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INTERNAL SERVICE FUND RATE

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

             3     
2009 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: John L. Valentine

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House Sponsor: Craig A. Frank

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies member provisions for the Rate Committees with the Department of
             11      Administrative Services and the Department of Human Resource Management.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    specifies that the chair of the rate committee within the Department of
             15      Administrative Services may not be from an agency that S. [ pays ] receives payment of .S a rate
             15a      set by the
             16      committee;
             17          .    specifies that the chair of the rate committee within the Department of Human
             18      Resource Management may not be from an agency that S. [ pays ] receives payment of .S a rate
             18a      set by the
             19      committee; and
             20          .    makes technical changes.
             21      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          None
             25      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             26      AMENDS:
             27          63A-1-114, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382



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         67-19-11, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
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             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 63A-1-114 is amended to read:
             32           63A-1-114. Rate Committee -- Membership -- Duties.
             33          (1) (a) There is created a Rate Committee which shall consist of:
             34          (i) the director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, or a designee;
             35          (ii) the executive directors of three state agencies that use services and pay rates to one
             36      of the department internal service funds, or their designee, appointed by the governor for a
             37      two-year term;
             38          (iii) the executive director of the Department of Administrative Services, or a designee;
             39          (iv) the director of the Division of Finance, or a designee; and
             40          (v) the chief information officer.
             41          (b) (i) The committee shall elect a chair from its members, except that the chair may
             42      not be from an agency that S. [ pays ] receives payment of .S a rate set by the committee.
             43          (ii) Members of the committee who are state government employees and who do not
             44      receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service on the committee shall
             45      receive no compensation, benefits, per diem, or expenses for the members' service on the
             46      committee.
             47          (c) The Department of Administrative Services shall provide staff services to the
             48      committee.
             49          (2) (a) The internal service funds managed by the following divisions shall submit to
             50      the committee a proposed rate and fee schedule for services rendered by the divisions to an
             51      executive branch entity or an entity that subscribes to services rendered by the division, the:
             52          (i) Division of Facilities Construction and Management;
             53          (ii) Division of Fleet Operations;
             54          (iii) Division of Purchasing and General Services; and
             55          (iv) Division of Risk Management.
             56          (b) The committee shall:
             57          (i) conduct meetings in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings
             58      Act;



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         (ii) review the proposed rate and fee schedules and may approve, increase, or decrease
             60      the rate and fee;
             61          (iii) recommend a proposed rate and fee schedule for each internal service fund to:
             62          (A) the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; and
             63          (B) the legislative appropriations subcommittees that, in accordance with Section
             64      63J-1-306 , approve the internal service fund agency's rates, fees, and budget; and
             65          (iv) review and approve, increase or decrease an interim rate, fee, or amount when an
             66      internal service fund agency begins a new service or introduces a new product between annual
             67      general sessions of the Legislature.
             68          (c) The committee may in accordance with Subsection 63J-1-306 (4) decrease a rate,
             69      fee, or amount that has been approved by the Legislature.
             70          Section 2. Section 67-19-11 is amended to read:
             71           67-19-11. Use of department facilities -- Field office facilities cost allocation --
             72      Funding for department.
             73          (1) (a) All officers and employees of the state and its political subdivisions shall allow
             74      the department to use public buildings under their control, and furnish heat, light, and furniture,
             75      for any examination, hearing, or investigation authorized by this chapter.
             76          (b) The cost of the department's use of facilities shall be paid by the agency housing a
             77      field office staff.
             78          (2) The executive director shall:
             79          (a) prepare an annual budget request for the department;
             80          (b) submit the budget request to the governor and the Legislature; and
             81          (c) except for fiscal year 2007, before charging a fee for services provided by the
             82      department's internal service fund to an executive branch agency, the executive director shall:
             83          (i) submit the proposed rates, fees, and cost analysis to the Rate Committee established
             84      under Subsection (3); and
             85          (ii) obtain the approval of the Legislature as required under Section 63J-1-306 .
             86          (3) (a) There is created a Rate Committee which shall consist of:
             87          (i) the director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, or a designee;
             88          (ii) the executive directors of three state agencies that use services and pay rates to one
             89      of the department internal service funds, or their designee, appointed by the governor for a



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     two-year term;
             91          (iii) the director of the Division of Finance, or a designee; and
             92          (iv) the executive director of the Department of Human Resource Management, or a
             93      designee.
             94          (b) (i) The committee shall elect a chair from its members, except that the chair may
             95      not be from an agency that S. [ pays ] receives payment of .S a rate set by the committee.
             96          (ii) Members of the committee who are state government employees and who do not
             97      receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service on the committee shall
             98      receive no compensation, benefits, per diem, or expenses for the members' service on the
             99      committee.
             100          (c) The Department of Human Resource Management shall provide staff services to the
             101      committee.
             102          (4) (a) The department shall submit to the committee a proposed rate and fee schedule
             103      for services rendered.
             104          (b) The committee shall:
             105          (i) conduct meetings in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings
             106      Act;
             107          (ii) review the proposed rate and fee schedules and may approve, increase, or decrease
             108      the rate and fee;
             109          (iii) recommend a proposed rate and fee schedule for the internal service fund to:
             110          (A) the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; and
             111          (B) the legislative appropriations subcommittees that, in accordance with Section
             112      63J-1-306 , approve the internal service fund rates, fees, and budget; and
             113          (iv) review and approve, increase or decrease an interim rate, fee, or amount when the
             114      department begins a new service or introduces a new product between annual general sessions
             115      of the Legislature.
             116          (c) The committee may in accordance with Subsection 63J-1-306 (4) decrease a rate,
             117      fee, or amount that has been approved by the Legislature.



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