Representative Nelson T. Abbott proposes the following substitute bill:


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GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY BUDGET TRANSPARENCY

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2022 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott

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Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill requires certain government entities to disclose certain information relating to
10     the government entities' budget.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines terms;
14          ▸     requires certain state and local government entities to disclose certain information
15     relating to the government entities' budget; and
16          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
17     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18          None
19     Other Special Clauses:
20          This bill provides a special effective date.
21     Utah Code Sections Affected:
22     AMENDS:
23          10-5-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapters 71 and 193
24          10-6-111, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 353
25          17-36-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 17
26          63J-1-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 382 and 421
27          78A-2-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 262
28          78A-2-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 25 and 200
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30     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
31          Section 1. Section 10-5-107 is amended to read:
32          10-5-107. Tentative budgets required for public inspection -- Contents --
33     Adoption of tentative budget.
34          (1) (a) On or before the first regularly scheduled town council meeting of May, the
35     mayor shall:
36          (i) in accordance with Subsection (1)(b), prepare for the ensuing year a tentative budget
37     for each fund for which a budget is required;
38          (ii) make the tentative budget available for public inspection; and
39          (iii) submit the tentative budget to the town council.
40          (b) The tentative budget for each fund shall [set forth] list in tabular form:
41          (i) actual revenues and expenditures in the last completed fiscal year;
42          (ii) estimated total revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal year; and
43          (iii) the mayor's estimates of revenues and expenditures for the budget year.
44          (c) The mayor shall include in the tentative budget the following information for each
45     fund for which a budget is required:
46          (i) the total budget amount for the current fiscal year, ending June 30;
47          (ii) the total tentative budget amount for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1;
48     and
49          (iii) the percentage difference between the amount described in Subsection (1)(c)(i) and
50     the amount described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii).
51          (d) The mayor shall include in the tentative budget:
52          (i) the most recent 12-month average consumer price index percentage change; and
53          (ii) the percentage difference between:
54          (A) the most recent population estimate for the town published by the United States
55     Census Bureau; and
56          (B) the population estimate for the town, published by the United States Census
57     Bureau, applicable at the time that the final budget was adopted for the fiscal year immediately
58     preceding the fiscal year to which the tentative budget relates.
59          (2) (a) The mayor shall:
60          (i) estimate the amount of revenue available to serve the needs of each fund;
61          (ii) estimate the portion to be derived from all sources other than general property
62     taxes; and
63          (iii) estimate the portion that shall be derived from general property taxes.
64          (b) From the estimates required by Subsection (2)(a), the mayor shall compute and
65     disclose in the budget the lowest rate of property tax levy that will raise the required amount of
66     revenue, calculating the levy on the latest taxable value.
67          (3) (a) Before the public hearing required under Section 10-5-108, the town council:
68          (i) shall review, consider, and tentatively adopt the tentative budget in any regular
69     meeting or special meeting called for that purpose; and
70          (ii) may amend or revise the tentative budget.
71          (b) At the meeting at which the town council adopts the tentative budget, the council
72     shall establish the time and place of the public hearing required under Section 10-5-108.
73          Section 2. Section 10-6-111 is amended to read:
74          10-6-111. Tentative budget to be prepared -- Contents -- Estimate of expenditures
75     -- Budget message -- Review by governing body.
76          (1) [(a)] On or before the first regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body in
77     the last May of the current period, the budget officer shall, in accordance with Subsection
78     [(1)(b)](2), prepare for the ensuing fiscal period, and file with the governing body, a tentative
79     budget for each fund for which a budget is required.
80          [(b)] (2) The tentative budget of each fund shall [set forth] list in tabular form:
81          [(i)] (a) the actual revenues and expenditures in the last completed fiscal period;
82          [(ii)] (b) the estimated total revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal period;
83          [(iii)] (c) the budget officer's estimates of revenues and expenditures for the budget
84     period, computed as provided in Subsection [(1)(c)] (3)(a); and
85          [(iv)] (d) if the governing body elects, the actual performance experience to the extent
86     established by Section 10-6-154 and available in work units, unit costs, man hours, or man
87     years for each budgeted fund on an actual basis for the last completed fiscal period, and
88     estimated for the current fiscal period and for the ensuing budget period.
89          [(c) (i)] (3) (a) In making estimates of revenues and expenditures under Subsection
90     [(1)(b)(iii)] (2)(c), the budget officer shall estimate:
91          [(A)] (i) on the basis of demonstrated need, the expenditures for the budget period,
92     after:
93          [(I)] (A) hearing each department head; and
94          [(II)] (B) reviewing the budget requests and estimates of the department heads; and
95          [(B) (I)] (ii) (A) the amount of revenue available to serve the needs of each fund;
96          [(II)] (B) the portion of revenue to be derived from all sources other than general
97     property taxes; and
98          [(III)] (C) the portion of revenue that shall be derived from general property taxes.
99          [(ii)] (b) The budget officer may revise any department's estimate under Subsection
100     [(1)(c)(i)(A)(II)] (3)(a)(i)(B) that the officer considers advisable for the purpose of presenting
101     the budget to the governing body.
102          [(iii)] (c) From the estimate made under Subsection [(1)(c)(i)(B)(III)] (3)(a)(ii)(C), the
103     budget officer shall compute and disclose in the budget the lowest rate of property tax levy that
104     will raise the required amount of revenue, calculating the levy upon the latest taxable value.
105          (4) The budget officer shall include in the tentative budget the following information
106     for each fund for which a budget is required:
107          (a) the total budget amount for the current fiscal period ending June 30;
108          (b) the total tentative budget amount for the upcoming fiscal period, beginning July 1;
109     and
110          (c) the percentage difference between the amount described in Subsection (4)(a) and
111     the amount described in Subsection (4)(b).
112          (5) The budget officer shall include in the tentative budget:
113          (a) the most recent 12-month average consumer price index percentage change; and
114          (b) the percentage difference between:
115          (i) the most recent population estimate for the city published by the United States
116     Census Bureau; and
117          (ii) the population estimate for the city, published by the United States Census Bureau,
118     applicable at the time that the final budget was adopted for the fiscal period immediately
119     preceding the fiscal period to which the tentative budget relates.
120          [(2)] (6) (a) (i) Each tentative budget, when filed by the budget officer with the
121     governing body, shall contain the estimates of expenditures submitted by department heads,
122     together with specific work programs and such other supporting data as this chapter requires or
123     the governing body may request.
124          (ii) Each city of the first or second class shall, and a city of the third, fourth, or fifth
125     class may, submit a supplementary estimate of all capital projects which each department head
126     believes should be undertaken within the next three succeeding years.
127          (b) Each tentative budget submitted by the budget officer to the governing body shall
128     be accompanied by a budget message that:
129          (i) explains the budget;
130          (ii) contains an outline of the proposed financial policies of the city for the budget
131     period;
132          (iii) describes the important features of the budgetary plan;
133          (iv) provides the reasons for salient changes from the previous fiscal period in
134     appropriation and revenue items; and
135          (v) explains any major changes in financial policy.
136          [(3)] (7) (a) Subject to Subsection [(3)(b)] (7)(b), a governing body in any regular
137     public hearing or special public hearing:
138          (i) shall review, consider, and tentatively adopt each tentative budget; and
139          (ii) may, before the public hearing described in Section 10-6-114, amend or revise each
140     tentative budget.
141          (b) A governing body may not reduce an appropriation required for debt retirement and
142     interest or reduction of any existing deficits in accordance with Section 10-6-117, or otherwise
143     required by law or ordinance, below the required minimums.
144          [(4)] (8) (a) If the municipality is acting in accordance with Section 10-2a-218, the
145     tentative budget shall:
146          (i) be submitted to the governing body-elect as soon as practicable; and
147          (ii) cover each fund for which a budget is required from the date of incorporation to the
148     end of the fiscal year.
149          (b) The governing body shall substantially comply with all other provisions of this
150     chapter, and the budget shall be passed upon incorporation.
151          Section 3. Section 17-36-10 is amended to read:
152          17-36-10. Preparation of tentative budget.
153          (1) On or before the first day of the next to last month of every fiscal period, the budget
154     officer shall prepare for the next budget period and file with the governing body a tentative
155     budget for each fund for which a budget is required.
156          (2) (a) A department for which county funds are appropriated shall file with the budget
157     officer not less than three months before the commencement of each fiscal year on forms
158     furnished by the budget officer a detailed estimate and statement of the revenue and necessary
159     expenditures of the department for the next budget year.
160          (b) The estimate and statement described in Subsection (2)(a) shall [set forth] list:
161          (i) the number of persons to be regularly employed;
162          (ii) the kinds of service the department will perform;
163          (iii) the salaries and wages the department expects to pay;
164          (iv) the kind of work the department will perform and the improvements the
165     department expects to make; and
166          (v) the estimated cost of the service, work, and improvements.
167          (c) The statement shall also record performance data expressed in work units, unit
168     costs, man hours, and man years sufficient in detail, content, and scope to permit the budget
169     officer to prepare and process the county budget.
170          (3) In the preparation of the budget, the budget officer and all other county officers are
171     subject to Sections 17-36-1 through 17-36-44 and to the uniform system of budgeting,
172     accounting, and reporting established therein.
173          (4) In the tentative budget, the budget officer shall [set forth] list in tabular form:
174          (a) actual revenues and expenditures in the last completed fiscal period;
175          (b) estimated total revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal period;
176          (c) the estimated available revenues and expenditures for the ensuing budget period
177     computed by determining:
178          (i) the estimated expenditure for each fund after review of each departmental budget
179     request;
180          (ii) (A) the total revenue requirements of the fund;
181          (B) the part of the total revenue that will be derived from revenue sources other than
182     property tax; and
183          (C) the part of the total revenue that shall be derived from property taxes; and
184          (d) if required by the governing body, actual performance experience to the extent
185     available in work units, unit costs, man hours, and man years for each budgeted fund that
186     includes an appropriation for salaries or wages for the last completed fiscal period and the first
187     eight months of the current fiscal period if the county is on an annual fiscal period, or the first
188     20 months of the current fiscal period if the county is on a biennial fiscal period, together with
189     the total estimated performance data of like character for the current fiscal period and for the
190     ensuing budget period.
191          (5) The budget officer may recommend modification of any departmental budget
192     request under Subsection (4)(c)(i) before it is filed with the governing body, if each department
193     head has been given an opportunity to be heard concerning the modification.
194          (6) (a) A tentative budget shall contain the estimates of expenditures submitted by any
195     department together with specific work programs and other supportive data as the governing
196     body requests.
197          (b) The budget officer shall include with the tentative budget by a supplementary
198     estimate of all capital projects or planned capital projects within the budget period and within
199     the next three succeeding years.
200          (7) The budget officer shall include in the tentative budget the following information
201     for each fund for which a budget is required:
202          (a) the total budget amount for the current fiscal period ending December 31;
203          (b) the total tentative budget amount for the upcoming fiscal period, beginning January
204     1; and
205          (c) the percentage difference between the amount described in Subsection (7)(a) and
206     the amount described in Subsection (7)(b).
207          (8) The budget officer shall include in the tentative budget:
208          (a) the most recent 12-month average consumer price index percentage change; and
209          (b) the percentage difference between:
210          (i) the most recent population estimate for the county published by the United States
211     Census Bureau; and
212          (ii) the population estimate for the county, published by the United States Census
213     Bureau, applicable at the time that the final budget was adopted for the fiscal period
214     immediately preceding the fiscal period to which the tentative budget relates.
215          [(7)] (9) (a) A budget officer that submits a tentative budget in a county with a
216     population in excess of 25,000 determined in accordance with Section 17-36-4 shall include
217     with the tentative budget a budget message in explanation of the budget.
218          (b) The budget message shall contain an outline of the proposed financial policies of
219     the county for the budget period and describe the important features of the budgetary plan. It
220     shall also state the reasons for changes from the previous fiscal period in appropriation and
221     revenue items and explain any major changes in financial policy.
222          (c) A budget message for counties with a population of less than 25,000 is
223     recommended but not incumbent upon the budget officer.
224          [(8)] (10) (a) The governing body shall review, consider, and adopt a tentative budget
225     in a regular or special meeting called for that purpose.
226          (b) (i) Subject to Subsection [(8)] (10)(b)(ii), the governing body may thereafter amend
227     or revise the tentative budget prior to public hearings on the tentative budget.
228          (ii) A governing body may not:
229          (A) reduce below the required minimum an appropriation required for debt retirement
230     and interest; or
231          (B) reduce, in accordance with Section 17-36-17, an existing deficit.
232          Section 4. Section 63J-1-201 is amended to read:
233          63J-1-201. Governor's proposed budget to Legislature -- Contents -- Preparation
234     -- Appropriations based on current tax laws and not to exceed estimated revenues.
235          (1) The governor shall deliver, not later than 30 days before the date the Legislature
236     convenes in the annual general session, a confidential draft copy of the governor's proposed
237     budget recommendations to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst according to the
238     requirements of this section.
239          (2) (a) When submitting a proposed budget, the governor shall, within the first three
240     days of the annual general session of the Legislature, submit to the presiding officer of each
241     house of the Legislature:
242          (i) a proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year;
243          (ii) a schedule for all of the proposed changes to appropriations in the proposed budget,
244     with each change clearly itemized and classified; and
245          (iii) as applicable, a document showing proposed changes in estimated revenues that
246     are based on changes in state tax laws or rates.
247          (b) The proposed budget shall include:
248          (i) a projection of:
249          (A) estimated revenues by major tax type;
250          (B) 15-year trends for each major tax type;
251          (C) estimated receipts of federal funds;
252          (D) 15-year trends for federal fund receipts; and
253          (E) appropriations for the next fiscal year;
254          (ii) the source of changes to all direct, indirect, and in-kind matching funds for all
255     federal grants or assistance programs included in the budget;
256          (iii) changes to debt service;
257          (iv) a plan of proposed changes to appropriations and estimated revenues for the next
258     fiscal year that is based upon the current fiscal year state tax laws and rates and considers
259     projected changes in federal grants or assistance programs included in the budget;
260          (v) an itemized estimate of the proposed changes to appropriations for:
261          (A) the legislative department as certified to the governor by the president of the
262     Senate and the speaker of the House;
263          (B) the executive department;
264          (C) the judicial department as certified to the governor by the state court administrator;
265          (D) changes to salaries payable by the state under the Utah Constitution or under law
266     for lease agreements planned for the next fiscal year; and
267          (E) all other changes to ongoing or one-time appropriations, including dedicated
268     credits, restricted funds, nonlapsing balances, grants, and federal funds;
269          (vi) for each line item, the average annual dollar amount of staff funding associated
270     with all positions that were vacant during the last fiscal year;
271          (vii) deficits or anticipated deficits;
272          (viii) the recommendations for each state agency for new full-time employees for the
273     next fiscal year, which shall also be provided to the director of the Division of Facilities
274     Construction and Management as required by Subsection 63A-5b-501(3);
275          (ix) a written description and itemized report submitted by a state agency to the
276     Governor's Office of Planning and Budget under Section 63J-1-220, including:
277          (A) a written description and an itemized report provided at least annually detailing the
278     expenditure of the state money, or the intended expenditure of any state money that has not
279     been spent; and
280          (B) a final written itemized report when all the state money is spent;
281          (x) any explanation that the governor may desire to make as to the important features
282     of the budget and any suggestion as to methods for the reduction of expenditures or increase of
283     the state's revenue; [and]
284          (xi) information detailing certain fee increases as required by Section 63J-1-504[.]; and
285          (xii) for each agency:
286          (A) the total budget amount for the current fiscal year ending June 30;
287          (B) the total proposed budget amount for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1;
288     and
289          (C) the percentage difference between the amount described in Subsection
290     (2)(b)(xii)(A) and the amount described in Subsection (2)(b)(xii)(B).
291          (c) The governor shall include in the proposed budget:
292          (i) the most recent 12-month average consumer price index percentage change; and
293          (ii) the percentage difference between:
294          (A) the most recent population estimate for the state published by the Utah Population
295     Committee; and
296          (B) the population estimate for the state, published by the Utah Population Committee,
297     applicable at the time that the final budget was adopted for the fiscal year immediately
298     preceding the fiscal year to which the proposed budget relates.
299          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), for the purpose of preparing and
300     reporting the proposed budget, the governor:
301          (i) shall require the proper state officials, including all public and higher education
302     officials, all heads of executive and administrative departments and state institutions, bureaus,
303     boards, commissions, and agencies expending or supervising the expenditure of the state
304     money, and all institutions applying for state money and appropriations, to provide itemized
305     estimates of changes in revenues and appropriations;
306          (ii) may require the persons and entities subject to Subsection (3)(a)(i) to provide other
307     information under these guidelines and at times as the governor may direct, which may include
308     a requirement for program productivity and performance measures, where appropriate, with
309     emphasis on outcome indicators; and
310          (iii) may require representatives of public and higher education, state departments and
311     institutions, and other institutions or individuals applying for state appropriations to attend
312     budget meetings.
313          (b) Subsections (3)(a)(ii) and (iii) do not apply to the judicial department or the
314     legislative department.
315          (4) (a) The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall provide to the Office of the
316     Legislative Fiscal Analyst, as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days before the day on
317     which the Legislature convenes in the annual general session, data, analysis, or requests used in
318     preparing the governor's budget recommendations, notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on
319     such recommendations by available revenue.
320          (b) The information under Subsection (4)(a) shall include:
321          (i) actual revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year ending the previous June 30;
322          (ii) estimated or authorized revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal year;
323          (iii) requested revenues and expenditures for the next fiscal year;
324          (iv) detailed explanations of any differences between the amounts appropriated by the
325     Legislature in the current fiscal year and the amounts reported under Subsections (4)(b)(ii) and
326     (iii); and
327          (v) other budgetary information required by the Legislature in statute.
328          (c) The budget information under Subsection (4)(a) shall cover:
329          (i) all items of appropriation, funds, and accounts included in appropriations acts for
330     the current and previous fiscal years; and
331          (ii) any new appropriation, fund, or account items requested for the next fiscal year.
332          (d) The information provided under Subsection (4)(a) may be provided as a shared
333     record under Section 63G-2-206 as considered necessary by the Governor's Office of Planning
334     and Budget.
335          (5) (a) In submitting the budget for the Department of Public Safety, the governor shall
336     include a separate recommendation in the governor's budget for maintaining a sufficient
337     number of alcohol-related law enforcement officers to maintain the enforcement ratio equal to
338     or below the number specified in Subsection 32B-1-201(2).
339          (b) If the governor does not include in the governor's budget an amount sufficient to
340     maintain the number of alcohol-related law enforcement officers described in Subsection
341     (5)(a), the governor shall include a message to the Legislature regarding the governor's reason
342     for not including that amount.
343          (6) (a) The governor may revise all estimates, except those relating to the legislative
344     department, the judicial department, and those providing for the payment of principal and
345     interest to the state debt and for the salaries and expenditures specified by the Utah
346     Constitution or under the laws of the state.
347          (b) The estimate for the judicial department, as certified by the state court
348     administrator, shall also be included in the budget without revision, but the governor may make
349     separate recommendations on the estimate.
350          (7) The total appropriations requested for expenditures authorized by the budget may
351     not exceed the estimated revenues from taxes, fees, and all other sources for the next ensuing
352     fiscal year.
353          (8) If any item of the budget as enacted is held invalid upon any ground, the invalidity
354     does not affect the budget itself or any other item in the budget.
355          Section 5. Section 78A-2-104 is amended to read:
356          78A-2-104. Judicial Council -- Creation -- Members -- Terms and election --
357     Responsibilities -- Reports -- Guardian Ad Litem Oversight Committee.
358          (1) The Judicial Council, established by Article VIII, Section 12, Utah Constitution,
359     shall be composed of:
360          (a) the chief justice of the Supreme Court;
361          (b) one member elected by the justices of the Supreme Court;
362          (c) one member elected by the judges of the Court of Appeals;
363          (d) six members elected by the judges of the district courts;
364          (e) three members elected by the judges of the juvenile courts;
365          (f) three members elected by the justice court judges; and
366          (g) a member or ex officio member of the Board of Commissioners of the Utah State
367     Bar who is an active member of the Bar in good standing at the time of election by the Board of
368     Commissioners.
369          (2) The Judicial Council shall have a seal.
370          (3) (a) The chief justice of the Supreme Court shall act as presiding officer of the
371     council and chief administrative officer for the courts. The chief justice shall vote only in the
372     case of a tie.
373          (b) All members of the council shall serve for three-year terms.
374          (i) If a council member should die, resign, retire, or otherwise fail to complete a term
375     of office, the appropriate constituent group shall elect a member to complete the term of office.
376          (ii) In courts having more than one member, the members shall be elected to staggered
377     terms.
378          (iii) The person elected by the Board of Commissioners may complete a three-year
379     term of office on the Judicial Council even though the person ceases to be a member or ex
380     officio member of the Board of Commissioners. The person shall be an active member of the
381     Bar in good standing for the entire term of the Judicial Council.
382          (c) Elections shall be held under rules made by the Judicial Council.
383          (4) The council is responsible for the development of uniform administrative policy for
384     the courts throughout the state. The presiding officer of the Judicial Council is responsible for
385     the implementation of the policies developed by the council and for the general management of
386     the courts, with the aid of the state court administrator. The council has authority and
387     responsibility to:
388          (a) establish and assure compliance with policies for the operation of the courts,
389     including uniform rules and forms; and
390          (b) publish and submit to the governor, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, and the
391     Legislature an annual report of the operations of the courts, which shall include financial and
392     statistical data and may include suggestions and recommendations for legislation.
393          (5) The council shall establish standards for the operation of the courts of the state
394     including, but not limited to, facilities, court security, support services, and staff levels for
395     judicial and support personnel.
396          (6) The council shall by rule establish the time and manner for destroying court
397     records, including computer records, and shall establish retention periods for these records.
398          (7) (a) Consistent with the requirements of judicial office and security policies, the
399     council shall establish procedures to govern the assignment of state vehicles to public officers
400     of the judicial branch.
401          (b) The vehicles shall be marked in a manner consistent with Section 41-1a-407 and
402     may be assigned for unlimited use, within the state only.
403          (8) (a) The council shall advise judicial officers and employees concerning ethical
404     issues and shall establish procedures for issuing informal and formal advisory opinions on
405     these issues.
406          (b) Compliance with an informal opinion is evidence of good faith compliance with the
407     Code of Judicial Conduct.
408          (c) A formal opinion constitutes a binding interpretation of the Code of Judicial
409     Conduct.
410          (9) (a) The council shall establish written procedures authorizing the presiding officer
411     of the council to appoint judges of courts of record by special or general assignment to serve
412     temporarily in another level of court in a specific court or generally within that level. The
413     appointment shall be for a specific period and shall be reported to the council.
414          (b) These procedures shall be developed in accordance with Subsection
415     [78A-2-107(10)] 78A-2-107(1)(j) regarding temporary appointment of judges.
416          (10) The Judicial Council may by rule designate municipalities in addition to those
417     designated by statute as a location of a trial court of record. There shall be at least one court
418     clerk's office open during regular court hours in each county. Any trial court of record may hold
419     court in any municipality designated as a location of a court of record.
420          (11) The Judicial Council shall by rule determine whether the administration of a court
421     shall be the obligation of the Administrative Office of the Courts or whether the Administrative
422     Office of the Courts should contract with local government for court support services.
423          (12) The Judicial Council may by rule direct that a district court location be
424     administered from another court location within the county.
425          (13) (a) The Judicial Council shall:
426          (i) establish the Office of Guardian Ad Litem, in accordance with Title 78A, Chapter 2,
427     Part 8, Guardian Ad Litem; and
428          (ii) establish and supervise a Guardian Ad Litem Oversight Committee.
429          (b) The Guardian Ad Litem Oversight Committee described in Subsection (13)(a)(ii)
430     shall oversee the Office of Guardian Ad Litem, established under Subsection (13)(a)(i), and
431     assure that the Office of Guardian Ad Litem complies with state and federal law, regulation,
432     policy, and court rules.
433          (14) The Judicial Council shall establish and maintain, in cooperation with the Office
434     of Recovery Services within the Department of Human Services, the part of the state case
435     registry that contains records of each support order established or modified in the state on or
436     after October 1, 1998, as is necessary to comply with the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec.
437     654a.
438          Section 6. Section 78A-2-107 is amended to read:
439          78A-2-107. Court administrator -- Powers, duties, and responsibilities.
440          (1) Under the general supervision of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, and
441     within the policies established by the council, the state court administrator shall:
442          [(1)] (a) organize and administer all of the nonjudicial activities of the courts;
443          [(2)] (b) assign, supervise, and direct the work of the nonjudicial officers of the courts;
444          [(3)] (c) implement the standards, policies, and rules established by the council;
445          [(4)] (d) formulate and administer a system of personnel administration, including
446     in-service training programs;
447          [(5)] (e) prepare and administer the state judicial budget, fiscal, accounting, and
448     procurement activities for the operation of the courts of record, and assist justices' courts in
449     their budgetary, fiscal, and accounting procedures;
450          [(6)] (f) conduct studies of the business of the courts, including the preparation of
451     recommendations and reports relating to them;
452          [(7)] (g) develop uniform procedures for the management of court business, including
453     the management of court calendars;
454          [(8)] (h) maintain liaison with the governmental and other public and private groups
455     having an interest in the administration of the courts;
456          [(9)] (i) establish uniform policy concerning vacations and sick leave for judges and
457     nonjudicial officers of the courts;
458          [(10)] (j) establish uniform hours for court sessions throughout the state and may, with
459     the consent of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, call and appoint justices or judges
460     of courts of record to serve temporarily as Court of Appeals, district court, or juvenile court
461     judges and set reasonable compensation for their services;
462          [(11)] (k) when necessary for administrative reasons, change the county for trial of any
463     case if no party to the litigation files timely objections to this change;
464          [(12) (a)] (l) organize and administer a program of continuing education for judges and
465     support staff, including training for justice court judges; [and]
466          [(b)] (m) ensure that any training or continuing education described in Subsection
467     [(12)(a)] (1)(l) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification
468     Requirements;
469          [(13)] (n) provide for an annual meeting for each level of the courts of record, and the
470     annual judicial conference; and
471          [(14)] (o) perform other duties as assigned by the presiding officer of the council.
472          (2) The court administrator shall include, in a proposed budget, the following
473     information for each line item:
474          (a) the total budget amount for the current fiscal year ending June 30;
475          (b) the total proposed budget amount for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1;
476     and
477          (c) the percentage difference between the amount described in Subsection (2)(a) and
478     the amount described in Subsection (2)(b).
479          (3) The court administrator shall include in the proposed budget:
480          (a) the most recent 12-month average consumer price index percentage change; and
481          (b) the percentage difference between:
482          (i) the most recent population estimate for the state published by the Utah Population
483     Committee; and
484          (ii) the population estimate for the state, published by the Utah Population Committee,
485     applicable at the time that the final budget was adopted for the fiscal year immediately
486     preceding the fiscal year to which the proposed budget relates.
487          Section 7. Effective date.
488          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2023.