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H.B. 296

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 11:23 AM by ddonat. -->              1     

GOVERNOR'S BUDGET - WAGE AND

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BENEFIT INCREASES TO BE CONSIDERED

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FOR SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kerry W. Gibson

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Senate Sponsor: Darin G. Peterson

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             9      LONG TITLE
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill directs the governor to include in his budget, and the Legislature to consider,
             12      an amount sufficient to grant wage and benefit increases to soil conservation districts
             13      and to Utah Association of H. [ Soil ] .H Conservation H. [ district ] District .H employees.
             14      Highlighted Provisions:
             15          This bill:
             16          .    directs the governor to include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant soil
             17      conservation districts, and employees of the Utah Association of H. [ Soil ] .H Conservation
             18      Districts, the same percentage increase for wages and benefits that he includes in his
             19      budget for persons employed by the state;
             20          .    requires the Legislature to consider an appropriation to grant soil conservation
             21      districts, and employees of the Utah Association of H. [ Soil ] .H Conservation Districts, the
             22      same percentage increase for wages and benefits that is included in the budget for
             23      persons employed by the state; and
             24          .    makes technical corrections.
             25      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             26          None
             27      Other Special Clauses:


             28          None
             29      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             30      AMENDS:
             31          63-38-2, as last amended by Chapters 326 and 352, Laws of Utah 2004
             32     
             33      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             34          Section 1. Section 63-38-2 is amended to read:
             35           63-38-2. Governor to submit budget to Legislature -- Contents -- Preparation --
             36      Appropriations based on current tax laws and not to exceed estimated revenues.
             37          (1) (a) The governor shall, within three days after the convening of the Legislature in
             38      the annual general session, submit a budget for the ensuing fiscal year by delivering it to the
             39      presiding officer of each house of the Legislature together with a schedule for all of the
             40      proposed appropriations of the budget, clearly itemized and classified.
             41          (b) The budget message shall include:
             42          (i) a projection of estimated revenues and expenditures for the next fiscal year; and
             43          (ii) the source of all direct, indirect, or in-kind matching funds for all federal grants or
             44      assistance programs included in the budget.
             45          (2) At least 34 days before the submission of any budget, the governor shall deliver a
             46      confidential draft copy of his proposed budget recommendations to the Office of the
             47      Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
             48          (3) (a) The budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed expenditures and
             49      estimated revenues for the next fiscal year based upon the current fiscal year state tax laws and
             50      rates.
             51          (b) The budget may be accompanied by a separate document showing proposed
             52      expenditures and estimated revenues based on changes in state tax laws or rates.
             53          (4) The budget shall be accompanied by a statement showing:
             54          (a) the revenues and expenditures for the last fiscal year;
             55          (b) the current assets, liabilities, and reserves, surplus or deficit, and the debts and
             56      funds of the state;
             57          (c) an estimate of the state's financial condition as of the beginning and the end of the
             58      period covered by the budget;


             59          (d) a complete analysis of lease with an option to purchase arrangements entered into
             60      by state agencies;
             61          (e) the recommendations for each state agency for new full-time employees for the next
             62      fiscal year; which recommendation should be provided also to the State Building Board under
             63      Subsection 63A-5-103 (2);
             64          (f) any explanation the governor may desire to make as to the important features of the
             65      budget and any suggestion as to methods for the reduction of expenditures or increase of the
             66      state's revenue; and
             67          (g) the information detailing certain regulatory fee increases required by Section
             68      63-38-3.2 .
             69          (5) The budget shall include an itemized estimate of the appropriations for:
             70          (a) the Legislative Department as certified to the governor by the president of the
             71      Senate and the speaker of the House;
             72          (b) the Executive Department;
             73          (c) the Judicial Department as certified to the governor by the state court administrator;
             74          (d) payment and discharge of the principal and interest of the indebtedness of the state;
             75          (e) the salaries payable by the state under the Utah Constitution or under law for the
             76      lease agreements planned for the next fiscal year;
             77          (f) other purposes that are set forth in the Utah Constitution or under law; and
             78          (g) all other appropriations.
             79          (6) Deficits or anticipated deficits shall be included in the budget.
             80          (7) (a) (i) For the purpose of preparing and reporting the budget, the governor shall
             81      require from the proper state officials, including public and higher education officials, all heads
             82      of executive and administrative departments and state institutions, bureaus, boards,
             83      commissions, and agencies expending or supervising the expenditure of the state moneys, and
             84      all institutions applying for state moneys and appropriations, itemized estimates of revenues
             85      and expenditures.
             86          (ii) (A) The governor may also require other information under these guidelines and at
             87      times as the governor may direct.
             88          (B) These guidelines may include a requirement for program productivity and
             89      performance measures, where appropriate, with emphasis on outcome indicators.


             90          (b) The estimate for the Legislative Department as certified by the presiding officers of
             91      both houses shall be included in the budget without revision by the governor.
             92          (c) The estimate for the Judicial Department, as certified by the state court
             93      administrator, shall also be included in the budget without revision, but the governor may make
             94      separate recommendations on it.
             95          (d) The governor may require the attendance at budget meetings of representatives of
             96      public and higher education, state departments and institutions, and other institutions or
             97      individuals applying for state appropriations.
             98          (e) The governor may revise all estimates, except those relating to the Legislative
             99      Department, the Judicial Department, and those providing for the payment of principal and
             100      interest to the state debt and for the salaries and expenditures specified by the Utah
             101      Constitution or under the laws of the state.
             102          (8) The total appropriations requested for expenditures authorized by the budget may
             103      not exceed the estimated revenues from taxes, fees, and all other sources for the next ensuing
             104      fiscal year.
             105          (9) If any item of the budget as enacted is held invalid upon any ground, the invalidity
             106      does not affect the budget itself or any other item in it.
             107          (10) (a) In submitting the budgets for the Departments of Health and Human Services
             108      and the Office of the Attorney General, the governor shall consider a separate recommendation
             109      in his budget for funds to be contracted to:
             110          (i) local mental health authorities under Section 62A-15-110 ;
             111          (ii) local substance abuse authorities under Section 62A-15-110 ;
             112          (iii) area agencies under Section 62A-3-104.2 ;
             113          (iv) programs administered directly by and for operation of the Divisions of Substance
             114      Abuse and Mental Health and Aging and Adult Services;
             115          (v) local health departments under Title 26A, Chapter 1, Local Health Departments;
             116      and
             117          (vi) counties for the operation of Children's Justice Centers under Section 67-5b-102 .
             118          (b) In his budget recommendations under Subsections (10)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii), the
             119      governor shall consider an amount sufficient to grant local health departments, local mental
             120      health authorities, local substance abuse authorities, and area agencies the same percentage


             121      increase for wages and benefits that he includes in his budget for persons employed by the
             122      state.
             123          (c) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the
             124      increase described in Subsection (10)(b), he shall include a message to the Legislature
             125      regarding his reason for not including that amount.
             126          (11) (a) In submitting the budget for the Department of Agriculture, the governor shall
             127      consider an amount sufficient to grant local soil conservation districts and Utah Association of
             128      H. [ Soil ] .H Conservation District employees the same percentage increase for wages and
             128a      benefits that
             129      he includes in his budget for persons employed by the state.
             130          (b) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the
             131      increase described in Subsection (11)(a), he shall include a message to the Legislature
             132      regarding his reason for not including that amount.
             133          [(11)] (12) (a) In submitting the budget for the Division of Services for People with
             134      Disabilities, the Division of Child and Family Services, and the Division of Juvenile Justice
             135      Services within the Department of Human Services, the governor shall consider an amount
             136      sufficient to grant employees of corporations that provide direct services under contract with
             137      those divisions, the same percentage increase for cost-of-living that he includes in his budget
             138      for persons employed by the state.
             139          (b) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the
             140      increase described in Subsection [(11)] (12)(a), he shall include a message to the Legislature
             141      regarding his reason for not including that amount.
             142          [(12)] (13) (a) The Families, Agencies, and Communities Together Council may
             143      propose to the governor under Subsection 63-75-4 (4)(e) a budget recommendation for
             144      collaborative service delivery systems operated under Section 63-75-6.5 .
             145          (b) The Legislature may, through a specific program schedule, designate funds
             146      appropriated for collaborative service delivery systems operated under Section 63-75-6.5 .
             147          [(13)] (14) The governor shall include in his budget the state's portion of the budget for
             148      the Utah Communications Agency Network established in Title 63C, Chapter 7, Utah
             149      Communications Agency Network Act.
             150          [(14)] (15) (a) The governor shall include a separate recommendation in the governor's
             151      budget for funds to maintain the operation and administration of the Utah Comprehensive


             152      Health Insurance Pool.
             153          (b) In making the recommendation the governor may consider:
             154          (i) actuarial analysis of growth or decline in enrollment projected over a period of at
             155      least three years;
             156          (ii) actuarial analysis of the medical and pharmacy claims costs projected over a period
             157      of at least three years;
             158          (iii) the annual Medical Care Consumer Price Index;
             159          (iv) the annual base budget for the pool established by the Commerce and Revenue
             160      Appropriations Subcommittee for each fiscal year;
             161          (v) the growth or decline in insurance premium taxes and fees collected by the tax
             162      commission and the insurance department; and
             163          (vi) the availability of surplus General Fund revenue under Section 63-38-2.5 and
             164      Subsection 59-14-204 (5)(b).
             165          [(15)] (16) In adopting a budget for each fiscal year, the Legislature shall consider an
             166      amount sufficient to grant local health departments, local mental health authorities, local
             167      substance abuse authorities, [and] area agencies on aging, soil conservation districts, and Utah
             168      Association of H. [ Soil ] .H Conservation District employees the same percentage increase
             168a      for wages
             169      and benefits that is included in the budget for persons employed by the state.
             170          [(16)] (17) (a) In adopting a budget each year for the Utah Comprehensive Health
             171      Insurance Pool, the Legislature shall determine an amount that is sufficient to fund the pool for
             172      each fiscal year.
             173          (b) When making a determination under Subsection [(16)] (17)(a), the Legislature shall
             174      consider factors it determines are appropriate, which may include:
             175          (i) actuarial analysis of growth or decline in enrollment projected over a period of at
             176      least three years;
             177          (ii) actuarial analysis of the medical and pharmacy claims costs projected over a period
             178      of at least three years;
             179          (iii) the annual Medical Care Consumer Price Index;
             180          (iv) the annual base budget for the pool established by the Commerce and Revenue
             181      Appropriations Subcommittee for each fiscal year;
             182          (v) the growth or decline in insurance premium taxes and fees collected by the tax


             183      commission and the insurance department from the previous fiscal year; and
             184          (vi) the availability of surplus General Fund revenue under Section 63-38-2.5 and
             185      Subsection 59-14-204 (5)(b).
             186          (c) The funds appropriated by the Legislature to fund the Utah Comprehensive Health
             187      Insurance Pool as determined under Subsection [(16)] (17)(a):
             188          (i) shall be deposited into the enterprise fund established by Section 31A-29-120 ; and
             189          (ii) are restricted and are to be used to maintain the operation, administration, and
             190      management of the Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool created by Section
             191      31A-29-104 .
             192          [(17)] (18) In considering the factors in Subsections [(14)] (15)(b)(i), (ii), and (iii) and
             193      Subsections [(16)] (17)(b)(i), (ii), and (iii), the governor and the Legislature may consider the
             194      actuarial data and projections prepared for the board of the Utah Comprehensive Health
             195      Insurance Pool as it develops its financial statements and projections for each fiscal year.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-18-06 4:51 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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