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H.B. 260

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STATE OFFICE OF REHABILITATION -

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BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Bradley G. Last

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Senate Sponsor: Allen M. Christensen

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill requires the governor to include a salary increase in his budget for the Utah
             11      State Office of Rehabilitation.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    requires that the governor include in his budget recommendation an amount
             15      sufficient to provide the same percentage increase for cost-of-living for employees
             16      of firms privately contracted by the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation as the
             17      governor recommends for state employees; and
             18          .    directs the governor to submit with his budget request a message concerning his
             19      reasons if he does not include such an amount.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          63-38-2, as last amended by Chapters 326 and 352, Laws of Utah 2004
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             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 63-38-2 is amended to read:
             30           63-38-2. Governor to submit budget to Legislature -- Contents -- Preparation --
             31      Appropriations based on current tax laws and not to exceed estimated revenues.
             32          (1) (a) The governor shall, within three days after the convening of the Legislature in
             33      the annual general session, submit a budget for the ensuing fiscal year by delivering it to the
             34      presiding officer of each house of the Legislature together with a schedule for all of the
             35      proposed appropriations of the budget, clearly itemized and classified.
             36          (b) The budget message shall include:
             37          (i) a projection of estimated revenues and expenditures for the next fiscal year; and
             38          (ii) the source of all direct, indirect, or in-kind matching funds for all federal grants or
             39      assistance programs included in the budget.
             40          (2) At least 34 days before the submission of any budget, the governor shall deliver a
             41      confidential draft copy of his proposed budget recommendations to the Office of the
             42      Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
             43          (3) (a) The budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed expenditures and
             44      estimated revenues for the next fiscal year based upon the current fiscal year state tax laws and
             45      rates.
             46          (b) The budget may be accompanied by a separate document showing proposed
             47      expenditures and estimated revenues based on changes in state tax laws or rates.
             48          (4) The budget shall be accompanied by a statement showing:
             49          (a) the revenues and expenditures for the last fiscal year;
             50          (b) the current assets, liabilities, and reserves, surplus or deficit, and the debts and
             51      funds of the state;
             52          (c) an estimate of the state's financial condition as of the beginning and the end of the
             53      period covered by the budget;
             54          (d) a complete analysis of lease with an option to purchase arrangements entered into
             55      by state agencies;
             56          (e) the recommendations for each state agency for new full-time employees for the next
             57      fiscal year; which recommendation should be provided also to the State Building Board under
             58      Subsection 63A-5-103 (2);


             59          (f) any explanation the governor may desire to make as to the important features of the
             60      budget and any suggestion as to methods for the reduction of expenditures or increase of the
             61      state's revenue; and
             62          (g) the information detailing certain regulatory fee increases required by Section
             63      63-38-3.2 .
             64          (5) The budget shall include an itemized estimate of the appropriations for:
             65          (a) the Legislative Department as certified to the governor by the president of the
             66      Senate and the speaker of the House;
             67          (b) the Executive Department;
             68          (c) the Judicial Department as certified to the governor by the state court administrator;
             69          (d) payment and discharge of the principal and interest of the indebtedness of the state;
             70          (e) the salaries payable by the state under the Utah Constitution or under law for the
             71      lease agreements planned for the next fiscal year;
             72          (f) other purposes that are set forth in the Utah Constitution or under law; and
             73          (g) all other appropriations.
             74          (6) Deficits or anticipated deficits shall be included in the budget.
             75          (7) (a) (i) For the purpose of preparing and reporting the budget, the governor shall
             76      require from the proper state officials, including public and higher education officials, all heads
             77      of executive and administrative departments and state institutions, bureaus, boards,
             78      commissions, and agencies expending or supervising the expenditure of the state moneys, and
             79      all institutions applying for state moneys and appropriations, itemized estimates of revenues
             80      and expenditures.
             81          (ii) (A) The governor may also require other information under these guidelines and at
             82      times as the governor may direct.
             83          (B) These guidelines may include a requirement for program productivity and
             84      performance measures, where appropriate, with emphasis on outcome indicators.
             85          (b) The estimate for the Legislative Department as certified by the presiding officers of
             86      both houses shall be included in the budget without revision by the governor.
             87          (c) The estimate for the Judicial Department, as certified by the state court
             88      administrator, shall also be included in the budget without revision, but the governor may make
             89      separate recommendations on it.


             90          (d) The governor may require the attendance at budget meetings of representatives of
             91      public and higher education, state departments and institutions, and other institutions or
             92      individuals applying for state appropriations.
             93          (e) The governor may revise all estimates, except those relating to the Legislative
             94      Department, the Judicial Department, and those providing for the payment of principal and
             95      interest to the state debt and for the salaries and expenditures specified by the Utah
             96      Constitution or under the laws of the state.
             97          (8) The total appropriations requested for expenditures authorized by the budget may
             98      not exceed the estimated revenues from taxes, fees, and all other sources for the next ensuing
             99      fiscal year.
             100          (9) If any item of the budget as enacted is held invalid upon any ground, the invalidity
             101      does not affect the budget itself or any other item in it.
             102          (10) (a) In submitting the budgets for the Departments of Health and Human Services
             103      and the Office of the Attorney General, the governor shall consider a separate recommendation
             104      in his budget for funds to be contracted to:
             105          (i) local mental health authorities under Section 62A-15-110 ;
             106          (ii) local substance abuse authorities under Section 62A-15-110 ;
             107          (iii) area agencies under Section 62A-3-104.2 ;
             108          (iv) programs administered directly by and for operation of the Divisions of Substance
             109      Abuse and Mental Health and Aging and Adult Services;
             110          (v) local health departments under Title 26A, Chapter 1, Local Health Departments;
             111      and
             112          (vi) counties for the operation of Children's Justice Centers under Section 67-5b-102 .
             113          (b) In his budget recommendations under Subsections (10)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii), the
             114      governor shall consider an amount sufficient to grant local health departments, local mental
             115      health authorities, local substance abuse authorities, and area agencies the same percentage
             116      increase for wages and benefits that he includes in his budget for persons employed by the
             117      state.
             118          (c) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the
             119      increase described in Subsection (10)(b), he shall include a message to the Legislature
             120      regarding his reason for not including that amount.


             121          (11) (a) In submitting the budget for the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation and the
             122      Division of Services for People with Disabilities, the Division of Child and Family Services,
             123      and the Division of Juvenile Justice Services within the Department of Human Services, the
             124      governor shall consider an amount sufficient to grant employees of corporations that provide
             125      direct services under contract with those divisions, the same percentage increase for
             126      cost-of-living that he includes in his budget for persons employed by the state.
             127          (b) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the
             128      increase described in Subsection (11)(a), he shall include a message to the Legislature
             129      regarding his reason for not including that amount.
             130          (12) (a) The Families, Agencies, and Communities Together Council may propose to
             131      the governor under Subsection 63-75-4 (4)(e) a budget recommendation for collaborative
             132      service delivery systems operated under Section 63-75-6.5 .
             133          (b) The Legislature may, through a specific program schedule, designate funds
             134      appropriated for collaborative service delivery systems operated under Section 63-75-6.5 .
             135          (13) The governor shall include in his budget the state's portion of the budget for the
             136      Utah Communications Agency Network established in Title 63C, Chapter 7, Utah
             137      Communications Agency Network Act.
             138          (14) (a) The governor shall include a separate recommendation in the governor's
             139      budget for funds to maintain the operation and administration of the Utah Comprehensive
             140      Health Insurance Pool.
             141          (b) In making the recommendation the governor may consider:
             142          (i) actuarial analysis of growth or decline in enrollment projected over a period of at
             143      least three years;
             144          (ii) actuarial analysis of the medical and pharmacy claims costs projected over a period
             145      of at least three years;
             146          (iii) the annual Medical Care Consumer Price Index;
             147          (iv) the annual base budget for the pool established by the Commerce and Revenue
             148      Appropriations Subcommittee for each fiscal year;
             149          (v) the growth or decline in insurance premium taxes and fees collected by the tax
             150      commission and the insurance department; and
             151          (vi) the availability of surplus General Fund revenue under Section 63-38-2.5 and


             152      Subsection 59-14-204 (5)(b).
             153          (15) In adopting a budget for each fiscal year, the Legislature shall consider an amount
             154      sufficient to grant local health departments, local mental health authorities, local substance
             155      abuse authorities, and area agencies on aging the same percentage increase for wages and
             156      benefits that is included in the budget for persons employed by the state.
             157          (16) (a) In adopting a budget each year for the Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance
             158      Pool, the Legislature shall determine an amount that is sufficient to fund the pool for each
             159      fiscal year.
             160          (b) When making a determination under Subsection (16)(a), the Legislature shall
             161      consider factors it determines are appropriate, which may include:
             162          (i) actuarial analysis of growth or decline in enrollment projected over a period of at
             163      least three years;
             164          (ii) actuarial analysis of the medical and pharmacy claims costs projected over a period
             165      of at least three years;
             166          (iii) the annual Medical Care Consumer Price Index;
             167          (iv) the annual base budget for the pool established by the Commerce and Revenue
             168      Appropriations Subcommittee for each fiscal year;
             169          (v) the growth or decline in insurance premium taxes and fees collected by the tax
             170      commission and the insurance department from the previous fiscal year; and
             171          (vi) the availability of surplus General Fund revenue under Section 63-38-2.5 and
             172      Subsection 59-14-204 (5)(b).
             173          (c) The funds appropriated by the Legislature to fund the Utah Comprehensive Health
             174      Insurance Pool as determined under Subsection (16)(a):
             175          (i) shall be deposited into the enterprise fund established by Section 31A-29-120 ; and
             176          (ii) are restricted and are to be used to maintain the operation, administration, and
             177      management of the Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool created by Section
             178      31A-29-104 .
             179          (17) In considering the factors in Subsections (14)(b)(i), (ii), and (iii) and Subsections
             180      (16)(b)(i), (ii), and (iii), the governor and the Legislature may consider the actuarial data and
             181      projections prepared for the board of the Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool as it
             182      develops its financial statements and projections for each fiscal year.






Legislative Review Note
    as of 12-9-05 2:25 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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