S.B. 3005

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS
2 2006 THIRD SPECIAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson
5 House Sponsor: Jeff Alexander
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill increases the salaries for state constitutional officers and the salary ranges for
10 other state officers.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . increases salaries for the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state
14 auditor, and state treasurer; and
15 . increases the salary ranges for executive branch department heads and certain other
16 state officers.
17 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
21 on July 1, 2006.
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 67-22-1, as last amended by Chapter 283, Laws of Utah 2006
25 67-22-2, as last amended by Chapters 123, 128, 139 and 338, Laws of Utah 2006
26
27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

28 Section 1. Section 67-22-1 is amended to read:
29 67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices.
30 (1) The Legislature fixes salaries for the constitutional offices as follows:
31 (a) governor: [$104,100] $107,700;
32 (b) lieutenant governor: 95% of the governor's salary
33 beginning July 1, 2006;
34 (c) attorney general: 95% of the governor's salary;
35 (d) state auditor: [$83,500] $86,400; and
36 (e) state treasurer: [$81,000] $83,800.
37 (2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows:
38 (a) Governor:
39 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
40 (ii) housing;
41 (iii) household and security staff;
42 (iv) household expenses;
43 (v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49;
44 (vi) health insurance;
45 (vii) dental insurance;
46 (viii) basic life insurance;
47 (ix) workers' compensation;
48 (x) required employer contribution to Social Security;
49 (xi) long-term disability income insurance; and
50 (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
51 employees.
52 (b) Lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer:
53 (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
54 (ii) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49,
55 Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, or Chapter 13, Public Employees'
56 Noncontributory Retirement Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State
57 Retirement Office, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules
58 and regulations;

59 (iii) health insurance;
60 (iv) dental insurance;
61 (v) basic life insurance;
62 (vi) workers' compensation;
63 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
64 (viii) long-term disability income insurance; and
65 (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
66 employees.
67 (c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life
68 insurance for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
69 Section 2. Section 67-22-2 is amended to read:
70 67-22-2. Compensation -- Other state officers.
71 (1) (a) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
72 following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
73 State Officer Salary Range
74 Commissioner of Agriculture and Food [$66,800 - $90,600] $69,100 - $93,800
75 Commissioner of Insurance [$66,800 - $90,600] $69,100 - $93,800
76 Commissioner of the Labor Commission [$66,800 - $90,600] $69,100 - $93,800
77 Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
78 Commission [$66,800 - $90,600] $69,100 - $93,800
79 Members, Board of Pardons and Parole [$66,800 - $90,600] $69,100 - $93,800
80 Executive Director, Department
81 of Commerce [$66,800 - $90,600] $69,100 - $93,800
82 Executive Director, Commission on
83 Criminal and Juvenile Justice [$66,800 - $90,600] $69,100 - $93,800
84 Adjutant General [$66,800 - $90,600] $69,100 - $93,800
85 Chair, Tax Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,900 - $101,000
86 Commissioners, Tax Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,900 - $101,000
87 Executive Director, Department of
88 Community and Culture [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,900 - $101,000
89 Executive Director, Tax Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,900 - $101,000

90 Chair, Public Service Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,900 - $101,000
91 Commissioners, Public Service
92 Commission [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,900 - $101,000
93 Executive Director, Department
94 of Corrections [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,500 - $109,900
95 Commissioner, Department of Public Safety [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,500 - $109,900
96 Executive Director, Department of
97 Natural Resources [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,500 - $109,900
98 Director, Governor's Office of Planning
99 and Budget [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,500 - $109,900
100 Executive Director, Department of
101 Administrative Services [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,500 - $109,900
102 Executive Director, Department of
103 Human Resource Management [$78,000 - $106,200] $81,500 - $109,900
104 Executive Director, Department of
105 Environmental Quality [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,500 - $109,900
106 Director, Governor's Office
107 of Economic Development [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,500 - $109,900
108 Executive Director, Utah Science
109 Technology and Research
110 Governing Authority [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,500 - $109,900
111 Executive Director, Department of
112 Workforce Services [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,700 - $119,700
113 Executive Director, Department of
114 Health, Nonphysician [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,700 - $119,700
115 Executive Director, Department
116 of Human Services [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,700 - $119,700
117 Executive Director, Department
118 of Transportation [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,700 - $119,700
119 Executive Director, Department
120 of Information Technology

121 Services [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,700 - $119,700
122 (b) If the executive director of the Department of Health is a physician, the governor
123 shall establish a salary within the highest physician salary range established by the Department
124 of Human Resource Management.
125 (c) The governor shall establish the salary for the commissioner of the Department of
126 Financial Institutions to be no less than 110% and no more than 120% of the highest salary
127 paid to any other employee of the Department of Financial Institutions.
128 (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state officers outlined in Subsection (1) as
129 follows:
130 (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah
131 State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered
132 by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its
133 accompanying rules and regulations;
134 (ii) health insurance;
135 (iii) dental insurance;
136 (iv) basic life insurance;
137 (v) unemployment compensation;
138 (vi) workers' compensation;
139 (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
140 (viii) long-term disability income insurance;
141 (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
142 employees;
143 (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
144 (xi) the same leave, holidays, and allowances granted to Schedule B state employees as
145 follows:
146 (A) sick leave;
147 (B) converted sick leave if accrued prior to January 1, 2014;
148 (C) educational allowances;
149 (D) holidays; and
150 (E) annual leave except that annual leave shall be accrued at the maximum rate
151 provided to Schedule B state employees;

152 (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as
153 provided by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and
154 procedures applied to Schedule B state employees;
155 (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according
156 to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
157 (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
158 requirement of the position.
159 (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its
160 executive director from its existing budget.
161 (3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
162 (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and
163 personal use;
164 (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for official
165 and personal use;
166 (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for
167 commute and official use;
168 (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
169 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
170 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
171 (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
172 (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
173 (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
174 (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
175 (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and
176 official use.
177 (4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office
178 listed in Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the
179 range fixed by the Legislature.
180 (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA
181 exempt positions.
182 (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of

183 the state officers listed in Subsection (1).
184 (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , which are
185 not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary
186 Act, shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
187 Section 3. Effective date.
188 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
189 on July 1, 2006.




Legislative Review Note
as of 5-19-06 11:37 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