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S.B. 178

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STATE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION -

             2     
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

             3     
2006 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

             6     
House Sponsor: Jeff Alexander

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends state officer compensation.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    permits the governor to establish a salary for the executive director of the
             14      Department of Health that distinguishes between a physician or nonphysician
             15      executive director.
             16      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          This bill provides an effective date.
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          67-22-2 (Superseded 07/01/06), as last amended by Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2005,
             23      First Special Session
             24          67-22-2 (Effective 07/01/06), as last amended by Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2005, First
             25      Special Session
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 67-22-2 (Superseded 07/01/06) is amended to read:
             29           67-22-2 (Superseded 07/01/06). Compensation -- Other state officers.
             30          (1) (a) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
             31      following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
             32              State Officer                 Salary Range
             33          Commissioner of Agriculture and Food     $66,800 - $90,600
             34          Commissioner of Insurance             $66,800 - $90,600
             35          Commissioner of the Labor Commission     $66,800 - $90,600
             36          Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
             37              Commission                 $66,800 - $90,600
             38          Commissioner, Department of
             39              Financial Institutions             $66,800 - $90,600
             40          Members, Board of Pardons and Parole     $66,800 - $90,600
             41          Executive Director, Department
             42              of Commerce                 $66,800 - $90,600
             43          Executive Director, Commission on
             44              Criminal and Juvenile Justice     $66,800 - $90,600
             45          Adjutant General                 $66,800 - $90,600
             46          Chair, Tax Commission             $72,400 - $97,600
             47          Commissioners, Tax Commission         $72,400 - $97,600
             48          Executive Director, Department of
             49              Community and Culture         $72,400 - $97,600
             50          Executive Director, Tax Commission     $72,400 - $97,600
             51          Chair, Public Service Commission         $72,400 - $97,600
             52          Commissioners, Public Service
             53              Commission                 $72,400 - $97,600
             54          Executive Director, Department
             55              of Corrections                 $78,700 - $106,200
             56          Commissioner, Department of Public Safety     $78,700 - $106,200
             57          Executive Director, Department of
             58              Natural Resources             $78,700 - $106,200


             59          Director, Governor's Office of Planning
             60              and Budget                 $78,700 - $106,200
             61          Executive Director, Department of
             62              Administrative Services         $78,700 - $106,200
             63          Executive Director, Department of
             64              Human Resource Management     $78,700 - $106,200
             65          Executive Director, Department of
             66              Environmental Quality         $78,700 - $106,200
             67          Director, Governor's Office
             68              of Economic Development         $78,700 - $106,200
             69          Executive Director, Department of
             70              Workforce Services             $85,700 - $115,700
             71          Executive Director, Department of
             72              Health, Nonphysician             $85,700 - $115,700
             73          Executive Director, Department
             74              of Human Services             $85,700 - $115,700
             75          Executive Director, Department
             76              of Transportation             $85,700 - $115,700
             77          Executive Director, Department
             78              of Information Technology
             79              Services                 $85,700 - $115,700
             80          (b) If the executive director of the Department of Health is a physician, the governor
             81      shall establish a salary within the highest physician salary range established by the Department
             82      of Human Resource Management.
             83          (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state offices outlined in Subsection (1) as
             84      follows:
             85          (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah
             86      State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered
             87      by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its
             88      accompanying rules and regulations;
             89          (ii) health insurance;


             90          (iii) dental insurance;
             91          (iv) basic life insurance;
             92          (v) unemployment compensation;
             93          (vi) workers' compensation;
             94          (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
             95          (viii) long-term disability income insurance;
             96          (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
             97      employees;
             98          (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
             99          (xi) the same sick leave, converted sick leave, educational allowances, and holidays
             100      granted to Schedule B state employees, and the same annual leave granted to Schedule B state
             101      employees with more than ten years of state service;
             102          (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as
             103      provided by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and
             104      procedures applied to Schedule B state employees;
             105          (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according
             106      to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
             107          (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
             108      requirement of the position.
             109          (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its
             110      executive director from its existing budget.
             111          (3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
             112          (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and
             113      personal use;
             114          (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for official
             115      and personal use;
             116          (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for
             117      commute and official use;
             118          (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
             119          (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
             120          (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;


             121          (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
             122          (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
             123          (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
             124          (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
             125          (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and
             126      official use.
             127          (4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office
             128      listed in Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the
             129      range fixed by the Legislature.
             130          (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA
             131      exempt positions.
             132          (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of
             133      the state officers listed in Subsection (1).
             134          (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , which are
             135      not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary
             136      Act, shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
             137          Section 2. Section 67-22-2 (Effective 07/01/06) is amended to read:
             138           67-22-2 (Effective 07/01/06). Compensation -- Other state officers.
             139          (1) (a) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
             140      following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
             141              State Officer                 Salary Range
             142          Commissioner of Agriculture and Food     $66,800 - $90,600
             143          Commissioner of Insurance             $66,800 - $90,600
             144          Commissioner of the Labor Commission     $66,800 - $90,600
             145          Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
             146              Commission                 $66,800 - $90,600
             147          Commissioner, Department of
             148              Financial Institutions             $66,800 - $90,600
             149          Members, Board of Pardons and Parole     $66,800 - $90,600
             150          Executive Director, Department
             151              of Commerce                 $66,800 - $90,600


             152          Executive Director, Commission on
             153              Criminal and Juvenile Justice     $66,800 - $90,600
             154          Adjutant General                 $66,800 - $90,600
             155          Chair, Tax Commission             $72,400 - $97,600
             156          Commissioners, Tax Commission         $72,400 - $97,600
             157          Executive Director, Department of
             158              Community and Culture         $72,400 - $97,600
             159          Executive Director, Tax Commission     $72,400 - $97,600
             160          Chair, Public Service Commission         $72,400 - $97,600
             161          Commissioners, Public Service
             162              Commission                 $72,400 - $97,600
             163          Executive Director, Department
             164              of Corrections                 $78,700 - $106,200
             165          Commissioner, Department of Public Safety     $78,700 - $106,200
             166          Executive Director, Department of
             167              Natural Resources             $78,700 - $106,200
             168          Director, Governor's Office of Planning
             169              and Budget                 $78,700 - $106,200
             170          Executive Director, Department of
             171              Administrative Services         $78,700 - $106,200
             172          Executive Director, Department of
             173              Environmental Quality         $78,700 - $106,200
             174          Director, Governor's Office
             175              of Economic Development         $78,700 - $106,200
             176          Executive Director, Department of
             177              Workforce Services             $85,700 - $115,700
             178          Executive Director, Department of
             179              Health, Nonphysician             $85,700 - $115,700
             180          Executive Director, Department
             181              of Human Services             $85,700 - $115,700
             182          Executive Director, Department


             183              of Transportation             $85,700 - $115,700
             184          Executive Director, Department
             185              of Information Technology
             186              Services                 $85,700 - $115,700
             187          (b) If the executive director of the Department of Health is a physician, the governor
             188      shall establish a salary within the highest physician salary range established by the Department
             189      of Human Resource Management.
             190          (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state offices outlined in Subsection (1) as
             191      follows:
             192          (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah
             193      State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered
             194      by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its
             195      accompanying rules and regulations;
             196          (ii) health insurance;
             197          (iii) dental insurance;
             198          (iv) basic life insurance;
             199          (v) unemployment compensation;
             200          (vi) workers' compensation;
             201          (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
             202          (viii) long-term disability income insurance;
             203          (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
             204      employees;
             205          (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
             206          (xi) the same sick leave, converted sick leave, educational allowances, and holidays
             207      granted to Schedule B state employees, and the same annual leave granted to Schedule B state
             208      employees with more than ten years of state service;
             209          (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as
             210      provided by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and
             211      procedures applied to Schedule B state employees;
             212          (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according
             213      to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and


             214          (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
             215      requirement of the position.
             216          (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its
             217      executive director from its existing budget.
             218          (3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
             219          (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and
             220      personal use;
             221          (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for official
             222      and personal use;
             223          (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for
             224      commute and official use;
             225          (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
             226          (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
             227          (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
             228          (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
             229          (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
             230          (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
             231          (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
             232          (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and
             233      official use.
             234          (4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office
             235      listed in Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the
             236      range fixed by the Legislature.
             237          (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA
             238      exempt positions.
             239          (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of
             240      the state officers listed in Subsection (1).
             241          (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , which are
             242      not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary
             243      Act, shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
             244          Section 3. Effective date.


             245          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
             246      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             247      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
             248      the date of veto override, except that the amendments to Section 67-22-2 (Effective 07/01/06)
             249      take effect on July 1, 2006.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-24-06 3:30 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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