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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVISIONS

             2     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

             5     
House Sponsor: David Clark

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill increases compensation for the state's constitutional officers and adds two
             10      positions to the list of appointed executives.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    increases compensation for the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state
             14      treasurer, and state auditor;
             15          .    provides that the state auditor's salary is 95% of the governor's salary;
             16          .    adds the executive directors of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Utah
             17      Sports Authority to the list of appointed executives whose salary is governed by the
             18      appointed executives' compensation plan; and
             19          .    makes technical corrections.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          This bill takes effect on June 28, 2008.
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          67-22-1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 13 and 73
             27          67-22-2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 34 and 73


             28     
             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 67-22-1 is amended to read:
             31           67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices.
             32          (1) The Legislature fixes salaries for the constitutional offices as follows:
             33          (a) governor:                [$107,200] $109,900;
             34          (b) lieutenant governor:        95% of the governor's salary;
             35          (c) attorney general:            95% of the governor's salary;
             36          (d) state auditor:            [$86,000] 95% of the governor's salary beginning
             37                              June 28, 2008; and
             38          (e) state treasurer:            95% of the governor's salary [beginning]
             39                              [July 1, 2007].
             40          (2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows:
             41          (a) Governor:
             42          (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
             43          (ii) housing;
             44          (iii) household and security staff;
             45          (iv) household expenses;
             46          (v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49;
             47          (vi) health insurance;
             48          (vii) dental insurance;
             49          (viii) basic life insurance;
             50          (ix) workers' compensation;
             51          (x) required employer contribution to Social Security;
             52          (xi) long-term disability income insurance; and
             53          (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
             54      employees.
             55          (b) Lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer:
             56          (i) a vehicle for official and personal use;
             57          (ii) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49,
             58      Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, or Chapter 13, Public Employees'


             59      Noncontributory Retirement Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State
             60      Retirement Office, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules
             61      and regulations;
             62          (iii) health insurance;
             63          (iv) dental insurance;
             64          (v) basic life insurance;
             65          (vi) workers' compensation;
             66          (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
             67          (viii) long-term disability income insurance; and
             68          (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
             69      employees.
             70          (c) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life
             71      insurance for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
             72          Section 2. Section 67-22-2 is amended to read:
             73           67-22-2. Compensation -- Other state officers.
             74          (1) As used in this section:
             75          (a) "Appointed executive" means the:
             76          (i) Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food;
             77          (ii) Commissioner of the Insurance Department;
             78          (iii) Commissioner of the Labor Commission;
             79          (iv) Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission;
             80          (v) Commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions;
             81          (vi) Executive Director, Department of Commerce;
             82          (vii) Executive Director, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice;
             83          (viii) Adjutant General;
             84          (ix) Executive Director, Department of Community and Culture;
             85          (x) Executive Director, Department of Corrections;
             86          (xi) Commissioner, Department of Public Safety;
             87          (xii) Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources;
             88          (xiii) Director, Governor's Office of Planning and Budget;
             89          (xiv) Executive Director, Department of Administrative Services;


             90          (xv) Executive Director, Department of Human Resource Management;
             91          (xvi) Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality;
             92          (xvii) Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development;
             93          (xviii) Executive Director, Utah Science Technology and Research Governing
             94      Authority;
             95          (xix) Executive Director, Department of Workforce Services;
             96          (xx) Executive Director, Department of Health, Nonphysician;
             97          (xxi) Executive Director, Department of Human Services;
             98          (xxii) Executive Director, Department of Transportation; [and]
             99          (xxiii) Executive Director, Department of Technology Services[.];
             100          (xxiv) Executive Director, Department of Veterans Affairs; and
             101          (xxv) Executive Director, Utah Sports Authority.
             102          (b) "Board or commission executive" means:
             103          (i) Members, Board of Pardons and Parole;
             104          (ii) Chair, State Tax Commission;
             105          (iii) Commissioners, State Tax Commission;
             106          (iv) Executive Director, State Tax Commission;
             107          (v) Chair, Public Service Commission; and
             108          (vi) Commissioners, Public Service Commission.
             109          (c) "Deputy" means the person who acts as the appointed executive's second in
             110      command as determined by the Department of Human Resource Management.
             111          (2) (a) The executive director of the Department of Human Resource Management
             112      shall:
             113          (i) before October 31 of each year, recommend to the governor a compensation plan for
             114      the appointed executives and the board or commission executives; and
             115          (ii) base those recommendations on market salary studies conducted by the Department
             116      of Human Resource Management.
             117          (b) (i) The Department of Human Resource Management shall determine the salary
             118      range for the appointed executives by:
             119          (A) identifying the salary range assigned to the appointed executive's deputy;
             120          (B) designating the lowest minimum salary from those deputies' salary ranges as the


             121      minimum salary for the appointed executives' salary range; and
             122          (C) designating 105% of the highest maximum salary range from those deputies' salary
             123      ranges as the maximum salary for the appointed executives' salary range.
             124          (ii) If the deputy is a medical doctor, the Department of Human Resource Management
             125      may not consider that deputy's salary range in designating the salary range for appointed
             126      executives.
             127          (c) In establishing the salary ranges for board or commission executives, the
             128      Department of Human Resource Management shall set the maximum salary in the salary range
             129      for each of those positions at [90 percent] 90% of the salary for district judges as established in
             130      the annual appropriation act under Section 67-8-2 .
             131          (3) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), the governor shall establish a
             132      specific salary for each appointed executive within the range established under Subsection
             133      (2)(b).
             134          (ii) If the executive director of the Department of Health is a physician, the governor
             135      shall establish a salary within the highest physician salary range established by the Department
             136      of Human Resource Management.
             137          (iii) The governor may provide salary increases for appointed executives within the
             138      range established by Subsection (2)(b) and identified in Subsection (3)(a)(ii).
             139          (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA
             140      exempt positions.
             141          (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the appointed
             142      executives.
             143          (4) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15 , that are
             144      not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary
             145      Act, shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15 .
             146          (5) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the appointed executives and the board or
             147      commission executives as follows:
             148          (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah
             149      State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered
             150      by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its
             151      accompanying rules and regulations;


             152          (ii) health insurance;
             153          (iii) dental insurance;
             154          (iv) basic life insurance;
             155          (v) unemployment compensation;
             156          (vi) workers' compensation;
             157          (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
             158          (viii) long-term disability income insurance;
             159          (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service
             160      employees;
             161          (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
             162          (xi) the same leave, holidays, and allowances granted to Schedule B state employees as
             163      follows:
             164          (A) sick leave;
             165          (B) converted sick leave if accrued prior to January 1, 2014;
             166          (C) educational allowances;
             167          (D) holidays; and
             168          (E) annual leave except that annual leave shall be accrued at the maximum rate
             169      provided to Schedule B state employees;
             170          (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as
             171      provided by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and
             172      procedures applied to Schedule B state employees;
             173          (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according
             174      to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
             175          (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a
             176      requirement of the position.
             177          (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its
             178      executive director from its existing budget.
             179          (6) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
             180          (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and
             181      personal use;
             182          (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for official


             183      and personal use;
             184          (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for
             185      commute and official use;
             186          (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
             187          (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
             188          (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
             189          (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
             190          (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
             191          (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
             192          (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
             193          (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and
             194      official use.
             195          Section 3. Effective date.
             196          This bill takes effect on June 28, 2008.




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    as of 2-29-08 4:11 PM


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