H.B. 251

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UTAH STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ACT
2 AMENDMENTS
3 2012 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Bradley M. Daw
6 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill requires that the executive director of the Department of Human Resource
11 Management develop, subject to available funding, manager and supervisor training.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . requires that the executive director develop, subject to available funding, manager
15 and supervisor training; and
16 . makes technical corrections.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 67-19-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 249
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 67-19-6 is amended to read:
27 67-19-6. Responsibilities of the executive director.

28 (1) The executive director shall:
29 (a) develop, implement, and administer a statewide program of human resource
30 management that will:
31 (i) aid in the efficient execution of public policy;
32 (ii) foster careers in public service for qualified employees; and
33 (iii) render assistance to state agencies in performing their missions;
34 (b) design and administer the state pay plan;
35 (c) design and administer the state classification system and procedures for determining
36 schedule assignments;
37 (d) design and administer the state recruitment and selection system;
38 (e) administer agency human resource practices and ensure compliance with federal
39 law, state law, and state human resource rules, including equal employment opportunity;
40 (f) consult with agencies on decisions concerning employee corrective action and
41 discipline;
42 (g) maintain central personnel records;
43 (h) perform those functions necessary to implement this chapter unless otherwise
44 assigned or prohibited;
45 (i) perform duties assigned by the governor or statute;
46 (j) adopt rules for human resource management according to the procedures of Title
47 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
48 (k) establish and maintain a management information system that will furnish the
49 governor, the Legislature, and agencies with current information on authorized positions,
50 payroll, and related matters concerning state human resources;
51 (l) conduct research and planning activities to:
52 (i) determine and prepare for future state human resource needs;
53 (ii) develop methods for improving public human resource management; and
54 (iii) propose needed policy changes to the governor;
55 (m) study the character, causes, and extent of discrimination in state employment and
56 develop plans for its elimination through programs consistent with federal and state laws
57 governing equal employment opportunity in employment;
58 (n) when requested by counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of the

59 state, provide technical service and advice on human resource management at a charge
60 determined by the executive director;
61 (o) establish compensation policies and procedures for early voluntary retirement;
62 (p) confer with the heads of other agencies about human resource policies and
63 procedures;
64 (q) submit an annual report to the governor and the Legislature; and
65 (r) assist with the development of a vacant position report required under Subsection
66 63J-1-201 (2)(b)(v).
67 (2) (a) After consultation with the governor and the heads of other agencies, the
68 executive director shall establish and coordinate statewide training programs, including and
69 subject to available funding, the development of manager and supervisor training.
70 (b) The programs developed under this Subsection (2) shall have application to more
71 than one agency.
72 (c) The department may not establish training programs that train employees to
73 perform highly specialized or technical jobs and tasks.
74 (3) (a) (i) The department may collect fees for training as authorized by this Subsection
75 (3).
76 (ii) Training funded from General Fund appropriations shall be treated as a separate
77 program within the department budget.
78 (iii) All money received from fees under this section will be accounted for by the
79 department as a separate user driven training program.
80 (iv) The user training program includes the costs of developing, procuring, and
81 presenting training and development programs, and other associated costs for these programs.
82 (b) (i) Funds remaining at the end of the fiscal year in the user training program are
83 nonlapsing.
84 (ii) Each year, as part of the appropriations process, the Legislature shall review the
85 amount of nonlapsing funds remaining at the end of the fiscal year and may, by statute, require
86 the department to lapse a portion of the funds.

Legislative Review Note
as of 10-18-11 12:25 PM

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