S.B. 2

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS
2 2006 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
5 House Sponsor: Ron Bigelow
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill increases the salaries for state constitutional officers and other state officers.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . increases the salary for the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state
13 auditor, and state treasurer;
14 . increases the salary ranges for certain state officers; and
15 . makes technical corrections.
16 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2006.
20 Coordinates this bill with H.B. 115 by substantively and technically merging the
21 amendments.
22 Coordinates this bill with H.B. 269 by substantively and technically merging the
23 amendments.
24 Coordinates this bill with S.B. 75 by substantively and technically merging the
25 amendments.
26 Coordinates this bill with S.B. 217 by substantively and technically merging the
27 amendments.

28 Utah Code Sections Affected:
29 AMENDS:
30 67-22-1, as last amended by Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2005, First Special Session
31 67-22-2 (Effective 07/01/06), as last amended by Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2005, First
32 Special Session
33
34 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
35 Section 1. Section 67-22-1 is amended to read:
36 67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices.
37 (1) (a) The Legislature fixes salaries for the constitutional offices as follows:
38 (i) governor [$104,100] $107,200
39 (ii) lieutenant governor [$81,000] $83,400
40 (iii) state auditor [$83,500] $86,000
41 (iv) state treasurer [$81,000] $83,400
42 (b) [Beginning July 1, 2005, the] The annual salary of the attorney general [shall be] is
43 95% of the governor's salary.
44 (2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows:
45 (a) governor:
46 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
47 (ii) housing;
48 (iii) household and security staff;
49 (iv) household expenses;
50 (v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49;
51 (vi) health insurance;
52 (vii) dental insurance;
53 (viii) basic life insurance;
54 (ix) workers' compensation;
55 (x) required employer contribution to Social Security;
56 (xi) long-term disability income insurance; and
57 (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
58 employees.

59 (b) Lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer:
60 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
61 (ii) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49,
62 Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, or Chapter 13, Public Employees'
63 Noncontributory Retirement Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State
64 Retirement Office, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules
65 and regulations;
66 (iii) health insurance;
67 (iv) dental insurance;
68 (v) basic life insurance;
69 (vi) workers' compensation;
70 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
71 (viii) long-term disability income insurance; and
72 (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
73 employees.
74 (c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life
75 insurance for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
76 Section 2. Section 67-22-2 (Effective 07/01/06) is amended to read:
77 67-22-2 (Effective 07/01/06). Compensation -- Other state officers.
78 (1) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
79 following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
80 State Officer Salary Range
81 Commissioner of Agriculture and Food [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
82 Commissioner of Insurance [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
83 Commissioner of the Labor Commission [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
84 Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
85 Commission [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
86 Commissioner, Department of
87 Financial Institutions [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
88 Members, Board of Pardons and Parole [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
89 Executive Director, Department

90 of Commerce [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
91 Executive Director, Commission on
92 Criminal and Juvenile Justice [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
93 Adjutant General [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
94 Chair, Tax Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
95 Commissioners, Tax Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
96 Executive Director, Department of
97 Community and Culture [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
98 Executive Director, Tax Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
99 Chair, Public Service Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
100 Commissioners, Public Service
101 Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
102 Executive Director, Department
103 of Corrections [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
104 Commissioner, Department of Public Safety [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
105 Executive Director, Department of
106 Natural Resources [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
107 Director, Governor's Office of Planning
108 and Budget [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
109 Executive Director, Department of
110 Administrative Services [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
111 Executive Director, Department of
112 Environmental Quality [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
113 Director, Governor's Office
114 of Economic Development [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
115 Executive Director, Department of
116 Workforce Services [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
117 Executive Director, Department of
118 Health [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
119 Executive Director, Department
120 of Human Services [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200

121 Executive Director, Department
122 of Transportation [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
123 Executive Director, Department
124 of Information Technology
125 Services [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
126 (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state [offices] officers outlined in
127 Subsection (1) as follows:
128 (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah
129 State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered
130 by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its
131 accompanying rules and regulations;
132 (ii) health insurance;
133 (iii) dental insurance;
134 (iv) basic life insurance;
135 (v) unemployment compensation;
136 (vi) workers' compensation;
137 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
138 (viii) long-term disability income insurance;
139 (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
140 employees;
141 (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
142 (xi) the same sick leave, converted sick leave, educational allowances, and holidays
143 granted to Schedule B state employees, and the same annual leave granted to Schedule B state
144 employees with more than ten years of state service;
145 (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as
146 provided by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and
147 procedures applied to Schedule B state employees;
148 (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according
149 to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
150 (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
151 requirement of the position.

152 (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its
153 executive director from its existing budget.
154 (3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
155 (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and
156 personal use;
157 (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for official
158 and personal use;
159 (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for
160 commute and official use;
161 (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
162 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
163 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
164 (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
165 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
166 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
167 (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
168 (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and
169 official use.
170 (4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office
171 listed in Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the
172 range fixed by the Legislature.
173 (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA
174 exempt positions.
175 (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of
176 the state officers listed in Subsection (1).
177 (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , which are
178 not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary
179 Act, shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
180 Section 3. Effective date.
181 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2006.
182 Section 4. Coordinating S.B. 2 with H. B. 115 -- Substantively and technically

183 merging the amendments.
184 If this S.B. 2 and H.B. 115, Salary of the Lieutenant Governor, both pass, it is the intent
185 of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in preparing the
186 Utah Code database for publication, modify Subsection 67-22-1(1) as amended by these bills to
187 read as follows:
188 "(1) [(a)] The Legislature fixes salaries for the constitutional offices as follows:
189 [(i)] (a) governor: [$104,100] $107,200;
190 [(ii)] (b) lieutenant governor: [$81,000] 95% of the governor's salary
191 beginning July 1, 2006;
192 (c) attorney general: 95% of the governor's salary;
193 [(iii)] (d) state auditor: [$83,500] $86,000; and
194 [(iv)] (e) state treasurer: [$81,000] $83,400.
195 Section 5. Coordinating S.B. 2 with H. B. 269 -- Substantively and technically
196 merging the amendments.
197 If this S.B. 2 and H.B. 269, Human Resource Management Amendments, both pass, it
198 is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in
199 preparing the Utah Code database for publication, modify Subsection 67-22-2(1) (Effective
200 07/01/06) as amended by these bills to include the "Executive Director, Department of Human
201 Resource Management" in the list after "Executive Director, Department of Administrative
202 Services" at a salary range of "$81,100 - $109,400."
203 Section 6. Coordinating S.B. 2 with S. B. 75 -- Substantively and technically
204 merging the amendments.
205 If this S.B. 2 and S.B. 75, U STAR Initiative, both pass, it is the intent of the
206 Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in preparing the Utah
207 Code database for publication, modify Subsection 67-22-2(1) (Effective 07/01/06) as amended
208 by these bills to include "Executive Director, Utah Science Technology and Research
209 Governing Authority" in the list after "Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development"
210 at a salary range of "$81,100 - $109,400."
211 Section 7. Coordinating S.B. 2 with S. B. 217 -- Substantively and technically
212 merging the amendments.
213 If this S.B. 2 and S.B. 217, School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments, both

214 pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General
215 Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for publication, modify Subsection 67-22-2(1)
216 (Effective 07/01/06) as amended by these bills to include "Director, School and Institutional
217 Trust Lands Administration" to the list after "Director, Governor's Office of Economic
218 Development" at a salary range of "$81,100 - $109,400."




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-28-06 7:47 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