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Utah House Bill HB0494

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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2+Norman K Thurston proposes the following substitute bill:
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44 Boards and Committee Amendments
55 2025 GENERAL SESSION
66 STATE OF UTAH
77 Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston
8-Senate Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman
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1212 LONG TITLE
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1414 General Description:
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1616 This bill modifies the membership of certain boards and committees.
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1818 Highlighted Provisions:
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2020 This bill:
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2222 ▸ modifies appointment provisions and removes members who are legislators from certain
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2424 entities; and
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2626 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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2828 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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3232 Other Special Clauses:
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3636 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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3838 AMENDS:
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4040 9-9-112, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 68
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4242 35A-1-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 365
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4444 53B-34-110, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 378
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46+63M-7-902, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 506
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4648 63M-15-201, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 91
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5052 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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5254 Section 1. Section 9-9-112 is amended to read:
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5456 9-9-112 . Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee.
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5658 (1) Utah extends an invitation to the Navajo Nation, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the Hopi
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5860 Nation, the Zuni Tribe, and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray to form an
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6062 advisory committee for the purpose of exploring the feasibility, location, functions, and
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6264 other important matters surrounding the creation of a visitor center at Bears Ears.
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6467 (2) As used in this section:
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6769 (a) "Advisory committee" means the Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee
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6971 created by this section.
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7173 (b) "Bears Ears" means the Bears Ears National Monument.
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7375 (3)(a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), there is created the Bears Ears Visitor Center
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7577 Advisory Committee consisting of the following [eight ] voting members:
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7779 [(i) five voting members as follows:]
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7981 [(A)] (i) a representative of the Navajo Nation, appointed by the Navajo Nation;
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8183 [(B)] (ii) a representative of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, appointed by the Ute
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8385 Mountain Ute Tribe;
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8587 [(C)] (iii) a representative of the Hopi Nation, appointed by the Hopi Nation;
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8789 [(D)] (iv) a representative of the Zuni Tribe, appointed by the Zuni Tribe; and
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8991 [(E)] (v) a representative of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray, appointed by
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9193 the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray[; and] .
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9395 [(ii) subject to Subsection (4), three nonvoting members as follows:]
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9597 [(A) one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate; and]
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9799 [(B) two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of
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99101 the House of Representatives.]
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101103 (b) The advisory committee is formed when all of the tribes described in Subsection (1)
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103105 have communicated to the other tribes and to the Division of Indian Affairs that the
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105107 tribe has appointed a member to the advisory committee.
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107109 (c)(i) The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives
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109111 may each appoint to the advisory committee one nonvoting individual.
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111113 (ii) If an individual appointed under Subsection (3)(c)(i) is a member of the
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113115 Legislature, the member serves as a member of the public and not in the member's
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115117 legislative capacity.
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117119 [(4) At least one of the three legislative members appointed under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) shall
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119121 be from a minority party.]
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121123 [(5)] (4) The advisory committee may select from the advisory committee members the
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123125 chair or other officers of the advisory committee.
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125127 [(6)] (5)(a) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the advisory committee appointed
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127129 under Subsection (3), the member shall be replaced in the same manner in which the
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129131 original appointment was made.
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131133 (b) A member appointed under Subsection (3) serves until the member's successor is
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133136 appointed and qualified.
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136138 [(7)] (6)(a) A majority of the voting members of the advisory committee constitutes a
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138140 quorum.
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140142 (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the advisory committee.
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142144 [(8)(a) The salary and expenses of an advisory committee member who is a legislator
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144146 shall be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5,
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146148 Legislative Compensation and Expenses.]
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148150 [(b)] (7) An advisory committee member [who is not a legislator ]may not receive
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150152 compensation or benefits for the member's service on the advisory committee, but may
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152154 receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as an advisory
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154156 committee member at the rates established by the Division of Finance under:
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156158 [(i)] (a) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
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158160 [(ii)] (b) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
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160162 63A-3-107.
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162164 [(9)] (8) The advisory committee may invite the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of
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164166 Land Management, the Division of State Parks, the Division of Outdoor Recreation, and
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166168 the Utah Office of Tourism within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, to
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168170 serve as technical advisors to the advisory committee.
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170172 [(10)] (9) The Division of Indian Affairs shall staff the advisory committee.
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172174 [(11)] (10) The advisory committee shall study and make recommendations concerning:
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174176 (a) the need for a visitor center associated with Bears Ears;
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176178 (b) the feasibility of a visitor center associated with Bears Ears, including investigating:
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178180 (i) potential locations for the visitor center;
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180182 (ii) purposes for the visitor center; and
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182184 (iii) sources of funding to build and maintain the visitor center;
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184186 (c) whether a visitor center will increase visitorship to Bears Ears; and
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186188 (d) whether a visitor center at Bears Ears could function as a repository of traditional
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188190 knowledge and practices.
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190192 [(12)] (11) The advisory committee may contract with one or more consultants to conduct
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192194 work related to the issues raised in Subsection [(11)] (10) if the Legislature appropriates
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194196 money expressly for the purpose of the advisory committee contracting with a consultant.
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196198 [(13)] (12) The advisory committee shall hold at least one public hearing to obtain public
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198200 comment on the creation of a Bears Ears visitor center.
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200202 [(14)] (13) The advisory committee shall report the advisory committee's recommendations
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202205 to one or more of the following:
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205207 (a) the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee;
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207209 (b) the House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee; or
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209211 (c) the Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee.
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211213 Section 2. Section 35A-1-206 is amended to read:
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213215 35A-1-206 . State Workforce Development Board -- Appointment -- Membership
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215217 -- Terms of members -- Compensation.
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217219 (1) There is created within the department the State Workforce Development Board in
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219221 accordance with the provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29
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221223 U.S.C. Sec. 3101 et seq.
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223225 (2) The board shall consist of the following [38] members:
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225227 (a) the governor or the governor's designee;
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227229 [(b) one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate;]
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229231 [(c) one representative of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
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231233 House of Representatives;]
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233235 [(d)] (b) the executive director or the executive director's designee;
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235237 [(e)] (c) the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services or the
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237239 executive director's designee;
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239241 [(f)] (d) the director of the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation or the director's designee;
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241243 [(g)] (e) the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;
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243245 [(h)] (f) the commissioner of higher education or the commissioner's designee;
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245247 [(i)] (g) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity or the
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247249 executive director's designee;
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249251 [(j)] (h) the executive director of the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs or the
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251253 executive director's designee; and
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253255 [(k)] (i) the following members appointed by the governor:
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255257 (i) 20 representatives of business in the state, selected among the following:
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257259 (A) owners of businesses, chief executive or operating officers of businesses, or
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259261 other business executives or employers with policymaking or hiring authority;
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261263 (B) representatives of businesses, including small businesses, that provide
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263265 employment opportunities that include high-quality, work-relevant training and
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265267 development in in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the state; and
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267269 (C) representatives of businesses appointed from among individuals nominated by
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269271 state business organizations or business trade associations;
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271274 (ii) six representatives of the workforce within the state, which:
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274276 (A) shall include at least two representatives of labor organizations who have been
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276278 nominated by state labor federations;
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278280 (B) shall include at least one representative from a registered apprentice program;
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280282 (C) may include one or more representatives from a community-based
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282284 organization that has demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the
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284286 employment, training, or educational needs of individuals with barriers to
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286288 employment; and
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288290 (D) may include one or more representatives from an organization that has
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290292 demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training,
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292294 or education needs of eligible youth, including organizations that serve out of
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294296 school youth; and
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296298 (iii) two elected officials that represent a city or a county.
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298300 (3)(a) The governor shall appoint one of the appointed business representatives as chair
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300302 of the board.
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302304 (b) The chair shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
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304306 (4)(a) The governor shall ensure that members appointed to the board represent diverse
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306308 geographic areas of the state, including urban, suburban, and rural areas.
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308310 (b) A member appointed by the governor shall serve a term of four years and may be
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310312 reappointed to one additional term.
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312314 (c) A member shall continue to serve until the member's successor has been appointed
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314316 and qualified.
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316318 (d) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(e), as terms of board members expire, the
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318320 governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
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320322 (e) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(d), the governor shall, at the
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322324 time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the
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324326 terms of board members are staggered so that approximately one half of the board is
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326328 appointed every two years.
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328330 (f) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
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330332 appointed for the unexpired term.
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332334 (g) The executive director shall terminate the term of any governor-appointed member
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334336 of the board if the member leaves the position that qualified the member for the
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336338 appointment.
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338340 (5) A majority of members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
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340343 (6)[(a)] A member of the board [who is not a legislator ]may not receive compensation
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343345 or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses as
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345347 allowed in:
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347349 [(i)] (a) Section 63A-3-106;
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349351 [(ii)] (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
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351353 [(iii)] (c) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 63A-3-106 and
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353355 63A-3-107.
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355357 [(b) Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by
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357359 Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and
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359361 Expenses.]
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361363 (7) The department shall provide staff and administrative support to the board at the
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363365 direction of the executive director.
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365367 (8) The board has the duties, responsibilities, and powers described in 29 U.S.C. Sec. 3111,
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367369 including:
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369371 (a) identifying opportunities to align initiatives in education, training, workforce
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371373 development, and economic development;
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373375 (b) developing and implementing the state workforce services plan described in Section
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375377 35A-1-207;
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377379 (c) utilizing strategic partners to ensure the needs of industry are met, including the
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379381 development of expanded strategies for partnerships for in-demand occupations and
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381383 understanding and adapting to economic changes;
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383385 (d) developing strategies for staff training;
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385387 (e) developing and improving employment centers; and
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387389 (f) performing other responsibilities within the scope of workforce services as requested
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389391 by:
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391393 (i) the Legislature;
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393395 (ii) the governor; or
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395397 (iii) the executive director.
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397399 Section 3. Section 53B-34-110 is amended to read:
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399401 53B-34-110 . Talent advisory councils.
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401403 (1) As used in this section:
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403405 (a) "Advisory council" means an advisory council the talent board creates under
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405407 Subsection (10).
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407409 (b) "Institution of higher education" means the same as the term is defined in Section
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409412 53B-1-102.
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412414 (c) "Talent initiative" means an initiative the board creates under Subsection (2).
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414416 (2)(a) Subject to legislative appropriations and in accordance with the proposal process
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416418 and other provisions of this section, the board shall develop and oversee one or more
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418420 talent initiatives that include providing funding for expanded programs at an
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420422 institution of higher education related to the talent initiative.
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422424 (b) The board shall ensure that a talent initiative the board creates:
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424426 (i) uses a name for the talent initiative that reflects the area the initiative is targeting;
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426428 (ii) contains an outline of the disciplines, industries, degrees, certifications,
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428430 credentials, and types of skills the talent initiative will target; and
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430432 (iii) uses a corresponding advisory council created in Subsection (10).
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432434 (3) In creating a talent initiative, the board shall facilitate collaborations between an
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434436 institution of higher education and participating employers that:
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436438 (a) create expanded, multidisciplinary programs or stackable credential programs offered
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438440 at a technical college, undergraduate, or graduate level of study; and
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440442 (b) prepare students to be workforce participants in jobs requiring skills related to a
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442444 talent initiative.
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444446 (4)(a) An institution of higher education seeking to partner with one or more
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446448 participating employers to create a program related to a talent initiative shall submit a
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448450 proposal to the talent board through a process the talent board creates.
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450452 (b) An institution of higher education shall submit a proposal that contains:
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452454 (i) a description of the proposed program, including:
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454456 (A) implementation timelines for the program;
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456458 (B) a demonstration of how the program will be responsive to the talent needs
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458460 related to the talent initiative;
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460462 (C) an outline of relevant industry involvement that includes at least one
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462464 participating employer that partners with the institution of higher education; and
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464466 (D) an explanation of how the program addresses an unmet regional workforce
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466468 need related to a talent initiative;
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468470 (ii) an estimate of:
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470472 (A) projected student enrollment and completion rates for a program;
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472474 (B) the academic credit or credentials that a program will provide; and
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474476 (C) occupations for which a graduate will qualify;
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476478 (iii) evidence that each participating employer is committed to participating and
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478481 contributing to the program by providing any combination of:
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481483 (A) instruction;
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483485 (B) curriculum review;
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485487 (C) feedback regarding effectiveness of program graduates as employees;
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487489 (D) work-based learning opportunities; or
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489491 (E) mentoring;
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491493 (iv) a description of any resources a participating employer will provide within the
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493495 program; and
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495497 (v) the amount of funding requested for the program, including:
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497499 (A) the justification for the funding; and
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499501 (B) the cost per student served as estimated under Subsection (4)(b)(ii).
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501503 (5) In reviewing a proposal, the talent board shall provide a proposal to the relevant
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503505 advisory council described in Subsections (10) and (11).
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505507 (6) The relevant advisory council shall:
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507509 (a) review and prioritize each proposal the advisory council receives; and
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509511 (b) recommend to the talent board whether the proposal should be funded and the
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511513 funding amount based on:
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513515 (i) the quality and completeness of the elements of the proposal described in
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515517 Subsection (4)(b);
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517519 (ii) to what extent the proposed program:
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519521 (A) would expand the capacity to meet state or regional workforce needs related
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521523 to the talent initiative;
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523525 (B) would integrate industry-relevant competencies with disciplinary expertise;
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525527 (C) would incorporate internships or significant project experiences, including
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527529 team-based experiences;
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529531 (D) identifies how industry professionals would participate in elements described
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531533 in Subsection (4)(b)(iii); and
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533535 (E) would be cost effective; and
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535537 (iii) other relevant criteria as the relevant advisory council and the talent board
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537539 determines.
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539541 (7) The board shall review the recommendations of an advisory council and may provide
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541543 funding for a program related to a talent initiative using the criteria described in
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543545 Subsection (6)(b).
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545547 (8) In a form that the board approves, each institution of higher education that receives
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547550 funding shall annually provide written information to the board regarding the activities,
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550552 successes, and challenges related to administering the program related to the talent
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552554 initiative, including:
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554556 (a) specific entities that received funding under this section;
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556558 (b) the amount of funding provided to each entity;
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558560 (c) the number of participating students in each program;
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560562 (d) the number of graduates of the program;
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562564 (e) the number of graduates of the program employed in jobs requiring skills related to
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564566 the talent initiative; and
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566568 (f) progress and achievements relevant to the implementation timeline submitted under
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568570 Subsection (4)(b)(i)(A).
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570572 (9) On or before October 1 of each year, the board shall provide an annual written report
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572574 containing the information described in Subsection (8) to the:
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574576 (a) Education Interim Committee; and
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576578 (b) Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
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578580 (10) The talent board shall create a talent advisory council for each talent initiative created
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580582 under Subsection (2) to make recommendations to the board regarding the
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582584 administration of a talent initiative including:
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584586 (a) a deep technology initiative;
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586588 (b) a life sciences workforce initiative; and
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588590 (c) health professions initiatives including a nursing initiative.
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590592 (11) An advisory council shall consist of the following members:
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592594 (a) four members who have extensive experience in the talent initiative's subject matter
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594596 from the private sector whom the chair of the talent board appoints and the board
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596598 approves;
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598600 (b) a representative of the board described in Section 53B-1-402 whom the chair of the
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600602 board appoints;
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602604 (c) a representative of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity whom the
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606608 (d) a representative from Talent Ready Utah; and
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608610 [(e) one member of the Senate whom the president of the Senate appoints;]
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610612 [(f) one member of the House of Representatives whom the speaker of the House of
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612614 Representatives appoints; and]
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614616 [(g)] (e) any other specialized industry experts whom a majority of the advisory council
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616619 may invite to participate as needed as nonvoting members.
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619621 (12) Talent Ready Utah shall provide staff support for an advisory council.
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621623 (13)(a) Two advisory council members appointed under Subsection (11)(a) shall serve
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623625 an initial term of two years.
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625627 (b) Except as described in Subsection (13)(a), all other advisory council members shall
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627629 serve an initial term of four years.
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629631 (c) Successor advisory council members upon appointment or reappointment shall each
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633635 (d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the initial appointing
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635637 authority shall appoint a replacement for the unexpired term.
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637639 (e) An advisory council member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
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639641 (14) A vote of a majority of the advisory council members constitutes an action of the
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643645 (15) The duties of the advisory council include reviewing, prioritizing, and making
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645647 recommendations to the board regarding proposals for funding under the talent initiative
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647649 created in accordance with Subsection (2) for which the council was created.
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649651 (16) An advisory council member may not receive compensation or benefits for the
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651653 member's service, but [an advisory council member who is not a legislator ]may receive
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653655 per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
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655657 (a) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
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657659 (b) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
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659661 63A-3-107.
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661663 (17) The board may discontinue a talent initiative and the related talent advisory council by
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663665 majority vote.
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665-Section 4. Section 63M-15-201 is amended to read:
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667+Section 4. Section 63M-7-902 is amended to read:
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669+63M-7-902 . Creation -- Membership -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Expenses.
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671+(1) There is created the Utah Victim Services Commission within the State Commission on
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673+Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
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675+(2) The commission is composed of the following members:
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677+(a) the executive director of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or
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679+the executive director's designee;
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681+(b) the director of the Utah Office for Victims of Crime or the director's designee;
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683+(c) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's
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688+(d) the director of the Division of Multicultural Affairs or the director's designee;
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690+(e) the executive director of the state sexual assault coalition for this state or the
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694+(f) the executive director of the state domestic violence coalition for this state or the
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696+executive director's designee;
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698+(g) the executive director of the tribal coalition for this state or the executive director's
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700+designee;
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702+(h) the director of the Children's Justice Center Program in the Office of the Attorney
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704+General or the director's designee;
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706+(i) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
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708+(j) the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee;
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710+(k) a criminal justice system based advocate, appointed by the governor with the advice
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712+and consent of the Senate;
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714+(l) a prosecuting attorney, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
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718+(m) a criminal defense attorney, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent
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720+of the Senate; and
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722+(n) a law enforcement representative from the Utah Sheriffs Association or Utah Chiefs
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724+of Police Association, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
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726+Senate[; and] .
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728+[(o) an individual who is a current representative from the House of Representatives or
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730+senator from the Senate, appointed jointly by the speaker of the House of
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732+Representatives and president of the Senate.]
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734+(3)(a) A member appointed under Subsections (2)(k) through [(o) ] (n) shall serve a
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736+four-year term.
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738+(b) A member appointed to serve a four-year term is eligible for reappointment.
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740+(c) The governor's reappointment of a member under Subsections (2)(k) through (n)
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742+shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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744+(4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the commission for any reason, the
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746+applicable appointing authority shall, in accordance with any procedure described in
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748+Subsection [(2)(a) through (o), ] (2), appoint a replacement for the unexpired term.
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750+(5) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (6), a member may not receive
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752+compensation for the member's service but may receive per diem and reimbursement for
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754+travel expenses incurred as a member at the rates established by:
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757+(a) Section 63A-3-106;
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761+(c) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 63A-3-106 and
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765+(6) A member may not receive per diem or reimbursement for travel expenses under
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767+Subsection (5) if the member is being paid by a governmental entity while performing
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769+the member's service on the commission.
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771+Section 5. Section 63M-15-201 is amended to read:
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667773 63M-15-201 . Composition -- Appointments -- Terms -- Removal.
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669775 (1) There is created within the governor's office the ["]Utah Marriage Commission.["]
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671777 [(2) The commission comprises at least 10 members but no more than 30 members,
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673779 appointed as follows:]
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675781 [(a) the president of the Senate shall appoint two members of the Senate;]
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677783 [(b) the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two members of the
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679785 House of Representatives;]
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681787 [(c)] (2) [the ] The governor, or commission leadership under Section 63M-15-202, shall
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683789 appoint up to 28 commission members that:
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685791 [(i)] (a) may come from the following groups:
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688793 [(A)] (i) non-profit organizations or governmental agencies;
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690795 [(B)] (ii) social workers who are, or have been, licensed under Title 58, Chapter 60,
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692797 Part 2, Social Worker Licensing Act;
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694799 [(C)] (iii) psychologists who are, or have been, licensed under Title 58, Chapter 61,
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696801 Psychologist Licensing Act;
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698803 [(D)] (iv) physicians who are, or have been, board certified in psychiatry and are, or
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700805 have been, licensed under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or
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702807 Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act;
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704809 [(E)] (v) marriage and family therapists who are, or have been, licensed under Title
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706811 58, Chapter 60, Part 3, Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing Act;
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708813 [(F)] (vi) representatives of faith communities;
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710815 [(G)] (vii) public health professionals;
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712817 [(H)] (viii) representatives of domestic violence prevention organizations;
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714819 [(I)] (ix) academics from marriage and family studies departments, social or
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716821 behavioral sciences departments, health sciences departments, colleges of law, or
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718823 other related and supporting departments at institutions of higher education in this
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720826 state;
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722828 [(J)] (x) the general public;
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724830 [(K)] (xi) individuals with marketing or public relations experience; and
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726832 [(L)] (xii) legal professionals; or
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728834 [(ii)] (b) have skills or expertise the commission requires to fulfill the commission's
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730836 duties described in Section 63M-15-204.
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732838 (3)(a) An individual appointed under Subsection [(2)(c)] (2) shall serve for a term of four
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734840 years.
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736842 (b) If approved by the commission, an individual may be appointed for subsequent terms.
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738844 (c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
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740846 appointed by the applicable appointing authority for the remainder of the unexpired
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742848 term of the original appointment.
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744850 (d) Upon majority vote within commission leadership, commission leadership may
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746852 remove a member of the commission if the member is unable to serve.
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748854 (e) Commission leadership may appoint as many non-voting members as necessary if
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750856 the individuals appointed have skills or expertise related to the commission's duties,
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752858 described in Section 63M-15-204.
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754-Section 5. Effective Date.
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757862 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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