Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 20 (2016GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Weiler, T.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2016

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires the Utah State Retirement Systems (URS) to provide employee compensation information on its website;
• requires URS to provide advance public notice of administrative board meetings on the Utah Public Notice Website;
• requires URS to establish policies for time limits to respond to information requests; and
• makes technical changes.

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Bill text

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler
House Sponsor: 
Kraig Powell
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies the Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act by amending
provisions related to public information.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires the Utah State Retirement Systems (URS) to provide employee
compensation information on its website;
▸ requires URS to provide advance public notice of administrative board meetings on
the Utah Public Notice Website;
▸ requires URS to establish policies for time limits to respond to information
requests; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
49-11-1101
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 185
ENACTS:
49-11-1102
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
49-11-1103
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Part 11. Public Information Disclosure
Section 1. Section 
49-11-1101
 is amended to read:
49-11-1101.
Public financial information disclosure on website -- Exclusions.
(1) The office shall provide the following financial information for the public on its
website:
(a) administrative expense transactions from its general ledger accounting system; and
(b) [
aggregated
] employee compensation information by [
department
] 
individual
employee at least annually
.
(2) For purposes of this part, the office is not required to provide other information for
public access on its website, if the disclosure of the information would conflict with the
fiduciary obligations of the board, including:
(a) revenue transactions; and
(b) member and participant information.
Section 2. Section 
49-11-1102
 is enacted to read:
 49-11-1102.
Public notice of administrative board meetings -- Posting on Utah
Public Notice Website.
(1) The office shall provide advance public notice of meetings and agendas on the Utah
Public Notice Website established in Section 
63F-1-701
 for administrative board meetings.
(2) The office may post other public materials, as directed by the board, on the Utah
Public Notice Website.
Section 3. Section 
49-11-1103
 is enacted to read:
 49-11-1103.
Public information requests.
The office shall establish, in policy, time limits to respond to public information
requests.