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                    MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
                WORKFORCE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W025, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex

February 25, 2008

MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Steven R. Mascaro, Chair
                    Rep. Julie Fisher, Vice Chair         
                    Rep. Bradley M. Daw
                    Rep. Jack R. Draxler
                    Rep. Janice Fisher
                    Rep. Christopher Herrod                
                     Rep. Brad King                
                    Rep. Karen W. Morgan    
                                         
STAFF PRESENT:            Arthur L. Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
                    Linda Black, Committee Secretary
                    
Note:     A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Re p. Mascaro called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Janice Fisher moved to approve the minutes of February 12, 2008. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Daw, Rep. Julie Fisher, Rep. King and Rep. Morgan absent for the vote.

H.B. 380    Insurance Department - Workers' Compensation Amendments (Rep. R. Bigelow)

Rep. Bigelow presented the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Draxler moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 16 :    

             14          .    requires the department to make rules to monitor employers who
{   are required to   }        can only      

             15      obtain workers' compensation from the Workers' Compensation Fund because of
             16      certain underwriting standards or guidelines
  in the workers' compensation insurance market       ; and



The motion passed unanimously with Rep Daw, Rep. Julie Fisher, Rep. King and Rep. Morgan
absent for the vote.



Spoke to
the bill:    Dennis Lloyd, General Counsel, Sr. Vice-President, Workers Compensation Fund
        Brian Allen, Liberty Mutual Insurance

S.B. 274    Amendments to Utah Service Members' Civil Relief Act (Sen. P. Knudson)

Sen. Knudson presented the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Daw moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. King absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Morgan moved to place S.B. 274 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. King absent for the vote.

1st Sub. S.B. 166    Nondiscrimination Amendments (Sen. S. McCoy)

Sen. McCoy presented the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Daw moved to amend the bill.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Morgan moved to further amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 17 :    

             14          .    includes military service as a prohibited basis for discrimination in employment in a
             15      manner consistent with the Utah Antidiscrimination Act;
             16          .    addresses preferences permitted by law
{   on the basis of   }        because of       military service; and

             17          .    makes technical and conforming amendments.

2.    Page 3, Lines 71 through 75
    Senate Committee Amendments
    2-12-2008 :    

             71          [(9)] (10) "Employment agency" means [any] a person:
             72          (a) undertaking to procure
{   [   } employees or opportunities      {   ]   }      {   an employer or an opportunity   }

             73
     to work for
{   [   } any other      {   ]   }      {   another   } person; or

             74          (b) holding itself out to be equipped to take an action described in Subsection [(9)]
             75      (10)(a).

3.    Page 6, Line 176 :    

             176          (F) a joint apprenticeship committee;
{   and   }        or      


4.    Page 7, Lines 200 through 201 :    

             200          (ii) minimize or eliminate discrimination in employment
{   [   } because      {   ]   }      {   on the basis   } of race,

             201      color, sex, religion, national origin, age, [or] disability, or military service;

5.    Page 7, Line 211 through Page 8, Line 213 :    

             211          (i) recommend [any] legislation concerning discrimination
{   [   } because      {   ]   }      {   on the basis   } of

             212      race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, [or] disability, or military service to the governor
             213      that [it] the division considers necessary; and

6.    Page 11, Lines 311 through 314 :    

             311          (a) (i) An employer may not refuse to hire, promote, discharge, demote, or terminate
             312      [any] a person, or to retaliate against, harass, or discriminate in matters of compensation or in
             313      [terms, privileges, and conditions] a term, privilege, or condition of employment against [any]
             314      a person otherwise qualified,
{   [   } because      {   ]   }      {   on the basis   } of:


7.    Page 12, Lines 345 through 348 :    

             345          (b) An employment agency may not:
             346          (i) refuse to list and properly classify for employment, or refuse to refer an individual
             347      for employment, in a known available job for which the individual is otherwise qualified,
             348     
{   [   } because      {   ]   }      {   on the basis   } of:


8.    Page 13, Lines 376 through 378 :    


             376      representation[, because of:].
             377          (ii) An action described in Subsection (1)(c)(i) is prohibited if it is taken
{   on the basis   }        because      

             378      of:

9.    Page 14, Lines 419 through 421 :    

             419          (A) deny to, or withhold from, [any] a qualified person, the right to be admitted to, or
             420      participate in [any] the apprenticeship training program, on-the-job-training program, or other
             421      occupational instruction, training or retraining program
{   [   } because      {   ]   }      {   on the basis   } of:


10.    Page 15, Lines 431 through 432 :    

             431          (B) discriminate against or harass [any] a qualified person in that person's pursuit of
             432      [programs] a program described in Subsection (1)(f)(i)(A)[, or to]
{   on the basis   }        because       of:


11.    Page 15, Lines 442 through 444 :    

             442          (C) discriminate against [such a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of
             443      programs] a qualified person in a term, condition, or privilege described in Subsection
             444      (1)(f)(i)(A),
{   [   } because      {   ]   }      {   on the basis   } of:


12.    Page 15, Lines 458 through 459 :    

             458      indicating [any] a preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination
{   [   } based      {   ]   } on      {   the basis

             459      of   } :

13.    Page 16, Lines 471 through 472 :    

             471      (1)(f)(i)[(C)](D) may indicate a preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination
{   [   } based      {   ]   }

             472      on
{   the basis of   } :


14.    Page 18, Lines 541 through 546 :    

             541          (d) (i) This chapter may not be interpreted to require [any] an employer,

employment
             542      agency, labor organization, vocational school, joint labor-management committee, or
             543      apprenticeship program subject to this chapter to grant preferential treatment

{   [   } to any individual

             544      or to any group because
{   ]   }      {   on the basis   } of the race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, [or]

             545      disability, or military service of [the] an individual or group on account of an imbalance
             546      [which] that may exist:

15.    Page 20, Lines 587 through 589 :    

             587          (7) It is not a discriminatory or prohibited practice to give a preference to an individual
             588     
{   on the basis   }        because       of military service if that preference is given in accordance with a federal, state, or

             589      local law other than this chapter.

16.    Page 21, Lines 642 through 644 :    

             642          (b) (i) Upon receipt of the investigator's report described in Subsection (5)(a), the
             643      director or the director's designee may issue a determination and order
{   [   } based      {   ]   } on      {   the basis of   }

             644      the investigator's report.

17.    Page 24, Lines 710 through 711 :    

             710          (15) The procedures contained in this section are the exclusive remedy under state law
             711      for employment discrimination
{   [   } based upon      {   ]   }      {   on the basis of   } :


18.    Page 24, Lines 722 through 723 :    

             722          (16) (a) The commencement of an action under federal law for relief
{   [   } based upon any      {   ]   }

             723     
{   on the basis of an   } act prohibited by this chapter bars the commencement or continuation of


The motion passed unanimously.


MOTION:    Rep. Morgan moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Herrod absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. King moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Herrod absent for the vote. Rep. Mascaro adjourned the meeting at 8:40 a.m.









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                    Steven R. Mascaro, Chair