MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 450 State Capitol

March 5, 2015

Members Present:                     Rep. R. Curt Webb, Chair

Rep. Kraig Powell, Vice Chair

                                                    Rep. Kim Coleman                                               

                                                    Rep. Don L. Ipson

                                                    Rep. Michael S. Kennedy

                                                    Rep. Justin J. Miller 

                                                    Rep. Norman K. Thurston

                                                    Rep. Raymond P. Ward

Members Absent:                     Rep. Johnny Anderson

Rep. James A. Dunnigan

Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher

                                                    Rep. Marie H. Poulson               

Staff Present:                             Mr. Joseph T. Wade, Policy Analyst

                                                    Ms. Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary

Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Chair Webb called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m.

MOTION:       Rep. Kennedy moved to approve the minutes of the March 2, 2015, meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Coleman, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Miller, Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Poulson absent for the vote.

H.B. 416           Certain Employee's Forfeit of Retirement for Employment Related Offenses (Rep. D. McCay)

Rep. McCay explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:            Bob Thompson, Department of Human Resource Management

                                       Dee Larsen, Utah Retirement Systems

MOTION:       Rep. Miller moved to pass H.B. 416 out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE

MOTION:       Rep. Thurston moved to consider the next item on the agenda while allowing those interested in H.B. 416 to discuss and resolve their differences in the hallway and then the committee would continue it's consideration of H.B. 416 later in the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Poulsen absent for the vote.

Rep. Ipson assumed the chair.

1st Sub. S.B. 190           Mobile Home Park Helpline (Sen. D. Thatcher) (Rep. R. C. Webb)

Rep. Webb explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:          Andrew Riggle, Disability Law Center

Spoke to the bill:            Robert Poulsen, Utah Housing Alliance

MOTION:       Rep. Miller moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 190 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Poulsen absent for the vote.

Chair Webb resumed the chair.

Continuation of

H.B. 416           Certain Employee's Forfeit of Retirement for Employment Related Offenses (Rep. D. McCay)

Rep. McCay explained that the issue with the bill had been resolved.

Spoke for the bill:          Bob Thompson, Department of Human Resource Management

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

1.    Page 3, Line 75:    

75   (i) conduct an investigation  , which may rely on the conviction,  to determine:

2.    Page 3, Lines 78 through 80:        

78   (ii) after the period of time for an appeal by an employee under Subsection {  (4)(c)  }  (5)  .

79immediately notify the office of the employer's determination under this Subsection (4)(b).

80   (5) An employee may appeal {  an  }  the employee's participating  employer's determination under Subsection (4)(b) in

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Poulsen absent for the vote.

MOTION:       Rep. Ipson moved to pass H.B. 416 out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Poulsen absent for the vote.

MOTION:       Rep. Thurston moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Poulsen absent for the vote.

Chair Webb adjourned the meeting at 9:49 a.m.

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Rep. R. Curt Webb, Chair