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JOINT RESOLUTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF

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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

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2019 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward

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Senate Sponsor: Luz Escamilla

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This resolution grants the Legislature's approval for certain state entities to enter into a
11     settlement agreement to resolve a pending lawsuit.
12     Highlighted Provisions:
13          This resolution:
14          ▸     gives approval to the settlement agreement negotiated by the parties and approved
15     by the governor in the case Christensen et al. v. Miner et al., Case No. 2:18-cv-0037
16     (United States District Court for the District of Utah).
17     Special Clauses:
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20     Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
21          WHEREAS, the Department of Health and other state entities and employees of Utah
22     were sued by the Disability Law Center and a prospective class of Utah Medicaid eligible
23     individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities;
24          WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a final settlement agreement;
25          WHEREAS, pursuant to Utah Code Section 63G-10-302, the governor has approved
26     that settlement agreement;
27          WHEREAS, Utah Code Section 63G-10-303 requires the Legislature to approve a
28     settlement agreement that legally binds the state to take action that might cost government
29     entities more than $1,000,000 to implement; and

30          WHEREAS, the cost of implementing the settlement agreement will exceed
31     $1,000,000:
32          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature that the Legislature
33     approves the final draft of the settlement agreement and action plan in the case of Christensen
34     et al. v. Miner et al.