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S.B. 120

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GOVERNOR'S RURAL PARTNERSHIP BOARD

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AMENDMENTS

             3     
2006 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Thomas V. Hatch

             6     
House Sponsor: DeMar Bud Bowman

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies provisions related to the Governor's Rural Partnership Board.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    provides that members of the Governor's Rural Partnership Board may receive per
             14      diem and payment for expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties
             15      for their services on the board;
             16          .    provides that a member may decline to receive per diem and payment for expenses
             17      incurred for the member's service on the board; and
             18          .    provides that the Governor's Office of Economic Development shall administer the
             19      payment program.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          63C-10-102, as enacted by Chapter 73, Laws of Utah 2004
             27     


             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 63C-10-102 is amended to read:
             30           63C-10-102. Governor's Rural Partnership Board -- Creation -- Membership --
             31      Vacancies -- Chairs -- Expenses.
             32          (1) There is created the Governor's Rural Partnership Board composed of 11 members
             33      as follows:
             34          (a) the governor or the governor's designee;
             35          (b) a rural member of the Utah Association of Counties' Board of Directors, appointed
             36      by the association's board;
             37          (c) a rural member of the Utah League of Cities and Towns' Board of Directors,
             38      appointed by the league's board;
             39          (d) the vice president of Utah State University's Extension Services or the vice
             40      president's designee;
             41          (e) the president of Southern Utah University or the president's designee;
             42          (f) the chair of the Utah Rural Development Council; and
             43          (g) five rural members appointed by the governor, at least one of which shall be a
             44      representative from a rural private business.
             45          (2) (a) Except as required by Subsection (2)(b), board members identified in
             46      Subsections (1)(b), (c), and (g) shall be appointed for four-year terms.
             47          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (2)(a), the governor shall, at the
             48      time of appointment or reappointment for members appointed under Subsection (1)(g), adjust
             49      the length of terms to ensure that the terms of these members are staggered so that
             50      approximately half of these five members are appointed every two years.
             51          (c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             52      appointed for the unexpired term in the same manner as the vacated member was chosen.
             53          (d) Once initial board appointments are made pursuant to Subsection (1)(g),
             54      recommendations for filling vacancies for any reason of those five board positions shall be
             55      made to the governor from a nominating committee consisting of:
             56          (i) three individuals selected by the Steering Committee of the Rural Coordinating
             57      Committee; and
             58          (ii) three individuals selected by the Governor's Rural Partnership Board from the Utah


             59      Rural Development Council membership.
             60          (3) (a) The governor or the governor's designee shall serve as cochair of the board.
             61          (b) The chair of the Utah Rural Development Council shall serve as cochair of the
             62      board.
             63          (4) The board shall meet at the call of the cochairs, but at least semiannually.
             64          (5) (a) A majority of the members of the board constitute a quorum.
             65          (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the board.
             66          (6) (a) Members of the board may receive [no compensation or benefits] per diem and
             67      expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties for their services on the board at
             68      the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             69          (b) A member may decline to receive per diem and expenses for the member's service
             70      on the board.
             71          (c) The Governor's Office of Economic Development created in Section 63-38f-201
             72      shall administer the payment program authorized under this Subsection (6).




Legislative Review Note
    as of 12-5-05 8:43 AM


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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