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GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY BUDGET TRANSPARENCY

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott

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Senate Sponsor: Keith Grover

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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' budgets.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     requires certain state and local government entities to disclose certain information
14     relating to the government entities' budgets; and
15          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
19          This bill provides a special effective date.
20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     AMENDS:
22          10-5-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapters 71, 193
23          10-6-111, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 353
24          17-36-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 288
25          63J-1-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 382, 421
26          78A-2-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 262
27          78A-2-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 25, 200
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29     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30          Section 1. Section 10-5-107 is amended to read:
31          10-5-107. Tentative budgets required for public inspection -- Contents --
32     Adoption of tentative budget.
33          (1) (a) On or before the first regularly scheduled town council meeting of May, the
34     mayor shall:
35          (i) in accordance with Subsection (1)(b), prepare for the ensuing year a tentative
36     budget for each fund for which a budget is required;
37          (ii) make the tentative budget available for public inspection; and
38          (iii) submit the tentative budget to the town council.
39          (b) The tentative budget for each fund shall [set forth] list in tabular form:
40          (i) actual revenues and expenditures in the last completed fiscal year;
41          (ii) estimated total revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal year; and
42          (iii) the mayor's estimates of revenues and expenditures for the budget year.
43          (c) The mayor shall include in the tentative budget the following information for each
44     fund for which a budget is required:
45          (i) the total budget amount for the current fiscal year, ending June 30;
46          (ii) the total tentative budget amount for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1;
47     and
48          (iii) the percentage difference between the amount described in Subsection (1)(c)(i) and
49     the amount described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii).
50          (d) The mayor shall include in the tentative budget the percentage difference between:
51          (i) the most recent population estimate for the town published by the United States
52     Census Bureau; and
53          (ii) the population estimate for the town, published by the United States Census
54     Bureau, applicable at the time that the final budget was adopted for the fiscal year immediately
55     preceding the fiscal year to which the tentative budget relates.
56          (2) (a) The mayor shall:
57          (i) estimate the amount of revenue available to serve the needs of each fund;
58          (ii) estimate the portion to be derived from all sources other than general property
59     taxes; and
60          (iii) estimate the portion that shall be derived from general property taxes.
61          (b) From the estimates required by Subsection (2)(a), the mayor shall compute and
62     disclose in the budget the lowest rate of property tax levy that will raise the required amount of
63     revenue, calculating the levy on the latest taxable value.
64          (3) (a) Before the public hearing required under Section 10-5-108, the town council:
65          (i) shall review, consider, and tentatively adopt the tentative budget in any regular
66     meeting or special meeting called for that purpose; and
67          (ii) may amend or revise the tentative budget.
68          (b) At the meeting at which the town council adopts the tentative budget, the council
69     shall establish the time and place of the public hearing required under Section 10-5-108.
70          Section 2. Section 10-6-111 is amended to read:
71          10-6-111. Tentative budget to be prepared -- Contents -- Estimate of expenditures
72     -- Budget message -- Review by governing body.
73          (1) [(a)] On or before the first regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body in the
74     last May of the current period, the budget officer shall, in accordance with Subsection [(1)(b)]
75     (2), prepare for the ensuing fiscal period, and file with the governing body, a tentative budget
76     for each fund for which a budget is required.
77          [(b)] (2) The tentative budget of each fund shall [set forth] list in tabular form:
78          [(i)] (a) the actual revenues and expenditures in the last completed fiscal period;
79          [(ii)] (b) the estimated total revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal period;
80          [(iii)] (c) the budget officer's estimates of revenues and expenditures for the budget
81     period, computed as provided in Subsection [(1)(c)] (3)(a); and
82          [(iv)] (d) if the governing body elects, the actual performance experience to the extent
83     established by Section 10-6-154 and available in work units, unit costs, man hours, or man
84     years for each budgeted fund on an actual basis for the last completed fiscal period, and
85     estimated for the current fiscal period and for the ensuing budget period.
86          [(c)] (3) [(i)] (a) In making estimates of revenues and expenditures under Subsection
87     [(1)(b)(iii)] (2)(c), the budget officer shall estimate:
88          [(A)] (i) on the basis of demonstrated need, the expenditures for the budget period,
89     after:
90          [(I)] (A) hearing each department head; and
91          [(II)] (B) reviewing the budget requests and estimates of the department heads; and
92          [(B)] (ii) [(I)] (A) the amount of revenue available to serve the needs of each fund;
93          [(II)] (B) the portion of revenue to be derived from all sources other than general
94     property taxes; and
95          [(III)] (C) the portion of revenue that shall be derived from general property taxes.
96          [(ii)] (b) The budget officer may revise any department's estimate under Subsection
97     [(1)(c)(i)(A)(II)] (3)(a)(i)(B) that the officer considers advisable for the purpose of presenting
98     the budget to the governing body.
99          [(iii)] (c) From the estimate made under Subsection [(1)(c)(i)(B)(III)] (3)(a)(ii)(C), the
100     budget officer shall compute and disclose in the budget the lowest rate of property tax levy that
101     will raise the required amount of revenue, calculating the levy upon the latest taxable value.
102          (4) The budget officer shall include in the tentative budget the following information
103     for each fund for which a budget is required:
104          (a) the total budget amount for the current fiscal period ending June 30;
105          (b) the total tentative budget amount for the upcoming fiscal period, beginning July 1;
106     and
107          (c) the percentage difference between the amount described in Subsection (4)(a) and
108     the amount described in Subsection (4)(b).
109          (5) The budget officer shall include in the tentative budget the percentage difference
110     between:
111          (a) the most recent population estimate for the city published by the United States
112     Census Bureau; and
113          (b) the population estimate for the city, published by the United States Census Bureau,
114     applicable at the time that the final budget was adopted for the fiscal period immediately
115     preceding the fiscal period to which the tentative budget relates.
116          [(2)] (6) (a) (i) Each tentative budget, when filed by the budget officer with the
117     governing body, shall contain the estimates of expenditures submitted by department heads,
118     together with specific work programs and such other supporting data as this chapter requires or
119     the governing body may request.
120          (ii) Each city of the first or second class shall, and a city of the third, fourth, or fifth
121     class may, submit a supplementary estimate of all capital projects which each department head
122     believes should be undertaken within the next three succeeding years.
123          (b) Each tentative budget submitted by the budget officer to the governing body shall
124     be accompanied by a budget message that:
125          (i) explains the budget;
126          (ii) contains an outline of the proposed financial policies of the city for the budget
127     period;
128          (iii) describes the important features of the budgetary plan;
129          (iv) provides the reasons for salient changes from the previous fiscal period in
130     appropriation and revenue items; and
131          (v) explains any major changes in financial policy.
132          [(3)] (7) (a) Subject to Subsection [(3)(b)] (7)(b), a governing body in any regular
133     public hearing or special public hearing:
134          (i) shall review, consider, and tentatively adopt each tentative budget; and
135          (ii) may, before the public hearing described in Section 10-6-114, amend or revise each
136     tentative budget.
137          (b) A governing body may not reduce an appropriation required for debt retirement and
138     interest or reduction of any existing deficits in accordance with Section 10-6-117, or otherwise
139     required by law or ordinance, below the required minimums.
140          [(4)] (8) (a) If the municipality is acting in accordance with Section 10-2a-218, the
141     tentative budget shall:
142          (i) be submitted to the governing body-elect as soon as practicable; and
143          (ii) cover each fund for which a budget is required from the date of incorporation to the
144     end of the fiscal year.
145          (b) The governing body shall substantially comply with all other provisions of this
146     chapter, and the budget shall be passed upon incorporation.
147          Section 3. Section 17-36-10 is amended to read:
148          17-36-10. Preparation of tentative budget.
149          (1) (a) On or before the first day of the next to last month of every fiscal period, the
150     finance officer shall prepare for the next budget period and file with the governing body a
151     tentative budget for each fund for which a budget is required.
152          (b) During the preparation of a tentative budget described in Subsection (1)(a), the
153     following may participate in the creation of the tentative budget:
154          (i) for a county commission or expanded county commission form of county
155     government, the county commission;
156          (ii) for a county executive-council form of county government, the county council and
157     the county executive; and
158          (iii) for a council-manager form of county government, the county council and the
159     county manager.
160          (2) (a) A department for which county funds are appropriated shall file with the finance
161     officer not less than three months before the commencement of each fiscal year on forms
162     furnished by the finance officer a detailed estimate and statement of the revenue and necessary
163     expenditures of the department for the next budget year.
164          (b) The estimate and statement described in Subsection (2)(a) shall [set forth] list:
165          (i) the number of persons to be regularly employed;
166          (ii) the kinds of service the department will perform;
167          (iii) the salaries and wages the department expects to pay;
168          (iv) the kind of work the department will perform and the improvements the
169     department expects to make; and
170          (v) the estimated cost of the service, work, and improvements.
171          (c) The finance officer shall make the estimate and statement described in Subsection
172     (2)(a) available to:
173          (i) for a county commission or expanded county commission form of county
174     government, the county commission;
175          (ii) for a county executive-council form of county government, the county council and
176     the county executive; and
177          (iii) for a council-manager form of county government, the county council and the
178     county manager.
179          (d) The statement shall also record performance data expressed in work units, unit
180     costs, man hours, and man years sufficient in detail, content, and scope to permit the finance
181     officer to prepare and process the county budget.
182          (3) In the preparation of the budget, the finance officer and all other county officers are
183     subject to Sections 17-36-1 through 17-36-44 and to the uniform system of budgeting,
184     accounting, and reporting established therein.
185          (4) In the tentative budget, the finance officer shall [set forth] list in tabular form:
186          (a) actual revenues and expenditures in the last completed fiscal period;
187          (b) estimated total revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal period;
188          (c) the estimated available revenues and expenditures for the ensuing budget period
189     computed by determining:
190          (i) the estimated expenditure for each fund after review of each departmental budget
191     request; and
192          (ii) the total revenue requirements of the fund, including:
193          (A) the part of the total revenue that will be derived from revenue sources other than
194     property tax; and
195          (B) the part of the total revenue that will be derived from property taxes; and
196          (d) if required by the governing body, actual performance experience to the extent
197     available in work units, unit costs, man hours, and man years for each budgeted fund that
198     includes an appropriation for salaries or wages for the last completed fiscal period and the first
199     eight months of the current fiscal period if the county is on an annual fiscal period, or the first
200     20 months of the current fiscal period if the county is on a biennial fiscal period, together with
201     the total estimated performance data of like character for the current fiscal period and for the
202     ensuing budget period.
203          (5) The finance officer may recommend modification of any departmental budget
204     request under Subsection (4)(c)(i) before the budget request is filed with the governing body, if
205     each department head has been given an opportunity to be heard concerning the modification.
206          (6) (a) A tentative budget shall contain the estimates of expenditures submitted by any
207     department together with specific work programs and other supportive data as the governing
208     body requests.
209          (b) The finance officer shall include with the tentative budget a supplementary estimate
210     of all capital projects or planned capital projects within the budget period and within the next
211     three succeeding years.
212          (7) The finance officer shall include in the tentative budget the following information
213     for each fund for which a budget is required:
214          (a) the total budget amount for the current fiscal period ending December 31;
215          (b) the total tentative budget amount for the upcoming fiscal period, beginning January
216     1; and
217          (c) the percentage difference between the amount described in Subsection (7)(a) and
218     the amount described in Subsection (7)(b).
219          (8) The finance officer shall include in the tentative budget the percentage difference
220     between:
221          (a) the most recent population estimate for the county published by the United States
222     Census Bureau; and
223          (b) the population estimate for the county, published by the United States Census
224     Bureau, applicable at the time that the final budget was adopted for the fiscal period
225     immediately preceding the fiscal period to which the tentative budget relates.
226          [(7)] (9) (a) A finance officer that submits a tentative budget in a county with a
227     population of more than 25,000 shall include with the tentative budget a budget message in
228     explanation of the budget.
229          (b) The budget message shall:
230          (i) include an outline of the proposed financial policies of the county for the budget
231     period;
232          (ii) describe the important features of the budgetary plan;
233          (iii) state the reasons for changes from the previous fiscal period in appropriation and
234     revenue items; and
235          (iv) explain any major changes in financial policy.
236          (c) A finance officer of a county with a population of less than 25,000 may prepare a
237     budget message in explanation of the tentative budget.
238          [(8)] (10) (a) The governing body shall review, consider, and adopt a tentative budget
239     in a regular or special meeting called for that purpose.
240          (b) (i) Subject to Subsection [(8)(b)(ii)] (10)(b)(ii), the governing body may thereafter
241     amend or revise the tentative budget prior to public hearings on the tentative budget.
242          (ii) A governing body may not:
243          (A) reduce below the required minimum an appropriation required for debt retirement
244     and interest; or
245          (B) reduce, in accordance with Section 17-36-17, an existing deficit.
246          Section 4. Section 63J-1-201 is amended to read:
247          63J-1-201. Governor's proposed budget to Legislature -- Contents -- Preparation
248     -- Appropriations based on current tax laws and not to exceed estimated revenues.
249          (1) The governor shall deliver, not later than 30 days before the date the Legislature
250     convenes in the annual general session, a confidential draft copy of the governor's proposed
251     budget recommendations to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst according to the
252     requirements of this section.
253          (2) (a) When submitting a proposed budget, the governor shall, within the first three
254     days of the annual general session of the Legislature, submit to the presiding officer of each
255     house of the Legislature:
256          (i) a proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year;
257          (ii) a schedule for all of the proposed changes to appropriations in the proposed budget,
258     with each change clearly itemized and classified; and
259          (iii) as applicable, a document showing proposed changes in estimated revenues that
260     are based on changes in state tax laws or rates.
261          (b) The proposed budget shall include:
262          (i) a projection of:
263          (A) estimated revenues by major tax type;
264          (B) 15-year trends for each major tax type;
265          (C) estimated receipts of federal funds;
266          (D) 15-year trends for federal fund receipts; and
267          (E) appropriations for the next fiscal year;
268          (ii) the source of changes to all direct, indirect, and in-kind matching funds for all
269     federal grants or assistance programs included in the budget;
270          (iii) changes to debt service;
271          (iv) a plan of proposed changes to appropriations and estimated revenues for the next
272     fiscal year that is based upon the current fiscal year state tax laws and rates and considers
273     projected changes in federal grants or assistance programs included in the budget;
274          (v) an itemized estimate of the proposed changes to appropriations for:
275          (A) the legislative department as certified to the governor by the president of the
276     Senate and the speaker of the House;
277          (B) the executive department;
278          (C) the judicial department as certified to the governor by the state court administrator;
279          (D) changes to salaries payable by the state under the Utah Constitution or under law
280     for lease agreements planned for the next fiscal year; and
281          (E) all other changes to ongoing or one-time appropriations, including dedicated
282     credits, restricted funds, nonlapsing balances, grants, and federal funds;
283          (vi) for each line item, the average annual dollar amount of staff funding associated
284     with all positions that were vacant during the last fiscal year;
285          (vii) deficits or anticipated deficits;
286          (viii) the recommendations for each state agency for new full-time employees for the
287     next fiscal year, which shall also be provided to the director of the Division of Facilities
288     Construction and Management as required by Subsection 63A-5b-501(3);
289          (ix) a written description and itemized report submitted by a state agency to the
290     Governor's Office of Planning and Budget under Section 63J-1-220, including:
291          (A) a written description and an itemized report provided at least annually detailing the
292     expenditure of the state money, or the intended expenditure of any state money that has not
293     been spent; and
294          (B) a final written itemized report when all the state money is spent;
295          (x) any explanation that the governor may desire to make as to the important features
296     of the budget and any suggestion as to methods for the reduction of expenditures or increase of
297     the state's revenue; [and]
298          (xi) information detailing certain fee increases as required by Section 63J-1-504[.]; and
299          (xii) for each agency:
300          (A) the total budget amount for the current fiscal year ending June 30;
301          (B) the total proposed budget amount for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1;
302     and
303          (C) the percentage difference between the amount described in Subsection
304     (2)(b)(xii)(A) and the amount described in Subsection (2)(b)(xii)(B).
305          (c) The governor shall include in the proposed budget the percentage difference
306     between:
307          (i) the most recent population estimate for the state published by the Utah Population
308     Committee; and
309          (ii) the population estimate for the state, published by the Utah Population Committee,
310     applicable at the time that the final budget was adopted for the fiscal year immediately
311     preceding the fiscal year to which the proposed budget relates.
312          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), for the purpose of preparing and
313     reporting the proposed budget, the governor:
314          (i) shall require the proper state officials, including all public and higher education
315     officials, all heads of executive and administrative departments and state institutions, bureaus,
316     boards, commissions, and agencies expending or supervising the expenditure of the state
317     money, and all institutions applying for state money and appropriations, to provide itemized
318     estimates of changes in revenues and appropriations;
319          (ii) may require the persons and entities subject to Subsection (3)(a)(i) to provide other
320     information under these guidelines and at times as the governor may direct, which may include
321     a requirement for program productivity and performance measures, where appropriate, with
322     emphasis on outcome indicators; and
323          (iii) may require representatives of public and higher education, state departments and
324     institutions, and other institutions or individuals applying for state appropriations to attend
325     budget meetings.
326          (b) Subsections (3)(a)(ii) and (iii) do not apply to the judicial department or the
327     legislative department.
328          (4) (a) The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall provide to the Office of the
329     Legislative Fiscal Analyst, as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days before the day on
330     which the Legislature convenes in the annual general session, data, analysis, or requests used in
331     preparing the governor's budget recommendations, notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on
332     such recommendations by available revenue.
333          (b) The information under Subsection (4)(a) shall include:
334          (i) actual revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year ending the previous June 30;
335          (ii) estimated or authorized revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal year;
336          (iii) requested revenues and expenditures for the next fiscal year;
337          (iv) detailed explanations of any differences between the amounts appropriated by the
338     Legislature in the current fiscal year and the amounts reported under Subsections (4)(b)(ii) and
339     (iii); and
340          (v) other budgetary information required by the Legislature in statute.
341          (c) The budget information under Subsection (4)(a) shall cover:
342          (i) all items of appropriation, funds, and accounts included in appropriations acts for
343     the current and previous fiscal years; and
344          (ii) any new appropriation, fund, or account items requested for the next fiscal year.
345          (d) The information provided under Subsection (4)(a) may be provided as a shared
346     record under Section 63G-2-206 as considered necessary by the Governor's Office of Planning
347     and Budget.
348          (5) (a) In submitting the budget for the Department of Public Safety, the governor shall
349     include a separate recommendation in the governor's budget for maintaining a sufficient
350     number of alcohol-related law enforcement officers to maintain the enforcement ratio equal to
351     or below the number specified in Subsection 32B-1-201(2).
352          (b) If the governor does not include in the governor's budget an amount sufficient to
353     maintain the number of alcohol-related law enforcement officers described in Subsection
354     (5)(a), the governor shall include a message to the Legislature regarding the governor's reason
355     for not including that amount.
356          (6) (a) The governor may revise all estimates, except those relating to the legislative
357     department, the judicial department, and those providing for the payment of principal and
358     interest to the state debt and for the salaries and expenditures specified by the Utah
359     Constitution or under the laws of the state.
360          (b) The estimate for the judicial department, as certified by the state court
361     administrator, shall also be included in the budget without revision, but the governor may make
362     separate recommendations on the estimate.
363          (7) The total appropriations requested for expenditures authorized by the budget may
364     not exceed the estimated revenues from taxes, fees, and all other sources for the next ensuing
365     fiscal year.
366          (8) If any item of the budget as enacted is held invalid upon any ground, the invalidity
367     does not affect the budget itself or any other item in the budget.
368          Section 5. Section 78A-2-104 is amended to read:
369          78A-2-104. Judicial Council -- Creation -- Members -- Terms and election --
370     Responsibilities -- Reports -- Guardian Ad Litem Oversight Committee.
371          (1) The Judicial Council, established by Article VIII, Section 12, Utah Constitution,
372     shall be composed of:
373          (a) the chief justice of the Supreme Court;
374          (b) one member elected by the justices of the Supreme Court;
375          (c) one member elected by the judges of the Court of Appeals;
376          (d) six members elected by the judges of the district courts;
377          (e) three members elected by the judges of the juvenile courts;
378          (f) three members elected by the justice court judges; and
379          (g) a member or ex officio member of the Board of Commissioners of the Utah State
380     Bar who is an active member of the Bar in good standing at the time of election by the Board of
381     Commissioners.
382          (2) The Judicial Council shall have a seal.
383          (3) (a) The chief justice of the Supreme Court shall act as presiding officer of the
384     council and chief administrative officer for the courts. The chief justice shall vote only in the
385     case of a tie.
386          (b) All members of the council shall serve for three-year terms.
387          (i) If a council member should die, resign, retire, or otherwise fail to complete a term
388     of office, the appropriate constituent group shall elect a member to complete the term of office.
389          (ii) In courts having more than one member, the members shall be elected to staggered
390     terms.
391          (iii) The person elected by the Board of Commissioners may complete a three-year
392     term of office on the Judicial Council even though the person ceases to be a member or ex
393     officio member of the Board of Commissioners. The person shall be an active member of the
394     Bar in good standing for the entire term of the Judicial Council.
395          (c) Elections shall be held under rules made by the Judicial Council.
396          (4) The council is responsible for the development of uniform administrative policy for
397     the courts throughout the state. The presiding officer of the Judicial Council is responsible for
398     the implementation of the policies developed by the council and for the general management of
399     the courts, with the aid of the state court administrator. The council has authority and
400     responsibility to:
401          (a) establish and assure compliance with policies for the operation of the courts,
402     including uniform rules and forms; and
403          (b) publish and submit to the governor, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, and the
404     Legislature an annual report of the operations of the courts, which shall include financial and
405     statistical data and may include suggestions and recommendations for legislation.
406          (5) The council shall establish standards for the operation of the courts of the state
407     including, but not limited to, facilities, court security, support services, and staff levels for
408     judicial and support personnel.
409          (6) The council shall by rule establish the time and manner for destroying court
410     records, including computer records, and shall establish retention periods for these records.
411          (7) (a) Consistent with the requirements of judicial office and security policies, the
412     council shall establish procedures to govern the assignment of state vehicles to public officers
413     of the judicial branch.
414          (b) The vehicles shall be marked in a manner consistent with Section 41-1a-407 and
415     may be assigned for unlimited use, within the state only.
416          (8) (a) The council shall advise judicial officers and employees concerning ethical
417     issues and shall establish procedures for issuing informal and formal advisory opinions on
418     these issues.
419          (b) Compliance with an informal opinion is evidence of good faith compliance with the
420     Code of Judicial Conduct.
421          (c) A formal opinion constitutes a binding interpretation of the Code of Judicial
422     Conduct.
423          (9) (a) The council shall establish written procedures authorizing the presiding officer
424     of the council to appoint judges of courts of record by special or general assignment to serve
425     temporarily in another level of court in a specific court or generally within that level. The
426     appointment shall be for a specific period and shall be reported to the council.
427          (b) These procedures shall be developed in accordance with Subsection
428     [78A-2-107(10)] 78A-2-107(1)(j) regarding temporary appointment of judges.
429          (10) The Judicial Council may by rule designate municipalities in addition to those
430     designated by statute as a location of a trial court of record. There shall be at least one court
431     clerk's office open during regular court hours in each county. Any trial court of record may hold
432     court in any municipality designated as a location of a court of record.
433          (11) The Judicial Council shall by rule determine whether the administration of a court
434     shall be the obligation of the Administrative Office of the Courts or whether the Administrative
435     Office of the Courts should contract with local government for court support services.
436          (12) The Judicial Council may by rule direct that a district court location be
437     administered from another court location within the county.
438          (13) (a) The Judicial Council shall:
439          (i) establish the Office of Guardian Ad Litem, in accordance with Title 78A, Chapter 2,
440     Part 8, Guardian Ad Litem; and
441          (ii) establish and supervise a Guardian Ad Litem Oversight Committee.
442          (b) The Guardian Ad Litem Oversight Committee described in Subsection (13)(a)(ii)
443     shall oversee the Office of Guardian Ad Litem, established under Subsection (13)(a)(i), and
444     assure that the Office of Guardian Ad Litem complies with state and federal law, regulation,
445     policy, and court rules.
446          (14) The Judicial Council shall establish and maintain, in cooperation with the Office
447     of Recovery Services within the Department of Human Services, the part of the state case
448     registry that contains records of each support order established or modified in the state on or
449     after October 1, 1998, as is necessary to comply with the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec.
450     654a.
451          Section 6. Section 78A-2-107 is amended to read:
452          78A-2-107. Court administrator -- Powers, duties, and responsibilities.
453          (1) Under the general supervision of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, and
454     within the policies established by the council, the state court administrator shall:
455          [(1)] (a) organize and administer all of the nonjudicial activities of the courts;
456          [(2)] (b) assign, supervise, and direct the work of the nonjudicial officers of the courts;
457          [(3)] (c) implement the standards, policies, and rules established by the council;
458          [(4)] (d) formulate and administer a system of personnel administration, including
459     in-service training programs;
460          [(5)] (e) prepare and administer the state judicial budget, fiscal, accounting, and
461     procurement activities for the operation of the courts of record, and assist justices' courts in
462     their budgetary, fiscal, and accounting procedures;
463          [(6)] (f) conduct studies of the business of the courts, including the preparation of
464     recommendations and reports relating to them;
465          [(7)] (g) develop uniform procedures for the management of court business, including
466     the management of court calendars;
467          [(8)] (h) maintain liaison with the governmental and other public and private groups
468     having an interest in the administration of the courts;
469          [(9)] (i) establish uniform policy concerning vacations and sick leave for judges and
470     nonjudicial officers of the courts;
471          [(10)] (j) establish uniform hours for court sessions throughout the state and may, with
472     the consent of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, call and appoint justices or judges
473     of courts of record to serve temporarily as Court of Appeals, district court, or juvenile court
474     judges and set reasonable compensation for their services;
475          [(11)] (k) when necessary for administrative reasons, change the county for trial of any
476     case if no party to the litigation files timely objections to this change;
477          [(12)] (l) [(a)] organize and administer a program of continuing education for judges
478     and support staff, including training for justice court judges; [and]
479          [(b)] (m) ensure that any training or continuing education described in Subsection
480     [(12)(a)] (1)(l) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification
481     Requirements;
482          [(13)] (n) provide for an annual meeting for each level of the courts of record, and the
483     annual judicial conference; and
484          [(14)] (o) perform other duties as assigned by the presiding officer of the council.
485          (2) The court administrator shall include, in a proposed budget, the following
486     information for each line item:
487          (a) the total budget amount for the current fiscal year ending June 30;
488          (b) the total proposed budget amount for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1;
489     and
490          (c) the percentage difference between the amount described in Subsection (2)(a) and
491     the amount described in Subsection (2)(b).
492          (3) The court administrator shall include in the proposed budget the percentage
493     difference between:
494          (a) the most recent population estimate for the state published by the Utah Population
495     Committee; and
496          (b) the population estimate for the state, published by the Utah Population Committee,
497     applicable at the time that the final budget was adopted for the fiscal year immediately
498     preceding the fiscal year to which the proposed budget relates.
499          Section 7. Effective date.
500          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2024.