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TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AMENDMENTS

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Bruce R. Cutler

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Senate Sponsor: Daniel Hemmert

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill enacts provisions relating to a technology innovation program.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     authorizes the Technology Advisory Board and the Governor's Office of
13     Management and Budget to approve technology innovation proposals submitted by
14     multiple executive branch agencies;
15          ▸     provides a process for the submission, review, approval, and funding of technology
16     innovation proposals; and
17          ▸     authorizes the Department of Technology Services to pay expenses of implementing
18     an approved technology innovation proposal.
19     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20          This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2019:
21          ▸     to the Department of Technology Services - Technology Innovation, as an ongoing
22     appropriation:
23               •     from the General Fund, $150,000.
24     Other Special Clauses:
25          None
26     Utah Code Sections Affected:
27     AMENDS:
28          63I-1-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapters 23, 47, 95, 166, 205, 469,

29     and 470
30          63J-1-602.4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapters 253, 430, and 470
31     ENACTS:
32          63F-4-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
33          63F-4-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
34          63F-4-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
35          63F-4-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
36     

37     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
38          Section 1. Section 63F-4-101 is enacted to read:
39     
CHAPTER 4. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT

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Part 1. General Provisions

41          63F-4-101. Title.
42          This chapter is known as the "Technology Innovation Act."
43          Section 2. Section 63F-4-102 is enacted to read:
44          63F-4-102. Definitions.
45          As used in this chapter:
46          (1) "Executive branch agency" means a department, division, or other agency within
47     the executive branch of state government.
48          (2) "Governor's budget office" means the Governor's Office of Management and
49     Budget, created in Section 63J-4-201.
50          (3) "Review board" means the Architecture Review Board established within the
51     department.
52          (4) "Technology innovation" means a new information technology not previously in
53     use or a substantial adaptation or modification of an existing information technology.
54          (5) "Technology proposal" means a proposal to implement a technology innovation
55     designed to result in a greater efficiency in a government process or a cost saving in the

56     delivery of a government service, or both.
57          Section 3. Section 63F-4-201 is enacted to read:
58     
Part 2. Technology Innovation Program

59          63F-4-201. Submitting a technology proposal -- Review process.
60          (1) Multiple executive branch agencies may jointly submit to the chief information
61     officer a technology proposal, on a form or in a format specified by the department.
62          (2) The chief information officer shall transmit to the review board each technology
63     proposal the chief information officer determines meets the form or format requirements of the
64     department.
65          (3) The review board shall:
66          (a) conduct a technical review of a technology proposal transmitted by the chief
67     information officer;
68          (b) determine whether the technology proposal merits further review and consideration
69     by the board, based on the technology proposal's likelihood to:
70          (i) be capable of being implemented effectively; and
71          (ii) result in greater efficiency in a government process or a cost saving in the delivery
72     of a government service, or both; and
73          (c) transmit a technology proposal to the board and to the governor's budget office, if
74     the review board determines that the technology proposal merits further review and
75     consideration by the board.
76          Section 4. Section 63F-4-202 is enacted to read:
77          63F-4-202. Technology Advisory Board review and approval of technology
78     proposals.
79          (1) The board shall review and evaluate each technology proposal that the review board
80     transmits to the board.
81          (2) The board may approve and recommend that the department provide funding from
82     legislative appropriations for a technology proposal if, after the board's review and evaluation

83     of the technology proposal:
84          (a) the board determines that there is a reasonably good likelihood that the technology
85     proposal:
86          (i) is capable of being implemented effectively; and
87          (ii) will result in greater efficiency in a government process or a cost saving in the
88     delivery of a government service, or both; and
89          (b) the board receives approval from the governor's budget office for the technology
90     proposal.
91          (3) The board may:
92          (a) prioritize multiple approved technology proposals based on their relative likelihood
93     of achieving the goals described in Subsection (2); and
94          (b) recommend funding based on the board's prioritization under Subsection (3)(a).
95          (4) The department shall:
96          (a) track the implementation and success of a technology proposal approved by the
97     board;
98          (b) evaluate the level of the technology proposal's implementation effectiveness and
99     whether the implementation results in greater efficiency in a government process or a cost
100     saving in the delivery of a government service, or both; and
101          (c) report the results of the department's tracking and evaluation:
102          (i) to the board, as frequently as the board requests; and
103          (ii) at least annually to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim
104     Committee.
105          (5) The department may, upon recommendation by the board, expend money
106     appropriated by the Legislature to pay for expenses incurred by executive branch agencies in
107     implementing a technology proposal that the board has approved.
108          Section 5. Section 63I-1-263 is amended to read:
109          63I-1-263. Repeal dates, Titles 63A to 63N.

110          (1) Subsection 63A-5-104(4)(h) is repealed on July 1, 2024.
111          (2) Section 63A-5-603, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1, 2023.
112          (3) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
113     1, 2018.
114          (4) Title 63C, Chapter 4b, Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, is
115     repealed November 30, 2019.
116          (5) Title 63C, Chapter 16, Prison Development Commission Act, is repealed July 1,
117     2020.
118          (6) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
119     repealed July 1, 2021.
120          (7) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Mental Health Crisis Line Commission, is repealed July 1,
121     2018.
122          (8) Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed July 1,
123     2023.
124          (9) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
125     2020.
126          (10) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
127          (11) On July 1, 2025:
128          (a) in Subsection 17-27a-404(3)(c)(ii), the language that states "the Resource
129     Development Coordinating Committee," is repealed;
130          (b) Subsection 23-14-21(2)(c) is amended to read "(c) provide notification of proposed
131     sites for the transplant of species to local government officials having jurisdiction over areas
132     that may be affected by a transplant.";
133          (c) in Subsection 23-14-21(3), the language that states "and the Resource Development
134     Coordinating Committee" is repealed;
135          (d) in Subsection 23-21-2.3(1), the language that states "the Resource Development
136     Coordinating Committee created in Section 63J-4-501 and" is repealed;

137          (e) in Subsection 23-21-2.3(2), the language that states "the Resource Development
138     Coordinating Committee and" is repealed;
139          (f) Subsection 63J-4-102(1) is repealed and the remaining subsections are renumbered
140     accordingly;
141          (g) Subsections 63J-4-401(5)(a) and (c) are repealed;
142          (h) Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(b) is renumbered to Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(a) and the
143     word "and" is inserted immediately after the semicolon;
144          (i) Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(d) is renumbered to Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(b);
145          (j) Sections 63J-4-501, 63J-4-502, 63J-4-503, 63J-4-504, and 63J-4-505 are repealed;
146     and
147          (k) Subsection 63J-4-603(1)(e)(iv) is repealed and the remaining subsections are
148     renumbered accordingly.
149          (12) (a) Subsection 63J-1-602.4[(15)](16) is repealed July 1, 2022.
150          (b) When repealing Subsection 63J-1-602.4[(15)](16), the Office of Legislative
151     Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under Subsection
152     36-12-12(3), make necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
153          (13) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
154     63M-7-504, is repealed July 1, 2027.
155          (14) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1, 2027.
156          (15) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2018.
157          (16) (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 4, Recycling Market Development Zone Act, is
158     repealed January 1, 2021.
159          (b) Subject to Subsection (16)(c), Sections 59-7-610 and 59-10-1007 regarding tax
160     credits for certain persons in recycling market development zones, are repealed for taxable
161     years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
162          (c) A person may not claim a tax credit under Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007:
163          (i) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section 59-7-610 or

164     59-10-1007, if the machinery or equipment is purchased on or after January 1, 2021; or
165          (ii) for an expenditure described in Subsection 59-7-610(1)(b) or 59-10-1007(1)(b), if
166     the expenditure is made on or after January 1, 2021.
167          (d) Notwithstanding Subsections (16)(b) and (c), a person may carry forward a tax
168     credit in accordance with Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007 if:
169          (i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007; and
170          (ii) (A) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section
171     59-7-610 or 59-10-1007, the machinery or equipment is purchased on or before December 31,
172     2020; or
173          (B) for an expenditure described in Subsection 59-7-610(1)(b) or 59-10-1007(1)(b), the
174     expenditure is made on or before December 31, 2020.
175          (17) Section 63N-2-512 is repealed on July 1, 2021.
176          (18) (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 6, Utah Small Business Jobs Act, is repealed
177     January 1, 2021.
178          (b) Section 59-9-107 regarding tax credits against premium taxes is repealed for
179     calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
180          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (18)(b), an entity may carry forward a tax credit in
181     accordance with Section 59-9-107 if:
182          (i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 59-9-107 on or before December
183     31, 2020; and
184          (ii) the qualified equity investment that is the basis of the tax credit is certified under
185     Section 63N-2-603 on or before December 31, 2023.
186          (19) Title 63N, Chapter 9, Part 2, Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program,
187     is repealed January 1, 2023.
188          (20) Title 63N, Chapter 12, Part 3, Utah Broadband Outreach Center, is repealed July
189     1, 2018.
190          (21) Title 63N, Chapter 12, Part 4, Career and Technical Education Board, is repealed

191     July 1, 2018.
192          Section 6. Section 63J-1-602.4 is amended to read:
193          63J-1-602.4. List of nonlapsing funds and accounts -- Title 61 through Title 63N.
194          (1) Funds paid to the Division of Real Estate for the cost of a criminal background
195     check for a mortgage loan license, as provided in Section 61-2c-202.
196          (2) Funds paid to the Division of Real Estate for the cost of a criminal background
197     check for principal broker, associate broker, and sales agent licenses, as provided in Section
198     61-2f-204.
199          (3) Certain funds donated to the Department of Human Services, as provided in
200     Section 62A-1-111.
201          (4) Appropriations from the National Professional Men's Basketball Team Support of
202     Women and Children Issues Restricted Account created in Section 62A-1-202.
203          (5) Certain funds donated to the Division of Child and Family Services, as provided in
204     Section 62A-4a-110.
205          (6) Appropriations from the Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account created
206     in Section 62A-4a-608.
207          (7) Appropriations to the Division of Services for People with Disabilities, as provided
208     in Section 62A-5-102.
209          (8) Appropriations to the Division of Fleet Operations for the purpose of upgrading
210     underground storage tanks under Section 63A-9-401.
211          (9) A portion of the funds appropriated to the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, as
212     provided in Section 63C-6-104.
213          (10) Appropriations to the Department of Technology Services for technology
214     innovation under Section 63F-4-202.
215          [(10)] (11) Funds appropriated or collected for publishing the Office of Administrative
216     Rules' publications, as provided in Section 63G-3-402.
217          [(11)] (12) The Immigration Act Restricted Account created in Section 63G-12-103.

218          [(12)] (13) Money received by the military installation development authority, as
219     provided in Section 63H-1-504.
220          [(13)] (14) Appropriations from the Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account
221     created in Section 63H-7a-303.
222          [(14)] (15) Appropriations from the Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Service
223     Account created in Section 63H-7a-304.
224          [(15)] (16) Appropriations from the Utah Statewide Radio System Restricted Account
225     created in Section 63H-7a-403.
226           [(16)] (17) The Employability to Careers Program Restricted Account created in
227     Section 63J-4-703.
228          [(17)] (18) Appropriations to the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative
229     created in Section 63M-2-301.
230          [(18)] (19) Appropriations to fund the Governor's Office of Economic Development's
231     Enterprise Zone Act, as provided in Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act.
232          [(19)] (20) Funds collected for directing and administering the C-PACE district created
233     in Section 11-42a-302.
234          [(20)] (21) The Motion Picture Incentive Account created in Section 63N-8-103.
235          [(21)] (22) Certain money payable for commission expenses of the Pete Suazo Utah
236     Athletic Commission, as provided under Section 63N-10-301.
237          Section 7. Appropriation.
238          The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
239     2018, and ending June 30, 2019. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
240     fiscal year 2019. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
241     Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
242     indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
243     ITEM 1
244          To Department of Technology Services - Technology Innovation

245               From General Fund
$150,000

246               Schedule of Programs:
247                    Technology Innovation               $150,000