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2+Val L. Peterson proposes the following substitute bill:
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44 Legislative Activities Amendments
55 2025 GENERAL SESSION
66 STATE OF UTAH
77 Chief Sponsor: Michael K. McKell
88 House Sponsor: Val L. Peterson
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1212 LONG TITLE
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1414 General Description:
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1616 This bill amends provisions related to the Legislative Management Committee (LMC), the
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1818 State Capitol Preservation Board, and the Legislature.
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2020 Highlighted Provisions:
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2222 This bill:
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2424 ▸ clarifies that LMC oversees workplace harassment and discrimination policy governance
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2626 and updates references to that policy;
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2828 ▸ provides that LMC shall oversee and develop policies governing branch-wide internal
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3030 administrative matters for the Legislature;
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3232 ▸ eliminates certain administrative duties of the presiding officer and the majority and
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3434 minority leaders of each house and the chairman of LMC;
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3636 ▸ repeals the LMC Subcommittee on Oversight;
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3838 ▸ eliminates the Legislature's responsibility to print, store, and distribute the Utah Code
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4040 Annotated;
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4242 ▸ repeals a provision governing legislators who attend meetings of the Legislature;
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4444 ▸ updates the definition of a legislative procurement unit to include the House, Senate, or a
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4646 staff office of the Legislature;
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4848 ▸ repeals certain quinquennial reporting requirements applicable to legislative boards and
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5050 the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel;
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5252 ▸ for the State Capitol Preservation Board:
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5454 ● specifies certain rules that the board shall promulgate to govern, administer, and
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5656 regulate capitol hill;
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5858 ● provides that the board's authority to promulgate a rule described above does not
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6060 restrict LMC from adopting a similar policy on behalf of the Legislature;
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6262 ● provides that if there is a conflict between a board rule and an LMC policy the LMC
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6565 policy prevails; and
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6767 ● directs the executive director of the board to notify and consult with the president of
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6969 the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives when a person appeals an
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7171 administrative denial of a requested activity in the legislative area;
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7373 ▸ provides that a bill summary prepared by a staff member of the Senate or the House of
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7575 Representatives, or by a staff office for the Legislature, is not evidence of legislative
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7777 intent;
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79-▸ modifies the control and use of an office space on Capitol hill; and
79+▸ modifies the control and use of office spaces on Capitol hill; and
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8181 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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8383 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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8585 None
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8787 Other Special Clauses:
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8989 This bill provides a special effective date.
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9191 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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9393 AMENDS:
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9595 36-11-501, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 339
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9797 36-12-7, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 425
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9999 36-13-1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 130
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101101 63G-6a-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 291, 408 and 438
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103103 63O-1-201, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 425
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105105 63O-2-301, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 425
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107107 ENACTS:
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109109 68-3-13.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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111111 REPEALS:
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113113 36-12-8.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 425
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115115 36-12-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 14
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117117 36-12-17, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1985, Chapter 47
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119119 36-12-22, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 154
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123123 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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125125 Section 1. Section 36-11-501 is amended to read:
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127127 36-11-501 . Unlawful harassment -- Investigation -- Penalties.
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129129 (1) A lobbyist may not engage in conduct that violates:
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131131 (a) federal workplace discrimination and harassment requirements;
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134134 (b) [Utah Senate or Utah House] Legislative Management Committee policies governing
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136136 workplace discrimination or harassment;
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138138 (c) Utah executive branch policies governing workplace discrimination or harassment; or
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140140 (d) any combination of [Subsections] Subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c).
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142142 (2)(a) The lieutenant governor may take an action described in Subsection (3) against a
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144144 lobbyist if the lieutenant governor finds, after giving the lobbyist notice and an
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146146 opportunity to be heard, that the lobbyist engaged in a serious violation, or multiple
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148148 violations, of this section.
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150150 (b) The lieutenant governor shall post on the lieutenant governor's website a copy of the [
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152152 Utah Senate's harassment policy, the Utah House's harassment policy,] Legislative
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154154 Management Committee's workplace discrimination and harassment policy and the
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156156 executive branch's harassment policies.
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158158 (3) If the lieutenant governor makes a finding described in Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
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160160 governor may, taking into account the seriousness of the violation or the seriousness or
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162162 frequency of multiple violations, do either or both of the following:
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164164 (a) impose an administrative fine against the lobbyist, not to exceed $2,000; or
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166166 (b) suspend the lobbyist's license for a period of up to five years.
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168168 (4) A record that relates to an investigation under this section is a protected record, to the
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170170 extent permitted by Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management
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172172 Act.
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174174 (5)(a) A lobbyist who is a victim of workplace discrimination or harassment by an
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176176 executive worker may file a complaint under the state executive branch's applicable
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178178 workplace discrimination and harassment policy.
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180180 (b) A lobbyist who is a victim of workplace discrimination or harassment by a
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182182 legislative worker may file a complaint under the [Utah Senate's workplace
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184184 discrimination and harassment policy or the Utah House's] Legislative Management
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186186 Committee's workplace discrimination and harassment policy.
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188188 Section 2. Section 36-12-7 is amended to read:
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190190 36-12-7 . Legislative Management Committee -- Duties -- Litigation.
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192192 (1) The Senate or House Management Committee shall:
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194194 (a) receive legislative resolutions directing studies on legislative matters and may assign
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196196 these studies to the appropriate interim committee of its chamber;
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198198 (b) assign to interim committees of the same chamber, matters of legislative study not
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200200 specifically contained in a legislative resolution but considered significant to the
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203203 welfare of the state;
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205205 (c) receive requests from interim committees of its chamber for matters to be included
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207207 on the study agenda of the requesting committee. Appropriate bases for denying a
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209209 study include inadequate funding to properly complete the study or duplication of the
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211211 work;
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213213 (d) establish a budget account for interim committee day as designated by Legislative
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215215 Management Committee and for all other legislative committees of its chamber and
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217217 allocate to that account sufficient funds to adequately provide for the work of the
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219219 committee; and
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221221 (e) designate the time and place for periodic meetings of the interim committees.
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223223 (2) To maximize the use of legislators' available time, the Senate and House Management
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225225 Committees should attempt to schedule the committee meetings of their respective
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227227 chambers during the same one or two-day period each month. This does not preclude an
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229229 interim committee from meeting at any time it determines necessary to complete its
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231231 business.
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233233 (3)(a) The Legislative Management Committee shall:
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235235 (i) appoint, after recommendation of the appropriate subcommittee of the Legislative
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237237 Management Committee, without regard to political affiliation, and subject to
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239239 approval of a majority vote of both chambers, individuals qualified for the
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241241 positions of director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel,
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243243 legislative fiscal analyst, legislative general counsel, and legislative auditor
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245245 general;
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247247 (ii) [develop] oversee branch-wide internal administrative matters for the Legislature,
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249249 including providing for the establishment of policies for:
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251251 (A) personnel management, compensation, and training of all professional
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253253 legislative staff; and
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255255 (B) other legislative branch-wide administrative matters;
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257257 (iii) develop a policy within the limits of legislative appropriation for the
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259259 authorization and payment to legislators of compensation and travel expenses,
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261261 including out-of-state travel;
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263263 (iv) approve special study budget requests of the legislative directors; and
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265265 (v) assist the speaker-elect of the House of Representatives and the president-elect of
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267267 the Senate, upon selection by their majority party caucus, to organize their
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269269 respective chambers of the Legislature and assume the direction of the operation
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272272 of the Legislature in the forthcoming annual general session.
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274274 (b)(i)(A) An appointment under Subsection (3)(a)(i) is for a six-year term, subject
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276276 to renewal by a majority vote of the Legislative Management Committee.
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278278 (B) Each renewal is for an additional six-year term and is not subject to approval
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280280 by the Legislature.
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282282 (ii) The Legislature by a majority vote of both chambers or the Legislative
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284284 Management Committee by a two-thirds vote may remove an individual appointed
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286286 under this Subsection (3) before the expiration of the individual's term for such
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288288 causes as inefficiency, incompetency, failure to maintain skills or adequate
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290290 performance levels, insubordination, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in
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292292 office.
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294294 (c) If a vacancy occurs in a position appointed under this Subsection (3), the Legislative
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296296 Management Committee shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy until the
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298298 Legislature approves or rejects the individual's appointment by a majority vote of
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300300 both chambers.
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302302 (4)(a) The Legislature delegates to the Legislative Management Committee the
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304304 authority, by means of a majority vote of the committee, to direct the legislative
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306306 general counsel in matters involving the Legislature's participation in litigation.
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308308 (b) The Legislature has an unconditional right to intervene in a state court action and
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310310 may provide evidence or argument, written or oral, if a party to that court action
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312312 challenges:
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314314 (i) the constitutionality of a state statute;
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316316 (ii) the validity of legislation; or
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318318 (iii) any action of the Legislature.
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320320 (c) In a federal court action that challenges the constitutionality of a state statute, the
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322322 validity of legislation, or any action of the Legislature, the Legislature may seek to
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324324 intervene, to file an amicus brief, or to present argument in accordance with federal
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326326 rules of procedure.
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328328 (d) Intervention by the Legislature pursuant to Subsection (4)(b) or (c) does not limit the
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330330 duty of the attorney general to appear and prosecute legal actions or defend state
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332332 agencies, officers or employees as otherwise provided by law.
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334334 (e) In any action in which the Legislature intervenes or participates, legislative counsel
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336336 and the attorney general shall function independently from each other in the
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338338 representation of their respective clients.
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341341 (f) The attorney general shall notify the legislative general counsel of a claim in
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343343 accordance with Subsection 67-5-1(1)(y).
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345345 Section 3. Section 36-13-1 is amended to read:
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347347 36-13-1 . Distribution of legislative publications by Legislature.
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349349 The Legislature is responsible for printing, storing, and distributing:
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351351 (1) the legislative session laws;
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353353 (2) the House and Senate Journals; and
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355355 [(3) the Utah Code Annotated; and]
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357357 [(4)] (3) [all ]other legislative reports and publications[ of Utah statutes].
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359359 Section 4. Section 63G-6a-103 is amended to read:
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361361 63G-6a-103 . Definitions.
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363363 As used in this chapter:
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365365 (1) "Approved vendor" means a person who has been approved for inclusion on an
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367367 approved vendor list through the approved vendor list process.
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369369 (2) "Approved vendor list" means a list of approved vendors established under Section
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371371 63G-6a-507.
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373373 (3) "Approved vendor list process" means the procurement process described in Section
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375375 63G-6a-507.
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377377 (4) "Bidder" means a person who submits a bid or price quote in response to an invitation
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379379 for bids.
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381381 (5) "Bidding process" means the procurement process described in Part 6, Bidding.
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383383 (6) "Board" means the Utah State Procurement Policy Board, created in Section 63G-6a-202.
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385385 (7) "Change directive" means a written order signed by the procurement officer that directs
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387387 the contractor to suspend work or make changes, as authorized by contract, without the
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389389 consent of the contractor.
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391391 (8) "Change order" means a written alteration in specifications, delivery point, rate of
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393393 delivery, period of performance, price, quantity, or other provisions of a contract, upon
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395395 mutual agreement of the parties to the contract.
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397397 (9) "Chief procurement officer" means the individual appointed under Section 63A-2-102.
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399399 (10) "Conducting procurement unit" means a procurement unit that conducts all aspects of a
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401401 procurement:
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403403 (a) except:
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405405 (i) reviewing a solicitation to verify that it is in proper form; and
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407407 (ii) causing the publication of a notice of a solicitation; and
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410410 (b) including:
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412412 (i) preparing any solicitation document;
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414414 (ii) appointing an evaluation committee;
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416416 (iii) conducting the evaluation process, except the process relating to scores
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418418 calculated for costs of proposals;
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420420 (iv) selecting and recommending the person to be awarded a contract;
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422422 (v) negotiating the terms and conditions of a contract, subject to the issuing
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424424 procurement unit's approval; and
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426426 (vi) contract administration.
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428428 (11) "Conservation district" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17D-3-102.
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430430 (12) "Construction project":
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432432 (a) means a project for the construction, renovation, alteration, improvement, or repair of
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434434 a public facility on real property, including all services, labor, supplies, and materials
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436436 for the project; and
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438438 (b) does not include services and supplies for the routine, day-to-day operation, repair,
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440440 or maintenance of an existing public facility.
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442442 (13) "Construction manager/general contractor":
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444444 (a) means a contractor who enters into a contract:
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446446 (i) for the management of a construction project; and
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448448 (ii) that allows the contractor to subcontract for additional labor and materials that are
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450450 not included in the contractor's cost proposal submitted at the time of the
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452452 procurement of the contractor's services; and
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454454 (b) does not include a contractor whose only subcontract work not included in the
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456456 contractor's cost proposal submitted as part of the procurement of the contractor's
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458458 services is to meet subcontracted portions of change orders approved within the
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460460 scope of the project.
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462462 (14) "Construction subcontractor":
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464464 (a) means a person under contract with a contractor or another subcontractor to provide
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466466 services or labor for the design or construction of a construction project;
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468468 (b) includes a general contractor or specialty contractor licensed or exempt from
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470470 licensing under Title 58, Chapter 55, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act; and
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472472 (c) does not include a supplier who provides only materials, equipment, or supplies to a
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474474 contractor or subcontractor for a construction project.
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476476 (15) "Contract" means an agreement for a procurement.
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479479 (16) "Contract administration" means all functions, duties, and responsibilities associated
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481481 with managing, overseeing, and carrying out a contract between a procurement unit and
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483483 a contractor, including:
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485485 (a) implementing the contract;
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487487 (b) ensuring compliance with the contract terms and conditions by the conducting
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489489 procurement unit and the contractor;
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491491 (c) executing change orders;
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493493 (d) processing contract amendments;
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495495 (e) resolving, to the extent practicable, contract disputes;
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497497 (f) curing contract errors and deficiencies;
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499499 (g) terminating a contract;
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501501 (h) measuring or evaluating completed work and contractor performance;
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503503 (i) computing payments under the contract; and
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505505 (j) closing out a contract.
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507507 (17) "Contractor" means a person who is awarded a contract with a procurement unit.
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509509 (18) "Cooperative procurement" means procurement conducted by, or on behalf of:
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511511 (a) more than one procurement unit; or
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513513 (b) a procurement unit and a cooperative purchasing organization.
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515515 (19) "Cooperative purchasing organization" means an organization, association, or alliance
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517517 of purchasers established to combine purchasing power in order to obtain the best value
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519519 for the purchasers by engaging in procurements in accordance with Section 63G-6a-2105.
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521521 (20) "Cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contract" means a contract under which the contractor
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523523 is paid a percentage of the total actual expenses or costs in addition to the contractor's
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525525 actual expenses or costs.
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527527 (21) "Cost-reimbursement contract" means a contract under which a contractor is
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529529 reimbursed for costs which are allowed and allocated in accordance with the contract
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531531 terms and the provisions of this chapter, and a fee, if any.
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533533 (22) "Days" means calendar days, unless expressly provided otherwise.
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535535 (23) "Definite quantity contract" means a fixed price contract that provides for a specified
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537537 amount of supplies over a specified period, with deliveries scheduled according to a
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539539 specified schedule.
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541541 (24) "Design professional" means:
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543543 (a) an individual licensed as an architect under Title 58, Chapter 3a, Architects
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545545 Licensing Act;
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548548 (b) an individual licensed as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor under
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550550 Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
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552552 Licensing Act;
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554554 (c) an individual licensed under Title 58, Chapter 53, Landscape Architects Licensing
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556556 Act, to engage in the practice of landscape architecture, as defined in Section
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558558 58-53-102; or
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560560 (d) an individual certified as a commercial interior designer under Title 58, Chapter 86,
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562562 State Certification of Commercial Interior Designers Act.
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564564 (25) "Design professional procurement process" means the procurement process described
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566566 in Part 15, Design Professional Services.
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568568 (26) "Design professional services" means:
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570570 (a) professional services within the scope of the practice of architecture as defined in
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572572 Section 58-3a-102;
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574574 (b) professional engineering as defined in Section 58-22-102;
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576576 (c) master planning and programming services;
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578578 (d) professional services within the scope of the practice of landscape architecture, as
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580580 defined in Section 58-53-102; or
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582582 (e) services within the scope of the practice of commercial interior design, as defined in
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584584 Section 58-86-102.
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586586 (27) "Design-build" means the procurement of design professional services and
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588588 construction by the use of a single contract.
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590590 (28) "Division" means the Division of Purchasing and General Services, created in Section
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592592 63A-2-101.
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594594 (29) "Educational procurement unit" means:
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596596 (a) a school district;
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598598 (b) a public school, including a local school board or a charter school;
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600600 (c) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind;
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602602 (d) the Utah Education and Telehealth Network;
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604604 (e) an institution of higher education of the state described in Section 53B-1-102; or
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606606 (f) the State Board of Education.
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608608 (30) "Established catalogue price" means the price included in a catalogue, price list,
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610610 schedule, or other form that:
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612612 (a) is regularly maintained by a manufacturer or contractor;
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614614 (b) is published or otherwise available for inspection by customers; and
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617617 (c) states prices at which sales are currently or were last made to a significant number of
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619619 any category of buyers or buyers constituting the general buying public for the
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621621 supplies or services involved.
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623623 (31)(a) "Executive branch procurement unit" means a department, division, office,
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625625 bureau, agency, or other organization within the state executive branch.
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627627 (b) "Executive branch procurement unit" does not include the Colorado River Authority
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629629 of Utah as provided in Section 63M-14-210.
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631631 (32) "Facilities division" means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management,
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633633 created in Section 63A-5b-301.
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635635 (33) "Fixed price contract" means a contract that provides a price, for each procurement
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637637 item obtained under the contract, that is not subject to adjustment except to the extent
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639639 that:
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641641 (a) the contract provides, under circumstances specified in the contract, for an
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643643 adjustment in price that is not based on cost to the contractor; or
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645645 (b) an adjustment is required by law.
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647647 (34) "Fixed price contract with price adjustment" means a fixed price contract that provides
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649649 for an upward or downward revision of price, precisely described in the contract, that:
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651651 (a) is based on the consumer price index or another commercially acceptable index,
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653653 source, or formula; and
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655655 (b) is not based on a percentage of the cost to the contractor.
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657657 (35) "Grant" means an expenditure of public funds or other assistance, or an agreement to
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659659 expend public funds or other assistance, for a public purpose authorized by law, without
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661661 acquiring a procurement item in exchange.
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663663 (36) "Human services procurement item" means a procurement item used to provide
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665665 services or support to a child, youth, adult, or family.
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667667 (37) "Immaterial error":
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669669 (a) means an irregularity or abnormality that is:
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671671 (i) a matter of form that does not affect substance; or
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673673 (ii) an inconsequential variation from a requirement of a solicitation that has no, little,
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675675 or a trivial effect on the procurement process and that is not prejudicial to other
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677677 vendors; and
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679679 (b) includes:
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681681 (i) a missing signature, missing acknowledgment of an addendum, or missing copy of
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683683 a professional license, bond, or insurance certificate;
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685685 335
686686 (ii) a typographical error;
687687 336
688688 (iii) an error resulting from an inaccuracy or omission in the solicitation; and
689689 337
690690 (iv) any other error that the procurement official reasonably considers to be
691691 338
692692 immaterial.
693693 339
694694 (38) "Indefinite quantity contract" means a fixed price contract that:
695695 340
696696 (a) is for an indefinite amount of procurement items to be supplied as ordered by a
697697 341
698698 procurement unit; and
699699 342
700700 (b)(i) does not require a minimum purchase amount; or
701701 343
702702 (ii) provides a maximum purchase limit.
703703 344
704704 (39) "Independent procurement unit" means:
705705 345
706706 (a)(i) a legislative procurement unit;
707707 346
708708 (ii) a judicial branch procurement unit;
709709 347
710710 (iii) an educational procurement unit;
711711 348
712712 (iv) a local government procurement unit;
713713 349
714714 (v) a conservation district;
715715 350
716716 (vi) a local building authority;
717717 351
718718 (vii) a special district;
719719 352
720720 (viii) a public corporation;
721721 353
722722 (ix) a special service district; or
723723 354
724724 (x) the Utah Communications Authority, established in Section 63H-7a-201;
725725 355
726726 (b) the facilities division, but only to the extent of the procurement authority provided
727727 356
728728 under Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Administration of State Facilities;
729729 357
730730 (c) the attorney general, but only to the extent of the procurement authority provided
731731 358
732732 under Title 67, Chapter 5, Attorney General;
733733 359
734734 (d) the Department of Transportation, but only to the extent of the procurement authority
735735 360
736736 provided under Title 72, Transportation Code;
737737 361
738738 (e) the Department of Health and Human Services, but only for the procurement of a
739739 362
740740 human services procurement item; or
741741 363
742742 (f) any other executive branch department, division, office, or entity that has statutory
743743 364
744744 procurement authority outside this chapter, but only to the extent of that statutory
745745 365
746746 procurement authority.
747747 366
748748 (40)(a) "Interlocal entity" means a separate political subdivision created under Title 11,
749749 367
750750 Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act.
751751 368
752752 (b) "Interlocal entity" does not include a project entity.
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754754 369
755755 (41) "Invitation for bids":
756756 370
757757 (a) means a document used to solicit:
758758 371
759759 (i) bids to provide a procurement item to a procurement unit; or
760760 372
761761 (ii) quotes for a price of a procurement item to be provided to a procurement unit; and
762762 373
763763 (b) includes all documents attached to or incorporated by reference in a document
764764 374
765765 described in Subsection (41)(a).
766766 375
767767 (42) "Issuing procurement unit" means a procurement unit that:
768768 376
769769 (a) reviews a solicitation to verify that it is in proper form;
770770 377
771771 (b) causes the notice of a solicitation to be published; and
772772 378
773773 (c) negotiates and approves the terms and conditions of a contract.
774774 379
775775 (43) "Judicial procurement unit" means:
776776 380
777777 (a) the Utah Supreme Court;
778778 381
779779 (b) the Utah Court of Appeals;
780780 382
781781 (c) the Judicial Council;
782782 383
783783 (d) a state judicial district; or
784784 384
785785 (e) an office, committee, subcommittee, or other organization within the state judicial
786786 385
787787 branch.
788788 386
789789 (44) "Labor hour contract" is a contract under which:
790790 387
791791 (a) the supplies and materials are not provided by, or through, the contractor; and
792792 388
793793 (b) the contractor is paid a fixed rate that includes the cost of labor, overhead, and profit
794794 389
795795 for a specified number of labor hours or days.
796796 390
797797 (45) "Legislative procurement unit" means:
798798 391
799799 (a) the Legislature;
800800 392
801801 (b) the Senate;
802802 393
803803 (c) the House of Representatives; or
804804 394
805805 (d) a staff office of the Legislature[, the Senate, or the House of Representatives; or] .
806806 395
807807 [(e) a committee, subcommittee, commission, or other organization:]
808808 396
809809 [(i) within the state legislative branch; or]
810810 397
811811 [(ii)(A) that is created by statute to advise or make recommendations to the
812812 398
813813 Legislature;]
814814 399
815815 [(B) the membership of which includes legislators; and]
816816 400
817817 [(C) for which the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel provides
818818 401
819819 staff support.]
820820 402
821821 (46) "Local building authority" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17D-2-102.
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823823 403
824824 (47) "Local government procurement unit" means:
825825 404
826826 (a) a county, municipality, interlocal entity, or project entity, and each office of the
827827 405
828828 county, municipality, interlocal entity, or project entity, unless:
829829 406
830830 (i) the county or municipality adopts a procurement code by ordinance;
831831 407
832832 (ii) the interlocal entity adopts procurement rules or policies as provided in
833833 408
834834 Subsection 11-13-226(2); or
835835 409
836836 (iii) the project entity adopts a procurement code through the process described in
837837 410
838838 Section 11-13-316;
839839 411
840840 (b)(i) a county or municipality that has adopted this entire chapter by ordinance, and
841841 412
842842 each office or agency of that county or municipality; and
843843 413
844844 (ii) a project entity that has adopted this entire chapter through the process described
845845 414
846846 in Subsection 11-13-316; or
847847 415
848848 (c) a county, municipality, or project entity, and each office of the county, municipality,
849849 416
850850 or project entity that has adopted a portion of this chapter to the extent that:
851851 417
852852 (i) a term in the ordinance is used in the adopted chapter; or
853853 418
854854 (ii) a term in the ordinance is used in the language a project entity adopts in its
855855 419
856856 procurement code through the process described in Section 11-13-316.
857857 420
858858 (48) "Multiple award contracts" means the award of a contract for an indefinite quantity of
859859 421
860860 a procurement item to more than one person.
861861 422
862862 (49) "Multiyear contract" means a contract that extends beyond a one-year period,
863863 423
864864 including a contract that permits renewal of the contract, without competition, beyond
865865 424
866866 the first year of the contract.
867867 425
868868 (50) "Municipality" means a city or town.
869869 426
870870 (51) "Nonadopting local government procurement unit" means:
871871 427
872872 (a) a county or municipality that has not adopted Part 16, Protests, Part 17, Procurement
873873 428
874874 Appeals Board, Part 18, Appeals to Court and Court Proceedings, and Part 19,
875875 429
876876 General Provisions Related to Protest or Appeal; and
877877 430
878878 (b) each office or agency of a county or municipality described in Subsection (51)(a).
879879 431
880880 (52) "Offeror" means a person who submits a proposal in response to a request for
881881 432
882882 proposals.
883883 433
884884 (53) "Preferred bidder" means a bidder that is entitled to receive a reciprocal preference
885885 434
886886 under the requirements of this chapter.
887887 435
888888 (54) "Procure" means to acquire a procurement item through a procurement.
889889 436
890890 (55) "Procurement" means the acquisition of a procurement item through an expenditure of
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892892 437
893893 public funds, or an agreement to expend public funds, including an acquisition through a
894894 438
895895 public-private partnership.
896896 439
897897 (56) "Procurement item" means an item of personal property, a technology, a service, or a
898898 440
899899 construction project.
900900 441
901901 (57) "Procurement official" means:
902902 442
903903 (a) for a procurement unit other than an independent procurement unit, the chief
904904 443
905905 procurement officer;
906906 444
907907 (b) for a legislative procurement unit, the individual, individuals, or body designated in a
908908 445
909909 policy adopted by the Legislative Management Committee;
910910 446
911911 (c) for a judicial procurement unit, the Judicial Council or an individual or body
912912 447
913913 designated by the Judicial Council by rule;
914914 448
915915 (d) for a local government procurement unit:
916916 449
917917 (i) the legislative body of the local government procurement unit; or
918918 450
919919 (ii) an individual or body designated by the local government procurement unit;
920920 451
921921 (e) for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district or the board of
922922 452
923923 trustees' designee;
924924 453
925925 (f) for a special service district, the governing body of the special service district or the
926926 454
927927 governing body's designee;
928928 455
929929 (g) for a local building authority, the board of directors of the local building authority or
930930 456
931931 the board of directors' designee;
932932 457
933933 (h) for a conservation district, the board of supervisors of the conservation district or the
934934 458
935935 board of supervisors' designee;
936936 459
937937 (i) for a public corporation, the board of directors of the public corporation or the board
938938 460
939939 of directors' designee;
940940 461
941941 (j) for a school district or any school or entity within a school district, the board of the
942942 462
943943 school district or the board's designee;
944944 463
945945 (k) for a charter school, the individual or body with executive authority over the charter
946946 464
947947 school or the designee of the individual or body;
948948 465
949949 (l) for an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-2-101, the president of
950950 466
951951 the institution of higher education or the president's designee;
952952 467
953953 (m) for the State Board of Education, the State Board of Education or the State Board of
954954 468
955955 Education's designee;
956956 469
957957 (n) for the Utah Board of Higher Education, the Commissioner of Higher Education or
958958 470
959959 the designee of the Commissioner of Higher Education;
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961961 471
962962 (o) for the Utah Communications Authority, established in Section 63H-7a-201, the
963963 472
964964 executive director of the Utah Communications Authority or the executive director's
965965 473
966966 designee; or
967967 474
968968 (p)(i) for the facilities division, and only to the extent of procurement activities of the
969969 475
970970 facilities division as an independent procurement unit under the procurement
971971 476
972972 authority provided under Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Administration of State Facilities,
973973 477
974974 the director of the facilities division or the director's designee;
975975 478
976976 (ii) for the attorney general, and only to the extent of procurement activities of the
977977 479
978978 attorney general as an independent procurement unit under the procurement
979979 480
980980 authority provided under Title 67, Chapter 5, Attorney General, the attorney
981981 481
982982 general or the attorney general's designee;
983983 482
984984 (iii) for the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201, and only to
985985 483
986986 the extent of procurement activities of the Department of Transportation as an
987987 484
988988 independent procurement unit under the procurement authority provided under
989989 485
990990 Title 72, Transportation Code, the executive director of the Department of
991991 486
992992 Transportation or the executive director's designee;
993993 487
994994 (iv) for the Department of Health and Human Services, and only to the extent of the
995995 488
996996 procurement activities of the Department of Health and Human Services as an
997997 489
998998 independent procurement unit, the executive director of the Department of Health
999999 490
10001000 and Human Services or the executive director's designee; or
10011001 491
10021002 (v) for any other executive branch department, division, office, or entity that has
10031003 492
10041004 statutory procurement authority outside this chapter, and only to the extent of the
10051005 493
10061006 procurement activities of the department, division, office, or entity as an
10071007 494
10081008 independent procurement unit under the procurement authority provided outside
10091009 495
10101010 this chapter for the department, division, office, or entity, the chief executive
10111011 496
10121012 officer of the department, division, office, or entity or the chief executive officer's
10131013 497
10141014 designee.
10151015 498
10161016 (58) "Procurement unit"means:
10171017 499
10181018 (a) a legislative procurement unit;
10191019 500
10201020 (b) an executive branch procurement unit;
10211021 501
10221022 (c) a judicial procurement unit;
10231023 502
10241024 (d) an educational procurement unit;
10251025 503
10261026 (e) the Utah Communications Authority, established in Section 63H-7a-201;
10271027 504
10281028 (f) a local government procurement unit;
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10301030 505
10311031 (g) a special district;
10321032 506
10331033 (h) a special service district;
10341034 507
10351035 (i) a local building authority;
10361036 508
10371037 (j) a conservation district; or
10381038 509
10391039 (k) a public corporation.
10401040 510
10411041 (59) "Professional service" means labor, effort, or work that requires specialized
10421042 511
10431043 knowledge, expertise, and discretion, including labor, effort, or work in the field of:
10441044 512
10451045 (a) accounting;
10461046 513
10471047 (b) administrative law judge service;
10481048 514
10491049 (c) architecture;
10501050 515
10511051 (d) construction design and management;
10521052 516
10531053 (e) engineering;
10541054 517
10551055 (f) financial services;
10561056 518
10571057 (g) information technology;
10581058 519
10591059 (h) the law;
10601060 520
10611061 (i) medicine;
10621062 521
10631063 (j) psychiatry; or
10641064 522
10651065 (k) underwriting.
10661066 523
10671067 (60) "Project entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-13-103.
10681068 524
10691069 (61) "Protest officer" means:
10701070 525
10711071 (a) for the division or an independent procurement unit:
10721072 526
10731073 (i) the procurement official;
10741074 527
10751075 (ii) the procurement official's designee who is an employee of the procurement unit;
10761076 528
10771077 or
10781078 529
10791079 (iii) a person designated by rule made by the rulemaking authority; or
10801080 530
10811081 (b) for a procurement unit other than an independent procurement unit, the chief
10821082 531
10831083 procurement officer or the chief procurement officer's designee who is an employee
10841084 532
10851085 of the division .
10861086 533
10871087 (62) "Public corporation" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63E-1-102.
10881088 534
10891089 (63) "Public entity" means the state or any other government entity within the state that
10901090 535
10911091 expends public funds.
10921092 536
10931093 (64) "Public facility" means a building, structure, infrastructure, improvement, or other
10941094 537
10951095 facility of a public entity.
10961096 538
10971097 (65) "Public funds" means money, regardless of its source, including from the federal
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10991099 539
11001100 government, that is owned or held by a procurement unit.
11011101 540
11021102 (66) "Public transit district" means a public transit district organized under Title 17B,
11031103 541
11041104 Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act.
11051105 542
11061106 (67) "Public-private partnership" means an arrangement or agreement, occurring on or after
11071107 543
11081108 January 1, 2017, between a procurement unit and one or more contractors to provide for
11091109 544
11101110 a public need through the development or operation of a project in which the contractor
11111111 545
11121112 or contractors share with the procurement unit the responsibility or risk of developing,
11131113 546
11141114 owning, maintaining, financing, or operating the project.
11151115 547
11161116 (68) "Qualified vendor" means a vendor who:
11171117 548
11181118 (a) is responsible; and
11191119 549
11201120 (b) submits a responsive statement of qualifications under Section 63G-6a-410 that
11211121 550
11221122 meets the minimum mandatory requirements, evaluation criteria, and any applicable
11231123 551
11241124 score thresholds set forth in the request for statement of qualifications.
11251125 552
11261126 (69) "Real property" means land and any building, fixture, improvement, appurtenance,
11271127 553
11281128 structure, or other development that is permanently affixed to land.
11291129 554
11301130 (70) "Request for information" means a nonbinding process through which a procurement
11311131 555
11321132 unit requests information relating to a procurement item.
11331133 556
11341134 (71) "Request for proposals" means a document used to solicit proposals to provide a
11351135 557
11361136 procurement item to a procurement unit, including all other documents that are attached
11371137 558
11381138 to that document or incorporated in that document by reference.
11391139 559
11401140 (72) "Request for proposals process" means the procurement process described in Part 7,
11411141 560
11421142 Request for Proposals.
11431143 561
11441144 (73) "Request for statement of qualifications" means a document used to solicit information
11451145 562
11461146 about the qualifications of a person interested in responding to a potential procurement,
11471147 563
11481148 including all other documents attached to that document or incorporated in that
11491149 564
11501150 document by reference.
11511151 565
11521152 (74) "Requirements contract" means a contract:
11531153 566
11541154 (a) under which a contractor agrees to provide a procurement unit's entire requirements
11551155 567
11561156 for certain procurement items at prices specified in the contract during the contract
11571157 568
11581158 period; and
11591159 569
11601160 (b) that:
11611161 570
11621162 (i) does not require a minimum purchase amount; or
11631163 571
11641164 (ii) provides a maximum purchase limit.
11651165 572
11661166 (75) "Responsible" means being capable, in all respects, of:
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11681168 573
11691169 (a) meeting all the requirements of a solicitation; and
11701170 574
11711171 (b) fully performing all the requirements of the contract resulting from the solicitation,
11721172 575
11731173 including being financially solvent with sufficient financial resources to perform the
11741174 576
11751175 contract.
11761176 577
11771177 (76) "Responsive" means conforming in all material respects to the requirements of a
11781178 578
11791179 solicitation.
11801180 579
11811181 (77) "Rule" includes a policy or regulation adopted by the rulemaking authority, if adopting
11821182 580
11831183 a policy or regulation is the method the rulemaking authority uses to adopt provisions
11841184 581
11851185 that govern the applicable procurement unit.
11861186 582
11871187 (78) "Rulemaking authority" means:
11881188 583
11891189 (a) for a legislative procurement unit, the Legislative Management Committee;
11901190 584
11911191 (b) for a judicial procurement unit, the Judicial Council;
11921192 585
11931193 (c)(i) only to the extent of the procurement authority expressly granted to the
11941194 586
11951195 procurement unit by statute:
11961196 587
11971197 (A) for the facilities division, the facilities division;
11981198 588
11991199 (B) for the Office of the Attorney General, the attorney general;
12001200 589
12011201 (C) for the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201, the
12021202 590
12031203 executive director of the Department of Transportation;
12041204 591
12051205 (D) for the Department of Health and Human Services, the executive director of
12061206 592
12071207 the Department of Health and Human Services; and
12081208 593
12091209 (E) for any other executive branch department, division, office, or entity that has
12101210 594
12111211 statutory procurement authority outside this chapter, the governing authority of
12121212 595
12131213 the department, division, office, or entity; and
12141214 596
12151215 (ii) for each other executive branch procurement unit, the board;
12161216 597
12171217 (d) for a local government procurement unit:
12181218 598
12191219 (i) the governing body of the local government unit; or
12201220 599
12211221 (ii) an individual or body designated by the local government procurement unit;
12221222 600
12231223 (e) for a school district or a public school, the board, except to the extent of a school
12241224 601
12251225 district's own nonadministrative rules that do not conflict with the provisions of this
12261226 602
12271227 chapter;
12281228 603
12291229 (f) for a state institution of higher education, the Utah Board of Higher Education;
12301230 604
12311231 (g) for the State Board of Education or the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the
12321232 605
12331233 State Board of Education;
12341234 606
12351235 (h) for a public transit district, the chief executive of the public transit district;
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12371237 607
12381238 (i) for a special district other than a public transit district or for a special service district,
12391239 608
12401240 the board, except to the extent that the board of trustees of the special district or the
12411241 609
12421242 governing body of the special service district makes its own rules:
12431243 610
12441244 (i) with respect to a subject addressed by board rules; or
12451245 611
12461246 (ii) that are in addition to board rules;
12471247 612
12481248 (j) for the Utah Educational Savings Plan, created in Section 53B-8a-103, the Utah
12491249 613
12501250 Board of Higher Education;
12511251 614
12521252 (k) for the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, created in Section
12531253 615
12541254 53C-1-201, the School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees;
12551255 616
12561256 (l) for the School and Institutional Trust Fund Office, created in Section 53D-1-201, the
12571257 617
12581258 School and Institutional Trust Fund Board of Trustees;
12591259 618
12601260 (m) for the Utah Communications Authority, established in Section 63H-7a-201, the
12611261 619
12621262 Utah Communications Authority board, created in Section 63H-7a-203; or
12631263 620
12641264 (n) for any other procurement unit, the board.
12651265 621
12661266 (79) "Service":
12671267 622
12681268 (a) means labor, effort, or work to produce a result that is beneficial to a procurement
12691269 623
12701270 unit;
12711271 624
12721272 (b) includes a professional service; and
12731273 625
12741274 (c) does not include labor, effort, or work provided under an employment agreement or a
12751275 626
12761276 collective bargaining agreement.
12771277 627
12781278 (80) "Small purchase process" means the procurement process described in Section
12791279 628
12801280 63G-6a-506.
12811281 629
12821282 (81) "Sole source contract" means a contract resulting from a sole source procurement.
12831283 630
12841284 (82) "Sole source procurement" means a procurement without competition pursuant to a
12851285 631
12861286 determination under Subsection 63G-6a-802(1)(a) that there is only one source for the
12871287 632
12881288 procurement item.
12891289 633
12901290 (83) "Solicitation" means an invitation for bids, request for proposals, or request for
12911291 634
12921292 statement of qualifications.
12931293 635
12941294 (84) "Solicitation response" means:
12951295 636
12961296 (a) a bid submitted in response to an invitation for bids;
12971297 637
12981298 (b) a proposal submitted in response to a request for proposals; or
12991299 638
13001300 (c) a statement of qualifications submitted in response to a request for statement of
13011301 639
13021302 qualifications.
13031303 640
13041304 (85) "Special district" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17B-1-102.
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13061306 641
13071307 (86) "Special service district" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17D-1-102.
13081308 642
13091309 (87) "Specification" means any description of the physical or functional characteristics or of
13101310 643
13111311 the nature of a procurement item included in an invitation for bids or a request for
13121312 644
13131313 proposals, or otherwise specified or agreed to by a procurement unit, including a
13141314 645
13151315 description of:
13161316 646
13171317 (a) a requirement for inspecting or testing a procurement item; or
13181318 647
13191319 (b) preparing a procurement item for delivery.
13201320 648
13211321 (88) "Standard procurement process" means:
13221322 649
13231323 (a) the bidding process;
13241324 650
13251325 (b) the request for proposals process;
13261326 651
13271327 (c) the approved vendor list process;
13281328 652
13291329 (d) the small purchase process; or
13301330 653
13311331 (e) the design professional procurement process.
13321332 654
13331333 (89) "State cooperative contract" means a contract awarded by the division for and in behalf
13341334 655
13351335 of all public entities.
13361336 656
13371337 (90) "Statement of qualifications" means a written statement submitted to a procurement
13381338 657
13391339 unit in response to a request for statement of qualifications.
13401340 658
13411341 (91) "Subcontractor":
13421342 659
13431343 (a) means a person under contract to perform part of a contractual obligation under the
13441344 660
13451345 control of the contractor, whether the person's contract is with the contractor directly
13461346 661
13471347 or with another person who is under contract to perform part of a contractual
13481348 662
13491349 obligation under the control of the contractor; and
13501350 663
13511351 (b) includes a supplier, distributor, or other vendor that furnishes supplies or services to
13521352 664
13531353 a contractor.
13541354 665
13551355 (92) "Technology" means the same as "information technology," as defined in Section
13561356 666
13571357 63A-16-102.
13581358 667
13591359 (93) "Tie bid" means that the lowest responsive bids of responsible bidders are identical in
13601360 668
13611361 price.
13621362 669
13631363 (94) "Time and materials contract" means a contract under which the contractor is paid:
13641364 670
13651365 (a) the actual cost of direct labor at specified hourly rates;
13661366 671
13671367 (b) the actual cost of materials and equipment usage; and
13681368 672
13691369 (c) an additional amount, expressly described in the contract, to cover overhead and
13701370 673
13711371 profit, that is not based on a percentage of the cost to the contractor.
13721372 674
13731373 (95) "Transitional costs":
1374-- 20 - 03-07 10:20 5th Sub. (Gray) S.B. 143
1374+- 20 - 03-06 18:30 4th Sub. (Pumpkin) S.B. 143
13751375 675
13761376 (a) means the costs of changing:
13771377 676
13781378 (i) from an existing provider of a procurement item to another provider of that
13791379 677
13801380 procurement item; or
13811381 678
13821382 (ii) from an existing type of procurement item to another type;
13831383 679
13841384 (b) includes:
13851385 680
13861386 (i) training costs;
13871387 681
13881388 (ii) conversion costs;
13891389 682
13901390 (iii) compatibility costs;
13911391 683
13921392 (iv) costs associated with system downtime;
13931393 684
13941394 (v) disruption of service costs;
13951395 685
13961396 (vi) staff time necessary to implement the change;
13971397 686
13981398 (vii) installation costs; and
13991399 687
14001400 (viii) ancillary software, hardware, equipment, or construction costs; and
14011401 688
14021402 (c) does not include:
14031403 689
14041404 (i) the costs of preparing for or engaging in a procurement process; or
14051405 690
14061406 (ii) contract negotiation or drafting costs.
14071407 691
14081408 (96) "Vendor":
14091409 692
14101410 (a) means a person who is seeking to enter into a contract with a procurement unit to
14111411 693
14121412 provide a procurement item; and
14131413 694
14141414 (b) includes:
14151415 695
14161416 (i) a bidder;
14171417 696
14181418 (ii) an offeror;
14191419 697
14201420 (iii) an approved vendor;
14211421 698
14221422 (iv) a design professional; and
14231423 699
14241424 (v) a person who submits an unsolicited proposal under Section 63G-6a-712.
14251425 700
14261426 Section 5. Section 63O-1-201 is amended to read:
14271427 701
14281428 63O-1-201 . Capitol building -- Direction and control.
14291429 702
14301430 (1) In the basement of the State Capitol:
14311431 703
14321432 (a) except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (c), the entire basement is under the
14331433 704
14341434 direction and control of the board, which shall allocate space, as needed, for security
14351435 705
14361436 offices, the Supreme Court, and others;
14371437 706
14381438 (b) the following areas are under the direction and control of the Legislature:
14391439 707
14401440 (i) the Legislative Printing office and Bill Room;
14411441 708
14421442 (ii) the Sergeant Lounge; and
1443-- 21 - 5th Sub. (Gray) S.B. 143 03-07 10:20
1443+- 21 - 4th Sub. (Pumpkin) S.B. 143 03-06 18:30
14441444 709
14451445 (iii) the press room; and
14461446 710
14471447 (c) the following areas in the southwest corner are under the direction and control of the
14481448 711
14491449 governor:
14501450 712
14511451 (i) the governor's parking area;
14521452 713
14531453 (ii) the operations center;
14541454 714
14551455 (iii) the executive suite; and
14561456 715
14571457 (iv) the executive detail area.
14581458 716
14591459 (2) On the first floor of the State Capitol:
14601460 717
14611461 (a) the following are under the direction and control of the governor:
14621462 718
14631463 (i) the office suites located on the northwest and southwest sides; and
14641464 719
14651465 (ii) the dignitary holding area and elevator, which the Legislature may schedule
14661466 720
14671467 through the Utah Highway Patrol Dignitary Protection Bureau;
14681468 721
14691469 (b) suite 180, in the southeast corner, is under the direction and control of the board and
14701470 722
14711471 assigned for the use of the state treasurer; and
14721472 723
14731473 (c) the following are under the direction and control of the board:
14741474 724
14751475 (i) the board offices, located in suite 120, immediately to the east of the State
14761476 725
14771477 Capitol's north entrance;
14781478 726
14791479 (ii) the Visitor Services Office, located in suite 130, immediately to the west of the
14801480 727
14811481 State Capitol's north entrance;
14821482 728
14831483 (iii) the vending room to the south of the Visitor Services Office;
14841484 729
14851485 (iv) all vestibules, and the room on the east of the south vestibule;
14861486 730
14871487 (v) the public area beneath the rotunda and the adjacent public areas;
14881488 731
14891489 (vi) all conference rooms and storage rooms accessed from the areas described in
14901490 732
14911491 Subsection (2)(c)(v);
14921492 733
14931493 (vii) suite 110, to the south of the board offices;
14941494 734
14951495 (viii) the Visitors Center; and
14961496 735
14971497 (ix) the Presentation Room.
14981498 736
14991499 (3) On the second floor of the State Capitol:
15001500 737
15011501 (a) suite 250, in the northeast corner, is under the direction and control of the Legislature;
15021502 738
15031503 (b) suite 220, to the west of suite 230, is under the direction and control of the governor,
15041504 739
15051505 until a substantially similar space in the Senate Building is assigned to the executive
15061506 740
15071507 branch under Section 63O-1-203, after which suite 220, to the west of suite 230, is
15081508 741
15091509 under the direction and control of the Legislature;
15101510 742
15111511 [(b)] (c) before January 1, 2025, suite 260, to the west of suite 250, is under the direction
1512-- 22 - 03-07 10:20 5th Sub. (Gray) S.B. 143
1512+- 22 - 03-06 18:30 4th Sub. (Pumpkin) S.B. 143
15131513 743
15141514 and control of the board and assigned for the use of the state auditor;
15151515 744
15161516 [(c)] (d) beginning on January 1, 2025, suite 260, to the west of suite 250, is under the
15171517 745
15181518 direction and control of the board and assigned for the use of the state auditor, until a
15191519 746
1520-substantially similar space in the State Capitol is assigned to the state auditor, after
1520+substantially similar space [in the State Capitol] on Capitol hill is assigned to the state
15211521 747
1522-which suite 260, to the west of suite 250, is under the direction and control of the
1522+auditor, after which suite 260, to the west of suite 250, is under the direction and
15231523 748
1524-Legislature;
1524+control of the Legislature;
15251525 749
15261526 [(d)] (e) suite 230, in the southeast corner, is under the direction and control of the board
15271527 750
1528-and assigned for the use of the attorney general;
1528+and assigned for the use of the attorney general[;] , who shall share the reception
15291529 751
1530+space in suite 230 with the state auditor;
1531+752
15301532 [(e)] (f) the following are under the direction and control of the governor:
1531-752
1533+753
15321534 (i) suite 200, at the west end of the floor; and
1533-753
1535+754
15341536 [(ii) suite 220, to the west of suite 230; and]
1535-754
1537+755
15361538 [(iii)] (ii) suite 270, in the central north area;
1537-755
1539+756
15381540 [(f)] (g) the Gold Room, including the adjacent pantry:
1539-756
1541+757
15401542 (i) is under the direction and control of the governor and the Legislature; and
1541-757
1543+758
15421544 (ii) is scheduled through the governor, with the governor having scheduling priority;
1543-758
1545+759
15441546 [(g)] (h) the Capitol Board Room:
1545-759
1547+760
15461548 (i) is under the direction and control of the governor and the Legislature; and
1547-760
1549+761
15481550 (ii) is scheduled through the board, as follows:
1549-761
1551+762
15501552 (A) on a day other than a legislative day:
1551-762
1553+763
15521554 (I) the governor and lieutenant governor have first scheduling priority,
1553-763
1555+764
15541556 regardless of whether the Legislature or any other party has already
1555-764
1557+765
15561558 scheduled the room; and
1557-765
1559+766
15581560 (II) the Legislature has second scheduling priority, regardless of whether a
1559-766
1561+767
15601562 party, other than the governor or lieutenant governor, has already scheduled
1561-767
1563+768
15621564 the room;
1563-768
1565+769
15641566 (B) on a legislative day:
1565-769
1567+770
15661568 (I) the Legislature has first scheduling priority, regardless of whether the
1567-770
1569+771
15681570 governor, the lieutenant governor, or any other party has already scheduled
1569-771
1571+772
15701572 the room; and
1571-772
1573+773
15721574 (II) the governor and lieutenant governor have second scheduling priority,
1573-773
1575+774
15741576 regardless of whether a party, other than the Legislature, has already
1575-774
1577+775
15761578 scheduled the room;
1577-775
1579+776
15781580 (C) if the reservation of a person who schedules the room is canceled under
1579-776
1581+- 23 - 4th Sub. (Pumpkin) S.B. 143 03-06 18:30
1582+777
15801583 Subsection [(3)(g)(ii)(A)] (3)(h)(ii)(A) or (B), the board shall give the person as
1581-- 23 - 5th Sub. (Gray) S.B. 143 03-07 10:20
1582-777
1584+778
15831585 much notice as possible to schedule another site;
1584-778
1586+779
15851587 (D) subject to Subsection [(3)(g)(ii)(A)] (3)(h)(ii)(A) or (B), other executive
1586-779
1588+780
15871589 branch or judicial branch entities may schedule the room on a first come,
1588-780
1590+781
15891591 first-served, basis; and
1590-781
1592+782
15911593 (E) subject to Subsection [(3)(g)(ii)(A)] (3)(h)(ii)(A) or (B), and the board's rules
1592-782
1594+783
15931595 for use of capitol hill facilities, other persons may schedule the room on a first
1594-783
1596+784
15951597 come, first-served, basis; and
1596-784
1598+785
15971599 [(h)] (i) the following areas are under the direction and control of the board:
1598-785
1600+786
15991601 (i) the grand staircases;
1600-786
1602+787
16011603 (ii) the rotunda;
1602-787
1604+788
16031605 (iii) the kitchen adjacent to the Gold Room; and
1604-788
1606+789
16051607 (iv) the open areas that are:
1606-789
1608+790
16071609 (A) east of the rotunda to the doors of the Capitol Board Room;
1608-790
1610+791
16091611 (B) west of the rotunda to the entrance to the governor's office;
1610-791
1612+792
16111613 (C) south of the rotunda to the south entrance to the State Capitol; and
1612-792
1614+793
16131615 (D) north of the rotunda to the north wall.
1614-793
1616+794
16151617 (4)(a) On the third floor of the State Capitol, the entire floor is under the direction and
1616-794
1618+795
16171619 control of the Legislature, except the areas described in Subsections (6)(a) and (b).
1618-795
1620+796
16191621 (b) The Supreme Court Chambers will be scheduled by:
1620-796
1622+797
16211623 (i) the Legislature on a legislative day; and
1622-797
1624+798
16231625 (ii) the Senate on a day other than a legislative day.
1624-798
1626+799
16251627 (5) On the fourth floor of the State Capitol, the entire floor is under the direction and
1626-799
1628+800
16271629 control of the Legislature, except that the following areas are under the direction and
1628-800
1630+801
16291631 control of the board:
1630-801
1632+802
16311633 (a) the areas described in Subsections (6)(a) and (b);
1632-802
1634+803
16331635 (b) the four art galleries outside of the storage rooms described in Subsection (6)(b); and
1634-803
1636+804
16351637 (c) the storage room to the north of the northeast art gallery.
1636-804
1638+805
16371639 (6) In addition to the areas specified under Subsections (1) through (5) as being under the
1638-805
1640+806
16391641 direction and control of the board, the following areas in the State Capitol are under the
1640-806
1642+807
16411643 direction and control of the board:
1642-807
1644+808
16431645 (a) the staircases, elevators, public restrooms, and the access areas adjacent to them;
1644-808
1646+809
16451647 (b) the interior of the pillars that begin in the open area on the first floor and rise to the
1646-809
1648+810
16471649 fourth floor, including the storage closets;
1648-810
1650+- 24 - 03-06 18:30 4th Sub. (Pumpkin) S.B. 143
1651+811
16491652 (c) all areas of the State Capitol above the fourth floor, including the dome and roof; and
1650-- 24 - 03-07 10:20 5th Sub. (Gray) S.B. 143
1651-811
1653+812
16521654 (d) the other areas of the State Capitol not specified under this section as being under the
1653-812
1655+813
16541656 direction or control of the governor or the Legislature.
1655-813
1657+814
16561658 (7)(a) Before October 1, 2024, the governor, the state auditor, the attorney general, the
1657-814
1659+815
16581660 state treasurer, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of
1659-815
1661+816
16601662 Representatives shall assess the use of space in the State Capitol to determine the best
1661-816
1663+817
16621664 use of the space, including the space currently used by:
1663-817
1665+818
16641666 (i) the governor;
1665-818
1667+819
16661668 (ii) the lieutenant governor;
1667-819
1669+820
16681670 (iii) the Elections Office;
1669-820
1671+821
16701672 (iv) the Senate;
1671-821
1673+822
16721674 (v) the House of Representatives;
1673-822
1675+823
16741676 (vi) the attorney general;
1675-823
1677+824
16761678 (vii) the state auditor; and
1677-824
1679+825
16781680 (viii) the state treasurer.
1679-825
1681+826
16801682 (b) In making the assessment described in Subsection (7)(a), priority for space in the
1681-826
1683+827
16821684 capitol is given to the Legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney
1683-827
1685+828
16841686 general, the state auditor, and the state treasurer.
1685-828
1687+829
16861688 Section 6. Section 63O-2-301 is amended to read:
1687-829
1689+830
16881690 63O-2-301 . Board powers -- Subcommittees.
1689-830
1691+831
16901692 (1) The board shall:
1691-831
1693+832
16921694 (a) except as otherwise provided in Chapter 1, Control and Maintenance of Capitol Hill,
1693-832
1695+833
16941696 exercise complete jurisdiction and stewardship over capitol hill facilities, capitol hill
1695-833
1697+834
16961698 grounds, and the capitol hill complex;
1697-834
1699+835
16981700 (b) preserve, maintain, and restore the capitol hill complex, capitol hill facilities, capitol
1699-835
1701+836
17001702 hill grounds, and their contents;
1701-836
1703+837
17021704 (c) before October 1 of each year, review and approve the executive director's annual
1703-837
1705+838
17041706 budget request for submittal to the governor and Legislature;
1705-838
1707+839
17061708 (d) on or before October 1 of each year, prepare and submit a recommended budget
1707-839
1709+840
17081710 request for the upcoming fiscal year for the capitol hill complex to:
1709-840
1711+841
17101712 (i) the governor, through the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; and
1711-841
1713+842
17121714 (ii) the Legislature's appropriations subcommittee responsible for capitol hill
1713-842
1715+843
17141716 facilities, through the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst;
1715-843
1717+844
17161718 (e) review and approve the executive director's:
1717-844
1719+- 25 - 4th Sub. (Pumpkin) S.B. 143 03-06 18:30
1720+845
17181721 (i) annual work plan;
1719-- 25 - 5th Sub. (Gray) S.B. 143 03-07 10:20
1720-845
1722+846
17211723 (ii) long-range master plan for the capitol hill complex, capitol hill facilities, and
1722-846
1724+847
17231725 capitol hill grounds; and
1724-847
1726+848
17251727 (iii) furnishings plan for placement and care of objects under the care of the board;
1726-848
1728+849
17271729 (f) approve all changes to the buildings and their grounds, including:
1728-849
1730+850
17291731 (i) restoration, remodeling, and rehabilitation projects;
1730-850
1732+851
17311733 (ii) usual maintenance program; and
1732-851
1734+852
17331735 (iii) any transfers or loans of objects under the board's care;
1734-852
1736+853
17351737 (g) define and identify all significant aspects of capitol hill, after consultation with the:
1736-853
1738+854
17371739 (i) Division of Facilities Construction and Management;
1738-854
1740+855
17391741 (ii) State Library Division;
1740-855
1742+856
17411743 (iii) Division of Archives and Records Service;
1742-856
1744+857
17431745 (iv) Utah Historical Society;
1744-857
1746+858
17451747 (v) Office of Museum Services; and
1746-858
1748+859
17471749 (vi) Arts Council;
1748-859
1750+860
17491751 (h) inventory, define, and identify all significant contents of the buildings and all
1750-860
1752+861
17511753 state-owned items of historical significance that were at one time in the buildings,
1752-861
1754+862
17531755 after consultation with the:
1754-862
1756+863
17551757 (i) Division of Facilities Construction and Management;
1756-863
1758+864
17571759 (ii) State Library Division;
1758-864
1760+865
17591761 (iii) Division of Archives and Records Service;
1760-865
1762+866
17611763 (iv) Utah Historical Society;
1762-866
1764+867
17631765 (v) Office of Museum Services; and
1764-867
1766+868
17651767 (vi) Arts Council;
1766-868
1768+869
17671769 (i) maintain archives relating to the construction and development of the buildings, the
1768-869
1770+870
17691771 contents of the buildings and the grounds, including plans, specifications,
1770-870
1772+871
17711773 photographs, purchase orders, and other related documents, the original copies of
1772-871
1774+872
17731775 which shall be maintained by the Division of Archives and Records Service;
1774-872
1776+873
17751777 (j) comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility; and
1776-873
1778+874
17771779 (k) establish procedures for receiving, hearing, and deciding complaints or other issues
1778-874
1780+875
17791781 raised about capitol hill and the use of capitol hill.
1780-875
1782+876
17811783 (2)(a) The board shall make rules to govern, administer, and regulate capitol hill, in
1782-876
1784+877
17831785 accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act[.] ,
1784-877
1786+878
17851787 including rules:
1786-878
1788+- 26 - 03-06 18:30 4th Sub. (Pumpkin) S.B. 143
1789+879
17871790 (i) establishing reasonable time, place, and manner regulations relating to free speech
1788-- 26 - 03-07 10:20 5th Sub. (Gray) S.B. 143
1789-879
1791+880
17901792 activities on capitol hill; and
1791-880
1793+881
17921794 (ii) imposing limitations on commercial solicitation activities on capitol hill.
1793-881
1795+882
17941796 (b) A violation of a rule relating to the use of capitol hill adopted by the board under the
1795-882
1797+883
17961798 authority of this Subsection (2) is an infraction.
1797-883
1799+884
17981800 (c) If an act violating a rule under Subsection (2)(b) also amounts to an offense subject
1799-884
1801+885
18001802 to a greater penalty under this title, Title 32B, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, Title
1801-885
1803+886
18021804 41, Motor Vehicles, Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, or other provision of state law,
1803-886
1805+887
18041806 Subsection [(3)(b)] (2)(b) does not prohibit prosecution and sentencing for the more
1805-887
1807+888
18061808 serious offense.
1807-888
1809+889
18081810 (d) In addition to any punishment allowed under Subsections (2)(b) and (c), a person
1809-889
1811+890
18101812 who violates a rule adopted by the board under the authority of this Subsection (2) is
1811-890
1813+891
18121814 subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation, plus the amount of
1813-891
1815+892
18141816 any actual damages, expenses, and costs related to the violation of the rule that are
1815-892
1817+893
18161818 incurred by the state.
1817-893
1819+894
18181820 (e) The board may take any other legal action allowed by law.
1819-894
1821+895
18201822 (f)(i) The board may not apply this section or rules adopted under the authority of this
1821-895
1823+896
18221824 section in a manner that violates a person's rights under the Utah Constitution or
1823-896
1825+897
18241826 the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the right of
1825-897
1827+898
18261828 persons to peaceably assemble.
1827-898
1829+899
18281830 (ii) Upon receiving an appeal of the denial of a requested activity in the legislative
1829-899
1831+900
18301832 area under Utah Administrative Code, Rule R131-11-6, Expedited Appeals - Free
1831-900
1833+901
18321834 Speech Activities, the executive director of the board shall immediately:
1833-901
1835+902
18341836 (A) notify the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
1835-902
1837+903
18361838 Representatives of the appeal; and
1837-903
1839+904
18381840 (B) consult with the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
1839-904
1841+905
18401842 Representatives concerning the proper disposition of the appeal.
1841-905
1843+906
18421844 (g) The board shall send proposed rules under this section to the legislative general
1843-906
1845+907
18441846 counsel and the governor's general counsel for review and comment before the board
1845-907
1847+908
18461848 adopts the rules.
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18481850 (h)(i) Nothing in Subsection (2)(a) restricts the Legislative Management Committee
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18501852 from adopting policies on behalf of the Legislature to govern, administer, or
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18521854 regulate the legislative area.
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18541856 (ii) If there is a conflict between a rule adopted by the board under Subsection (2)(a)
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18561859 and a policy adopted by the Legislative Management Committee governing the
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18591861 legislative area, the policy adopted by the Legislative Management Committee
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18611863 prevails.
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18631865 (3) The board is exempt from the requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement
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18651867 Code, but shall adopt procurement rules substantially similar to the requirements of that
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18671869 chapter.
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18691871 (4) The board shall name:
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18711873 (a) the House Building the "Rebecca D. Lockhart House Building"; and
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18731875 (b) committee room 210 in the Senate Building the "Allyson W. Gamble Committee
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18751877 Room."
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18771879 (5)(a) The board may:
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18791881 (i) establish subcommittees made up of board members and members of the public to
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18811883 assist and support the executive director in accomplishing the executive director's
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18831885 duties;
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18851887 (ii) establish fees for the use of capitol hill facilities and grounds;
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18871889 (iii) assign and allocate specific duties and responsibilities to any other state agency,
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18891891 if the other agency agrees to perform the duty or accept the responsibility;
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18911893 (iv) contract with another state agency to provide services;
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18931895 (v) delegate by specific motion of the board any authority granted to the board under
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18951897 this section to the executive director;
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18971899 (vi) in conjunction with Salt Lake City, expend money to improve or maintain public
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18991901 property contiguous to East Capitol Boulevard and capitol hill;
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19011903 (vii) provide wireless Internet service to the public without a fee in any capitol hill
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19031905 facility; and
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19051907 (viii) when necessary, consult with the:
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19071909 (A) Division of Facilities Construction and Management;
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19091911 (B) State Library Division;
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19111913 (C) Division of Archives and Records Service;
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19131915 (D) Utah Historical Society;
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19151917 (E) Office of Museum Services; and
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19171919 (F) Arts Council.
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19191921 (b) The board's provision of wireless Internet service under Subsection (5)(a)(vii) shall
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19211923 be discontinued in the legislative area if the president of the Senate and the speaker of
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19231925 the House of Representatives each submit a signed letter to the board indicating that
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19251928 the service is disruptive to the legislative process and is to be discontinued.
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19281930 (c) If a budget subcommittee is established by the board, the following shall serve as ex
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19301932 officio, nonvoting members of the budget subcommittee:
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19321934 (i) the legislative fiscal analyst, or the analyst's designee, who shall be from the
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19341936 Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst; and
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19361938 (ii) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, or the
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19381940 executive director's designee, who shall be from the Governor's Office of Planning
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19401942 and Budget.
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19421944 (d) If a preservation and maintenance subcommittee is established by the board, the
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19441946 board may, by majority vote, appoint one or each of the following to serve on the
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19461948 subcommittee as voting members of the subcommittee:
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19481950 (i) an architect, who shall be selected from a list of three architects submitted by the
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19501952 American Institute of Architects; or
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19521954 (ii) an engineer, who shall be selected from a list of three engineers submitted by the
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19541956 American Civil Engineers Council.
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19561958 (e) If the board establishes any subcommittees, the board may, by majority vote, appoint
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19581960 up to two people who are not members of the board to serve, at the will of the board,
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19601962 as nonvoting members of a subcommittee.
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19621964 (f) Members of each subcommittee shall, at the first meeting of each calendar year,
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19641966 select one individual to act as chair of the subcommittee for a one-year term.
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19661968 (6)(a) The board, and the employees of the board, may not move the office of the
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19681970 governor, lieutenant governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House of
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19701972 Representatives, or a member of the Legislature from the State Capitol unless the
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19721974 removal is approved by:
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19741976 (i) the governor, in the case of the governor's office;
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19761978 (ii) the lieutenant governor, in the case of the lieutenant governor's office;
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19781980 (iii) the president of the Senate, in the case of the president's office or the office of a
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19801982 member of the Senate; or
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19821984 (iv) the speaker of the House of Representatives, in the case of the speaker's office or
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19841986 the office of a member of the House.
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19861988 (b) The board and the employees of the board have no control over the furniture,
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19881990 furnishings, and decorative objects in the offices of the governor, lieutenant
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19901992 governor, or the members of the Legislature except as necessary to inventory or
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19921994 conserve items of historical significance owned by the state.
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19941997 (c) The board and the employees of the board have no control over records and
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19971999 documents produced by or in the custody of a state agency, official, or employee
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19992001 having an office in a building on capitol hill.
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20012003 (d) Except for items identified by the board as having historical significance, and except
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20032005 as provided in Subsection (6)(b), the board and the employees of the board have no
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20052007 control over moveable furnishings and equipment in the custody of a state agency,
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20072009 official, or employee having an office in a building on capitol hill.
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20092011 Section 7. Section 68-3-13.5 is enacted to read:
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20112013 68-3-13.5 . Summaries of legislation.
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20132015 (1) As used in this section, "legislation" means the same as that term is defined in
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20152017 legislative rule.
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20172019 (2) A written summary associated with legislation that is prepared by a staff member of the
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20192021 Senate or the House of Representatives, or by a staff office for the Legislature:
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20212023 (a) is not part of the legislation considered, agreed to, or enacted by the Legislature; and
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20232025 (b) is not evidence of legislative intent.
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20252027 Section 8. Repealer.
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20272029 This bill repeals:
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20292031 Section 36-12-8.1, Legislative Management Committee -- Subcommittee on Oversight --
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20312033 Members -- Duties -- Meetings.
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20332035 Section 36-12-10, Right of members to attend meetings -- Voting -- Subject to open and
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20352037 public meeting requirements.
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20372039 Section 36-12-17, Duties of presiding officer and majority and minority leaders of each
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20392041 house and chairman of Legislative Management Committee.
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20412043 Section 36-12-22, Reports from legislative boards -- Annual reports -- Preparation of
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20432045 legislation.
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20452047 Section 9. Effective Date.
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20472049 This bill takes effect:
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20492051 (1) except as provided in Subsection (2), May 7, 2025; or
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20512053 (2) if approved by two-thirds of all members elected to each house:
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20532055 (a) upon approval by the governor;
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20552057 (b) without the governor's signature, the day following the constitutional time limit of
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20572059 Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8; or
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20592061 (c) in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
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