RETIREMENT AND INDEPENDENT ENTITIES BASE BUDGET

2018 GENERAL SESSION

STATE OF UTAH

Chief Sponsor: Brian Zehnder

House Sponsor: LaVar Christensen

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General Description:
     This bill supplements or reduces appropriations previously provided for the support and operation of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018; and appropriates funds for the support and operation of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019.
Highlighted Provisions:
     This bill:
     ▸     provides appropriations for the use and support of certain state agencies;
     ▸     provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
     ▸     approves employment levels for internal service funds; and
     ▸     approves capital acquisition amounts for internal service funds.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
     This bill appropriates $8,601,100 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2018, including:
     ▸     ($750,000) from the Education Fund;
     ▸     $9,351,100 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
     This bill appropriates $49,993,500 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2019, including:
     ▸     $1,096,000 from the General Fund;
     ▸     $23,776,700 from the Education Fund;
     ▸     $25,120,800 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
     This bill appropriates $14,203,900 in business-like activities for fiscal year 2019.
Other Special Clauses:
     Section 1 of this bill takes effect immediately. Section 2 of this bill takes effect on July 1, 2018.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
     ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
     Section 1. FY 2018 Appropriations. The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2018.
     Subsection 1(a). Operating and Capital Budgets. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
Career Service Review Office
Item 1
     To Career Service Review Office
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(30,000)

Schedule of Programs:
Career Service Review Office
(30,000)

     Under the terms of Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that $30,000 of appropriations provided for the Career Service Review Office in Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 3, Item 4 shall not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2018. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to grievance resolution.
     The Legislature intends that the Career Service Review Office report on the following performance measure: (1) days to issue a jurisdictional decision (Target=15 or less), (2) days to conduct an evidentiary hearing (Target=150 or less), and (3) working days to issue the evidentiary hearing written decision (Target=20 or less) by October 31, 2018 to the Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee.
Department of Human Resource Management
Item 2
     To Department of Human Resource Management - Human Resource Management
From Dedicated Credits Revenue, One-Time
40,000

From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(41,300)

Schedule of Programs:
ALJ Compliance
(17,500)

Statewide Management Liability Training
16,200

     Under the terms of Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that $70,000 of appropriations provided for the Department of Human Resource Management in Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 3, Item 3 shall not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2018. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to $50,000 for statewide management training and $20,000 for administrative law judge compliance.
     The Legislature intends that the Department of Human Resource Management report on the following performance measures for the Human Resource Management line item: (1) percent of administrative law judge evaluations completed on time (Target=100%), (2) number of graduates from the Certified Public Manager course (Target=70), and (3) number of participant hours in leadership classes (Target=2,500) by October 31, 2018 to the Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee.
Utah Education and Telehealth Network
Item 3
     To Utah Education and Telehealth Network - Digital Teaching and Learning Program
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
3,006,600

From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,035,100)

Schedule of Programs:
Digital Teaching and Learning Program
1,971,500

Item 4
     To Utah Education and Telehealth Network
From Education Fund, One-Time
(750,000)

From Dedicated Credits Revenue, One-Time
(1,073,300)

From Other Financing Sources, One-Time
(113,000)

From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
10,342,800

From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,745,600)

Schedule of Programs:
Administration
1,805,900

Course Management Systems
(205,000)

Instructional Support
2,199,100

KUEN Broadcast
(142,600)

Operations and Maintenance
1,700

Public Information
23,200

Technical Services
2,833,400

Utah Telehealth Network
145,200

     The Legislature intends that the Utah Education and Telehealth Network report on the following performance measures: (1) Circuit connections to institutions, with a FY 2018 target of 97%; (2) Number of interactive video conferences (IVC) occurring over the Utah Education Network IVC systems, with a FY 2018 target of 40,000 classes delivered over the UEN System; and (3) The percentage of customers using the shared-cost Utah Education Network course management system, with a FY 2018 target of 25% for K-12 customers by October 31, 2018 to the Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee.
     Subsection 1(b). Business-like Activities. The Legislature has reviewed the following proprietary funds. Under the terms and conditions of Utah Code 63J-1-410, for any included Internal Service Fund, the Legislature approves budgets, full-time permanent positions, and capital acquisition amounts as indicated, and appropriates to the funds, as indicated, estimated revenue from rates, fees, and other charges. The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts between funds and accounts as indicated.
Department of Human Resource Management
Item 5
     To Department of Human Resource Management - Human Resources Internal Service Fund
     The Legislature intends that the Department of Human Resource Management report on the following performance measures for the DHRM Internal Service Fund line item: (1) days of operating expenses held in retained earnings (Target=60 or less), (2) ratio of HR staff to customer agency staff (Target=30% or more below industry average), and (3) customer agency satisfaction rate (Target=85%) by October 31, 2018 to the Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee.
     Section 2. FY 2019 Appropriations. The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019.
     Subsection 2(a). Operating and Capital Budgets. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
Career Service Review Office
Item 6
     To Career Service Review Office
From General Fund
279,100

From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
30,000

From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(30,000)

Schedule of Programs:
Career Service Review Office
279,100

Item 7
     To Career Service Review Office
From General Fund
(5,000)

From General Fund, One-Time
2,000

Schedule of Programs:
Career Service Review Office
(3,000)

     To implement the provisions of Career Service Review Office Amendments (House Bill 183, 2018 General Session).
Department of Human Resource Management
Item 8
     To Department of Human Resource Management - Human Resource Management
From General Fund
20,000

From Dedicated Credits Revenue
240,000

From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
41,300

From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(15,000)

Schedule of Programs:
ALJ Compliance
22,500

Statewide Management Liability Training
263,800

Utah Education and Telehealth Network
Item 9
     To Utah Education and Telehealth Network - Digital Teaching and Learning Program
From Education Fund
160,000

From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,035,100

Schedule of Programs:
Digital Teaching and Learning Program
1,195,100

Item 10
     To Utah Education and Telehealth Network
From General Fund
799,900

From Education Fund
23,616,700

From Federal Funds
4,054,000

From Dedicated Credits Revenue
16,635,600

From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
3,881,000

From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(751,200)

Schedule of Programs:
Administration
5,889,000

Course Management Systems
881,100

Instructional Support
3,391,900

KUEN Broadcast
521,100

Operations and Maintenance
407,200

Public Information
296,800

Technical Services
35,154,600

Utah Telehealth Network
1,694,300

     Subsection 2(b). Business-like Activities. The Legislature has reviewed the following proprietary funds. Under the terms and conditions of Utah Code 63J-1-410, for any included Internal Service Fund, the Legislature approves budgets, full-time permanent positions, and capital acquisition amounts as indicated, and appropriates to the funds, as indicated, estimated revenue from rates, fees, and other charges. The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts between funds and accounts as indicated.
Department of Human Resource Management
Item 11
     To Department of Human Resource Management - Human Resources Internal Service Fund
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
14,203,900

Schedule of Programs:
Administration
727,500

Information Technology
989,700

ISF - Core HR Services
240,500

ISF - Field Services
11,082,600

ISF - Payroll Field Services
678,600

Policy
485,000

Budgeted FTE
145.0

Authorized Capital Outlay
1,500,000

     Section 3. Effective Date.
     If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, Section 1 of this bill takes effect upon approval by the Governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 8 without the Governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of override. Section 2 of this bill takes effect on July 1, 2018.