504      the property if the intended use of the property is contrary to:
             505          (i) the anticipated use of the property under the county or municipality's general plan;
             506      or
             507          (ii) the property's current zoning designation.
             508          (b) Each notice under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             509          (i) indicate that the local district intends to acquire real property;
             510          (ii) identify the real property; and
             511          (iii) be sent to:
             512          (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             513      boundaries the property is located; and
             514          (B) each affected entity.
             515          (c) A notice under this Subsection (3) is a protected record as provided in Subsection
             516      63-2-304 (7).
             517          (d) (i) The notice requirement of Subsection (3)(a) does not apply if the local district
             518      previously provided notice under Subsection (2) identifying the general location within the
             519      municipality or unincorporated part of the county where the property to be acquired is located.
             520          (ii) If a local district is not required to comply with the notice requirement of
             521      Subsection (3)(a) because of application of Subsection (3)(d)(i), the local district shall provide
             522      the notice specified in Subsection (3)(a) as soon as practicable after its acquisition of the real
             523      property.


             524          Section 6. Section 20A-5-303 is amended to read:
             525           20A-5-303. Establishing, dividing, abolishing, and changing voting precincts --
             526      Common polling places -- Combined voting precincts -- Counties.
             527          (1) (a) After receiving recommendations from the county clerk, the county legislative
             528      body may establish, divide, abolish, and change voting precincts.
             529          (b) Within 30 days after the establishment, division, abolition, or change of a voting
             530      precinct under this section, the county legislative body shall file with the Automated
             531      Geographic Reference Center, created under Section [ 63A-6-202 ] 63F-1-506 , a notice
             532      describing the action taken and specifying the resulting boundaries of each voting precinct
             533      affected by the action.
             534          (2) (a) The county legislative body shall alter or divide voting precincts so that each
             535      voting precinct contains not more than 1,000 active voters.
             536          (b) The county legislative body shall:
             537          (i) identify those precincts that may reach 1,000 active voters or become too large to
             538      facilitate the election process; and
             539          (ii) divide those precincts before February 1.
             540          (3) The county legislative body may not:
             541          (a) establish or abolish any voting precinct after February 1 of a regular general
             542      election year; or
             543          (b) alter or change the boundaries of any voting precinct after February 1 of a regular
             544      general election year.
             545          (4) For the purpose of balloting on regular primary or regular general election day, the
             546      county legislative body may establish a common polling place for two or more whole voting
             547      precincts according to the following requirements:
             548          (a) the total population of the voters authorized to vote at the common polling place
             549      may not exceed 4,000 active voters; and
             550          (b) the voting precincts voting at, and the location of, the common polling place shall
             551      be designated at least 90 days before the election.
             552          (5) (a) In addition to the requirements contained in Subsection (4), in regular primary
             553      elections only, the county legislative body may combine voting precincts and use one set of
             554      election judges for the combined precincts if the ballots for each of the combined precincts are


             555      identical.
             556          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a), the county legislative body in a fourth, fifth, or
             557      sixth class county may, in any election, combine voting precincts and use one set of election
             558      judges for the combined precincts if the ballots for each of the combined precincts are
             559      identical.
             560          Section 7. Section 20A-13-104 is amended to read:
             561           20A-13-104. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
             562          (1) As used in this section, "affected party" means:
             563          (a) a representative whose Congressional district boundary is uncertain because the
             564      identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is
             565      unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or another person resides in
             566      a particular Congressional district;
             567          (b) a candidate for Congressional representative whose Congressional district boundary
             568      is uncertain because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been
             569      removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or
             570      another person resides in a particular Congressional district; or
             571          (c) a person who is uncertain about which Congressional district contains the person's
             572      residence because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been
             573      removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.
             574          (2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor
             575      to determine:
             576          (i) the precise location of the Congressional district boundary;
             577          (ii) the number of the Congressional district in which a person resides; or
             578          (iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
             579          (b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
             580      governor shall review the official maps and obtain and review other relevant data such as
             581      census block and tract descriptions, aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the
             582      area.
             583          (c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall review the
             584      maps, obtain and review any relevant data, and make a determination.
             585          (d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the Congressional district


             586      boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
             587          (i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, if
             588      necessary; and
             589          (ii) send a copy of the certification to:
             590          (A) the affected party;
             591          (B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
             592          (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             593      63F-1-506 .
             594          (e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the Congressional district in
             595      which a particular person resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that
             596      district by number to:
             597          (i) the person;
             598          (ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the person whose
             599      Congressional district number was identified; and
             600          (iii) the county clerk of the affected county.
             601          Section 8. Section 20A-14-102.2 is amended to read:
             602           20A-14-102.2. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
             603          (1) As used in this section, "affected party" means:
             604          (a) a state school board member whose state school board district boundary is uncertain
             605      because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed,
             606      modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or another
             607      person resides in a particular state board district;
             608          (b) a candidate for state school board whose state board district boundary is uncertain
             609      because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed,
             610      modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or another
             611      person resides in a particular state board district; or
             612          (c) a person who is uncertain about which state board district contains the person's
             613      residence because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been
             614      removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.
             615          (2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor
             616      to determine:


             617          (i) the precise location of the state board district boundary;
             618          (ii) the number of the state board district in which a person resides; or
             619          (iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
             620          (b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
             621      governor shall review the official maps and obtain and review other relevant data such as aerial
             622      photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the area.
             623          (c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall review the
             624      maps, obtain and review any relevant data, and make a determination.
             625          (d) If the lieutenant governor determines the precise location of the state board district
             626      boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
             627          (i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, if
             628      necessary; and
             629          (ii) send a copy of the certification to:
             630          (A) the affected party;
             631          (B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
             632          (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             633      63F-1-506 .
             634          (e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the state board district in which
             635      a particular person resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district by
             636      number to:
             637          (i) the person;
             638          (ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the person whose state
             639      board district number was identified; and
             640          (iii) the county clerk of the affected county.
             641          Section 9. Section 36-1-105 is amended to read:
             642           36-1-105. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
             643          (1) As used in this section, "affected party" means:
             644          (a) a senator whose Utah State Senate district boundary is uncertain because the
             645      identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is
             646      unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or another person resides in
             647      a particular Senate district;


             648          (b) a candidate for senator whose Senate district boundary is uncertain because the
             649      identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is
             650      unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or another person resides in
             651      a particular Senate district; or
             652          (c) a person who is uncertain about which Senate district contains the person's
             653      residence because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been
             654      removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.
             655          (2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor
             656      to determine:
             657          (i) the precise location of the Senate district boundary;
             658          (ii) the number of the Senate district in which a person resides; or
             659          (iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
             660          (b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
             661      governor shall review the official maps and obtain and review other relevant data such as
             662      census block and tract descriptions, aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the
             663      area.
             664          (c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall review the
             665      maps, obtain and review any relevant data, and make a determination.
             666          (d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the Senate district
             667      boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
             668          (i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, if
             669      necessary; and
             670          (ii) send a copy of the certification to:
             671          (A) the affected party;
             672          (B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
             673          (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             674      63F-1-506 .
             675          (e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the Senate district in which a
             676      particular person resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district by
             677      number to:
             678          (i) the person;


             679          (ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the person whose Senate
             680      district number was identified; and
             681          (iii) the county clerk of the affected county.
             682          Section 10. Section 36-1-204 is amended to read:
             683           36-1-204. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
             684          (1) As used in this section, "affected party" means:
             685          (a) a representative whose Utah House of Representatives district boundary is uncertain
             686      because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed,
             687      modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or another
             688      person resides in a particular House district;
             689          (b) a candidate for representative whose House district boundary is uncertain because
             690      the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is
             691      unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or another person resides in
             692      a particular House district; or
             693          (c) a person who is uncertain about which House district contains the person's
             694      residence because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been
             695      removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.
             696          (2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor
             697      to determine:
             698          (i) the precise location of the House district boundary;
             699          (ii) the number of the House district in which a person resides; or
             700          (iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
             701          (b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
             702      governor shall review the official maps and obtain and review other relevant data such as
             703      census block and tract descriptions, aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the
             704      area.
             705          (c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall review the
             706      maps, obtain and review any relevant data, and make a determination.
             707          (d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the House district
             708      boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
             709          (i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, if


             710      necessary; and
             711          (ii) send a copy of the certification to:
             712          (A) the affected party;
             713          (B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
             714          (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             715      63F-1-506 .
             716          (e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the House district in which a
             717      particular person resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district by
             718      number to:
             719          (i) the person;
             720          (ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the person whose House
             721      district number was identified; and
             722          (iii) the county clerk of the affected county.
             723          Section 11. Section 46-3-601 is amended to read:
             724           46-3-601. Central repository for digital certificate information -- Fee.
             725          (1) The chief information officer shall:
             726          (a) designate an existing state repository or create a new repository that is a secure,
             727      central repository for the maintenance of any appropriate information relating to the issuance of
             728      digital certificates; and
             729          (b) develop policies regarding the issuance of digital certificates by governmental
             730      entities as provided in Section [ 63D-1a-308 ] 63F-1-206 .
             731          (2) Any participating governmental entity may charge a fee to cover administrative
             732      costs and the fee required to be remitted to the state under Subsection (3).
             733          (3) Of the fee collected by a participating governmental entity pursuant to Subsection
             734      (2), a reasonable portion, as established by the chief information officer, shall be:
             735          (a) remitted to the state agency maintaining the repository in Subsection (1)(a); and
             736          (b) deposited in the General Fund as a dedicated credit for that state agency, to
             737      maintain the repository and assist in the issuance of the digital certificates pursuant to this part
             738      and Section 63D-1a-308 .
             739          (4) Any money at the end of the fiscal year in excess of the dedicated credit required by
             740      Subsection (3) shall lapse to the General Fund.


             741          (5) Any state agency permitting the public to transact business with the state agency
             742      through the use of a digital certificate may establish a transaction fee, pursuant to Section
             743      63-38-3.2 , a portion of which may be remitted to the licensed certification authority which
             744      issued the digital certificate being used.
             745          Section 12. Section 46-3-602 is amended to read:
             746           46-3-602. County clerk participation and fee authorization.
             747          A county clerk may:
             748          (1) participate in the issuance of digital certificates to citizens to facilitate electronic
             749      transactions with governmental entities according to the digital certificate policy issued by the
             750      chief information officer pursuant to Section [ 63D-1a-308 ] 63F-1-206 ; and
             751          (2) charge a fee for the service in Subsection (1), a portion of which shall be remitted
             752      to the agency maintaining the state repository pursuant to Section 46-3-601 .
             753          Section 13. Section 46-4-501 is amended to read:
             754           46-4-501. Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written
             755      records by governmental agencies.
             756          (1) A state governmental agency may, by following the procedures and requirements of
             757      Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules that:
             758          (a) identify specific transactions that the agency is willing to conduct by electronic
             759      means;
             760          (b) identify specific transactions that the agency will never conduct by electronic
             761      means;
             762          (c) specify the manner and format in which electronic records must be created,
             763      generated, sent, communicated, received, and stored, and the systems established for those
             764      purposes;
             765          (d) if law or rule requires that the electronic records must be signed by electronic
             766      means, specify the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in which the
             767      electronic signature must be affixed to the electronic record, and the identity of, or criteria that
             768      must be met, by any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process;
             769          (e) specify control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure adequate
             770      preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality, and auditability of electronic
             771      records; and


             772          (f) identify any other required attributes for electronic records that are specified for
             773      corresponding nonelectronic records or that are reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
             774          (2) A state governmental agency that makes rules under this section shall submit copies
             775      of those rules, and any amendments to those rules, to:
             776          (a) the chief information officer established by Section [ 63D-1a-301 ] 63F-1-201 ; and
             777          (b) the Utah Technology Commission established by Section 63D-1a-201 .
             778          (3) (a) The chief information officer may prepare model rules and standards relating to
             779      electronic transactions that encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with
             780      similar requirements adopted by other Utah government agencies, other states, the federal
             781      government, and nongovernmental persons interacting with Utah governmental agencies.
             782          (b) In preparing those model rules and standards, the chief information officer may
             783      specify different levels of standards from which governmental agencies may choose in order to
             784      implement the most appropriate standard for a particular application.
             785          (c) Before submitting any model rules or standards to state governmental agencies for
             786      their adoption as permanent rules, the chief information officer shall submit the model rules
             787      and standards to the Utah Technology Commission for its review and suggestions.
             788          (d) Nothing in this Subsection (3) requires a state agency to use the model rules and
             789      standards prepared by the chief information officer when making rules under this section.
             790          (4) Except as provided in Subsection 46-4-301 (6), nothing in this chapter requires any
             791      state governmental agency to:
             792          (a) conduct transactions by electronic means; or
             793          (b) use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures.
             794          (5) Each state governmental agency shall:
             795          (a) establish record retention schedules for any electronic records created or received in
             796      an electronic transaction according to the standards developed by the Division of Archives
             797      under Subsection 63-2-901 (2)(e); and
             798          (b) obtain approval of those schedules from the State Records Committee as required
             799      by Subsection 63-2-502 (1)(b).
             800          Section 14. Section 46-4-503 is amended to read:
             801           46-4-503. Government products and services provided electronically.
             802          (1) Notwithstanding Section 46-4-501 , a state governmental agency that administers


             803      one or more of the following transactions shall allow those transactions to be conducted
             804      electronically:
             805          (a) an application for or renewal of a professional or occupational license issued under
             806      Title 58, Occupations and Professions;
             807          (b) the renewal of a drivers license;
             808          (c) an application for a hunting or fishing license;
             809          (d) the filing of:
             810          (i) a return under Title 59, Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act or 12, Sales and Use
             811      Tax Act;
             812          (ii) a court document, as defined by the Judicial Council; or
             813          (iii) a document under Title 70A, Uniform Commercial Code;
             814          (e) a registration for:
             815          (i) a product; or
             816          (ii) a brand;
             817          (f) a renewal of a registration of a motor vehicle;
             818          (g) a registration under:
             819          (i) Title 16, Corporations;
             820          (ii) Title 42, Names; or
             821          (iii) Title 48, Partnership; or
             822          (h) submission of an application for benefits:
             823          (i) under Title 35A, Chapter 3, Employment Support Act;
             824          (ii) under Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act; or
             825          (iii) related to accident and health insurance.
             826          (2) The state system of public education, in coordination with the Utah Education
             827      Network, shall make reasonable progress toward making the following services available
             828      electronically:
             829          (a) secure access by parents and students to student grades and progress reports;
             830          (b) e-mail communications with:
             831          (i) teachers;
             832          (ii) parent-teacher associations; and
             833          (iii) school administrators;


             834          (c) access to school calendars and schedules; and
             835          (d) teaching resources that may include:
             836          (i) teaching plans;
             837          (ii) curriculum guides; and
             838          (iii) media resources.
             839          (3) A state governmental agency shall:
             840          (a) in carrying out the requirements of this section, take reasonable steps to ensure the
             841      security and privacy of records that are private or controlled as defined by Title 63, Chapter 2,
             842      Government Records Access and Management Act;
             843          (b) in addition to those transactions listed in Subsections (1) and (2), determine any
             844      additional services that may be made available to the public through electronic means; and
             845          (c) as part of the agency's information technology plan required by Section
             846      [ 63D-1a-303 ] 63F-1-204 , report on the progress of compliance with Subsections (1) through
             847      (3).
             848          (4) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this part, a state governmental agency is
             849      not required by this part to conduct a transaction electronically if:
             850          (a) conducting the transaction electronically is not required by federal law; and
             851          (b) conducting the transaction electronically is:
             852          (i) impractical;
             853          (ii) unreasonable; or
             854          (iii) not permitted by laws pertaining to privacy or security.
             855          (5) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (5), "one-stop shop" means the consolidation of
             856      access to diverse services and agencies at one location including virtual colocation.
             857          (b) State agencies that provide services or offer direct assistance to the business
             858      community shall participate in the establishment, maintenance, and enhancement of an
             859      integrated Utah business web portal known as Business.utah.gov. The purpose of the business
             860      web portal is to provide "one-stop shop" assistance to businesses.
             861          (c) State agencies shall partner with other governmental and nonprofit agencies whose
             862      primary mission is to provide services or offer direct assistance to the business community in
             863      Utah in fulfilling the requirements of this section.
             864          (d) The following state agencies shall comply with the provisions of this Subsection


             865      (5):
             866          (i) Department of Community and Economic Development, which shall serve as the
             867      managing partner for the website;
             868          (ii) Department of Workforce Services;
             869          (iii) Department of Commerce;
             870          (iv) Tax Commission;
             871          (v) Department of Administrative Services - Division of Purchasing and General
             872      Services, including other state agencies operating under a grant of authority from the division
             873      to procure goods and services in excess of $5,000;
             874          (vi) Department of Agriculture;
             875          (vii) Department of Natural Resources; and
             876          (viii) other state agencies that provide services or offer direct assistance to the business
             877      sector.
             878          (e) The business services available on the business web portal may include:
             879          (i) business life cycle information;
             880          (ii) business searches;
             881          (iii) employment needs and opportunities;
             882          (iv) motor vehicle registration;
             883          (v) permit applications and renewal;
             884          (vi) tax information;
             885          (vii) government procurement bid notifications;
             886          (viii) general business information;
             887          (ix) business directories; and
             888          (x) business news.
             889          Section 15. Section 53-1-106 is amended to read:
             890           53-1-106. Department duties -- Powers.
             891          (1) In addition to the responsibilities contained in this title, the department shall:
             892          (a) make rules and perform the functions specified in Title 41, Chapter 6, Traffic Rules
             893      and Regulations, including:
             894          (i) setting performance standards for towing companies to be used by the department,
             895      as required by Section 41-6-102.5 ; and


             896          (ii) advising the Department of Transportation regarding the safe design and operation
             897      of school buses, as required by Section 41-6-115 ;
             898          (b) make rules to establish and clarify standards pertaining to the curriculum and
             899      teaching methods of a motor vehicle accident prevention course under Section 31A-19a-211 ;
             900          (c) aid in enforcement efforts to combat drug trafficking;
             901          (d) meet with the Department of [Administrative] Technology Services to formulate
             902      contracts, establish priorities, and develop funding mechanisms for dispatch and
             903      telecommunications operations[, as required by Section 63A-6-107 ];
             904          (e) provide assistance to the Crime Victims' Reparations Board and Reparations Office
             905      in conducting research or monitoring victims' programs, as required by Section 63-25a-405 ;
             906          (f) develop sexual assault exam protocol standards in conjunction with the Utah
             907      Hospital Association;
             908          (g) engage in emergency planning activities, including preparation of policy and
             909      procedure and rulemaking necessary for implementation of the federal Emergency Planning
             910      and Community Right to Know Act of 1986, as required by Section 63-5-5 ;
             911          (h) implement the provisions of Section 53-2-202 , the Emergency Management
             912      Assistance Compact; and
             913          (i) (i) maintain a database of the information listed below regarding each driver license
             914      or state identification card status check made by a law enforcement officer:
             915          (A) the agency employing the law enforcement officer;
             916          (B) the name of the law enforcement officer or the identifying number the agency has
             917      assigned to the law enforcement officer;
             918          (C) the race and gender of the law enforcement officer;
             919          (D) the purpose of the law enforcement officer's status check, including but not limited
             920      to a traffic stop or a pedestrian stop; and
             921          (E) the race of the individual regarding whom the status check is made, based on the
             922      information provided through the application process under Section 53-3-205 or 53-3-804 ;
             923          (ii) provide access to the database created in Subsection (1)(i)(i) to the Commission on
             924      Criminal and Juvenile Justice for the purpose of:
             925          (A) evaluating the data;
             926          (B) evaluating the effectiveness of the data collection process; and


             927          (C) reporting and making recommendations to the Legislature; and
             928          (iii) classify any personal identifying information of any individual, including law
             929      enforcement officers, in the database as protected records under Subsection 63-2-304 (9).
             930          (2) (a) The department may establish a schedule of fees as required or allowed in this
             931      title for services provided by the department.
             932          (b) The fees shall be established in accordance with Section 63-38-3.2 .
             933          Section 16. Section 53-10-601 is amended to read:
             934           53-10-601. Utah 911 Committee.
             935          (1) There is created within the division, the Utah 911 Committee consisting of the
             936      following 15 members:
             937          (a) a representative from each of the following primary emergency public safety
             938      answering points:
             939          (i) Salt Lake County;
             940          (ii) Davis County;
             941          (iii) Utah County; and
             942          (iv) Weber County;
             943          (b) four members representing the following primary emergency public safety
             944      answering points:
             945          (i) Bear River Association;
             946          (ii) Uintah Basin Association;
             947          (iii) South East Association;
             948          (iv) Six County Association;
             949          (v) Five County Association; and
             950          (vi) Mountainlands Association, not including Utah County;
             951          (c) the following people with knowledge of technology and equipment that might be
             952      needed for an emergency public safety answering system:
             953          (i) a representative from a local exchange carrier;
             954          (ii) a representative from a rural incumbent local exchange carrier; and
             955          (iii) two representatives from radio communications services as defined in Section
             956      69-2-2 ;
             957          (d) two representatives from the Department of Public Safety, one of whom represents


             958      urban Utah and the other rural Utah; and
             959          (e) a representative from the [Division of Information Technology Services]
             960      Department of Technology Services, created in Title 63F, Chapter 1.
             961          (2) (a) Each committee member shall be appointed as follows:
             962          (i) a member described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be appointed by the governor from a
             963      nominee or nominees submitted to the governor by the council of government for that
             964      member's county;
             965          (ii) the four members described in Subsection (1)(b) shall be appointed by the governor
             966      from a nominee or nominees submitted to the governor by the associations described in
             967      Subsection (1)(b) as follows[;]:
             968          (A) the six associations shall select by lot, the first four associations to begin the
             969      rotation of membership as required by Subsection (2)(b)(i); and
             970          (B) as each association is represented on the commission in accordance with
             971      Subsection (2)(b)(i), that association shall select the person to represent it on the commission;
             972          (iii) the members described in Subsection (1)(c) shall be appointed by the governor
             973      with the consent of the Senate; and
             974          (iv) the members described in Subsections (1)(d) and (e) shall be appointed by the
             975      governor.
             976          (b) The term of office of each member is four years, except as provided in Subsections
             977      (2)(b)(ii) through (iv).
             978          (i) The representatives from Subsection (1)(b) must rotate to provide each geographic
             979      location at least one representative every four years, except as provided for the initial
             980      appointment under Subsection (2)(b)(ii).
             981          (ii) The associations listed in Subsection (1)(b) shall select by lot, two of its members
             982      to an initial two-year term.
             983          (iii) The governor shall appoint two representatives from Subsection (1)(c) to initial
             984      two-year terms.
             985          (iv) The public service answering points listed in Subsection (1)(a) shall, by lot, select
             986      two members to serve an initial two-year term.
             987          (c) No member of the committee may serve more that two consecutive four-year terms.
             988          (d) Each mid-term vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as


             989      an appointment under Subsection (2)(a).
             990          (3) (a) Committee members shall elect a chair from their number and establish rules for
             991      the organization and operation of the committee, with the chair rotating among representatives
             992      from Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (d) every year.
             993          (b) Staff services to the committee:
             994          (i) shall be provided by the division; and
             995          (ii) may be provided by local entities through the Utah Association of Counties and the
             996      Utah League of Cities and Towns.
             997          (c) Funding for staff services shall be provided with funds approved by the committee
             998      from those identified under Section 53-10-605 .
             999          (4) (a) No member may receive compensation or benefits for the member's service on
             1000      the committee.
             1001          (b) A member is not required to give bond for the performance of official duties.
             1002          Section 17. Section 53-10-605 is amended to read:
             1003           53-10-605. Use of money in fund -- Criteria -- Administration.
             1004          (1) Subject to an annual legislative appropriation from the fund to:
             1005          (a) the committee, the committee shall:
             1006          (i) authorize the use of the money in the fund, by grant to a local entity or state agency
             1007      in accordance with this Subsection (1) and Subsection (2);
             1008          (ii) grant to state agencies and local entities an amount not to exceed the per month fee
             1009      levied on telephone services under Section 69-2-5.6 for installation, implementation, and
             1010      maintenance of unified, statewide 911 emergency services and technology; and
             1011          (iii) in addition to any money under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), grant to counties of the third
             1012      through sixth class the amount dedicated for rural assistance, which is at least 3 cents per
             1013      month levied on telephone services under Section 69-2-5.6 to:
             1014          (A) enhance the 911 emergency services with a focus on areas or counties that do not
             1015      have E-911 services; and
             1016          (B) where needed, assist the counties, in cooperation with private industry, with the
             1017      creation or integration of wireless systems and location technology in rural areas of the state;
             1018      and
             1019          (b) the committee, the committee shall:


             1020          (i) include reimbursement to a provider of radio communications service, as defined in
             1021      Section 69-2-2 , for costs as provided in Subsections (1)(b)(ii) and (iii);
             1022          (ii) an agreement to reimburse costs to a provider of radio communications services
             1023      must be a written agreement among the committee, the local public safety answering point and
             1024      the carrier; and
             1025          (iii) shall include reimbursement to the provider for the cost of design, development,
             1026      and implementation of equipment or software necessary to provide Phase I, wireless E-911
             1027      service to public service answering points, provided:
             1028          (A) the reimbursement under this Subsection (1)(b) does not exceed the amount
             1029      allowed by Subsection 53-10-602 (3);
             1030          (B) the provider submits an invoice for the reimbursement to the committee; and
             1031          (C) the provider has not been reimbursed by the consumer for the costs submitted to
             1032      the committee; and
             1033          (c) the state's Automated Geographic Reference Center in the [Division of Information
             1034      Technology Services] Division of Integrated Technology of the Department of Technology
             1035      Services, an amount equal to 1 cent per month levied on telephone services under Section
             1036      69-2-5.6 shall be used to enhance and upgrade statewide digital mapping standards.
             1037          (2) (a) Beginning July 1, 2007, the committee may not grant the money in the fund to a
             1038      local entity unless the local entity is in compliance with Phase I, wireless E-911 service.
             1039          (b) Beginning July 1, 2009, the committee may not grant money in the fund to a local
             1040      entity unless the local entity is in compliance with Phase II, wireless E-911 service.
             1041          (3) A local entity must deposit any money it receives from the committee into a special
             1042      emergency telephone service fund in accordance with Subsection 69-2-5 (4).
             1043          (4) For purposes of this part, "local entity" means a county, city, town, special district,
             1044      local district, or interlocal entity created under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act.
             1045          Section 18. Section 53A-2-123 is amended to read:
             1046           53A-2-123. Notice before preparing or amending a long-range plan or acquiring
             1047      certain property.
             1048          (1) As used in this section:
             1049          (a) "Affected entity" means each county, municipality, independent special district
             1050      under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Independent Special Districts, local district under Title 17B,


             1051      Chapter 2, Local Districts, interlocal cooperation entity established under Title 11, Chapter 13,
             1052      Interlocal Cooperation Act, and specified public utility:
             1053          (i) whose services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             1054      modification because of an intended use of land; or
             1055          (ii) that has filed with the school district a copy of the general or long-range plan of the
             1056      county, municipality, independent special district, local district, school district, interlocal
             1057      cooperation entity, or specified public utility.
             1058          (b) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation, or
             1059      telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             1060          (2) (a) If a school district located in a county of the first or second class prepares a
             1061      long-range plan regarding its facilities proposed for the future or amends an already existing
             1062      long-range plan, the school district shall, before preparing a long-range plan or amendments to
             1063      an existing long-range plan, provide written notice, as provided in this section, of its intent to
             1064      prepare a long-range plan or to amend an existing long-range plan.
             1065          (b) Each notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             1066          (i) indicate that the school district intends to prepare a long-range plan or to amend a
             1067      long-range plan, as the case may be;
             1068          (ii) describe or provide a map of the geographic area that will be affected by the
             1069      long-range plan or amendments to a long-range plan;
             1070          (iii) be sent to:
             1071          (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             1072      boundaries is located the land on which the proposed long-range plan or amendments to a
             1073      long-range plan are expected to indicate that the proposed facilities will be located;
             1074          (B) each affected entity;
             1075          (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created in Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             1076      63F-1-506 ;
             1077          (D) each association of governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement
             1078      under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which a county or municipality
             1079      described in Subsection (2)(b)(iii)(A) is a member; and
             1080          (E) the state planning coordinator appointed under Section 63-38d-202 ;
             1081          (iv) with respect to the notice to counties and municipalities described in Subsection


             1082      (2)(b)(iii)(A) and affected entities, invite them to provide information for the school district to
             1083      consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and implementing the long-range plan or
             1084      amendments to a long-range plan concerning:
             1085          (A) impacts that the use of land proposed in the proposed long-range plan or
             1086      amendments to a long-range plan may have on the county, municipality, or affected entity; and
             1087          (B) uses of land that the county, municipality, or affected entity is planning or
             1088      considering that may conflict with the proposed long-range plan or amendments to a long-range
             1089      plan; and
             1090          (v) include the address of an Internet website, if the school district has one, and the
             1091      name and telephone number of a person where more information can be obtained concerning
             1092      the school district's proposed long-range plan or amendments to a long-range plan.
             1093          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(d), each school district intending to
             1094      acquire real property in a county of the first or second class for the purpose of expanding the
             1095      district's infrastructure or other facilities shall provide written notice, as provided in this
             1096      Subsection (3), of its intent to acquire the property if the intended use of the property is
             1097      contrary to:
             1098          (i) the anticipated use of the property under the county or municipality's general plan;
             1099      or
             1100          (ii) the property's current zoning designation.
             1101          (b) Each notice under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             1102          (i) indicate that the school district intends to acquire real property;
             1103          (ii) identify the real property; and
             1104          (iii) be sent to:
             1105          (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             1106      boundaries the property is located; and
             1107          (B) each affected entity.
             1108          (c) A notice under this Subsection (3) is a protected record as provided in Subsection
             1109      63-2-304 (7).
             1110          (d) (i) The notice requirement of Subsection (3)(a) does not apply if the school district
             1111      previously provided notice under Subsection (2) identifying the general location within the
             1112      municipality or unincorporated part of the county where the property to be acquired is located.


             1113          (ii) If a school district is not required to comply with the notice requirement of
             1114      Subsection (3)(a) because of application of Subsection (3)(d)(i), the school district shall
             1115      provide the notice specified in Subsection (3)(a) as soon as practicable after its acquisition of
             1116      the real property.
             1117          Section 19. Section 54-3-28 is amended to read:
             1118           54-3-28. Notice required of certain public utilities before preparing or amending
             1119      a long-range plan or acquiring certain property.
             1120          (1) As used in this section:
             1121          (a) (i) "Affected entity" means each county, municipality, independent special district
             1122      under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Independent Special Districts, local district under Title 17B,
             1123      Chapter 2, Local Districts, school district, interlocal cooperation entity established under Title
             1124      11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, and specified public utility:
             1125          (A) whose services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             1126      modification because of expected uses of land under a proposed long-range plan or under
             1127      proposed amendments to a long-range plan; or
             1128          (B) that has filed with the specified public utility a copy of the general or long-range
             1129      plan of the county, municipality, independent special district, local district, school district,
             1130      interlocal cooperation entity, or specified public utility.
             1131          (ii) "Affected entity" does not include the specified public utility that is required under
             1132      Subsection (2) to provide notice.
             1133          (b) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation, or
             1134      telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             1135          (2) (a) If a specified public utility prepares a long-range plan regarding its facilities
             1136      proposed for the future in a county of the first or second class or amends an already existing
             1137      long-range plan, the specified public utility shall, before preparing a long-range plan or
             1138      amendments to an existing long-range plan, provide written notice, as provided in this section,
             1139      of its intent to prepare a long-range plan or to amend an existing long-range plan.
             1140          (b) Each notice under Subsection (2) shall:
             1141          (i) indicate that the specified public utility intends to prepare a long-range plan or to
             1142      amend a long-range plan, as the case may be;
             1143          (ii) describe or provide a map of the geographic area that will be affected by the


             1144      long-range plan or amendments to a long-range plan;
             1145          (iii) be sent to:
             1146          (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             1147      boundaries is located the land on which the proposed long-range plan or amendments to a
             1148      long-range plan are expected to indicate that the proposed facilities will be located;
             1149          (B) each affected entity;
             1150          (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created in Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             1151      63F-1-506 ;
             1152          (D) each association of governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement
             1153      under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which a county or municipality
             1154      described in Subsection (2)(b)(iii)(A) is a member; and
             1155          (E) the state planning coordinator appointed under Section 63-38d-202 ;
             1156          (iv) with respect to the notice to counties and municipalities described in Subsection
             1157      (2)(b)(iii)(A) and affected entities, invite them to provide information for the specified public
             1158      utility to consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and implementing the long-range plan
             1159      or amendments to a long-range plan concerning:
             1160          (A) impacts that the use of land proposed in the proposed long-range plan or
             1161      amendments to a long-range plan may have on the county, municipality, or affected entity; and
             1162          (B) uses of land that the county, municipality, or affected entity is planning or
             1163      considering that may conflict with the proposed long-range plan or amendments to a long-range
             1164      plan; and
             1165          (v) include the address of an Internet website, if the specified public utility has one, and
             1166      the name and telephone number of a person where more information can be obtained
             1167      concerning the specified public utility's proposed long-range plan or amendments to a
             1168      long-range plan.
             1169          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(d), each specified public utility intending
             1170      to acquire real property in a county of the first or second class for the purpose of expanding its
             1171      infrastructure or other facilities used for providing the services that the specified public utility
             1172      is authorized to provide shall provide written notice, as provided in this Subsection (3), of its
             1173      intent to acquire the property if the intended use of the property is contrary to:
             1174          (i) the anticipated use of the property under the county or municipality's general plan;


             1175      or
             1176          (ii) the property's current zoning designation.
             1177          (b) Each notice under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             1178          (i) indicate that the specified public utility intends to acquire real property;
             1179          (ii) identify the real property; and
             1180          (iii) be sent to:
             1181          (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             1182      boundaries the property is located; and
             1183          (B) each affected entity.
             1184          (c) A notice under this Subsection (3) is a protected record as provided in Subsection
             1185      63-2-304 (7).
             1186          (d) (i) The notice requirement of Subsection (3)(a) does not apply if the specified
             1187      public utility previously provided notice under Subsection (2) identifying the general location
             1188      within the municipality or unincorporated part of the county where the property to be acquired
             1189      is located.
             1190          (ii) If a specified public utility is not required to comply with the notice requirement of
             1191      Subsection (3)(a) because of application of Subsection (3)(d)(i), the specified public utility
             1192      shall provide the notice specified in Subsection (3)(a) as soon as practicable after its acquisition
             1193      of the real property.
             1194          Section 20. Section 63-55b-163 is amended to read:
             1195           63-55b-163. Repeal dates, Title 63 and Title 63A.
             1196          (1) Section 63-38a-105 is repealed July 1, 2007.
             1197          (2) Sections 63-63b-101 and 63-63b-102 are repealed on July 1, 2007.
             1198          (3) Section 63A-1-110 is repealed July 1, 2006.
             1199          (4) Title 63A, Chapter 6, Part 1, Division of Information Technology Services, is
             1200      repealed on July 1, 2006.
             1201          Section 21. Section 63-56-9 is amended to read:
             1202           63-56-9. Duties of chief procurement officer.
             1203          Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the chief procurement officer
             1204      serves as the central procurement officer of the state and shall:
             1205          (1) adopt office policies governing the internal functions of the Division of Purchasing


             1206      and General Services;
             1207          (2) procure or supervise the procurement of all supplies, services, and construction
             1208      needed by the state;
             1209          (3) exercise general supervision and control over all inventories or supplies belonging
             1210      to the state;
             1211          (4) establish and maintain programs for the inspection, testing, and acceptance of
             1212      supplies, services, and construction;
             1213          (5) prepare statistical data concerning the procurement and usage of all supplies,
             1214      services, and construction;
             1215          (6) before June 1, 1990, notify all public procurement units of the requirements of
             1216      Section 63-56-20.7 regarding purchases of recycled paper and recycled paper products,
             1217      recycling requirements, and provide guidelines on the availability of recycled paper and paper
             1218      products, including the sources of supply and the potential uses of various grades of recycled
             1219      paper;
             1220          (7) before July 1, 1992:
             1221          (a) establish standards and specifications for determining which supplies are
             1222      considered recycled, based upon his review of current definitions and standards employed by
             1223      national procurement, product recycling, and other relevant organizations and the federal
             1224      Environmental Protection Agency;
             1225          (b) compile and update as necessary the specifications, a list of recycled supplies
             1226      available on state contract, and sources where the supplies may be obtained;
             1227          (c) make the compiled information under Subsection (7)(b) available to:
             1228          (i) all local government entities under Section 11-37-101 ;
             1229          (ii) all local health departments under Section 26A-1-108.7 ;
             1230          (iii) all procurement officers or other persons responsible for purchasing supplies
             1231      within the public school system under Title 53A, State System of Public Education;
             1232          (iv) all procurement officers or other persons responsible for purchasing supplies
             1233      within the state system of higher education under Title 53B, State System of Higher Education;
             1234      and
             1235          (v) all procurement officers or other persons responsible for purchasing supplies for all
             1236      public procurement units as defined in Section 63-56-5 ; and


             1237          (d) present a written report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment
             1238      Interim Committee annually prior to November 30 regarding the purchases of recycled goods
             1239      on state contracts during the prior fiscal year; and
             1240          (8) ensure that:
             1241          (a) before approving a purchase, lease, or rental not covered by an existing statewide
             1242      contract for information technology or telecommunications supplies or services [under the
             1243      provisions of Section 63A-6-105 , the director of the Division of Information Technology
             1244      Services has provided in writing to the chief procurement officer that the analysis required by
             1245      Subsection 63A-6-105 (7) was completed], the chief information officer and the agency have
             1246      provided in writing to the division, that the needs analysis required in Section 63F-1-205 was
             1247      completed; and
             1248          (b) the oversight authority required by Subsection (8)(a) is not delegated outside the
             1249      Division of Purchasing and General Services.
             1250          Section 22. Section 63A-1-108 is amended to read:
             1251           63A-1-108. Powers and duties of other agencies assigned to executive director.
             1252          Powers and duties assigned by other provisions of this title to the Division of Finance,
             1253      the State Building Board, [the Division of Information Technology Services,] or other agencies
             1254      or divisions of the department, and not specifically assigned by this chapter, shall be assigned
             1255      to the executive director with the approval of the governor.
             1256          Section 23. Section 63A-1-109 is amended to read:
             1257           63A-1-109. Divisions of department -- Administration.
             1258          (1) The department shall be composed of the following divisions:
             1259          (a) administrative rules;
             1260          (b) archives and records;
             1261          (c) facilities construction and management;
             1262          (d) finance;
             1263          (e) fleet operations;
             1264          [(f) information technology services;]
             1265          [(g)] (f) office of state debt collection;
             1266          [(h)] (g) state purchasing and general services;
             1267          [(i)] (h) risk management; and


             1268          [(j)] (i) office of child welfare parental defense.
             1269          (2) Each division shall be administered and managed by a division director.
             1270          Section 24. Section 63A-1-114 is amended to read:
             1271           63A-1-114. Rate Committee -- Membership -- Duties.
             1272          (1) (a) There is created a Rate Committee which shall consist of:
             1273          (i) the director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, or a designee;
             1274          (ii) the executive directors of three state agencies that use services and pay rates to one
             1275      of the department internal service funds, or their designee, appointed by the governor for a
             1276      two-year term;
             1277          (iii) the executive director of the Department of Administrative Services, or a designee;
             1278          (iv) the director of the Division of Finance, or a designee; and
             1279          (v) the chief information officer.
             1280          (b) (i) The committee shall elect a chair from its members.
             1281          (ii) Members of the committee who are state government employees and who do not
             1282      receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service on the committee shall
             1283      receive no compensation, benefits, per diem, or expenses for the members' service on the
             1284      committee.
             1285          (c) The Department of Administrative Services shall provide staff services to the
             1286      committee.
             1287          (2) (a) The internal service funds managed by the following divisions shall submit to
             1288      the committee a proposed rate and fee schedule for services rendered by the divisions to an
             1289      executive branch entity or an entity that subscribes to services rendered by the division, the:
             1290          (i) Division of Facilities Construction and Management;
             1291          (ii) Division of Fleet Operations;
             1292          (iii) Division of Purchasing and General Services; and
             1293          [(iv) Division of Information Technology Services; and]
             1294          [(v)] (iv) Division of Risk Management.
             1295          (b) The committee shall:
             1296          (i) conduct meetings in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public
             1297      Meetings;
             1298          (ii) review the proposed rate and fee schedules and may approve, increase, or decrease


             1299      the rate and fee;
             1300          (iii) recommend a proposed rate and fee schedule for each internal service fund to:
             1301          (A) the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; and
             1302          (B) the legislative appropriations subcommittees that, in accordance with Section
             1303      63-38-3.5 , approve the internal service fund agency's rates, fees, and budget; and
             1304          (iv) review and approve, increase or decrease an interim rate, fee, or amount when an
             1305      internal service fund agency begins a new service or introduces a new product between annual
             1306      general sessions of the Legislature.
             1307          (c) The committee may in accordance with Subsection 63-38-3.5 (4) decrease a rate,
             1308      fee, or amount that has been approved by the Legislature.
             1309          Section 25. Section 63A-6-101.5 is amended to read:
             1310           63A-6-101.5. Definitions.
             1311          As used in this chapter:
             1312          (1) "Chief information officer" means the chief information officer appointed under
             1313      Section [ 63D-1a-301 ] 63F-1-201 .
             1314          (2) "Commission" means the Utah Technology Commission created in Section
             1315      63D-1a-201 .
             1316          (3) "Computer center" means the location at which a central data processing platform is
             1317      managed to serve multiple executive branch agencies.
             1318          (4) "Data center" means a centralized repository for the storage, management, and
             1319      dissemination of data.
             1320          (5) "Director" means the director appointed in accordance with Section 63A-6-102 .
             1321          (6) "Division" means the Division of Information Technology Services created in
             1322      Section 63A-6-101 .
             1323          (7) "Executive branch agency" is as defined in Section 63D-1a-102 .
             1324          (8) "Executive branch strategic plan" is as defined in Section 63D-1a-102 .
             1325          (9) "Information technology" is as defined in Section [ 63D-1a-102 ] 63F-1-102 .
             1326          (10) "Telecommunications" means the transmission or reception of signs, signals,
             1327      writing, images, sounds, messages, data, or other information of any nature by wire, radio, light
             1328      waves, or other electromagnetic means.
             1329          Section 26. Section 63A-6-103 is amended to read:


             1330           63A-6-103. Duties of the division.
             1331          The division shall:
             1332          (1) establish telecommunication system specifications and standards for use by:
             1333          (a) one or more executive branch agencies; or
             1334          (b) one or more entities that subscribe to the telecommunication systems in accordance
             1335      with Section 63A-6-106 ;
             1336          (2) coordinate state telecommunication planning:
             1337          (a) in cooperation with:
             1338          (i) state telecommunication users;
             1339          (ii) executive branch agencies; and
             1340          (iii) other subscribers to the state's telecommunication systems; and
             1341          (b) subject to Section [ 63D-1a-307 ] 63A-6-108 ;
             1342          (3) coordinate the development and implementation of advanced state
             1343      telecommunication systems;
             1344          (4) provide services including technical assistance to:
             1345          (a) (i) executive branch agencies; and
             1346          (ii) subscribers to the services; and
             1347          (b) related to:
             1348          (i) information technology; or
             1349          (ii) telecommunications;
             1350          (5) cooperate:
             1351          (a) with:
             1352          (i) the federal government;
             1353          (ii) other state entities;
             1354          (iii) counties; and
             1355          (iv) municipalities;
             1356          (b) in the development, implementation, and maintenance of:
             1357          (i) governmental information technology; or
             1358          (ii) governmental telecommunication systems; and
             1359          (c) (i) as part of a cooperative organization; or
             1360          (ii) through means other than a cooperative organization;


             1361          (6) establish, operate, manage, and maintain:
             1362          (a) one or more state data centers; and
             1363          (b) one or more regional computer centers;
             1364          (7) design, implement, and manage all state-owned, leased, or rented land mobile or
             1365      radio telecommunication systems that are used in the delivery of services for state government
             1366      or its political subdivisions;
             1367          (8) in accordance with the executive branch strategic plan, implement minimum
             1368      standards to be used by the division for purposes of compatibility of procedures, programming
             1369      languages, codes, and media that facilitate the exchange of information within and among
             1370      telecommunication systems; and
             1371          (9) assist executive branch agencies in complying with the requirements of any rule
             1372      adopted by the chief information officer in accordance with Section [ 63D-1a-305 ] 63F-1-206 .
             1373          Section 27. Section 63A-6-105 is amended to read:
             1374           63A-6-105. Duties of director -- Fees -- Rate Committee -- Advisory committee.
             1375          (1) The director shall:
             1376          (a) at the lowest practical cost, manage the delivery of efficient and cost-effective
             1377      information technology and telecommunication services for:
             1378          (i) all executive branch agencies; and
             1379          (ii) entities that subscribe to the services in accordance with Section 63A-6-106 ; and
             1380          (b) provide priority service to public safety agencies.
             1381          (2) The director may negotiate the purchase, lease, or rental of private or public
             1382      information technology or telecommunication services or facilities in accordance with
             1383      Subsection (7).
             1384          (3) Where practical, efficient, and economically beneficial, the director shall use
             1385      existing private and public information technology or telecommunication resources.
             1386          (4) (a) [In accordance with Section 63D-1a-303 , the] The director shall provide the
             1387      chief information officer a written analysis of any agency information technology plan
             1388      provided to the division by the chief information officer with the information requested by the
             1389      chief information officer in accordance with Subsection 63F-1-504 (3).
             1390          (b) In accordance with Section [ 63D-1a-307 ] 63A-6-108 , the division shall submit the
             1391      division's agency information technology plan for approval by the chief information officer.


             1392          (5) (a) In accordance with this Subsection (5), the director shall prescribe a schedule of
             1393      fees for all services rendered by the division to:
             1394          (i) an executive branch entity; or
             1395          (ii) an entity that subscribes to services rendered by the division in accordance with
             1396      Section 63A-6-106 .
             1397          (b) Each fee included in the schedule of fees required by Subsection (5)(a) shall be:
             1398          (i) equitable; and
             1399          (ii) sufficient to recover all the costs of operation, including the cost of capital
             1400      equipment and facilities.
             1401          (c) Before charging a fee to an executive branch agency, or to a subscriber of services
             1402      other than an executive branch agency, the director shall:
             1403          (i) submit the proposed rates, fees, and cost analysis to the Rate Committee established
             1404      in Section 63A-1-114 ; and
             1405          (ii) obtain the approval of the Legislature as required by Section 63-38-3.5 .
             1406          (d) The director shall conduct a market analysis by July 1, 2005, and periodically
             1407      thereafter, of proposed rates and fees, which analysis shall include a comparison of the
             1408      division's rates with the fees of other public or private sector providers where comparable
             1409      services and rates are reasonably available.
             1410          (6) (a) The director shall create advisory committees composed of representatives of
             1411      user agencies.
             1412          (b) Those advisory committees may recommend policies and practices for the efficient
             1413      and effective operation of the division.
             1414          (7) Before negotiating a purchase, lease, or rental under Subsection (2) for an amount
             1415      that exceeds the value established by policy in accordance with Section 63A-1-110 , the director
             1416      shall:
             1417          (a) conduct an analysis of the needs of executive branch agencies and subscribers of
             1418      services and the ability of the proposed information technology or telecommunications services
             1419      or supplies to meet those needs; and
             1420          (b) for purchases, leases, or rentals not covered by an existing statewide contract,
             1421      provide in writing to the chief procurement officer in the Division of Purchasing and General
             1422      Services that:


             1423          (i) the analysis required in Subsection (7)(a) was completed; and
             1424          (ii) based on the analysis, the proposed purchase, lease, rental, or master contract of
             1425      services, products, or supplies is practical, efficient, and economically beneficial to the state
             1426      and the executive branch agency or subscriber of services.
             1427          Section 28. Section 63A-6-108 , which is renumbered from Section 63D-1a-307 is
             1428      renumbered and amended to read:
             1429           [63D-1a-307].     63A-6-108. Relationship with the division.
             1430          (1) In accordance with this section, the division shall submit an agency information
             1431      technology plan.
             1432          (2) The agency information technology plan submitted by the division under this
             1433      section shall include:
             1434          (a) the information required by Section [ 63D-1a-303 ] 63F-1-204 ;
             1435          (b) a list of the services the division offers or plans to offer;
             1436          (c) a description of the performance measures used by the division to measure the
             1437      quality of the services described in Subsection (2)(b); and
             1438          (d) a summary of the state telecommunication plans developed in accordance with
             1439      Subsection 63A-6-103 (2).
             1440          (3) (a) In submitting its agency information technology plan under this section, the
             1441      division shall comply with Section [ 63D-1a-303 ] 63F-1-204 .
             1442          (b) The agency information technology plan submitted by the division under this
             1443      section is subject to the approval of the chief information officer as provided in Section
             1444      [ 63D-1a-303 ] 63F-1-204 .
             1445          (4) (a) The division shall assist the chief information officer with restructuring the
             1446      state's information technology governance in accordance with Title 63F, Utah Technology
             1447      Governance Act.
             1448          (b) Beginning July 1, 2005 and until the repeal of this chapter on July 1, 2006, the
             1449      division shall systematically transfer all the powers and duties granted to the division under this
             1450      chapter to the chief information officer and the Department of Technology Services in
             1451      accordance with the chief information officer's plan developed in accordance with uncodified
             1452      Section 69, Transition to new department, and as provided in Title 63F, Utah Technology
             1453      Governance Act.


             1454          (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 63-38-8.2 , on July 1, 2006, any authority
             1455      to acquire capital assets, which has been granted nonlapsing authority under the provisions of
             1456      Section 63-38-8.2 , and which is held by the division shall be transferred to the Department of
             1457      Technology Services.
             1458          Section 29. Section 63D-1a-102 is amended to read:
             1459           63D-1a-102. Definitions.
             1460          As used in this title:
             1461          (1) "Cabinet level officials" means executive directors of departments and others who
             1462      serve on the governor's cabinet.
             1463          (2) "Chief information officer" means the chief information officer appointed under
             1464      Section [ 63D-1a-301 ] 63F-1-201 .
             1465          (3) "Commission" means the Utah Technology Commission created in Section
             1466      63D-1a-201 .
             1467          [(4) "Division" means the Division of Information Technology Services created in Title
             1468      63A, Chapter 6, Information Technology Services.]
             1469          [(5)] (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection [(5)] (4)(b), "executive branch agency"
             1470      means an agency or administrative subunit of state government.
             1471          (b) "Executive branch agency" does not include:
             1472          (i) the legislative branch;
             1473          (ii) the judicial branches;
             1474          (iii) the State Board of Education;
             1475          (iv) the Board of Regents; and
             1476          (v) institutions of higher education.
             1477          [(6)] (5) "Executive branch strategic plan" means the executive branch strategic plan
             1478      created under Section [ 63D-1a-302 ] 63F-1-203 .
             1479          [(7) "Information system" means a system designed, built, operated, and maintained:]
             1480          [(a) to collect, record, process, store, retrieve, and display information; and]
             1481          [(b) involving one or more of the following resources:]
             1482          [(i) people;]
             1483          [(ii) procedures; or]
             1484          [(iii) equipment.]


             1485          [(8) "Information technology" means all computerized and auxiliary automated
             1486      information handling, including:]
             1487          [(a) systems design and analysis;]
             1488          [(b) conversion of data;]
             1489          [(c) computer programming;]
             1490          [(d) information storage and retrieval;]
             1491          [(e) voice, radio, video, and data communications;]
             1492          [(f) requisite systems controls;]
             1493          [(g) simulation; and]
             1494          [(h) all related interactions between people and machines.]
             1495          Section 30. Section 63F-1-101 is enacted to read:
             1496     
TITLE 63F. UTAH TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE ACT

             1497     
CHAPTER 1. DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

             1498     
Part 1. General Provisions

             1499          63F-1-101. Title.
             1500          (1) This title is known as the "Utah Technology Governance Act."
             1501          (2) This chapter is known as the "Department of Technology Services."
             1502          Section 31. Section 63F-1-102 is enacted to read:
             1503          63F-1-102. Definitions.
             1504          As used in this title:
             1505          (1) "Board" means the Technology Advisory Board created in Section 63F-1-202 .
             1506          (2) "Chief information officer" means the chief information officer appointed under
             1507      Section 63F-1-201 .
             1508          (3) "Commission" means the Utah Technology Commission created in Section
             1509      63D-1a-201 .
             1510          (4) "Computer center" means the location at which a central data processing platform is
             1511      managed to serve multiple executive branch agencies.
             1512          (5) "Data center" means a centralized repository for the storage, management, and
             1513      dissemination of data.
             1514          (6) "Department" means the Department of Technology Services.
             1515          (7) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), "executive branch agency" means an


             1516      agency or administrative subunit of state government.
             1517          (b) "Executive branch agency" does not include:
             1518          (i) the legislative branch;
             1519          (ii) the judicial branch;
             1520          (iii) the State Board of Education;
             1521          (iv) the Board of Regents; H. [ and ] .H
             1522          (v) institutions of higher education H. ;
             1522a          (vi) independent entities as defined in Section 63E-1-102; and
             1522b          (vii) S. [ the state auditor's office ] elective constitutional offices of the executive
             1522c      department which includes:
             1522d          (A) the state auditor;
             1522e          (B) the state treasurer; and
             1522f          (C) the attorney general .S .H .
             1523          (8) "Executive branch strategic plan" means the executive branch strategic plan created
             1524      under Section 63F-1-203 .
             1525          (9) "Information technology" means all computerized and auxiliary automated
             1526      information handling, including:
             1527          (a) systems design and analysis;
             1528          (b) H. acquisition, storage, and .H conversion of data;
             1529          (c) computer programming;
             1530          (d) information storage and retrieval;
             1531          (e) voice, radio, video, and data communications;
             1532          (f) requisite systems controls;
             1533          (g) simulation; and
             1534          (h) all related interactions between people and machines.
             1535          (10) "State information architecture" means a logically consistent set of principles,
             1536      policies, and standards that guide the engineering of state government's information technology
             1537      and infrastructure in a way that ensures alignment with state government's business and service
             1538      needs.
             1539          (11) "Telecommunications" means the transmission or reception of signs, signals,
             1540      writing, images, sounds, messages, data, or other information of any nature by wire, radio, light
             1541      waves, or other electromagnetic means.
             1542          Section 32. Section 63F-1-103 is enacted to read:
             1543          63F-1-103. Department of Technology Services.
             1544          (1) There is created within state government the Department of Technology Services
             1545      which has all of the policymaking functions, regulatory and enforcement powers, rights, duties,
             1546      and responsibilities outlined in this title.


             1547          (2) In accordance with Subsection 63-38-3.5 (7), the department has authority to
             1548      operate as an internal service fund agency as provided in Section 63-38-3.5 .
             1549          Section 33. Section 63F-1-104 is enacted to read:
             1550          63F-1-104. Purposes.
             1551          The department shall:
             1552          (1) lead state executive branch agency efforts to reengineer the state's information
             1553      technology architecture with the goal of coordinating central and individual agency information
             1554      technology in a manner that:
             1555          (a) ensures compliance with the executive branch agency strategic plan; and
             1556          (b) ensures that cost-effective, efficient information and communication systems and
             1557      resources are being used by agencies to:
             1558          (i) reduce data, hardware, and software redundancy;
             1559          (ii) improve system interoperability and data accessibility between agencies; and
             1560          (iii) meet the agency's and user's business and service needs;
             1561          (2) (a) coordinate an executive branch strategic plan for all agencies;
             1562          (b) identify best practices from agencies and other public and private sector entities;
             1563      and
             1564          (c) develop and implement processes to replicate information technology best practices
             1565      and standards throughout the executive branch;
             1566          (3) oversee the expanded use and implementation of project and contract management
             1567      principles as they relate to information technology projects within the executive branch;
             1568          (4) serve as general contractor between the state's information technology users and
             1569      private sector providers of information technology products and services;
             1570          (5) work toward building stronger partnering relationships with providers;
             1571          (6) develop service level agreements with executive branch departments and agencies
             1572      to ensure quality products and services are delivered on schedule and within budget;
             1573          (7) develop standards for application development including a standard methodology
             1574      and cost-benefit analysis that all agencies shall utilize for application development activities;
             1575          (8) determine and implement statewide efforts to standardize data elements and
             1576      determine data ownership assignments among executive branch agencies;
             1577          (9) develop systems and methodologies to review, evaluate, and prioritize existing


             1578      information technology projects within the executive branch and report to the governor and the
             1579      commission on a semiannual basis regarding the status of information technology projects; and
             1580          (10) assist the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget with the development of
             1581      information technology budgets for agencies.
             1582          Section 34. Section 63F-1-105 is enacted to read:
             1583          63F-1-105. Appointment of executive director -- Compensation -- Authority.
             1584          (1) The governor shall:
             1585          (a) appoint the executive director with the consent of the Senate; and
             1586          (b) establish the executive director's salary within the salary range fixed by the
             1587      Legislature in Title 67, Chapter 22, State Officer Compensation.
             1588          (2) The executive director shall:
             1589          (a) serve at the pleasure of the governor; and
             1590          (b) exercise all powers given to and perform all duties imposed on the department.
             1591          Section 35. Section 63F-1-106 is enacted to read:
             1592          63F-1-106. Executive director -- Jurisdiction over divisions and office directors --
             1593      Authority.
             1594          (1) The executive director of the department has administrative jurisdiction over each
             1595      division and office in the department and the division and office directors. The executive
             1596      director may make changes in personnel and service functions in the divisions under the
             1597      director's administrative jurisdiction, and authorize designees to perform appropriate
             1598      responsibilities, to effectuate greater efficiency and economy in the operations of the
             1599      department as permitted by this section.
             1600          (2) The executive director may establish offices and bureaus to perform functions such
             1601      as budgeting, planning, and personnel administration to facilitate management of the
             1602      department.
             1603          (3) The executive director may hire employees in the department, divisions, and offices
             1604      as permitted by department resources. Except as provided in Subsection (4), any employees of
             1605      the department are exempt from career service or classified service status as provided in
             1606      Section 67-19-15 .
             1607          (4) (a) An employee of an executive branch agency who was a career service employee
             1608      as of July 1, 2005 H. [ and whose functions are ] who is .H transferred to the Department
             1608a      of Technology


             1609      Services continues in the employee's career service status during the employee's service to the
             1610      Department of Technology Services H. if the duties of the position in the new department are
             1610a      substantially similar to those in the employee's previous position.
             1610b          (b) A career service employee transferred to the new department under the provisions
             1610c      of Subsection (4)(a), whose duties or responsibilities subsequently change, may not be
             1610d      converted to exempt status without the review process required by Subsection 67-19-15(3).
             1610e          (c) The executive director shall work with executive branch agency directors, during the
             1610f      period of transition to the new department, in good faith, to:
             1610g          (i) preserve relevant career service positions;
             1610h          (ii) retain qualified employees in non-relevant positions through transfers to other
             1610i      positions in state government, with retraining as necessary; and
             1610j          (iii) promote greater economy and efficiencies for the department .H .
             1611           H. [ (b) ] (d) .H The Department of Technology Services together with the Department
             1611a      of Human
             1612      Resource Management may develop financial and other incentives to encourage a career
             1613      service employee who transfers to the department under the provisions of Subsection (4)(a) to
             1614      voluntarily convert to an exempt position under Section 67-19-15 .
             1615           H. [ (c) ] (e) .H If a career service employee transfers to the department under the
             1615a      provisions of
             1616      Subsection (4)(a) and terminates his employment with the department for any reason, the
             1617      employment position shall be exempt from career service status under the provisions of
             1618      Subsection (3).
             1619          Section 36. Section 63F-1-107 is enacted to read:
             1620          63F-1-107. Divisions of department -- Administration.
             1621          (1) The department shall be composed of the following divisions:
             1622          (a) the Division of Enterprise Technology;
             1623          (b) the Division of Integrated Technology; and
             1624          (c) the Division of Agency Services.
             1625          (2) Each division shall be administered and managed by a division director.
             1626          Section 37. Section 63F-1-201 is enacted to read:
             1627     
Part 2. Chief Information Officer

             1628          63F-1-201. Chief information officer -- Appointment -- Powers -- Reporting.
             1629          (1) The director of the department shall serve as the state's chief information officer.
             1630          (2) The chief information officer shall:
             1631          (a) advise the governor on information technology policy; and
             1632          (b) perform those duties given the chief information officer by statute.
             1633          (3) (a) The chief information officer shall report annually to:
             1634          (i) the governor;
             1635          (ii) the commission; and
             1636          (iii) the Public Utilities and Technology Interim Committee.


             1637          (b) The report required under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             1638          (i) summarize the state's current and projected use of information technology;
             1639          (ii) summarize the executive branch strategic plan including a description of major


             1640      changes in the executive branch strategic plan; and
             1641          (iii) provide a brief description of each state agency's information technology plan.
             1642          Section 38. Section 63F-1-202 is enacted to read:
             1643          63F-1-202. Technology Advisory Board -- Membership -- Duties.
             1644          (1) There is created the Technology Advisory Board to the chief information officer.
             1645      The board shall have seven members as follows:
             1646          (a) three members appointed by the governor who are individuals actively involved in
             1647      business planning for state agencies;
             1648          (b) one member appointed by the governor who is actively involved in business
             1649      planning for higher education or public education;
             1650          (c) one member appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and
             1651      president of the Senate from the Legislative Automation Committee of the Legislature to
             1652      represent the legislative branch;
             1653          (d) one member appointed by the Judicial Council to represent the judicial branch; and
             1654          (e) one member appointed by the governor who represents private sector business
             1655      needs in the state, but who is not an information technology vendor for the state.
             1656          (2) (a) The members of the advisory board shall elect a chair from the board by
             1657      majority vote.
             1658          (b) The department shall provide staff to the board.
             1659          (c) (i) A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum.
             1660          (ii) Action by a majority of a quorum of the board constitutes an action of the board.
             1661          (3) The board shall meet as necessary to advise the chief information officer and assist
             1662      the chief information officer and executive branch agencies in coming to consensus on:
             1663          (a) the development and implementation of the state's information technology strategic
             1664      plan;
             1665          (b) critical information technology initiatives for the state;
             1666          (c) the development of standards for state information architecture;
             1667          (d) identification of the business and technical needs of state agencies;
             1668          (e) the department's performance measures for service agreements with executive
             1669      branch agencies and subscribers of services; and
             1670          (f) the efficient and effective operation of the department.


             1671          (4) (a) (i) Members of the board who are not state government employees shall receive
             1672      no compensation of benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred
             1673      in the performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of
             1674      Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             1675          (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expense for their service.
             1676          (b) (i) State government officers and employee members who do not receive salary, per
             1677      diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses
             1678      incurred in the performance of their official duties at the rates established by the Division of
             1679      Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             1680          (ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem
             1681      and expenses for the member's service.
             1682          Section 39. Section 63F-1-203 is enacted to read:
             1683          63F-1-203. Executive branch information technology strategic plan.
             1684          (1) In accordance with this section, the chief information officer shall prepare an
             1685      executive branch information technology strategic plan:
             1686          (a) that complies with this chapter; and
             1687          (b) which shall include:
             1688          (i) a strategic plan for the:
             1689          (A) interchange of information related to information technology between executive
             1690      branch agencies;
             1691          (B) coordination between executive branch agencies in the development and
             1692      maintenance of information technology and information systems including the coordination of
             1693      agency information technology plans described in Section 63F-1-204 ; and
             1694          (C) protection of the privacy of individuals who use state information technology or
             1695      information systems;
             1696          (ii) priorities for the development and implementation of information technology or
             1697      information systems including priorities determined on the basis of:
             1698          (A) the importance of the information technology or information system; and
             1699          (B) the time sequencing of the information technology or information system; and
             1700          (iii) maximizing the use of existing state information technology resources.
             1701          (2) In the development of the executive branch strategic plan, the chief information


             1702      officer shall consult with all cabinet level officials and the advisory board created in Section
             1703      63F-1-202 .
             1704          (3) (a) Unless withdrawn by the chief information officer or the governor in accordance
             1705      with Subsection (3)(b), the executive branch strategic plan takes effect 30 days after the day on
             1706      which the executive branch strategic plan is submitted to:
             1707          (i) the governor; and
             1708          (ii) the commission.
             1709          (b) The chief information officer or the governor may withdraw the executive branch
             1710      strategic plan submitted under Subsection (3)(a) if the governor or chief information officer
             1711      determines that the executive branch strategic plan:
             1712          (i) should be modified; or
             1713          (ii) for any other reason should not take effect.
             1714          (c) The commission may make recommendations to the governor and to the chief
             1715      information officer if the commission determines that the executive branch strategic plan
             1716      should be modified or for any other reason should not take effect.
             1717          (d) Modifications adopted by the chief information officer shall be resubmitted to the
             1718      governor and the commission for their review or approval as provided in Subsections (3)(a)
             1719      and (b).
             1720          (4) The executive branch strategic plan is to be implemented by executive branch
             1721      agencies through each executive branch agency adopting an agency information technology
             1722      plan in accordance with Section 63F-1-204 .
             1723          Section 40. Section 63F-1-204 is enacted to read:
             1724          63F-1-204. Agency information technology plans.
             1725          (1) (a) By July 1 of each year, each executive branch agency shall submit an agency
             1726      information technology plan to the chief information officer at the department level, unless the
             1727      governor or the chief information officer request an information technology plan be submitted
             1728      by a subunit of a department, or by an executive branch agency other than a department.
             1729          (b) The information technology plans required by this section shall be in the form and
             1730      level of detail required by the chief information officer, by administrative rule adopted in
             1731      accordance with Section 63F-1-206 , and shall include, at least:
             1732          (i) the information technology objectives of the agency;


             1733          (ii) any performance measures used by the agency for implementing the agency's
             1734      information technology objectives;
             1735          (iii) any planned expenditures related to information technology;
             1736          (iv) the agency's need for appropriations for information technology;
             1737          (v) how the agency's development of information technology coordinates with other
             1738      state and local governmental entities;
             1739          (vi) any efforts the agency has taken to develop public and private partnerships to
             1740      accomplish the information technology objectives of the agency; and
             1741          (vii) the efforts the executive branch agency has taken to conduct transactions
             1742      electronically in compliance with Section 46-4-503 .
             1743          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), an agency information technology plan
             1744      described in Subsection (1) shall comply with the executive branch strategic plan established in
             1745      accordance with Section 63F-1-203 .
             1746          (b) If the executive branch agency submitting the agency information technology plan
             1747      justifies the need to depart from the executive branch strategic plan, an agency information
             1748      technology plan may depart from the executive branch strategic plan to the extent approved by
             1749      the chief information officer.
             1750          (3) (a) On receipt of a state agency information technology plan, the chief information
             1751      officer shall forward a complete copy of the agency information technology plan to the
             1752      Division of Enterprise Technology created in Section 63F-1-401 and the Division of Integrated
             1753      Technology created in Section 63F-1-501 .
             1754          (b) The divisions shall provide the chief information officer a written analysis of each
             1755      agency plan submitted in accordance with Sections 63F-1-404 and 63F-1-504 .
             1756          (4) (a) The chief information officer shall review each agency plan to determine:
             1757          (i) (A) whether the agency plan complies with the executive strategic plan and state
             1758      information architecture; or
             1759          (B) to the extent that the agency plan does not comply with the executive strategic plan
             1760      or state information architecture, whether the executive branch entity is justified in departing
             1761      from the executive strategic plan, or state information architecture; and
             1762          (ii) whether the agency plan meets the information technology and other needs of:
             1763          (A) the executive branch agency submitting the plan; and


             1764          (B) the state.
             1765          (b) In conducting the review required by Subsection (4)(a), the chief information
             1766      officer shall consider the analysis submitted by the divisions under Subsection (3).
             1767          (5) After the chief information officer conducts the review described in Subsection (4)
             1768      of an agency information technology plan, the chief information officer may:
             1769          (a) approve the agency information technology plan;
             1770          (b) disapprove the agency information technology plan; or
             1771          (c) recommend modifications to the agency information technology plan.
             1772          (6) An executive branch agency or the department may not submit a request for
             1773      appropriation related to information technology or an information technology system to the
             1774      governor in accordance with Section 63-38-2 until after the executive branch agency's
             1775      information technology plan is approved by the chief information officer.
             1776          Section 41. Section 63F-1-205 is enacted to read:
             1777          63F-1-205. Approval of acquisitions of information technology.
             1778          (1) (a) In accordance with Subsection (2), the chief information officer shall approve
             1779      the acquisition by an executive branch agency of:
             1780          (i) information technology equipment;
             1781          (ii) telecommunications equipment;
             1782          (iii) software; H. [ and ] .H
             1783          (iv) services related to the items listed in Subsections (1)(a)(i) through (iii) H. ; and
             1783a          (v) data acquisition .H .
             1784          (b) The chief information officer may negotiate the purchase, lease, or rental of private
             1785      or public information technology or telecommunication services or facilities in accordance with
             1786      this section.
             1787          (c) Where practical, efficient, and economically beneficial, the chief information
             1788      officer shall use existing private and public information technology or telecommunication
             1789      resources.
             1790          (2) Before negotiating a purchase, lease, or rental under Subsection (1) for an amount
             1791      that exceeds the value established by the chief information officer by rule in accordance with
             1792      Section 63F-1-206 , the chief information officer shall:
             1793          (a) conduct an analysis of the needs of executive branch agencies and subscribers of
             1794      services and the ability of the proposed information technology or telecommunications services


             1795      or supplies to meet those needs; and
             1796          (b) for purchases, leases, or rentals not covered by an existing statewide contract,
             1797      provide in writing to the chief procurement officer in the Division of Purchasing and General
             1798      Services that:
             1799          (i) the analysis required in Subsection (2)(a) was completed; and
             1800          (ii) based on the analysis, the proposed purchase, lease, rental, or master contract of
             1801      services, products, or supplies is practical, efficient, and economically beneficial to the state
             1802      and the executive branch agency or subscriber of services.
             1803          (3) In approving an acquisition described in Subsections (1) and (2), the chief
             1804      information officer shall:
             1805          (a) establish by administrative rule, in accordance with Section 63F-1-206 , standards
             1806      under which an agency must obtain approval from the chief information officer before
             1807      acquiring the items listed in Subsections (1) and (2);
             1808          (b) for those acquisitions requiring approval, determine whether the acquisition is in
             1809      compliance with:
             1810          (i) the executive strategic plan;
             1811          (ii) the applicable agency information technology plan;
             1812          (iii) the budget for the executive branch agency or department as adopted by the
             1813      Legislature; and
             1814          (iv) Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah Procurement Code; and
             1815          (c) in accordance with Section 63F-1-207 , require coordination of acquisitions between
             1816      two or more executive branch agencies if it is in the best interests of the state.
             1817          (4) (a) Each executive branch agency shall provide the chief information officer with
             1818      complete access to all information technology records, documents, and reports:
             1819          (i) at the request of the chief information officer; and
             1820          (ii) related to the executive branch agency's acquisition of any item listed in Subsection
             1821      (1).
             1822          (b) Beginning July 1, 2006 and in accordance with administrative rules established by
             1823      the department under Section 63F-1-206 , no new technology projects may be initiated by an
             1824      executive branch agency or the department unless the technology project is described in a
             1825      formal project plan and the business case analysis has been approved by the chief information


             1826      officer and agency head. The project plan and business case analysis required by this
             1827      Subsection (4) shall be in the form required by the chief information officer, and shall include:
             1828          (i) a statement of work to be done and existing work to be modified or displaced;
             1829          (ii) total cost of system development and conversion effort, including system analysis
             1830      and programming costs, establishment of master files, testing, documentation, special
             1831      equipment cost and all other costs, including overhead;
             1832          (iii) savings or added operating costs that will result after conversion;
             1833          (iv) other advantages or reasons that justify the work;
             1834          (v) source of funding of the work, including ongoing costs;
             1835          (vi) consistency with budget submissions and planning components of budgets; and
             1836          (vii) whether the work is within the scope of projects or initiatives envisioned when the
             1837      current fiscal year budget was approved.
             1838          (5) (a) The chief information officer and the Division of Purchasing and General
             1839      Services shall work cooperatively to establish procedures under which the chief information
             1840      officer shall monitor and approve acquisitions as provided in this section.
             1841          (b) The procedures established under this section shall include at least the written
             1842      certification required by Subsection 63-56-9 (8).
             1843          Section 42. Section 63F-1-206 is enacted to read:
             1844          63F-1-206. Rulemaking -- Policies.
             1845          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
             1846      Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the chief information officer shall make rules that:
             1847          (i) provide standards that impose requirements on executive branch agencies that:
             1848          (A) are related to the security of the statewide area network; and
             1849          (B) establish standards for when an agency must obtain approval before obtaining
             1850      items listed in Subsection 63F-1-205 (1);
             1851          (ii) specify the detail and format required in an agency information technology plan
             1852      submitted in accordance with Section 63F-1-204 ;
             1853          (iii) provide for standards related to the privacy policies of websites operated by or on
             1854      behalf of an executive branch agency;
             1855          (iv) provide for the acquisition, licensing, and sale of computer software;
             1856          (v) specify the requirements for the project plan and business case analysis required by


             1857      Section 63F-1-205 ;
             1858          (vi) provide for project oversight of agency technology projects when required by
             1859      Section 63F-1-205 ;
             1860          (vii) establish, in accordance with Subsection 63F-1-205 (2), the implementation of the
             1861      needs assessment for information technology purchases;
             1862          (viii) establish telecommunications standards and specifications in accordance with
             1863      Section 63F-1-404 ; and
             1864          (ix) establish policies regarding the issuance of digital certificates by government
             1865      entities under Section 46-3-601 .
             1866          (b) The rulemaking authority in this Subsection (1) is in addition to any other rule
             1867      making authority granted by this title.
             1868          (2) (a) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             1869      and subject to Subsection (2)(b), the chief information officer may adopt a policy that outlines
             1870      procedures to be followed by the chief information officer in facilitating the implementation of
             1871      this title by executive branch agencies if the policy:
             1872          (i) is consistent with the executive strategic plan; and
             1873          (ii) is not required to be made by rule under Subsection (1) or Section 63-46a-3 .
             1874          (b) (i) A policy adopted by the chief information officer under Subsection (2)(a) may
             1875      not take effect until 30 days after the day on which the chief information officer submits the
             1876      policy to:
             1877          (A) the governor; and
             1878          (B) all cabinet level officials.
             1879          (ii) During the 30-day period described in Subsection (2)(b)(i), cabinet level officials
             1880      may review and comment on a policy submitted under Subsection (2)(b)(i).
             1881          (3) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) or (2) or Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             1882      Administrative Rulemaking Act, without following the procedures of Subsection (1) or (2), the
             1883      chief information officer may adopt a security procedure to be followed by executive branch
             1884      agencies to protect the statewide area network if:
             1885          (i) broad communication of the security procedure would create a significant potential
             1886      for increasing the vulnerability of the statewide area network to breach or attack; and
             1887          (ii) after consultation with the chief information officer, the governor agrees that broad


             1888      communication of the security procedure would create a significant potential increase in the
             1889      vulnerability of the statewide area network to breach or attack.
             1890          (b) A security procedure described in Subsection (3)(a) is classified as a protected
             1891      record under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
             1892          (c) The chief information officer shall provide a copy of the security procedure as a
             1893      protected record to:
             1894          (i) the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court for the judicial branch;
             1895          (ii) the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate for the
             1896      legislative branch;
             1897          (iii) the chair of the Board of Regents; and
             1898          (iv) the chair of the State Board of Education.
             1899          Section 43. Section 63F-1-207 is enacted to read:
             1900          63F-1-207. Coordination within the executive branch -- Cooperation with other
             1901      branches.
             1902          (1) In accordance with the executive branch strategic plan and the requirements of this
             1903      title, the chief information officer shall coordinate the development of information technology
             1904      systems between two or more executive branch agencies subject to:
             1905          (a) the budget approved by the Legislature; and
             1906          (b) Title 63, Chapter 38, Budgetary Procedures Act.
             1907          (2) In addition to the coordination described in Subsection (1), the chief information
             1908      officer shall promote cooperation regarding information technology in a manner consistent
             1909      with the interbranch coordination plan created in accordance with Title 63D, Chapter 1a, Part
             1910      4, Interbranch Coordination.
             1911          Section 44. Section 63F-1-208 is enacted to read:
             1912          63F-1-208. Delegation of department functions.
             1913          (1) (a) If the conditions of Subsections (1)(b) and (2) are met and subject to the other
             1914      provisions of this section, the chief information officer may delegate a function of the
             1915      department to another executive branch agency or an institution of higher education by contract
             1916      or other means authorized by law.
             1917          (b) The chief information officer may delegate a function of the department as
             1918      provided in Subsection (1)(a) if in the judgment of the director of the executive branch agency,


             1919      the director of the division, and the chief information officer:
             1920          (i) the executive branch agency or institution of higher education has requested that the
             1921      function be delegated;
             1922          (ii) the executive branch agency or institution of higher education has the necessary
             1923      resources and skills to perform or control the function to be delegated; and
             1924          (iii) the function to be delegated is a unique or mission critical function of the agency
             1925      or institution of higher education which is not appropriate to:
             1926          (A) govern or manage under the Division of Enterprise Technology; or
             1927          (B) govern or manage under the Division of Integrated Technology.
             1928          (2) The chief information officer may delegate a function of the department only when
             1929      the delegation results in net cost savings or improved service delivery to the state as a whole or
             1930      to the unique mission critical function of the executive branch agency.
             1931          (3) The delegation of a function under this section shall:
             1932          (a) be in writing;
             1933          (b) contain all of the following:
             1934          (i) a precise definition of each function to be delegated;
             1935          (ii) a clear description of the standards to be met in performing each function
             1936      delegated;
             1937          (iii) a provision for periodic administrative audits by the Division of Agency Services
             1938      in accordance with Section 63F-1-604 ;
             1939          (iv) a date on which the agreement shall terminate if the agreement has not been
             1940      previously terminated or renewed; and
             1941          (v) any delegation of department staff to the agency to support the function in-house
             1942      with the agency and rates to be charged for the delegated staff; and
             1943          (c) include a cost-benefit analysis justifying the delegation in accordance with Section
             1944      63F-1-604 .
             1945          (4) An agreement to delegate functions to an executive branch agency or an institution
             1946      of higher education may be terminated by the department if the results of an administrative
             1947      audit conducted by the division reveals a lack of compliance with the terms of the agreement
             1948      by the executive branch agency or institution of higher education.
             1949          Section 45. Section 63F-1-209 is enacted to read:


             1950          63F-1-209. Delegation of department staff to executive branch agencies --
             1951      Prohibition against executive branch agency information technology staff.
             1952          (1) (a) The chief information officer shall assign department staff to serve an agency
             1953      in-house if the chief information officer and the executive branch agency director jointly
             1954      determine it is appropriate to provide information technology services to:
             1955          (i) the agency's unique mission critical functions and applications;
             1956          (ii) the agency's participation in and use of statewide enterprise architecture under the
             1957      Division of Enterprise Technology; and
             1958          (iii) the agency's use of coordinated technology services with other agencies that share
             1959      similar characteristics with the agency under the Division of Integrated Technology.
             1960          (b) (i) An agency may request the chief information officer to assign in-house staff
             1961      support from the department.
             1962          (ii) The chief information officer shall respond to the agency's request for in-house
             1963      staff support in accordance with Subsection (1)(a).
             1964          (c) The department shall enter into service agreements with an agency when
             1965      department staff is assigned in-house to the agency under the provisions of this section.
             1966          (d) An agency that receives in-house staff support assigned from the department under
             1967      the provision of this section is responsible for paying the rates charged by the department for
             1968      that staff as established under Section 63F-1-301 .
             1969          (2) (a) After July 1, 2006, an executive branch agency may not create a full-time
             1970      equivalent position or part-time position, or request an appropriation to fund a full-time
             1971      equivalent position or part-time position under the provisions of Section 63-38-2 for the
             1972      purpose of providing information technology services to the agency unless:
             1973          (i) the chief information officer has approved a delegation under Section 63F-1-208 ;
             1974      and
             1975          (ii) the H. [ Department ] Division .H of Agency Services conducts an audit under
             1975a      Section 63F-1-604 and
             1976      finds that the delegation of information technology services to the agency meets the
             1977      requirements of Section 63F-1-208 .
             1978          (b) The prohibition against a request for appropriation under Subsection (2)(a) does not
             1979      apply to a request for appropriation needed to pay rates imposed under Section (1)(d).
             1980          Section 46. Section 63F-1-301 is enacted to read:


             1981     
Part 3. Information Technology Rate Committee

             1982          63F-1-301. Cost based services -- Fees -- Rate committee.
             1983          (1) The chief information officer shall:
             1984          (a) at the lowest practical cost, manage the delivery of efficient and cost-effective
             1985      information technology and telecommunication services for:
             1986          (i) all executive branch agencies; and
             1987          (ii) entities that subscribe to the services in accordance with Section 63F-1-303 ; and
             1988          (b) provide priority service to public safety agencies.
             1989          (2) (a) In accordance with this Subsection (2), the chief information officer shall
             1990      prescribe a schedule of fees for all services rendered by the department to:
             1991          (i) an executive branch entity; or
             1992          (ii) an entity that subscribes to services rendered by the department in accordance with
             1993      Section 63F-1-303 .
             1994          (b) Each fee included in the schedule of fees required by Subsection (2)(a):
             1995          (i) shall be equitable;
             1996          (ii) should be based upon a zero based, full cost accounting of activities necessary to
             1997      provide each service for which a fee is established; and
             1998          (iii) for each service multiplied by the projected consumption of the service recovers
             1999      no more or less than the full cost of each service.
             2000          (c) Before charging a fee for its services to an executive branch agency or to a
             2001      subscriber of services other than an executive branch agency, the chief information officer
             2002      shall:
             2003          (i) submit the proposed rates, fees, and cost analysis to the Rate Committee established
             2004      in Section 63F-1-302 ; and
             2005          (ii) obtain the approval of the Legislature as required by Section 63-38-3.5 .
             2006          (d) The chief information officer shall conduct a market analysis by July 1, 2006, and
             2007      periodically thereafter, of proposed rates and fees, which analysis shall include a comparison of
             2008      the department's rates with the fees of other public or private sector providers where
             2009      comparable services and rates are reasonably available.
             2010          Section 47. Section 63F-1-302 is enacted to read:
             2011          63F-1-302. Information Technology Rate Committee -- Membership -- Duties.


             2012          (1) (a) There is created an Information Technology Rate Committee which shall consist
             2013      of:
             2014          (i) the director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, or a designee;
             2015          (ii) the executive directors, or their designee, of three executive branch agencies that
             2016      use services and pay rates to one of the department internal service funds, appointed by the
             2017      governor for a two-year term;
             2018          (iii) the director of the Division of Finance, or a designee; and
             2019          (v) the chief information officer.
             2020          (b) (i) The director of the Division of Finance shall serve as chair of the committee.
             2021          (ii) Members of the committee who are state government employees and who do not
             2022      receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service on the committee shall
             2023      receive no compensation, benefits, per diem, or expenses for the members' service on the
             2024      committee.
             2025          (c) The department shall provide staff services to the committee.
             2026          (2) (a) Any internal service funds managed by the department shall submit to the
             2027      committee a proposed rate and fee schedule for services rendered by the department to an
             2028      executive branch agency or an entity that subscribes to services rendered by the department.
             2029          (b) The committee shall:
             2030          (i) conduct meetings in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public
             2031      Meetings;
             2032          (ii) review the proposed rate and fee schedule and determine if the proposed fee is
             2033      based on cost recovery as required by Subsection 63F-1-301 (2)(b);
             2034          (iii) review the proposed rate and fee schedules and may approve, increase, or decrease
             2035      the rate and fee;
             2036          (iv) recommend a proposed rate and fee schedule for each internal service fund to:
             2037          (A) the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; and
             2038          (B) the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst for review by the Legislature in accordance
             2039      with Section 63-38-3.5 , which requires the Legislature to approve the internal service fund
             2040      agency's rates, fees, and budget in an appropriations act; and
             2041          (v) in accordance with Section 63-38-3.5 , review and approve, increase or decrease an
             2042      interim rate, fee, or amount when an internal service fund agency begins a new service or


             2043      introduces a new product between annual general sessions of the Legislature, which rate, fee, or
             2044      amount shall be submitted to the Legislature at the next annual general session.
             2045          (c) The committee may in accordance with Subsection 63-38-3.5 (4) decrease a rate,
             2046      fee, or amount that has been approved by the Legislature.
             2047          Section 48. Section 63F-1-303 is enacted to read:
             2048          63F-1-303. Executive branch agencies -- Subscription by institutions.
             2049          (1) An executive branch agency in accordance with its agency information technology
             2050      plan approved by the chief information officer shall:
             2051          (a) subscribe to the information technology services provided by the department; or
             2052          (b) contract with one or more alternate private providers of information technology
             2053      services if the chief information officer determines that the purchase of the services from a
             2054      private provider will:
             2055          (i) result in:
             2056          (A) cost savings;
             2057          (B) increased efficiency; or
             2058          (C) improved quality of services; and
             2059          (ii) not impair the interoperability of the state's information technology services.
             2060          (2) An institution of higher education may subscribe to the services provided by the
             2061      department if:
             2062          (a) the president of the institution recommends that the institution subscribe to the
             2063      services of the department; and
             2064          (b) the Board of Regents determines that subscription to the services of the department
             2065      will result in cost savings or increased efficiency to the institution.
             2066          (3) The following may subscribe to information technology services by requesting that
             2067      the services be provided from the department:
             2068          (a) the legislative branch;
             2069          (b) the judicial branch;
             2070          (c) the State Board of Education;
             2071          (d) a political subdivision of the state;
             2072          (e) an agency of the federal government; H. [ or ] .H
             2073          (f) an independent entity as defined in Section 63E-1-102 H. ; and
             2073a          (g) S. [ the state auditor's office ] an elective constitutional officer of the executive
             2073b      department as defined in Subsection 63F-1-102(7)(b) .S .H .


             2074          Section 49. Section 63F-1-401 is enacted to read:
             2075     
Part 4. Division of Enterprise Technology

             2076          63F-1-401. Creation -- Administration.
             2077          There is created within the department the Division of Enterprise Technology to be
             2078      administered by a director.
             2079          Section 50. Section 63F-1-402 is enacted to read:
             2080          63F-1-402. Definitions.
             2081          As used in this chapter, "enterprise architecture" means information technology assets
             2082      and functions that can be applied across state government and include:
             2083          (1) computing devices such as mainframes, servers, desktop devices, and peripherals;
             2084          (2) networks;
             2085          (3) enterprise wide applications;
             2086          (4) maintenance and help desk functions for common hardware and applications;
             2087          (5) standards for other computing devices, operating systems, common applications,
             2088      and software; and
             2089          (6) master contracts that are available for use by agencies for various systems such as
             2090      operating systems, database, enterprise resource planning and customer relationship
             2091      management software, application development services, and enterprise integration.
             2092          Section 51. Section 63F-1-403 is enacted to read:
             2093          63F-1-403. Director of division -- Appointment.
             2094          The executive director shall appoint a director of the Division of Enterprise Technology
             2095      with the approval of the governor.
             2096          Section 52. Section 63F-1-404 is enacted to read:
             2097          63F-1-404. Duties of the division.
             2098          The division shall:
             2099          (1) develop and implement an effective enterprise architecture governance model for
             2100      the executive branch;
             2101          (2) provide oversight of information technology projects that impact statewide
             2102      information technology services, assets, or functions of state government to:
             2103          (a) control costs;
             2104          (b) ensure business value to a project;


             2105          (c) maximize resources;
             2106          (d) ensure the uniform application of best practices; and
             2107          (e) avoid duplication of resources;
             2108          (3) develop a method of accountability to agencies for services provided by the
             2109      division through service agreements with the agencies;
             2110          (4) beginning September 1, 2006, and each September 1 thereafter, provide the chief
             2111      information officer and the commission with performance measures used by the division to
             2112      measure the quality of service delivered by the division and the results of the performance
             2113      measures;
             2114          (5) serve as a project manager for enterprise architecture which includes the
             2115      management of applications, standards, and procurement of enterprise architecture;
             2116          (6) coordinate the development and implementation of advanced state
             2117      telecommunication systems;
             2118          (7) provide services including technical assistance:
             2119          (a) to executive branch agencies and subscribers to the services; and
             2120          (b) related to information technology or telecommunications;
             2121          (8) establish telecommunication system specifications and standards for use by:
             2122          (a) one or more executive branch agencies; or
             2123          (b) one or more entities that subscribe to the telecommunication systems in accordance
             2124      with Section 63F-1-303 ;
             2125          (9) coordinate state telecommunication planning in cooperation with:
             2126          (a) state telecommunication users;
             2127          (b) executive branch agencies; and
             2128          (c) other subscribers to the state's telecommunication systems;
             2129          (10) cooperate with the federal government, other state entities, counties, and
             2130      municipalities in the development, implementation, and maintenance of:
             2131          (a) (i) governmental information technology; or
             2132          (ii) governmental telecommunication systems; and
             2133          (b) (i) as part of a cooperative organization; or
             2134          (ii) through means other than a cooperative organization;
             2135          (11) establish, operate, manage, and maintain:


             2136          (a) one or more state data centers; and
             2137          (b) one or more regional computer centers;
             2138          (12) design, implement, and manage all state-owned, leased, or rented land mobile or
             2139      radio telecommunication systems that are used in the delivery of services for state government
             2140      or its political subdivisions;
             2141          (13) in accordance with the executive branch strategic plan, implement minimum
             2142      standards to be used by the division for purposes of compatibility of procedures, programming
             2143      languages, codes, and media that facilitate the exchange of information within and among
             2144      telecommunication systems; and
             2145          (14) provide the chief information officer with an analysis of an executive branch
             2146      agency information technology plan that includes:
             2147          (a) an assessment of how the implementation of the agency information technology
             2148      plan will affect the costs, operations, and services of:
             2149          (i) the department; and
             2150          (ii) other executive branch agencies; and
             2151          (b) any recommended changes to the plan.
             2152          Section 53. Section 63F-1-501 is enacted to read:
             2153     
Part 5. Division of Integrated Technology

             2154          63F-1-501. Creation -- Administration.
             2155          There is created within the department the Division of Integrated Technology to be
             2156      administered by a director.
             2157          Section 54. Section 63F-1-502 is enacted to read:
             2158          63F-1-502. Definitions.
             2159          As used in this part:
             2160          (1) "Center" means the Automated Geographic Reference Center created in Section
             2161      63F-1-506 .
             2162          (2) "Database" means the State Geographic Information Database created in Section
             2163      63F-1-507 .
             2164          (3) "Director" means the director appointed in accordance with Section 63F-1-503 .
             2165          (4) "Division" means the Division of Integrated Technology created in this part.
             2166          (5) "Geographic Information System" or "GIS" means a computer driven data


             2167      integration and map production system that interrelated disparate layers of data to specific
             2168      geographic locations.
             2169          (6) "State Geographic Information Database" means the database mandated by Section
             2170      63F-1-506 .
             2171          Section 55. Section 63F-1-503 is enacted to read:
             2172          63F-1-503. Director of division -- Appointment.
             2173          The executive director shall appoint a director of the Division of Integrated Technology
             2174      with the approval of the governor.
             2175          Section 56. Section 63F-1-504 is enacted to read:
             2176          63F-1-504. Duties of the division.
             2177          The division shall:
             2178          (1) establish standards for the information technology needs of a collection of
             2179      executive branch agencies or programs that share common characteristics relative to the types
             2180      of stakeholders they serve, including:
             2181          (a) project management;
             2182          (b) application development; and
             2183          (c) procurement;
             2184          (2) provide oversight of information technology standards that impact multiple
             2185      executive branch agency information technology services, assets, or functions to:
             2186          (a) control costs;
             2187          (b) ensure business value to a project;
             2188          (c) maximize resources;
             2189          (d) ensure the uniform application of best practices; and
             2190          (e) avoid duplication of resources;
             2191          (3) in accordance with Section 63F-1-204 , provide the chief information officer a
             2192      written analysis of any agency information technology plan provided to the division, which
             2193      shall include:
             2194          (a) a review of whether the agency's technology projects impact multiple agencies and
             2195      if so, whether the information technology projects are appropriately designed and developed;
             2196          (b) an assessment of whether the agency plan complies with the state information
             2197      architecture; and


             2198          (c) an assessment of whether the information technology projects included in the
             2199      agency plan comply with policies, procedures, and rules adopted by the department to ensure
             2200      that:
             2201          (i) information technology projects are phased in;
             2202          (ii) funding is released in phases;
             2203          (iii) an agency's authority to proceed to the next phase of an information technology
             2204      project is contingent upon the successful completion of the prior phase; and
             2205          (iv) one or more specific deliverables is identified for each phase of a technology
             2206      project;
             2207          (4) establish a system of accountability to user agencies through the use of service
             2208      agreements;
             2209          (5) each year, provide the chief information officer and the commission with
             2210      performance measures used by the division to measure the quality of services delivered by the
             2211      division and results of those measures; and
             2212          (6) establish administrative rules in accordance with Section 63F-1-206 and as required
             2213      by Section 63F-1-506 .
             2214          Section 57. Section 63F-1-505 is enacted to read:
             2215          63F-1-505. Information technology plan.
             2216          (1) In accordance with this section, the division shall submit an information technology
             2217      plan to the chief information officer.
             2218          (2) The information technology plan submitted by the division under this section shall
             2219      include:
             2220          (a) the information required by Section 63F-1-203 ;
             2221          (b) a list of the services the division offers or plans to offer; and
             2222          (c) a description of the performance measures used by the division to measure the
             2223      quality of the services described in Subsection (2)(b).
             2224          (3) (a) In submitting its information technology plan under this section, the division
             2225      shall comply with Section 63F-1-204 .
             2226          (b) The information technology plan submitted by the division under this section is
             2227      subject to the approval of the chief information officer as provided in Section 63F-1-204 .
             2228          Section 58. Section 63F-1-506 , which is renumbered from Section 63A-6-202 is


             2229      renumbered and amended to read:
             2230           [63A-6-202].     63F-1-506. Automated Geographic Reference Center.
             2231          (1) There is created the Automated Geographic Reference Center as part of the
             2232      division.
             2233          (2) The center shall:
             2234          (a) provide geographic information system services to state agencies under rules
             2235      adopted in accordance with Section 63F-1-504 and policies established by the division;
             2236          (b) provide geographic information system services to federal government, local
             2237      political subdivisions, and private persons under rules and policies established by the division;
             2238          (c) manage the State Geographic Information Database; and
             2239          (d) establish standard format, lineage, and other requirements for the database.
             2240          (3) The division may:
             2241          (a) make rules and establish policies to govern the center and its operations; and
             2242          (b) set fees for the services provided by the center.
             2243          Section 59. Section 63F-1-507 , which is renumbered from Section 63A-6-203 is
             2244      renumbered and amended to read:
             2245           [63A-6-203].     63F-1-507. State Geographic Information Database.
             2246          (1) There is created a State Geographic Information Database to be managed by the
             2247      center.
             2248          (2) The database shall:
             2249          (a) serve as the central reference for all information contained in any GIS database by
             2250      any state agency;
             2251          (b) serve as a clearing house and repository for all data layers required by multiple
             2252      users; and
             2253          (c) serve as a standard format for geographic information acquired, purchased, or
             2254      produced by any state agency.
             2255          (3) Each state agency that acquires, purchases, or produces digital geographic
             2256      information data shall:
             2257          (a) inform the center of the existence of the data layers and their geographic extent;
             2258          (b) allow the center access to all data classified public; and
             2259          (c) comply with any database requirements established by the center.


             2260          (4) At least annually, the State Tax Commission shall deliver to the center information
             2261      the State Tax Commission receives under Sections 10-1-116 , 11-13-204, 11-13-205 , 17-2-4 ,
             2262      17-2-9 , 17-3-3 , 17A-1-102 , 17B-2-215 , and 17B-4-201 relating to the creation or modification
             2263      of the boundaries of the political subdivisions that are the subject of those sections.
             2264          Section 60. Section 63F-1-508 , which is renumbered from Section 63A-6-204 is
             2265      renumbered and amended to read:
             2266           [63A-6-204].     63F-1-508. Committee to award grants to counties for
             2267      inventory and mapping of R.S. 2477 rights-of-way -- Use of grants -- Request for
             2268      proposals.
             2269          (1) There is created within the center a committee to award grants to counties to
             2270      inventory and map R.S. 2477 rights-of-way, associated structures, and other features as
             2271      provided by Subsection (5).
             2272          (2) (a) The committee shall consist of:
             2273          (i) the center manager;
             2274          (ii) a representative of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget;
             2275          (iii) a representative of Utah State University Extension;
             2276          (iv) a representative of the Utah Association of Counties; and
             2277          (v) three county commissioners.
             2278          (b) The committee members specified in Subsections (2)(a)(ii) through (2)(a)(iv) shall
             2279      be selected by the organizations they represent.
             2280          (c) The committee members specified in Subsection (2)(a)(v) shall be:
             2281          (i) selected by the Utah Association of Counties;
             2282          (ii) from rural counties; and
             2283          (iii) from different regions of the state.
             2284          (3) (a) The committee shall select a chair from its membership.
             2285          (b) The committee shall meet upon the call of the chair or a majority of the committee
             2286      members.
             2287          (c) Four members shall constitute a quorum.
             2288          (4) (a) Committee members who are state government employees shall receive no
             2289      additional compensation for their work on the committee.
             2290          (b) Committee members who are not state government employees shall receive no


             2291      compensation or expenses from the state for their work on the committee.
             2292          (5) (a) The committee shall award grants to counties to:
             2293          (i) inventory and map R.S. 2477 rights-of-way using Global Positioning System (GPS)
             2294      technology; and
             2295          (ii) photograph:
             2296          (A) roads and other evidence of construction of R.S. 2477 rights-of-way;
             2297          (B) structures or natural features that may be indicative of the purpose for which an
             2298      R.S. 2477 right-of-way was created, such as mines, agricultural facilities, recreational
             2299      facilities, or scenic overlooks; and
             2300          (C) evidence of valid and existing rights on federal lands, such as mines and
             2301      agricultural facilities.
             2302          (b) (i) The committee may allow counties, while they are conducting the activities
             2303      described in Subsection (5)(a), to use grant monies to inventory, map, or photograph other
             2304      natural or cultural resources.
             2305          (ii) Activities funded under Subsection (5)(b)(i) must be integrated with existing
             2306      programs underway by state agencies, counties, or institutions of higher education.
             2307          (c) Maps and other data acquired through the grants shall become a part of the State
             2308      Geographic Information Database.
             2309          (d) Counties shall provide an opportunity to interested parties to submit information
             2310      relative to the mapping and photographing of R.S. 2477 rights-of-way and other structures as
             2311      provided in Subsections (5)(a) and (5)(b).
             2312          (6) (a) The committee shall develop a request for proposals process and issue a request
             2313      for proposals.
             2314          (b) The request for proposals shall require each grant applicant to submit an
             2315      implementation plan and identify any monetary or in-kind contributions from the county.
             2316          (c) In awarding grants, the committee shall give priority to proposals to inventory, map,
             2317      and photograph R.S. 2477 rights-of-way and other structures as specified in Subsection (5)(a)
             2318      which are located on federal lands that:
             2319          (i) a federal land management agency proposes for special management, such as lands
             2320      to be managed as an area of critical environmental concern or primitive area; or
             2321          (ii) are proposed to receive a special designation by Congress, such as lands to be


             2322      designated as wilderness or a national conservation area.
             2323          (7) Each county that receives a grant under the provision of this section shall provide a
             2324      copy of all data regarding inventory and mapping to the AGRC for inclusion in the state
             2325      database.
             2326          Section 61. Section 63F-1-601 is enacted to read:
             2327     
Part 6. Division of Agency Services

             2328          63F-1-601. Division of Agency Services -- Director --Appointment.
             2329          There is created within the department the Division of Agency Services, to be
             2330      administered by a director.
             2331          Section 62. Section 63F-1-602 is enacted to read:
             2332          63F-1-602. Definitions.
             2333          As used in this part, "division" means the Division of Agency Services.
             2334          Section 63. Section 63F-1-603 is enacted to read:
             2335          63F-1-603. Director of division -- Appointment.
             2336          The executive director shall appoint a director of the division with the approval of the
             2337      governor.
             2338          Section 64. Section 63F-1-604 is enacted to read:
             2339          63F-1-604. Duties of the division.
             2340          The division shall:
             2341          (1) be responsible for providing support to executive branch agencies for an agency's
             2342      information technology assets and functions that are unique to the executive branch agency and
             2343      are mission critical functions of the agency;
             2344          (2) conduct audits of an executive branch agency when requested under the provisions
             2345      of Section 63F-1-208 ;
             2346          (3) conduct cost-benefit analysis of delegating a department function to an agency in
             2347      accordance with Section 63F-1-208 ;
             2348          (4) provide in-house information technology staff support to executive branch
             2349      agencies;
             2350          (5) establish accountability and performance measures for the division to assure that
             2351      the division is meeting the business and service needs of the state and individual executive
             2352      branch agencies;


             2353          (6) establish a committee composed of agency user groups for the purpose of
             2354      coordinating department services with agency needs;
             2355          (7) assist executive branch agencies in complying with the requirements of any rule
             2356      adopted by the chief information officer; and
             2357          (8) by July 1, 2006 and each July 1 thereafter, report to the commission on the
             2358      performance measures used by the division under Subsection (5) and the results.
             2359          Section 65. Section 67-1-14 is amended to read:
             2360           67-1-14. Information technology.
             2361          The governor shall review the executive branch strategic plan submitted to the governor
             2362      by the chief information officer in accordance with Section [ 63D-1a-302 ] 63F-1-203 .
             2363          Section 66. Section 67-19-15 is amended to read:
             2364           67-19-15. Career service -- Exempt positions -- Schedules for civil service
             2365      positions -- Coverage of career service provisions.
             2366          (1) Except as otherwise provided by law or by rules and regulations established for
             2367      federally aided programs, the following positions are exempt from the career service provisions
             2368      of this chapter:
             2369          (a) the governor, members of the Legislature, and all other elected state officers,
             2370      designated as Schedule AA;
             2371          (b) the agency heads enumerated in Section 67-22-2 , and commissioners designated as
             2372      Schedule AB;
             2373          (c) all employees and officers in the office and at the residence of the governor,
             2374      designated as Schedule AC;
             2375          (d) employees who are in a confidential relationship to an agency head or
             2376      commissioner and who report directly to, and are supervised by, a department head,
             2377      commissioner, or deputy director of an agency or its equivalent, designated as Schedule AD;
             2378          (e) unskilled employees in positions requiring little or no specialized skill or training,
             2379      designated as Schedule AE;
             2380          (f) part-time professional noncareer persons who are paid for any form of medical and
             2381      other professional service and who are not engaged in the performance of administrative duties,
             2382      designated as Schedule AF;
             2383          (g) attorneys in the attorney general's office who are under their own career service pay


             2384      plan, designated as Schedule AG;
             2385          (h) teaching staff of all state institutions and patients and inmates employed in state
             2386      institutions, designated as Schedule AH;
             2387          (i) persons appointed to a position vacated by an employee who has a right to return
             2388      under federal or state law or policy, designated as Schedule AI;
             2389          (j) noncareer employees compensated for their services on a seasonal or contractual
             2390      basis who are hired for limited periods of less than nine consecutive months or who are
             2391      employed on less than 1/2 time basis, designated as Schedule AJ;
             2392          (k) those employees in a personal and confidential relationship to elected officials,
             2393      designated as Schedule AK;
             2394          (l) employees appointed to perform work of a limited duration not exceeding two years
             2395      or to perform work with time-limited funding, designated as Schedule AL;
             2396          (m) employees of the Department of Community and Economic Development whose
             2397      positions are designated as executive/professional positions by the executive director of the
             2398      Department of Community and Economic Development with the concurrence of the director,
             2399      designated as Schedule AM;
             2400          (n) employees of the Legislature, designated as Schedule AN;
             2401          (o) employees of the judiciary, designated as Schedule AO;
             2402          (p) all judges in the judiciary, designated as Schedule AP;
             2403          (q) members of state and local boards and councils appointed by the governor and
             2404      governing bodies of agencies, other local officials serving in an ex officio capacity, officers,
             2405      faculty, and other employees of state universities and other state institutions of higher
             2406      education, designated as Schedule AQ;
             2407          (r) employees who make statewide policy, designated as Schedule AR; [and]
             2408          (s) any other employee whose appointment is required by statute to be career service
             2409      exempt, designated as Schedule AS[.]; and
             2410          (t) employees of the Department of Technology Services, designated as
             2411      executive/professional positions by the executive director of the Department of Technology
             2412      Services with the concurrence of the director, designated as Schedule AT.
             2413          (2) The civil service shall consist of two schedules as follows:
             2414          (a) (i) Schedule A is the schedule consisting of positions exempted by Subsection (1).


             2415          (ii) Removal from any appointive position under Schedule A, unless otherwise
             2416      regulated by statute, is at the pleasure of the appointing officers without regard to tenure.
             2417          (b) Schedule B is the competitive career service schedule, consisting of all positions
             2418      filled through competitive selection procedures as defined by the director.
             2419          (3) (a) The director, after consultation with the heads of concerned executive branch
             2420      departments and agencies and with the approval of the governor, shall allocate positions to the
             2421      appropriate schedules under this section.
             2422          (b) Agency heads shall make requests and obtain approval from the director before
             2423      changing the schedule assignment and tenure rights of any position.
             2424          (c) Unless the director's decision is reversed by the governor, when the director denies
             2425      an agency's request, the director's decision is final.
             2426          (4) (a) Compensation for employees of the Legislature shall be established by the
             2427      directors of the legislative offices in accordance with Section 36-12-7 .
             2428          (b) Compensation for employees of the judiciary shall be established by the state court
             2429      administrator in accordance with Section 78-3-24 .
             2430          (c) Compensation for officers, faculty, and other employees of state universities and
             2431      institutions of higher education shall be established as provided in Title 53B, Chapters 1 and 2.
             2432          (d) Unless otherwise provided by law, compensation for all other Schedule A
             2433      employees shall be established by their appointing authorities, within ranges approved by, and
             2434      after consultation with the director of the Department of Human Resources.
             2435          (5) All employees of the Office of State Auditor, the Office of State Treasurer, the
             2436      Office of the Attorney General, excluding attorneys who are under their own career service
             2437      system, and employees who are not exempt under this section are covered by the career service
             2438      provisions of this chapter.
             2439          Section 67. Section 67-22-2 is amended to read:
             2440           67-22-2. Compensation -- Other state officers.
             2441          (1) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
             2442      following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
             2443              State Officer                 Salary Range
             2444          Commissioner of Agriculture and Food     $65,200 - $88,400
             2445          Commissioner of Insurance             $65,200 - $88,400


             2446          Commissioner of the Labor Commission     $65,200 - $88,400
             2447          Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
             2448              Commission                 $65,200 - $88,400
             2449          Commissioner, Department of
             2450              Financial Institutions             $65,200 - $88,400
             2451          Members, Board of Pardons and Parole     $65,200 - $88,400
             2452          Executive Director, Department
             2453              of Commerce                 $65,200 - $88,400
             2454          Executive Director, Commission on
             2455              Criminal and Juvenile Justice     $65,200 - $88,400
             2456          Adjutant General                 $65,200 - $88,400
             2457          Chair, Tax Commission             $70,600 - $95,200
             2458          Commissioners, Tax Commission         $70,600 - $95,200
             2459          Executive Director, Department of
             2460              Community and Economic
             2461              Development                 $70,600 - $95,200
             2462          Executive Director, Tax Commission     $70,600 - $95,200
             2463          Chair, Public Service Commission         $70,600 - $95,200
             2464          Commissioners, Public Service
             2465              Commission                 $70,600 - $95,200
             2466          Executive Director, Department
             2467              of Corrections                 $76,800 - $103,600
             2468          Commissioner, Department of Public Safety     $76,800 - $103,600
             2469          Executive Director, Department of
             2470              Natural Resources             $76,800 - $103,600
             2471          Director, Governor's Office of Planning
             2472              and Budget                 $76,800 - $103,600
             2473          Executive Director, Department of
             2474              Administrative Services         $76,800 - $103,600
             2475          Executive Director, Department of
             2476              Human Resource Management     $76,800 - $103,600


             2477          Executive Director, Department of
             2478              Environmental Quality         $76,800 - $103,600
             2479          Executive Director, Department of
             2480              Workforce Services             $83,600 - $112,900
             2481          Executive Director, Department of
             2482              Health                     $83,600 - $112,900
             2483          Executive Director, Department
             2484              of Human Services             $83,600 - $112,900
             2485          Executive Director, Department
             2486              of Transportation             $83,600 - $112,900
             2487          [Chief Information Officer]
             2488          Executive Director, Department
             2489              of Information Technology
             2490              Services                 $83,600 - $112,900
             2491          (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state offices outlined in Subsection (1) as
             2492      follows:
             2493          (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah
             2494      State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered
             2495      by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its
             2496      accompanying rules and regulations;
             2497          (ii) health insurance;
             2498          (iii) dental insurance;
             2499          (iv) basic life insurance;
             2500          (v) unemployment compensation;
             2501          (vi) workers' compensation;
             2502          (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
             2503          (viii) long-term disability income insurance;
             2504          (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
             2505      employees;
             2506          (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
             2507          (xi) the same sick leave, converted sick leave, educational allowances, and holidays


             2508      granted to Schedule B state employees, and the same annual leave granted to Schedule B state
             2509      employees with more than ten years of state service;
             2510          (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as
             2511      provided by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and
             2512      procedures applied to Schedule B state employees;
             2513          (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according
             2514      to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
             2515          (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
             2516      requirement of the position.
             2517          (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its
             2518      executive director from its existing budget.
             2519          (3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
             2520          (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and
             2521      personal use;
             2522          (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for official
             2523      and personal use;
             2524          (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for
             2525      commute and official use;
             2526          (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
             2527          (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
             2528          (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
             2529          (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
             2530          (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
             2531          (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
             2532          (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
             2533          (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and
             2534      official use.
             2535          (4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office
             2536      listed in Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the
             2537      range fixed by the Legislature.
             2538          (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA


             2539      exempt positions.
             2540          (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of
             2541      the state officers listed in Subsection (1).
             2542          (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , which are
             2543      not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary
             2544      Act, shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
             2545          Section 68. Section 72-5-304 is amended to read:
             2546           72-5-304. Mapping and survey requirements.
             2547          (1) The Department of Transportation, counties, and cities are not required to possess
             2548      centerline surveys for R.S. 2477 rights-of-ways.
             2549          (2) To be accepted, highways within R.S. 2477 rights-of-way do not need to be
             2550      included in the plats, descriptions, and maps of county roads required by Sections 72-3-105 and
             2551      72-3-107 or on the State Geographic Information Database, created in Section [ 63A-6-203 ]
             2552      63F-1-507 , required to be maintained by Subsection (3).
             2553          (3) (a) The Automated Geographic Reference Center, created in Section [ 63A-6-202 ]
             2554      63F-1-506 , shall create and maintain a record of R.S. 2477 rights-of-way on the Geographic
             2555      Information Database.
             2556          (b) The record of R.S. 2477 rights-of-way shall be based on information maintained by
             2557      the Department of Transportation and cartographic, topographic, photographic, historical, and
             2558      other data available to or maintained by the Automated Geographic Reference Center.
             2559          (c) Agencies and political subdivisions of the state may provide additional information
             2560      regarding R.S. 2477 rights-of-way when information is available.
             2561          Section 69. Transition to new department.
             2562          (1) As used in this chapter:
             2563          (a) "commission" means the Utah Technology Commission;
             2564          (b) "department" means the Department of Technology Services; and
             2565          (c) "executive branch agency" has the same meaning as in Section 63F-1-102 .
             2566          (2) The chief information officer shall serve as the transition director to provide
             2567      executive direction and supervision for the implementation of all transfers of authority and
             2568      technology functions in the executive branch to the department which are made pursuant to this
             2569      bill and the Utah Technology Governance Act.


             2570          (3) (a) The transition director and the directors of all executive branch agencies shall
             2571      jointly identify the program positions and administrative function positions that will be
             2572      transferred to the department according to the Utah Technology Governance Act.
             2573          (b) The transition director and the directors of all executive branch agencies and
             2574      programs shall make every effort to develop agreements specifying the positions to be
             2575      transferred from the executive branch agency or program to the department no later than
             2576      August 31, 2005.
             2577          (c) In the event of a failure to reach an agreement on the positions to be transferred
             2578      under the provisions of this Subsection (3):
             2579          (i) the transition director shall submit his recommendation to the governor and to the
             2580      commission no later than August 31, 2005 for their consideration;
             2581          (ii) the commission may recommend to the governor the position or function to be
             2582      transferred to the department; and
             2583          (iii) the governor shall determine whether to transfer the position or function to the
             2584      department.
             2585          (4) The transition director shall immediately initiate coordination with the directors of
             2586      all executive branch agencies affected by this bill to facilitate the transfer of programs,
             2587      positions, and administrative functions, and shall develop memoranda of record identifying any
             2588      pending settlements, issues of compliance with applicable federal and state laws and
             2589      regulations, or other obligations to be resolved related to the authority to be transferred.
             2590          (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 63-38-3.5 (8)(f)(i), all records,
             2591      personnel, property, equipment, grants, unexpended and unexpired balances of appropriations,
             2592      allocations and other funds used, held, employed, available or to be made available to any
             2593      entity for the activities, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities transferred to the
             2594      department by this bill shall transfer to the department at the direction of the transition director,
             2595      the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, and in accordance with the Utah Technology
             2596      Governance Act.
             2597          (6) The transition director shall administer the functions of this bill in a manner that
             2598      promotes efficient administration and shall make internal organizational changes as necessary
             2599      to complete the realignment of responsibilities required by this bill and the Utah Technology
             2600      Governance Act.


             2601          (7) The transition director and other individuals designated by the governor may
             2602      request the assistance of any executive branch agency with respect to personnel, budgeting,
             2603      procurement, information systems, and other management related functions, and the executive
             2604      branch agency shall provide the requested assistance.
             2605          (8) (a) The transition director may temporarily hire or retain contractors,
             2606      subcontractors, or advisors as the transition director considers necessary for the strategic
             2607      planning and implementation of the transition.
             2608          (b) A temporary person hired or contracted with under this Subsection (8) must be
             2609      selected in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah Procurement Code.
             2610          (c) All persons hired on a temporary basis for the transition shall be terminated by July
             2611      30, 2006.
             2612          (9) After consultation with the transition director and the governor, the state budget
             2613      director shall:
             2614          (a) determine the most efficient process necessary for transitioning the technology
             2615      budgets of the various executive branch agencies including the Division of Information
             2616      Technology Services to the department;
             2617          (b) submit a supplemental budget H. request .H and, if needed, a 2006-07 budget
             2617a      recommendation to
             2618      the H. commission by October 31, 2005 and to the .H Legislature prior to the 2006 General
             2618a      Session detailing steps necessary to transition
             2619      employees, activities, assets, liabilities, budgets, and other authorities of appropriated and
             2620      internal services fund technology functions into the department;
             2621          (c) in accordance with Subsection 63-38-3.5 (4)(b) establish interim rates for products
             2622      and services to be provided on a capital maintenance and cost reimbursement basis and to be
             2623      recovered through interagency billing such that the interim rates:
             2624          (i) are based upon a zero based, full cost accounting of activities necessary to provide
             2625      each service for which a rate is established;
             2626          (ii) for each service multiplied by the projected consumption of the service recovers no
             2627      more or less than the full cost of each service; and
             2628          (iii) are submitted to the Legislature for authorization in accordance with Subsection
             2629      63-38-3.5 (4)(b); and
             2630          (d) handle the financial transactions and records in the state's financial management
             2631      and records system during the period of transition.


             2632          (10) All rules, orders, contracts, grants, and agreements relating to the functions of the
             2633      Department of Technology Services lawfully adopted prior to the effective date of this bill by
             2634      the responsible state executive branch agency shall continue to be effective until revised,
             2635      amended, or rescinded.
             2636          (11) Any suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by, against, or before
             2637      any entity affected by this chapter shall not abate by reason of this bill.
             2638          (12) Beginning July 1, 2005, the transition director shall provide a report to the
             2639      commission on a quarterly basis concerning the progress and implementation of the executive
             2640      branch transition of information technology functions to the department.
             2641          (13) The transition director shall include in the report any recommendations for the
             2642      2006 Legislature regarding any statutory changes that are needed to make the transition
             2643      complete.
             2644          (14) The transition director's authority under this bill ends on December 31, 2006.
             2645          Section 70. Repealer.
             2646          This bill repeals:
             2647          Section 63A-6-201, Definitions.
             2648          Section 63D-1a-301, Chief information officer -- Appointment -- Powers --
             2649      Reporting.
             2650          Section 63D-1a-302, Executive branch information technology strategic plan.
             2651          Section 63D-1a-303, Agency information technology plans.
             2652          Section 63D-1a-304, Monitoring acquisitions of information technology.
             2653          Section 63D-1a-305, Rulemaking -- Policies.
             2654          Section 63D-1a-306, Coordination within the executive branch -- Cooperation with
             2655      other branches.
             2656          Section 63D-1a-308, Facilitating the electronic delivery of government services.
             2657          Section 63D-1a-309, Utah Technology Infrastructure Innovation Program.
             2658          Section 71. Effective date.
             2659          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2005, except that:
             2660          (1) uncodified Section 69, Transition to new department, takes effect on May 2, 2005;
             2661      and
             2662          (2) the amendments to Sections 63A-1-108 , 63A-1-109 , and 63A-1-114 take effect on


             2663      July 1, 2006.
             2664          Section 72. Revisor instructions.
             2665          It is the intent of the Legislature that, in preparing the Utah Code database for
             2666      publication, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall replace the words
             2667      "this bill" in Section 69, Transition to new department, with the bill H. ' .H s designated chapter
             2668      number in the Laws of Utah.
             2668a           H. Section 73. Coordinating H.B. 109 with H.B. 216.
             2668b          If this H.B. 109 and H.B. 216 Global Positioning Reference Network, both pass it is the
             2668c      intent of the Legislature that the Office Of Legislative Research and General Counsel in
             2668d      preparing the Utah Code database for publication merge the amendments of these bills as
             2668e      follows:
             2668f          (1) Section 63A-6-205 in H.B. 216, Global Positioning Reference Network, shall be
             2668g      renumbered to Section 63F-1-509; and
             2668h          (2) Section 63F-1-502 in H.B. 109 shall be amended to insert a new Subsection (7) as
             2668i      follows:
             2668j      "(7)" Statewide Global Positioning Reference Network" or "network" means the network
             2668k      created in Section 63F-1-509." .H




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-2-05 12:13 PM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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