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<leg xml:space="preserve" filenumber="2024FL1445" billnumber="SB0274" billnum="SB0274" designation="SB" otherSponsor="Nelson T. Abbott" otherHouse="House" sess="2024GS" fileno="2024FL1445" date="03-07-24" printDate="06-19 07:38" subVer="-2" minVer="1" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code" track=" " sponsor="Todd D. Weiler">
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    <st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE AMENDMENTS</st>
    <sessionhead>2024 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead>
    <statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead>
    <sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Todd D. Weiler</sponsorhead>
    <otherSponsorhead>House Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott</otherSponsorhead>
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    <lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead>
    <gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead>
    <gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill requires a report for an agency that utilizes an administrative law judge.</gd>
    <hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead>
    <hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:
      <hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">requires an agency that employs or utilizes an administrative law judge to submit a  
        <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>report to the Legislature.
      </hl>
    </hp>
    <moni numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni>
    <moniNone lineno="11">None</moniNone>
    <oc numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12">Other Special Clauses:</oc>
    <ocNone lineno="13">None</ocNone>
    <sa numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">Utah Code Sections Affected:
      <saent numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">
        <snhead>ENACTS:</snhead>
        <sn num="63A-17-711" src="code" uid="C63A-17-S711_2024050120240501" buid="1" sort="63A17 07110020240501" numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">
          <bold>63A-17-711</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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  <enact numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact>
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    <bsec buid="1" type="enact" src="code" num="63A-17-711" uid="C63A-17-S711_2024050120240501" sort="63A17 07110020240501" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="1-1" sn="1">
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        <secline lineno="19">Section 1, Section  
          <bold>63A-17-711</bold> is enacted to read:
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          <bold>63A-17-711. Report.</bold>
        </catline>
        <subsection ssid="1-1" dnum="_-o:1-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-3" placement="noreturn">
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            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend>
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          <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="2" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this section, "agency" means a department, division, office, bureau, board,  
            <ln numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-4"/>commission, or other administrative unit of the state.
          </amend>
        </subsection>
        <subsection ssid="1-2" dnum="_-o:2-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-5">
          <display>
            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="32" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend>
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          <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="5" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">An agency that employs, pays for the services of, or otherwise uses the services of an  
            <ln numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-6"/>administrative law judge shall provide a report described in this section to the  
            <ln numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-7"/>Government Operations Interim Committee and to the Rules Review and General  
            <ln numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-8"/>Oversight Committee on or before June 1, 2024.
          </amend>
        </subsection>
        <subsection ssid="1-3" dnum="_-o:3-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-9">
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            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="33" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend>
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          <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="8" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">The report described in Subsection (2) shall provide:</amend>
          <subsection ssid="1-4" dnum="_-o:a-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-10">
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              <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="34" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend>
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            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="10" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">the number of full time administrative law judges currently employed by, paid for, or  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-11"/>utilized by the agency;
            </amend>
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          <subsection ssid="1-5" dnum="_-o:b-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-12">
            <display>
              <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="35" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend>
            </display>
            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="13" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">the number of part-time administrative law judges currently employed by, paid for,  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-13"/>or utilized by the agency;
            </amend>
          </subsection>
          <subsection ssid="1-6" dnum="_-o:c-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-14">
            <display>
              <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="36" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend>
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            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="16" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">for each individual referenced under Subsection  
              <xref refnumber="1-3">(3)</xref>(a) or (b), the employment  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-15"/>arrangement for the administrative law judge, including whether the administrative  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-16"/>law judge is employed by the agency, employed by multiple agencies, temporarily  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-17"/>assigned to the agency, or another employment arrangement, which the agency shall  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-18"/>describe;
            </amend>
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          <subsection ssid="1-7" dnum="_-o:d-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-19">
            <display>
              <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="37" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend>
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            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="19" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">the number of employees of the agency that act as support or administrative staff for  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-20"/>administrative law judge functions engaged in by the agency, and for each such  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-21"/>employee:
            </amend>
            <subsection ssid="1-8" dnum="_-o:i-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-22">
              <display>
                <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="38" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend>
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              <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="21" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">a title or job description for each such employee; and</amend>
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            <subsection ssid="1-9" dnum="_-o:ii-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-23">
              <display>
                <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="39" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend>
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              <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="24" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">whether each such employee has full or part-time duties in relation to  
                <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-24"/>administrative law judge functions;
              </amend>
            </subsection>
          </subsection>
          <subsection ssid="1-10" dnum="_-o:e-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-25">
            <display>
              <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="40" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(e)</amend>
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            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="28" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">a listing and description of each rule, policy, or practice that the agency uses to  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-26"/>ensure the independence of an administrative law judge who is employed by,  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-27"/>assigned to, or working on behalf of the agency; and
            </amend>
          </subsection>
          <subsection ssid="1-11" dnum="_-o:f-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="eweeks" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-28">
            <display>
              <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="41" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(f)</amend>
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            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="end">whether the agency requires an administrative law judge to comply with any rules,  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-29"/>policies, guidelines, or other agency requirements when making a decision, and if so,  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-30"/>a complete list of each of those requirements, and as applicable, a citation to or copy  
              <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-31"/>of the rule, policy, guideline, or requirement.
            </amend>
          </subsection>
        </subsection>
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        <secline lineno="50">Section 2.   
          <bold>Effective date.</bold>
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          <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" style="1" owner="eweeks" level="1" amendtag="both">
            <tab/>This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.
          </amend>
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