MINUTES OF THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE ROOM 20, HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
February 7, 2012
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Kraig Powell, Chair
Rep. Brad Galvez, Vice Chair Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck Rep. Janice Fisher Rep. Craig Frank Rep. Richard Greenwood Rep. Curt Oda Rep. Lee Perry Rep. Doug Sagers Rep. Evan Vickers
STAFF PRESENT: Mr. Arthur Hunsaker, Policy Analyst Ms. Sylvia Newton, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Chair Powell called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Galvez moved to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2012 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Vickers absent for the vote.
H.C.R. 8 Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the USA (Rep. R. Chavez-Houck)
Rep. Chavez-Houck introduced the resolution to the committee, assisted by Cathleen Sparrow, CEO of the Utah Girl Scouts of America, who provided a handout to committee members.
Spoke in favor of the resolution: Kelly Lopez, Girl Scouts of Utah Vanessa Srivastava, Girl Scouts of Utah Senator Luz Robles, parent of a Girl Scout
MOTION: Rep. Fisher moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 80S1 Reorganization of Administrative Support Functions in State Agencies (Rep.
W. Harper)
MOTION: Rep. Oda moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 80 as follows: House Government Operations Standing Committee February 7, 2012 Page 2
1. Page 1, Line 20:
20 services to certain executive branch entities; and
2. Page 1, Line 24:
24 appropriates { $600,000 } $360,000 in dedicated credits to the Department of Human Resource
3. Page 2, Line 26:
26 decreases the fee for providing payroll field services by { $20 } $14 .
4. Page 3, Lines 84 through 85:
84 (ii) "Executive branch entity" does not include the Offices of the Attorney General, 85 State Treasurer, { or } State Auditor , Department of Transportation, Department
of Technology Services, or the Department of Natural Resources .
5. Page 4, Lines 88 through 95:
88 { (A) validate the amount of time an employee worked; }
89 { (B) } (A) enter and validate payroll reimbursements, which include
reimbursements for
90 mileage, a service award, and other wage types;
91 { (C) } (B) calculate, process, and validate a retirement;
92 { (D) } (C) enter a leave adjustment; and
93 { (E) produce and audit a payroll report; and }
94 { (F) } (D) certify payroll by ensuring an entry complies with a rule or policy
adopted by the
95 department or the Division of Finance.
6. Page 4, Lines 96 through 97:
96 (ii) "Payroll services" does not mean :
(A) a function related to payroll that is performed by 97 an employee of the Division of Finance {.} ;
- (B)
- a function related to payroll that is performed by an executive branch agency on behalf of a person who is not an employee of the executive branch agency;
- (C)
- the entry of time worked by an executive branch agency employee into the central payroll system; or
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(D) approval or verification by a supervisor or designee of the entry of time worked.
7. Page 4, Lines 114 through 117:
| 114 | From Dedicated Credits -Intragovernmental Revenue | { 600,000 } | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 116 117 | Schedule of Programs: Field Services Budgeted FTE | $360,000 { 600,000 } $360,000 10 { } | 6 | ||
| 8. Page 5, 124 | Line 124: DHRM Payroll Services (per actual FTE) | { (20.00) | } | ||
($14.00)
The motion to amend the bill passed with Rep. Fisher and Rep. Perry voting in opposition to the motion.
Rep. Harper introduced the bill as amended to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Ron Bigelow, Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
MOTION: Rep. Oda moved to pass the bill as amended out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to hold the bill in committee. The motion passed with Rep. Frank, Rep. Oda, Rep. Galvez, and Rep. Powell voting in opposition to the motion.
H.B. 310 State and Political Subdivision Employment Amendments (Rep. D. McCay)
Rep. McCay introduced the bill. Spoke in opposition to the bill: Kory Cox, Utah Public Employees Association Jan Johnson, Utah Alliance of Government Employees Spoke in favor of the bill: Lynn Pace, Utah League of Cities and Towns
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MOTION: Rep. Sagers moved to hold the bill in committee.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Frank moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed with Rep. Frank and Rep. Vickers voting in favor of the motion and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
The original motion to hold the bill in committee passed with Rep. Frank voting in opposition to the motion. Rep. Oda was absent for the vote.
H.B. 219 Use of Public Buildings (Rep. J. Nielson)
Rep. Nielson introduced the bill.
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Lynn Pace, Utah League of Cities and Towns
MOTION: Rep. Greenwood moved to adjourn. The motion passed with Rep. Frank and Rep. Galvez voting in opposition to the motion. Rep. Oda and Rep. Vickers were absent for the vote.
Chair Powell adjourned the meeting at 5:51 p.m.
Rep. Kraig Powell, Chair