H.B. 310
         STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION EMPLOYMENT AMENDMENTS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 14, 2012 12:02 PM



Representative Brad J. Galvez proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 10 through 12 :    

             10          This bill prohibits a state or political subdivision from considering seniority as
{   a

             11      primary  
}
  the sole       factor when determining whether to terminate an employee while conducting a

             12      reduction in force.

2.    Page 1, Lines 15 through 17 :    

             15          .    prohibits the following from considering or establishing a policy requiring
             16      consideration of seniority as
{   a primary   }        the sole       factor when determining whether to

             17      terminate an employee while conducting a reduction in force:

3.    Page 2, Lines 54 through 58 :    

             54          10-3-1014. Seniority as
{   primary   }        sole       factor prohibited when conducting reductions in

             55      force.
             56          A civil service commission may not make a rule or regulation requiring that a
             57      department head conducting a reduction in force consider seniority as
{   a primary   }        the sole       factor when

             58      determining whether to terminate an employee.

4.    Page 3, Lines 84 through 85 :    

             84          (b) While conducting a reduction in force, a municipality may not consider seniority as
             85     
{   a primary   }        the sole       factor when determining whether to terminate an employee.


5.    Page 4, Lines 105 through 106 :    

             105          (8) provision of a reduction in force policy that does not consider seniority as
{   a primary   }        the sole      

             106      factor when determining whether to terminate an employee.

6.    Page 5, Lines 127 through 135 :    

             127          17-30-16. Reductions in force -- Seniority may not be
{   primary   }        sole       factor --

             128      Reemployment register.
             129          (1) When necessary because of lack of funds or work [an officer may], the appointing


             130      authority, with the approval of the commission, [be] may temporarily [laid] lay off an officer.
             131      [Such layoff shall be made according to the lowest rating of the officers of the class of position
             132      affected, calculated upon seniority under a method prescribed by the commission.]
             133          (2) While conducting a reduction in force, an appointing authority or the merit system
             134      commission may not consider seniority as
{   a primary   }        the sole       factor when determining whether to

             135      terminate an officer.

7.    Page 9, Lines 260 through 261 :    

             260          (c) A county conducting a reduction in force may not consider seniority as
{   a primary   }        the sole      

             261      factor when determining whether to terminate an employee.

8.    Page 10, Lines 281 through 283 :    

             281          (2) Except as provided in Section 17B-2a-813 , a local district conducting a reduction in
             282      force may not consider seniority as
{   a primary   }        the sole       factor when determining whether to terminate an

             283      employee.

9.    Page 10, Lines 301 through 303 :    

             301          (c) An institution president or board of trustees may not establish a policy that requires
             302      an institution conducting a reduction in force to consider seniority as
{   a primary   }        the sole       factor when

             303      determining whether to terminate an employee.

10.    Page 13, Lines 384 through 387 :    

             384          (b) The campus board of directors or the Utah College of Applied Technology Board
             385      of Trustees may not establish a policy that requires an institution conducting a reduction in
             386      force to consider seniority as
{   a primary   }        the sole       factor when determining whether to terminate an

             387      employee.

11.    Page 18, Line 526 :    

             526          67-19-18.5. Reductions in force -- Seniority may not be
{   primary   }        sole       factor.


12.    Page 18, Lines 537 through 539 :    

             537          (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employer conducting a reduction in
             538      force may not consider seniority as
{   a primary   }        the sole       factor when determining whether to terminate an

             539      employee.



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