Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 395 Second Substitute (2018GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Cutler, B. R.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/16/2018

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• authorizes the Technology Advisory Board and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget to approve technology innovation proposals submitted by multiple executive branch agencies;
• provides a process for the submission, review, approval, and funding of technology innovation proposals; and
• authorizes the Department of Technology Services to pay expenses of implementing an approved technology innovation proposal.

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Bill text

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Bruce R. Cutler
Senate Sponsor: 
Daniel Hemmert
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill enacts provisions relating to a technology innovation program.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ authorizes the Technology Advisory Board and the Governor's Office of
Management and Budget to approve technology innovation proposals submitted by
multiple executive branch agencies;
▸ provides a process for the submission, review, approval, and funding of technology
innovation proposals; and
▸ authorizes the Department of Technology Services to pay expenses of implementing
an approved technology innovation proposal.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2019:
▸ to the Department of Technology Services - Technology Innovation, as an ongoing
appropriation:
• from the General Fund, $150,000.
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-263
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapters 23, 47, 95, 166, 205, 469,
and 470
63J-1-602.4
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapters 253, 430, and 470
ENACTS:
63F-4-101
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63F-4-102
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63F-4-201
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63F-4-202
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63F-4-101
 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 4. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT
Part 1. General Provisions
 63F-4-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as the "Technology Innovation Act."
Section 2. Section 
63F-4-102
 is enacted to read:
 63F-4-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Executive branch agency" means a department, division, or other agency within
the executive branch of state government.
(2) "Governor's budget office" means the Governor's Office of Management and
Budget, created in Section 
63J-4-201
.
(3) "Review board" means the Architecture Review Board established within the
department.
(4) "Technology innovation" means a new information technology not previously in
use or a substantial adaptation or modification of an existing information technology.
(5) "Technology proposal" means a proposal to implement a technology innovation
designed to result in a greater efficiency in a government process or a cost saving in the
delivery of a government service, or both.
Section 3. Section 
63F-4-201
 is enacted to read:
Part 2. Technology Innovation Program
 63F-4-201.
Submitting a technology proposal -- Review process.
(1) Multiple executive branch agencies may jointly submit to the chief information
officer a technology proposal, on a form or in a format specified by the department.
(2) The chief information officer shall transmit to the review board each technology
proposal the chief information officer determines meets the form or format requirements of the
department.
(3) The review board shall:
(a) conduct a technical review of a technology proposal transmitted by the chief
information officer;
(b) determine whether the technology proposal merits further review and consideration
by the board, based on the technology proposal's likelihood to:
(i) be capable of being implemented effectively; and
(ii) result in greater efficiency in a government process or a cost saving in the delivery
of a government service, or both; and
(c) transmit a technology proposal to the board and to the governor's budget office, if
the review board determines that the technology proposal merits further review and
consideration by the board.
Section 4. Section 
63F-4-202
 is enacted to read:
 63F-4-202.
Technology Advisory Board review and approval of technology
proposals.
(1) The board shall review and evaluate each technology proposal that the review board
transmits to the board.
(2) The board may approve and recommend that the department provide funding from
legislative appropriations for a technology proposal if, after the board's review and evaluation
of the technology proposal:
(a) the board determines that there is a reasonably good likelihood that the technology
proposal:
(i) is capable of being implemented effectively; and
(ii) will result in greater efficiency in a government process or a cost saving in the
delivery of a government service, or both; and
(b) the board receives approval from the governor's budget office for the technology
proposal.
(3) The board may:
(a) prioritize multiple approved technology proposals based on their relative likelihood
of achieving the goals described in Subsection (2); and
(b) recommend funding based on the board's prioritization under Subsection (3)(a).
(4) The department shall:
(a) track the implementation and success of a technology proposal approved by the
board;
(b) evaluate the level of the technology proposal's implementation effectiveness and
whether the implementation results in greater efficiency in a government process or a cost
saving in the delivery of a government service, or both; and
(c) report the results of the department's tracking and evaluation:
(i) to the board, as frequently as the board requests; and
(ii) at least annually to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim
Committee.
(5) The department may, upon recommendation by the board, expend money
appropriated by the Legislature to pay for expenses incurred by executive branch agencies in
implementing a technology proposal that the board has approved.
Section 5. Section 
63I-1-263
 is amended to read:
63I-1-263.
Repeal dates, Titles 63A to 63N.
(1) Subsection 
63A-5-104
(4)(h) is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(2) Section 
63A-5-603
, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1, 2023.
(3) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
1, 2018.
(4) Title 63C, Chapter 4b, Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, is
repealed November 30, 2019.
(5) Title 63C, Chapter 16, Prison Development Commission Act, is repealed July 1,
2020.
(6) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
repealed July 1, 2021.
(7) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Mental Health Crisis Line Commission, is repealed July 1,
2018.
(8) Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed July 1,
2023.
(9) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
2020.
(10) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(11) On July 1, 2025:
(a) in Subsection 
17-27a-404
(3)(c)(ii), the language that states "the Resource
Development Coordinating Committee," is repealed;
(b) Subsection 
23-14-21
(2)(c) is amended to read "(c) provide notification of proposed
sites for the transplant of species to local government officials having jurisdiction over areas
that may be affected by a transplant.";
(c) in Subsection 
23-14-21
(3), the language that states "and the Resource Development
Coordinating Committee" is repealed;
(d) in Subsection 
23-21-2.3
(1), the language that states "the Resource Development
Coordinating Committee created in Section 
63J-4-501
 and" is repealed;
(e) in Subsection 
23-21-2.3
(2), the language that states "the Resource Development
Coordinating Committee and" is repealed;
(f) Subsection 
63J-4-102
(1) is repealed and the remaining subsections are renumbered
accordingly;
(g) Subsections 
63J-4-401
(5)(a) and (c) are repealed;
(h) Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(b) is renumbered to Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(a) and the
word "and" is inserted immediately after the semicolon;
(i) Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(d) is renumbered to Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(b);
(j) Sections 
63J-4-501
, 
63J-4-502
, 
63J-4-503
, 
63J-4-504
, and 
63J-4-505
 are repealed;
and
(k) Subsection 
63J-4-603
(1)(e)(iv) is repealed and the remaining subsections are
renumbered accordingly.
(12) (a) Subsection 
63J-1-602.4
[
(15)
]
(16)
 is repealed July 1, 2022.
(b) When repealing Subsection 
63J-1-602.4
[
(15)
]
(16)
, the Office of Legislative
Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under Subsection
36-12-12
(3), make necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
(13) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
63M-7-504
, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(14) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(15) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2018.
(16) (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 4, Recycling Market Development Zone Act, is
repealed January 1, 2021.
(b) Subject to Subsection (16)(c), Sections 
59-7-610
 and 
59-10-1007
 regarding tax
credits for certain persons in recycling market development zones, are repealed for taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
(c) A person may not claim a tax credit under Section 
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
:
(i) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section 
59-7-610
 or
59-10-1007
, if the machinery or equipment is purchased on or after January 1, 2021; or
(ii) for an expenditure described in Subsection 
59-7-610
(1)(b) or 
59-10-1007
(1)(b), if
the expenditure is made on or after January 1, 2021.
(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (16)(b) and (c), a person may carry forward a tax
credit in accordance with Section 
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
 if:
(i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
; and
(ii) (A) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
, the machinery or equipment is purchased on or before December 31,
2020; or
(B) for an expenditure described in Subsection 
59-7-610
(1)(b) or 
59-10-1007
(1)(b), the
expenditure is made on or before December 31, 2020.
(17) Section 
63N-2-512
 is repealed on July 1, 2021.
(18) (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 6, Utah Small Business Jobs Act, is repealed
January 1, 2021.
(b) Section 
59-9-107
 regarding tax credits against premium taxes is repealed for
calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (18)(b), an entity may carry forward a tax credit in
accordance with Section 
59-9-107
 if:
(i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 
59-9-107
 on or before December
31, 2020; and
(ii) the qualified equity investment that is the basis of the tax credit is certified under
Section 
63N-2-603
 on or before December 31, 2023.
(19) Title 63N, Chapter 9, Part 2, Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program,
is repealed January 1, 2023.
(20) Title 63N, Chapter 12, Part 3, Utah Broadband Outreach Center, is repealed July
1, 2018.
(21) Title 63N, Chapter 12, Part 4, Career and Technical Education Board, is repealed
July 1, 2018.
Section 6. Section 
63J-1-602.4
 is amended to read:
63J-1-602.4.
List of nonlapsing funds and accounts -- Title 61 through Title 63N.
(1) Funds paid to the Division of Real Estate for the cost of a criminal background
check for a mortgage loan license, as provided in Section 
61-2c-202
.
(2) Funds paid to the Division of Real Estate for the cost of a criminal background
check for principal broker, associate broker, and sales agent licenses, as provided in Section
61-2f-204
.
(3) Certain funds donated to the Department of Human Services, as provided in
Section 
62A-1-111
.
(4) Appropriations from the National Professional Men's Basketball Team Support of
Women and Children Issues Restricted Account created in Section 
62A-1-202
.
(5) Certain funds donated to the Division of Child and Family Services, as provided in
Section 
62A-4a-110
.
(6) Appropriations from the Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account created
in Section 
62A-4a-608
.
(7) Appropriations to the Division of Services for People with Disabilities, as provided
in Section 
62A-5-102
.
(8) Appropriations to the Division of Fleet Operations for the purpose of upgrading
underground storage tanks under Section 
63A-9-401
.
(9) A portion of the funds appropriated to the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, as
provided in Section 
63C-6-104
.
(10) Appropriations to the Department of Technology Services for technology
innovation under Section 
63F-4-202
.
[
(10)
] 
(11)
 Funds appropriated or collected for publishing the Office of Administrative
Rules' publications, as provided in Section 
63G-3-402
.
[
(11)
] 
(12)
 The Immigration Act Restricted Account created in Section 
63G-12-103
.
[
(12)
] 
(13)
 Money received by the military installation development authority, as
provided in Section 
63H-1-504
.
[
(13)
] 
(14)
 Appropriations from the Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account
created in Section 
63H-7a-303
.
[
(14)
] 
(15)
 Appropriations from the Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Service
Account created in Section 
63H-7a-304
.
[
(15)
] 
(16)
 Appropriations from the Utah Statewide Radio System Restricted Account
created in Section 
63H-7a-403
.
[
(16)
] 
(17)
 The Employability to Careers Program Restricted Account created in
Section 
63J-4-703
. 
[
(17)
] 
(18)
 Appropriations to the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative
created in Section 
63M-2-301
.
[
(18)
] 
(19)
 Appropriations to fund the Governor's Office of Economic Development's
Enterprise Zone Act, as provided in Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act.
[
(19)
] 
(20)
 Funds collected for directing and administering the C-PACE district created
in Section 
11-42a-302
.
[
(20)
] 
(21)
 The Motion Picture Incentive Account created in Section 
63N-8-103
.
[
(21)
] 
(22)
 Certain money payable for commission expenses of the Pete Suazo Utah
Athletic Commission, as provided under Section 
63N-10-301
.
Section 7. 
Appropriation.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2018, and ending June 30, 2019. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2019. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
ITEM 1
To Department of Technology Services - Technology Innovation
From General Fund
$150,000
Schedule of Programs:
Technology Innovation
$150,000