Representative Stephen G. Handy proposes the following substitute bill:


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STATE BANNER TASK FORCE

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2020 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Stephen G. Handy

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Senate Sponsor: Daniel McCay

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill creates the State Banner Task Force and provides the task force's duties
10     regarding the proposal of a state banner.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines terms;
14          ▸     creates the State Banner Task Force;
15          ▸     provides for the term and appointment of task force members;
16          ▸     requires the task force to:
17               •     receive public input regarding proposals for a state banner design; and
18               •     make a report and recommendation for a state banner design to the Government
19     Operations Interim Committee;
20          ▸     identifies the principles of good banner design for use in the task force's analysis of
21     proposals and recommendation of a state banner design;
22          ▸     establishes a repeal date for the task force; and
23          ▸     makes technical changes.
24     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
25          None

26     Other Special Clauses:
27          This bill provides a special effective date.
28     Utah Code Sections Affected:
29     AMENDS:
30          63I-2-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 182, 240, 246, 325, 370,
31     and 483
32     ENACTS:
33          63G-1-901, Utah Code Annotated 1953
34          63G-1-902, Utah Code Annotated 1953
35          63G-1-903, Utah Code Annotated 1953
36          63G-1-904, Utah Code Annotated 1953
37          63G-1-905, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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39     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
40          Section 1. Section 63G-1-901 is enacted to read:
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Part 9. State Banner Task Force

42          63G-1-901. Definitions.
43          As used in this part:
44          (1) "Principles of good banner design" means the principles described in Section
45     63G-1-905.
46          (2) "Task force" means the State Banner Task Force created in Section 63G-1-902.
47          Section 2. Section 63G-1-902 is enacted to read:
48          63G-1-902. State Banner Task Force -- Creation -- Membership -- Meetings --
49     Staff.
50          (1) There is created the State Banner Task Force.
51          (2) The task force consists of the following 11 members:
52          (a) one member of the Senate that the president of the Senate appoints;
53          (b) one member of the House of Representatives that the speaker of the House of
54     Representatives appoints;
55          (c) the following five individuals that the governor appoints:
56          (i) one individual representing the office of the governor;

57          (ii) after receiving recommendations from the Utah Association of Counties, one
58     individual serving in the legislative body of a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class;
59          (iii) after receiving recommendations from the Utah League of Cities and Towns, one
60     individual serving in the legislative body of a city of the first class;
61          (iv) one individual who is a member of a national or international vexillological
62     organization or association; and
63          (v) one individual representing Utah's ethnic minority populations;
64          (d) one individual representing the Division of State History that the division's director
65     appoints;
66          (e) one individual representing the Board of Tourism Development that the board's
67     chair appoints;
68          (f) one individual representing Utah's Native American community that the director of
69     the Division of Indian Affairs appoints after receiving recommendations from federally
70     recognized tribes in Utah; and
71          (g) one individual representing the State Board of Education that the chair of the State
72     Board of Education appoints.
73          (3) Each individual with authority to appoint an individual under Subsection (2) shall
74     make the appointment on or before June 1, 2020.
75          (4) The legislators appointed to the task force under Subsections (2)(a) and (b) shall
76     serve as co-chairs.
77          (5) A majority of the task force constitutes a quorum for the transaction of task force
78     business.
79          (6) The task force shall ensure that each meeting of the task force complies with Title
80     52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
81          (7) The Department of Heritage and Arts created in Section 9-1-201 shall assist the
82     task force in conducting the task force's meetings.
83          Section 3. Section 63G-1-903 is enacted to read:
84          63G-1-903. Terms of task force members -- Vacancies -- Salaries and expenses.
85          (1) The term of each task force member ends on November 30, 2020.
86          (2) (a) A task force member may be removed from the task force by the individual who
87     appointed the member.

88          (b) If a task force member described in Subsection 63G-1-802(2)(a) or (b) leaves the
89     member's legislative office, the individual may not continue to serve as a task force member.
90          (c) Within 14 days after the day on which a vacancy occurs under Subsection (2)(a) or
91     (b) or the day on which another event occurs that causes a vacancy, the individual who
92     originally appointed a member to the subsequently vacant position shall fill the vacancy in
93     accordance with Subsection 63G-1-802(2).
94          (3) (a) A task force member may not receive compensation or benefits for the
95     member's service on the task force but may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel
96     expenses incurred as a task force member as allowed in Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107
97     and rules that the Division of Finance makes in accordance with Sections 63A-3-106 and
98     63A-3-107.
99          (b) Compensation and expenses of a task force member who is a legislator are
100     governed by Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and
101     Expenses.
102          Section 4. Section 63G-1-904 is enacted to read:
103          63G-1-904. Task force duties.
104          (1) The task force shall:
105          (a) convene the task force's initial meeting on or before June 12, 2020;
106          (b) issue a request, on or before July 1, 2020, for the public to submit proposed state
107     banner designs;
108          (c) (i) assess proposed banner designs the task force receives under Subsection (1)(b)
109     using the established principles of good banner design; and
110          (ii) on or before September 15, 2020, select a group of candidate banner designs that,
111     based on the assessment described in Subsection (1)(c)(i), are the proposed banner designs that
112     best:
113          (A) represent the state; and
114          (B) adhere to the established principles of good banner design;
115          (d) hold public hearings and use other methods to gather public input regarding the
116     candidate banner designs described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii); and
117          (e) no later than the November interim meeting in 2020, make a report and
118     recommendation to the Government Operations Interim Committee regarding:

119          (i) the candidate banner designs described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii), including the task
120     force's assessment;
121          (ii) public input the task force received under Subsection (1)(d); and
122          (iii) a recommendation for a state banner design.
123          (2) The task force may allow for amendments to submissions during the process
124     described in Subsection (1) to allow designers to improve proposed banner designs based on
125     the task force's assessment described in Subsection (1)(c)(i).
126          Section 5. Section 63G-1-905 is enacted to read:
127          63G-1-905. Established principles of good banner design.
128          In assessing banner designs, the task force may consider the extent to which a banner
129     design adheres to the following established principles of good banner design:
130          (1) whether the banner is sufficiently simple that a child could draw the banner from
131     memory;
132          (2) whether the banner uses meaningful symbolism, including the use of:
133          (a) a main graphic element, giving preference to a single primary symbol; or
134          (b) meaningful colors, shapes, or layout of the parts of the banner;
135          (3) whether the banner uses two to three basic colors that:
136          (a) contrast well; and
137          (b) are varying shades of standard colors like red, blue, green, black, yellow, or white;
138          (4) whether the banner avoids writing or the use of a seal, including lettering or a seal
139     that is difficult to:
140          (a) see or read from a distance; or
141          (b) reduce to a smaller scale for use on a pin or graphic; and
142          (5) whether the banner is sufficiently distinctive to avoid duplicating other banners
143     while allowing for the use of similarities to represent connections.
144          Section 6. Section 63I-2-263 is amended to read:
145          63I-2-263. Repeal dates, Title 63A to Title 63N.
146          (1) On July 1, 2020:
147          (a) Subsection 63A-1-203(5)(a)(i) is repealed; and
148          (b) in Subsection 63A-1-203(5)(a)(ii), the language that states "appointed on or after
149     May 8, 2018," is repealed.

150          (2) Sections 63C-4a-307 and 63C-4a-309 are repealed January 1, 2020.
151          (3) Title 63C, Chapter 19, Higher Education Strategic Planning Commission is
152     repealed July 1, 2020.
153          (4) The following sections regarding the World War II Memorial Commission are
154     repealed on July 1, 2020:
155          (a) Section 63G-1-801;
156          (b) Section 63G-1-802;
157          (c) Section 63G-1-803; and
158          (d) Section 63G-1-804.
159          (5) The following sections regarding the State Banner Task Force are repealed on July
160     1, 2021:
161          (a) Section 63G-1-901;
162          (b) Section 63G-1-902;
163          (c) Section 63G-1-903;
164          (d) Section 63G-1-904; and
165          (e) Section 63G-1-905.
166          [(5)] (6) In relation to the State Fair Park Committee, on January 1, 2021:
167          (a) Section 63H-6-104.5 is repealed; and
168          (b) Subsections 63H-6-104(8) and (9) are repealed.
169          [(6)] (7) Section 63H-7a-303 is repealed on July 1, 2022.
170          [(7)] (8) In relation to the Employability to Careers Program Board, on July 1, 2022:
171          (a) Subsection 63J-1-602.1(52) is repealed;
172          (b) Subsection 63J-4-301(1)(h), related to the review of data and metrics, is repealed;
173     and
174          (c) Title 63J, Chapter 4, Part 7, Employability to Careers Program, is repealed.
175          [(8)] (9) Section 63J-4-708 is repealed January 1, 2023.
176          Section 7. Effective date.
177          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
178     upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
179     Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
180     the date of veto override.