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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill establishes qualifications for an individual to serve as an administrative law
10 judge.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ requires an individual to have a law degree in order to serve as an administrative
14 law judge; and
15 ▸ exempts current administrative law judges from the requirement to be a law school
16 graduate.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 ENACTS:
23 67-19e-103.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 67-19e-103.5 is enacted to read:
27 67-19e-103.5. Qualifications of administrative law judges.
28 (1) In order to serve as an administrative law judge, an individual shall have a degree
29 from a law school that qualifies the individual to apply for admission to a bar in any state.
30 (2) An individual employed as an administrative law judge as of May 9, 2016, who
31 does not meet the qualification in Subsection (1) may continue in the administrative law judge
32 position until the individual resigns, retires, or is removed from the position.
Legislative Review Note
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel