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H.J.R. 20

This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Mar 2, 2005 at 10:13 PM by chopkin. -->              1     

MASTER STUDY RESOLUTION

             2     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: Jeff Alexander

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             6      LONG TITLE
             7      General Description:
             8          This joint resolution of the Legislature gives the Legislative Management Committee
             9      items of study it may assign to the appropriate interim committee.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This resolution:
             12          .    gives the Legislative Management Committee items of study it may assign to the
             13      appropriate interim committee during the 2005 legislative interim;
             14          .    directs interim committees assigned these studies to study and make
             15      recommendations for legislative action to the 56th Legislature prior to the 2006
             16      Annual General Session; and
             17          .    suggests in approving studies the Legislative Management Committee give
             18      consideration to the available time of legislators and the budget and capacity of staff
             19      to respond.
             20      Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22     
             23      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          WHEREAS, the Legislative Management Committee is created by law as a permanent
             25      committee to receive and assign matters for the interim study of the Legislature; and
             26          WHEREAS, the 56th Legislature has determined that certain legislative issues require
             27      additional investigation and study:


             28          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislative Management Committee
             29      is given the following items of study to assign to the appropriate interim committee with the
             30      duty to study and make recommendations for legislative action to the 56th Legislature prior to
             31      the 2006 Annual General Session.
             32          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Management Committee, in
             33      making study assignments from this list and in approving study requests for individual
             34      committees, give consideration to the available time of legislators and the budget and capacity
             35      of staff to respond adequately to the number and complexity of the assignments given.
             36          1. Appropriation Intent Language - to study moving nonlapsing authority from
             37      appropriations intent language to statute.
             38          2. Appropriations Processes - to study appropriations bill processes, appropriation
             39      subcommittee procedures, and the analysis and review of department budgets.
             40          3. Charter School Funding - to study the startup funding needs of charter schools.
             41          4. Energy Efficiency in Buildings - to study issues related to the energy efficiency of
             42      state buildings.
             43          5. Jail Contracting - to study and review the process for contracting and how to
             44      reimburse.
             45          6. Jail Reimbursement - to study a method of determining and paying for jail
             46      reimbursement.
             47          7. Property Tax Formula - to study the adequacy of the formula defining the local
             48      property tax replacement fund defined in Utah Code Subsection 53A-1a-513(4).
             49          8. School Building Costs - to study the cost of constructing school buildings (H.B.
             50      187).
             51          9. State Budget - to study what happens if the Legislature fails to pass, or the Governor
             52      vetoes, one or more appropriation acts to fund state government and fund other units of
             53      government for the next fiscal year (1Sub. H.B. 97).
             54          10. Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) - to study separating compensation from other
             55      programs and elements.
             56          11. WPU and Charter Schools - to study adjustment of the WPU formula for funding
             57      charter school administration.
             58          12. Zero Base Budgeting - to study whether an analysis of zero base budgeting should


             59      be conducted by an entity outside of government.
             60          13. Affordable Health Insurance Offer - to study facilitating the offer of affordable
             61      health insurance by groups and associations to their members.
             62          14. Amateur Sports Act - to study "right to participate" legislation in other states.
             63          15. Bankruptcy Rate - to study why Utah has one of the highest bankruptcy rates in the
             64      nation and what can be done to address the problem.
             65          16. Blacklisting - to study whether to expand the state's blacklisting law (2nd Sub.
             66      S.B. 233).
             67          17. Caps on Interest Rates - to study the creation of caps on interest rates for credit
             68      cards.
             69          18. Caps on Loan Interest - to study the possibility of capping interest rates that can be
             70      charged on deferred deposit loans.
             71          19. Consumer Credit Requirements - to study Consumer Credit Bureau notice
             72      requirements (H.B.100).
             73          20. Consumer Rights Related to Vehicle Repairs - to study whether the law should be
             74      changed governing consumer rights in motor vehicle repairs that are paid for by an insurance
             75      company.
             76          21. Contingent Payment - to study issues related to contingent payment provisions.
             77          22. Controlled Business - to study controlled business issues as they relate to the title
             78      insurance industry.
             79          23. Corporate Accountability - to study issues related to corporate accountability (S.B.
             80      171).
             81          24. Credit Union Act - to study revisions to the Credit Union Act (H.B. 277).
             82          25. Debt Collection Practices - to study needed changes to debt collection practices
             83      and whether Utah needs state regulation to supplement the federal Fair Debt Collection
             84      Practices Act.
             85          26. Housing Management - to study the management of planned unit developments,
             86      homeowners associations, and condominiums.
             87          27. Insurance Notice When Test Driving - to study whether to require some form of
             88      disclosure by automobile sellers that a person test driving a car is not covered by the car
             89      dealer's insurance in case of an accident during the test drive.


             90          28. Licensing of Body Artists - to study the licensing of body artists, including tattoos,
             91      body piercing, etc.
             92          29. Lien Recovery Fund - to study attorney fees interest paid.
             93          30. Lien Waivers - to study issues related to uniform lien waivers.
             94          31. Liens From Out-of-State - to study blanket liens from out-of-state vendors.
             95          32. Minimum Wage - to study issues related to the minimum wage.
             96          33. Mobile Home Park Property - to study the notice of sale of underlying property in
             97      mobile home parks.
             98          34. Noncompetition Contracts - to study instances where employee noncompetition
             99      contracts should be permissible and instances where contracts should be unenforceable (S.B.
             100      113).
             101           H. [ 35. Price Gouging During Emergencies - to study the need for a price gouging statute
             102      to protect consumers from excessive prices charged during federal and state-declared disasters
             103      (S.B. 52).
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             104          36. Rental Restrictions in Law - to study rental restrictions under the Condominium
             105      Ownership Act and the Community Association Act.
             106          37. Response Time on Assessments - to study whether to lengthen the time frame in
             107      which businesses have to respond to assessment notices before a penalty is incurred.
             108          38. Travel Agents - to study issues related to the regulation of travel agents.
             109          39. Usury Laws - to study caps on interest rates, caps on payday lenders, and the usury
             110      laws of other states.
             111          40. Workers' Compensation Coverage - to study workers' compensation coverage
             112      provided to fire department employees.
             113          41. Charter School Teaching - to study the use of innovative practices and new
             114      teaching methods in charter schools (H.B. 206).
             115          42. Charter Schools and Zoning - to study issues related to charter schools and local
             116      zoning.
             117          43. Education Achievement Gap - to study issues related to education achievement
             118      among different groups (H.B. 175).
             119          44. Glucagon Administration at School - to study the need to have school nurses and
             120      other trained school personnel available at school and school-sponsored activities to administer


             121      glucagon injections to a student with diabetes who is experiencing a low blood sugar
             122      emergency.
             123          45. Public School Nurses - to study the need to increase the number of nurses in public
             124      schools.
             125          46. Role of UCAT - to study the role of the Utah College of Applied Technology
             126      within the state system of higher education.
             127          47. School Buses and Disabled Students - to study school bus air conditioning and
             128      other needs for students with disabilities.
             129          48. School Nursing Policies - to study prescription drug medication and dispensing
             130      policies, the number of nurses in public schools, and the number that are needed to serve
             131      disabled students.
             132          49. Security for Public Schools - to study requiring each local school board that
             133      employs law enforcement officers on a full-time, permanent basis to evaluate the cost
             134      effectiveness of methods of providing for school safety (3Sub. H.B. 153).
             135          50. Special Needs High School Funding - to study special appropriations within the
             136      public education budget for special needs high schools.
             137          51. Teacher Compensation and Retention - to study beginning teacher compensation
             138      and retention issues, including mentoring, salary competitiveness, signing bonuses, tuition
             139      forgiveness, and special education shortages (H.B. 188, 1Sub. H.B. 188, and 2Sub. H.B. 74).
             140          52. Technology-based Student Achievement Management System - to study the
             141      current and future implementation of a technology-based student achievement management
             142      system to provide K-12 classroom teachers with student-level assessment and diagnostic data
             143      from which the teachers can prescribe effective instruction, and to provide school, district, and
             144      state administrators with an intra and inter school and district information sharing and reporting
             145      system.
             146          53. Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Transportation Consolidation - to study
             147      consolidation of Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind transportation with local school districts.
             148          54. Vote Required for School Change - to study changing the voting threshold for
             149      converting a regular public school to a charter school with a majority vote.
             150          55. Writing Competency - to study and analyze competency, methods, and assessment
             151      in phases: grades 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12.


             152          56. Ballots for Overseas Voters - to study and prepare legislation providing for the use
             153      of electronic means to allow registered voters who are out of the state to vote in certain
             154      elections.
             155          57. Campaign Reform - to study issues related to campaign finance reform.
             156          58. Citizenship and Voting - to study proof of citizenship before a person can register
             157      to vote.
             158          59. Digital Signatures Act - to study electrical authentication and preemption issues
             159      with the federal E-sign laws.
             160          60. Early Voting - to study issues related to early voting.
             161          61. Electoral Systems - to study allowing counties, cities, special districts, and school
             162      districts to use ranked-choice voting and full representation voting methods for their elections.
             163          62. Email as Public Record - to study whether an email should be considered a public
             164      record and, if so, under what circumstances.
             165          63. Executive Orders - to study issues related to the issuance and publication of
             166      executive orders.
             167          64. Financial Disclosure - to study revisions to financial disclosure laws.
             168          65. Government Efficiencies - to study and review the findings of a commission
             169      formed by the Governor to examine effectiveness and efficiencies in government.
             170          66. Legislator Email Addresses - to study the legal and policy questions regarding
             171      legislator email addresses.
             172          67. Local Election Campaign Contributions - to study whether to prohibit county merit
             173      employees from making campaign contributions to the political campaigns of persons running
             174      for county office.
             175          68. Procurement Code Bidding and Contracts - to study modifications to the Utah
             176      Procurement Code's bidding procedures and contractual requirements (S.B. 66).
             177          69. Redistricting Commission - to study the establishment of a Redistricting
             178      Commission (H.J.R. 14).
             179          70. Referendums and Initiatives - to study the referendum and initiative processes,
             180      statutory and constitutional conflicts, and special elections.
             181          71. Voter Registration - to study issues related to election day voter registration.
             182          72. Voting by Felons - to study, clarify, and update the felon voting law.


             183          73. Voting Centers - to study the use of voting centers and whether the cost reductions
             184      outweigh concerns related to reapportionment.
             185          74. Voting Technology Changes - to study the updating of ballot definitions, counting
             186      procedures, and other issues due to the purchase of new voting equipment.
             187          75. Care of the Mentally Ill - to study community and institutional care for persons
             188      with mental illness.
             189          76. Child Welfare Code - to study evidentiary standards and whether they should be
             190      changed, and review words that are used in the code that are undefined, such as "accidental,"
             191      "nonaccidental," "threatened," "harm," and "emotional harm," to determine whether they
             192      should be defined.
             193          77. Deaf Community Issues - to study the Department of Human Services' approach to
             194      the needs of the deaf community, whether it is meeting ADA requirements, and suggested
             195      legislation.
             196          78. Epinephrine - to study the emergency administration of epinephrine (H.B. 110).
             197          79. Health and Medicaid Gaps - to study and review how the state addresses health
             198      and Medicaid gaps.
             199          80. Health Care Providers - to study access to health care providers and taxation of
             200      private health care providers (S.B. 34 and S.B. 61).
             201          81. Health Inspections of Child Care Centers - to study the Utah Department of Health
             202      and local health departments' inspection processes for child care centers for the purpose of
             203      eliminating duplication and inconsistent enforcement of standards.
             204          82. Health Insurance Costs - to study issues related to health insurance costs to small
             205      businesses.
             206          83. Hospital Infection Rates - to study whether to require hospitals to make public
             207      their infection rates.
             208          84. Licensing Phlebotomists - to study whether to license phlebotomists (H.B. 344).
             209          85. Medicaid Asset Test - to study the removal or adjustment of Medicaid asset test.
             210          86. Medicaid Funding - to study options for addressing Medicaid funding demands.
             211          87. Naturopathic Physician Prescriptions - to study prescription authority for licensed
             212      naturopathic physicians to include controlled substance and legend medications.
             213          88. Naturopathic Physician Sunset Review - to study and review the sunset of Title 58,


             214      Chapter 71, Naturopathic Physician Practices Act.
             215          89. Noncompete Agreements - to study issues related to Medicaid provider
             216      noncompete agreements (H.B. 106, S.B. 113, and S.B. 145).
             217          90. Nursing Shortage - to study the current shortage of nurses in the state.
             218          91. Oversight of Assisted Living Facilities - to study the rationality and feasibility of
             219      moving the regulatory oversight of assisted living facilities, including their potential removal
             220      from the long-term care facilities statute or moving it from the Department of Health to the
             221      Department of Human Services.
             222          92. Prescription Drug Programs - to study prescription drug programs, including a
             223      recently approved Virginia program.
             224          93. Prescription Drug Purchasing - to study issues related to the aggregated purchasing
             225      of prescription drugs.
             226          94. Regulating Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors - to study whether to
             227      require the use of drug pedigrees in certain circumstances and whether the Division of
             228      Occupational and Professional Licensing should develop, by administrative rule, a list of drug
             229      products that should be subject to pedigrees due to susceptibility to counterfeit and
             230      misbranding (1Sub. H.B. 354).
             231          95. Role of Dental Hygienists - to study whether the expanded role of dental hygienists
             232      can be used to reduce Medicaid dental costs.
             233          96. Rural Health Care Infrastructure - to study creating an administrative penalty for
             234      licensed medical practitioners in rural areas who make a referral to a facility in which they have
             235      a financial interest, and prohibiting licensed medical practitioners in rural areas from making a
             236      referral to a facility in which they have a financial interest if the financial interest is created
             237      after a certain date (H.B. 328).
             238          97. Substance Abuse Impact - to study the impact of substance abuse on all state
             239      departments, families, businesses, and society, and how best to address the problem.
             240          98. Toxic Mold - to study the effects of toxic mold, laws in other states, the impact on
             241      the insurance and real estate industries, the health impact, and suggested legislation.
             242          99. Traumatic Brain Injury - to study issues related to traumatic brain injury.
             243          100. Veterinary Technicians - to study whether to certify veterinary technicians.
             244          101. Advertising Illegal Activities - to study amending the criminal code to provide


             245      that advertising within Utah that is directed at Utah residents and that promotes gambling or
             246      prostitution is unlawful (H.B. 123).
             247          102. Attorney Fee Recovery - to study the recovery of attorney fees by the prevailing
             248      party in a civil lawsuit (S.B. 92).
             249          103. Child Support Collection - to study the collection of child support and alimony
             250      when children are involved, the conflicts in those laws, and whether the law should be
             251      changed.
             252          104. Child Support Obligations - to study whether child support provisions should
             253      take into account obligors that may be incarcerated or incapacitated in their ability to earn
             254      (H.B. 248).
             255          105. Civil Settlements - to study settlement offers in civil litigation (H.B. 127 and
             256      1Sub. H.B. 127).
             257          106. Commitment to Mental Health Authority - to study and review Utah law
             258      governing designated examiners and involuntary commitment hearings (1Sub. H.B. 271).
             259          107. Competition and Consumer Protection Legislation - to study amendments to the
             260      Utah Antitrust Act to allow claims by indirect purchasers.
             261          108. Court Verification of Day Care Costs - to study providing a court in a divorce
             262      proceeding with verification from a day care provider establishing the cost of day care for a
             263      custodial parent's family that can be used to determine the proper amount of withholding from
             264      the noncustodial parent.
             265          109. Group Homes and Communities - to study placement criteria as they apply to
             266      community-based treatment centers, considering the balance between community safety and
             267      the need for treatment in community placement, review of models for cooperation between
             268      group homes, city governments, and neighborhood groups (1Sub. H.B. 94).
             269          110. Guardian Ad Litem Audit - to study the results of the 2004-05 guardian ad litem
             270      audit, and potential revisions to the statute based on the results of the audit.
             271          111. Identity Theft Using Court Records - to study the feasibility of sealing all or part
             272      of a court's records to prevent identify theft.
             273          112. Impaneling Grand Juries - to study modifying the procedure for impaneling a
             274      grand jury.
             275          113. In Loco Parentis - to study and examine whether or not a state district court


             276      should extend the doctrine of in loco parentis to grant visitation rights to persons who have not
             277      been married to each other.
             278          114. Involuntary Commitment - to study the impact of changes to the state's
             279      involuntary commitment laws.
             280          115. Justice Court Funds - to study the income and expenditure from justice courts,
             281      including revenue from traffic citations, and compare to citation numbers prior to the justice
             282      court.
             283          116. Marriage Preparation - to study whether to provide a reduction in marriage
             284      license fees for couples who voluntarily undergo marriage education that meets specified
             285      criteria (H.B. 252).
             286          117. Materials Harmful to Minors - to study conflicts with rights of free speech,
             287      parental rights, and recommended legislation.
             288          118. Mutual Protective Orders - to study whether to permit courts to issue mutual
             289      protective orders (H.B. 360).
             290          119. Veterans' Nursing Home - to study the establishment of a veterans' nursing home,
             291      including public and private partnerships.
             292          120. Critical Incident Shooting Provisions - to study prohibiting a peace officer from
             293      being interviewed as part of an internal investigation until at least a 24-hour period after the
             294      peace officer's involvement in a critical or fatal incident (1Sub. H.B. 134).
             295          121. Fire Suppression - to study issues related to fire suppression at Camp Williams.
             296          122. Gun Restrictions - to study eliminating the prohibition on carrying a loaded gun
             297      in a vehicle (S.B. 175).
             298          123. Hate Crimes - to study issues related to hate crimes.
             299          124. Human Trafficking - to study issues related to human trafficking of women and
             300      children.
             301          125. Jail Contracting and Jail Reimbursement - to study the core rate adjustment,
             302      equity throughout the state, and recommended legislation.
             303          126. Licensing of Convicted Felons - to study removing barriers to professional
             304      licensing of convicted felons, not in an area of licensing which may be related to the
             305      conviction, who have been released from prison.
             306          127. Penalty Enhancements - to study and review all crimes that have enhanced


             307      penalties to determine whether the penalty is correct or should be increased, and whether there
             308      should be penalty enhancements or whether penalties should be raised instead.
             309          128. Prison Education Surcharges - to study state surcharges for education and training
             310      programs at state prisons (H.B. 234).
             311          129. Report of Death - to study the reporting of deaths at residential facilities and
             312      penalties for failing to report.
             313          130. Sex Offender Treatment - to study issues related to the funding of sex offender
             314      treatment.
             315          131. Street Racing Laws - to study tougher laws and penalties to address the increase
             316      in street racing, and what would deter people from participating.
             317          132. Youth Violence - to study issues related to dating violence among youth.
             318          133. Allocation of Waste Tire Recycling Fee - to study whether to allow retailers to
             319      keep a portion of the waste tire recycling fee.
             320          134. Animal Feeding Responsibilities - to study the responsibility of land owners who
             321      do not allow hunting on their lands to provide year-round feeding for the animals so they do
             322      not eat food intended for livestock on the property of other land owners.
             323          135. Apple Initiative - to study funding of education from income from federal lands
             324      alternative.
             325          136. Athletic Foundation Report - to study having the Utah Athletic Foundation report
             326      yearly to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee.
             327          137. Branding Law Reciprocity - to study the branding laws of Idaho, Wyoming,
             328      Utah, and other surrounding states, including a comparison of Utah's and Wyoming's branding
             329      laws.
             330          138. Division of State History Reorganization - to study the reorganization of the State
             331      Antiquities Section, the archeologist portion of the Division of State History.
             332          139. Irrigation Companies - to study issues related to water rights in irrigation
             333      companies.
             334          140. Local Water Rights - to study water rights held by political subdivisions.
             335          141. Natural Resources Law Enforcement - to study the structure of law enforcement
             336      within the Department of Natural Resources.
             337          142. Oil and Gas Drilling Permit Litigation - to study how to address the hundreds of


             338      oil and gas leases that have been awarded in Utah by the Bureau of Land Management but not
             339      issued due to continuing litigation.
             340          143. Raw Milk - to study issues related to raw milk sales.
             341          144. Standing of Private Water Companies - to study whether private water companies
             342      should have the same standing as cities or special service districts for water fillings, protesting
             343      water rights, and sanitation standards and costs.
             344          145. Uniform Environmental Covenants Act - to study how to address the problem of
             345      vacant, abandoned, and underused sites with various forms of environmental contamination.
             346          146. Water Banking - to study issues related to a water banking program.
             347          147. Water Development - to study Bear River water development in Box Elder
             348      County, including the Washakie Reservoir site.
             349          148. Building Inspection and Removal Requirements - to study ways to ensure better
             350      compliance with asbestos inspection and removal requirements in residential demolition and
             351      reconstruction through local government building permit or other processes.
             352          149. Density Credit for Lands Donation to School Districts - to study whether to
             353      prohibit counties and municipalities from disapproving a subdivision plat for failure to comply
             354      with density requirements if the plat includes land that is being donated to a school district for
             355      future school building construction (H.B. 333).
             356          150. Enforcement and Review of Building Standards - to study permitting building
             357      inspectors to issue citations to enforce the Construction Trades Licensing Act, and review
             358      building standards enforced by the Department of Health and local health departments.
             359          151. Group Homes - to study group homes: location, oversight, the RFP process,
             360      effectiveness, and community participation.
             361          152. Impact of Land Use Restrictions - to study Oregon Ballot Measure 37 (2004):
             362      whether governments must pay owners, or forgo enforcement, when certain land use
             363      restrictions reduce property value.
             364          153. Local Background Checks - to study issues related to background checks in local
             365      government H. and school districts .H (H.B. 112).
             366          154. Municipal H. Water and .H Electric Utility Earnings - to study how local
             366a      governments report
             367      earnings from H. water and .H electric utilities owned by the local government (H.B. 312).
             368          155. Prescriptive Easements - to study ways to provide notice to property owners of


             369      prescriptive easement claims, recording of prescriptive easements, and fair compensation to a
             370      property owner for an easement (1Sub. H.B. 207).
             371          156. Removing Residential Housing Restrictions - to study whether restrictions on the
             372      use of any property for residential housing, whether imposed by deed or otherwise, should be
             373      removed.
             374          157. Special Districts - to study and continue the rewrite of Title 17A, Special
             375      Districts, to Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities.
             376          158. Special Service District Liability - to study the fairness of having special service
             377      districts be liable for legal fees if the final bid price for property is 10-15% below fair market
             378      value (independently appraised value).
             379          159. Water and Land Rights of Cities - to study whether cities should have the right to
             380      chase water and land upstream, especially with water districts in place.
             381          160. Changes in Utility Regulation - to study eliminating the Committee of Consumer
             382      Services, folding Division of Public Utilities staff into the Public Service Commission, creating
             383      the Office of Ratepayer Advocate, and allowing intervenor reimbursement in rate cases (H.B.
             384      320).
             385          161. Energy Administration Changes - to study the phase-out of the Utah Energy
             386      Office (2Sub. S.B.199), how its former responsibilities and funds are being managed and
             387      allocated, how the Petroleum Violations Escrow funds will be used, and review of a report
             388      from the Governor's Office, to be received by April 1, 2005, containing a detailed, written
             389      implementation report.
             390          162. Energy Efficiency - to study policies that promote energy economy and
             391      efficiency.
             392          163. Energy Issues - to study energy-related issues, including current state energy
             393      policy, utility affiliate relationships, transmission line access, and power line locations.
             394          164. Energy Supplies - to study energy supplies, reliability, and transmission line
             395      policies.
             396          165. Impact of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) - to study the impact of VOIP on
             397      telephone regulation by states, whether Utah classifies it as a telecommunication service
             398      subject to state regulation or as an information service not subject to state regulation, how the
             399      FCC and the federal courts treat the issue, what is needed to protect the public safety and health


             400      and to guard against consumer fraud, determine Public Service Commission regulatory
             401      authority in light of new federal laws, decisions, and technology.
             402          166. Medical Technology - to study issues related to medical technology.
             403          167. Municipal Utility Rates - to study the disclosure and enforcement of municipal
             404      utility rates.
             405          168. Technology Efficiency - to study and review technology efficiency within
             406      nonexecutive areas of state government.
             407          169. Utility Deregulation - to study the deregulation of utilities in Utah.
             408          170. Administration of Personal Property Taxes - to study the administration,
             409      assessment, and collection of property taxes on personal property, including a review of
             410      minimum taxes for small businesses, exemption of supplies, filing requirements, forms, and
             411      other aspects of administration.
             412          171. Charitable Contributions on Income Tax Returns - to study the proliferation of
             413      income tax return checkoffs and whether tax return design requirements impact checkoff
             414      contributions.
             415          172. Comprehensive Tuition Tax Credits Study - to study tuition tax credits with
             416      objective measurement of certain criteria and an analysis of what other states have done and
             417      what could be done in Utah.
             418          173. Disposition of Tourism, Recreation, Cultural, and Convention Facilities Tax - to
             419      study limiting the expenditure of revenues generated by the tourism, recreation, cultural, and
             420      convention facilities tax relating to facilities that are predominantly used by tourists (S.B. 137).
             421          174. Enterprise Zones Tax Credit - to study issues related to eligibility criteria for an
             422      enterprise zone tax credit.
             423          175. Equipment Tax Exemption - to study a sales and use tax exemption for material
             424      handling equipment.
             425          176. Fiscal Impact of Illegal Aliens - to study the fiscal impact of illegal aliens on state
             426      taxes and expenditures.
             427          177. Individual Income Tax Contributions - to study the current contributions that are
             428      available under the individual income tax.
             429          178. Parking Plates Linked to Disabled Tax Exemption - to study the feasibility of
             430      linking eligibility for income tax deductions for the disabled with disabled parking license


             431      plates.
             432          179. Past Due Property Taxes - to study and review the interest and penalties on past
             433      due property taxes.
             434          180. Property Tax Burden on Seniors - to study whether to amend the Utah
             435      Constitution to authorize the Legislature to adjust property tax laws so that the property taxes
             436      paid by seniors do not become overly burdensome.
             437          181. Property Tax on Propane Tanks - to study personal property taxes on propane
             438      tanks and why some counties provide exemptions from personal property taxes and others do
             439      not.
             440          182. Sales and Use Tax Exemption - to study manufacturer's sales and use tax
             441      exemption relating to materials used in production.
             442          183. Tax Collections - to study how assessing and collecting taxes on personal
             443      property is administered.
             444          184. Tax Credits - to study issues related to earned income tax credits.
             445          185. Taxing Practices of Special Districts for Water - to study the taxing practices of
             446      special districts related to the purchase of water.
             447          186. Insurance and Retirement for Firemen - to study insurance and retirement for
             448      firemen from fire insurance premiums.
             449          187. Retirement Consolidation - to study consolidation of retirement systems.
             450          188. Retirement System Fund Operation - to study whether the Legislature should
             451      require by statute that the Utah Retirement System Fund establish and operate a program
             452      through which a portion of the fund is managed by locally domiciled asset management
             453      companies.
             454          189. Actual Costs of Roads - to study the real costs of building and maintaining roads
             455      (Interstate, county, etc.), including not only out-of-pocket expenses but also overhead costs per
             456      mile for different types of roads in the state.
             457          190. Child Safety Seat Education - to study how to provide safety information to
             458      purchasers of child safety seats, and how the effort can be funded.
             459          191. Driver License Qualifications - to study repealing the use of a temporary
             460      identification number issued by the IRS for purposes of obtaining a driver license or
             461      identification card issued by the Driver License Division, and whether a driver license or


             462      identification card obtained using a temporary identification number should not be renewed or
             463      extended (H.B. 330).
             464          192. Emissions Testing - to study whether vehicles with less than 60,000 miles should
             465      be required to have an emissions test.
             466          193. Grant Tower Railroad Reconfiguration - to study the reconfiguration of the Grant
             467      Tower Railroad curves and how it will be financed (S.J.R. 12).
             468          194. High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes - to study restrictions on high occupancy vehicle
             469      lanes (H.B. 367, as amended).
             470          195. Masking Convictions from Driving Records - to study what statutory changes, if
             471      any, are needed to comply with federal regulatory requirements that prohibit the state from
             472      masking or deferring a driver's conviction for a violation from appearing on the driving record
             473      of anyone holding a commercial driver's license.
             474          196. Nondriving Alcohol Offense On Driving Record - to study whether a nondriving
             475      alcohol offense should be allowed to stay on a person's record, for auto insurance purposes,
             476      after the delay period.
             477          197. Traffic Enforcement - to study provisions relating to license plates requirements,
             478      traffic enforcement systems, and photo radar (H.B. 219).
             479          198. Transportation Funding Strategies - to study innovative transportation financing
             480      strategies, including how to leverage and expand the public resources by encouraging private
             481      investment in transportation solutions, how to create innovative financial structuring that
             482      creates nontraditional funding sources rather than relying on state and federal gas tax revenues,
             483      and how to accelerate transportation projects, reduce costs, and reduce risk to the state and to
             484      the Department of Transportation.
             485          199. Covered-At-Work Program - to study raising the premium subsidy for the
             486      Covered-At-Work Program and directing the Department of Health to seek an amendment to
             487      the state's Primary Care Network waiver granted by the federal government (1Sub. H.B. 304).
             488          200. Funds Transfer to Industrial Assistance - to study requiring the Division of
             489      Finance to transfer from the General Fund to the Industrial Assistance Fund each fiscal year
             490      sufficient money to offset earned credits (1Sub. S.B. 234).
             491          201. Immigrant Services Corporations - to study issues related to specialized
             492      immigrant services corporations (H.B. 130).


             493          202. Motion Picture Incentives - to study motion picture incentive funding issues.
             494          203. Native American Economic Development - to study economic development
             495      opportunities for Native American communities.
             496          204. Small Business Investment Fund - to study how the Southeastern Utah Small
             497      Business Investment Fund can facilitate the establishment of small businesses for
             498      TANF-eligible or low-income individuals from Southeastern Utah.
             499          205. Unemployment Insurance - to study providing an unemployment insurance wage
             500      option.
             501          206. Constitutional Questions Regarding Property Taxes - to study constitutional
             502      questions raised by H.B. 193, Property Tax Changes, 2005 General Session, regarding
             503      nonprofit entities.
             504          207. Ranked Choice Voting - to study the use of ranked choice voting for the Senate
             505      and House.
             506          208. Services for Legislators - to study constituent services for legislators.
             507          209. Staff for Legislators - to study providing legislative staff for individual
             508      legislators.
             509          210. Aerospace Technology - to study new technology developments in the aerospace
             510      industry including related state development and training policies.
             511          211. Biotechnology - to study the development of biotechnology, related training
             512      programs, and BioSTAR technology research.
             513          212. Information Technology Governance - to study and review the Chief Information
             514      Officer's plan for implementation and other statutorily required progress reports and budgets
             515      necessary to meet the statutory deadline of July 1, 2006, and review all aspects of the transition
             516      and the resulting new department regarding funding, personnel, rates, and programs (H.B. 109).
             517          213. Nanotechnology - to study the development of nanotechnology in Utah.
             518          214. Utility and Trade Regulatory Authority - to study state regulatory authority
             519      regarding the Utilities and General Agreements in Trades and Services Treaty being negotiated
             520      by the United States Trade Representative to the World Trade Organization (H.J.R. 15).
             520a           H. 215. WPU Formula Related to Special Education - to study adjusting the WPU
             520b      formula in relation to funding for special education.
             520c           216. Revision to Penalty for Late Tax Payment - to study and examine whether Utah's
             520d      2% penalty for late property taxes should be altered to discourage delinquent payments.
             520e           217. Technology Supporting Involvement in Education - to study the use of technology
             520f      to support community and family involvement in education. .H


             520g          H. 218. Repeal of Exemption from Nonresident Tuition - to study the repeal of the
             520h      provision that, if allowed under federal law, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, shall
             520i      be exempt from the nonresident portion of total tuition if the student attended high school in
             520j      this state for three or more years and graduated from a high school or received its equivalent
             520k      in this state (H.B. 239).
             520l          219. Land Use Impacts - to study the land use impacts related to Camp Williams.
             520m          220. Election Options - to study the use of ranked-choice voting for state executive
             520n      offices and full representation voting for the Utah Senate and the Utah House of
             520o      Representatives.
             520p          221. Mortgage Fraud - to study mortgage fraud and identity theft related to mortgage
             520q      fraud.
             520r          222. Teaching by Registered Sex Offenders - to study higher education teaching by
             520s      registered sex offenders.
             520t          223. Electrical Qualifying Facility - to study applying for sales tax exemption for
             520u      electrical power plant equipment for electrical qualifying facilities under federal law.
             520v          224. Guardian Ad Litem Operations - to study the full operations of the Guardian Ad
             520w      Litem's Office and potential statutory changes.
             520x           225. Promotion of gaming on high school sports by newspapers publishing odds on ball
             520y      games and playoffs.
             520z          226. Effects of minority reports on legislation. . H
    





Legislative Review Note
    as of 3-1-05 2:00 PM


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

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