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H.B. 2

             1     

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVISIONS

             2     
2007 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: David Clark

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill increases salaries, salary ranges, and benefits for constitutional officers and
             10      certain 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;
             15          .    increases salary ranges for certain identified state officers; and
             16          .    makes technical corrections.
             17      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          This bill takes effect July 1, 2007.
             21          This bill coordinates with H.B. 304, State Treasurer Compensation by providing
             22      superseding amendments.
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          67-22-1, as last amended by Chapter 283, Laws of Utah 2006
             26          67-22-2, as last amended by Chapters 123, 128, 139 and 338, Laws of Utah 2006
             27     


             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 67-22-1 is amended to read:
             30           67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices.
             31          (1) The Legislature fixes salaries for the constitutional offices as follows:
             32          (a) governor:                 [$104,100] $107,200;
             33          (b) lieutenant governor:        95% of the governor's salary
             34                                  beginning July 1, 2006;
             35          (c) attorney general:            95% of the governor's salary;
             36          (d) state auditor:            [$83,500] $86,000; and
             37          (e) state treasurer:            [$81,000] $83,400.
             38          (2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows:
             39          (a) Governor:
             40          (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
             41          (ii) housing;
             42          (iii) household and security staff;
             43          (iv) household expenses;
             44          (v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49;
             45          (vi) health insurance;
             46          (vii) dental insurance;
             47          (viii) basic life insurance;
             48          (ix) workers' compensation;
             49          (x) required employer contribution to Social Security;
             50          (xi) long-term disability income insurance; and
             51          (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
             52      employees.
             53          (b) Lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer:
             54          (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
             55          (ii) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49,
             56      Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, or Chapter 13, Public Employees'
             57      Noncontributory Retirement Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State
             58      Retirement Office, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules


             59      and regulations;
             60          (iii) health insurance;
             61          (iv) dental insurance;
             62          (v) basic life insurance;
             63          (vi) workers' compensation;
             64          (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
             65          (viii) long-term disability income insurance; and
             66          (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
             67      employees.
             68          (c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life
             69      insurance for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
             70          Section 2. Section 67-22-2 is amended to read:
             71           67-22-2. Compensation -- Other state officers.
             72          (1) (a) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the
             73      following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
             74              State Officer                 Salary Range
             75          Commissioner of Agriculture and Food     [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
             76          Commissioner of Insurance             [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
             77          Commissioner of the Labor Commission     [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
             78          Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
             79              Commission                 [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
             80          Members, Board of Pardons and Parole     [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
             81          Executive Director, Department
             82              of Commerce                 [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
             83          Executive Director, Commission on
             84              Criminal and Juvenile Justice     [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
             85          Adjutant General                 [$66,800 - $90,600] $68,800 - $93,300
             86          Chair, Tax Commission             [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
             87          Commissioners, Tax Commission         [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
             88          Executive Director, Department of
             89              Community and Culture         [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500


             90          Executive Director, Tax Commission     [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
             91          Chair, Public Service Commission         [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
             92          Commissioners, Public Service
             93              Commission                 [$72,400 - $97,600] $74,600 - $100,500
             94          Executive Director, Department
             95              of Corrections                 [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
             96          Commissioner, Department of Public Safety     [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
             97          Executive Director, Department of
             98              Natural Resources             [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
             99          Director, Governor's Office of Planning
             100              and Budget                 [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
             101          Executive Director, Department of
             102              Administrative Services         [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
             103          Executive Director, Department of
             104              Human Resource Management    [$78,000 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
             105          Executive Director, Department of
             106              Environmental Quality         [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
             107          Director, Governor's Office
             108              of Economic Development         [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
             109          Executive Director, Utah Science
             110              Technology and Research
             111              Governing Authority             [$78,700 - $106,200] $81,100 - $109,400
             112          Executive Director, Department of
             113              Workforce Services             [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
             114          Executive Director, Department of
             115              Health, Nonphysician             [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
             116          Executive Director, Department
             117              of Human Services             [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
             118          Executive Director, Department
             119              of Transportation             [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
             120          Executive Director, Department


             121              of Information Technology
             122              Services                 [$85,700 - $115,700] $88,300 - $119,200
             123          (b) If the executive director of the Department of Health is a physician, the governor
             124      shall establish a salary within the highest physician salary range established by the Department
             125      of Human Resource Management.
             126          (c) The governor shall establish the salary for the commissioner of the Department of
             127      Financial Institutions to be no less than 110% and no more than 120% of the highest salary
             128      paid to any other employee of the Department of Financial Institutions.
             129          (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state officers outlined in Subsection (1) as
             130      follows:
             131          (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah
             132      State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered
             133      by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its
             134      accompanying rules and regulations;
             135          (ii) health insurance;
             136          (iii) dental insurance;
             137          (iv) basic life insurance;
             138          (v) unemployment compensation;
             139          (vi) workers' compensation;
             140          (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
             141          (viii) long-term disability income insurance;
             142          (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
             143      employees;
             144          (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
             145          (xi) the same leave, holidays, and allowances granted to Schedule B state employees as
             146      follows:
             147          (A) sick leave;
             148          (B) converted sick leave if accrued prior to January 1, 2014;
             149          (C) educational allowances;
             150          (D) holidays; and
             151          (E) annual leave except that annual leave shall be accrued at the maximum rate


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


             183          (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of
             184      the state officers listed in Subsection (1).
             185          (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , which are
             186      not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary
             187      Act, shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
             188          Section 3. Effective date.
             189          This bill takes effect July 1, 2007.
             190          Section 4. Coordinating H.B. 2 with H.B. 304 -- Superseding amendments.
             191          If this H.B. 2 and H.B. 304, State Treasurer Compensation, both pass, it is the intent of
             192      the Legislature that the amendments to Section 67-22-1 in H.B. 304, supersede the
             193      amendments to Section 67-22-1 in this bill when the Office of Legislative Research and
             194      General Counsel prepares the Utah Code database for publication.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-9-07 10:02 AM


Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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