Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 134 First Substitute (2021GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Pulsipher, S.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/17/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires the State Board of Education to inform the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst when a bill impacts reporting requirements for local education agencies; and
• provides that the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall disclose any impacts to the bill's sponsor and, upon request, to any other legislator.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

NOTICE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION REPORTING
REQUIREMENT
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Susan Pulsipher
Senate Sponsor: 
Lincoln Fillmore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill enacts provisions related to legislation that affects reporting requirements for
local education agencies.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires the State Board of Education to inform the Office of the Legislative Fiscal
Analyst when a bill impacts reporting requirements for local education agencies;
and
▸ provides that the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall disclose any impacts
to the bill's sponsor and, upon request, to any other legislator.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
36-12-13
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 248
53E-3-507
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 365
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
36-12-13
 is amended to read:
36-12-13.
Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst established -- Powers, functions,
and duties -- Qualifications.
(1) There is established an Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst as a permanent staff
office for the Legislature.
(2) The powers, functions, and duties of the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
under the supervision of the fiscal analyst are:
(a) (i) to estimate general revenue collections, including comparisons of:
(A) current estimates for each major tax type to long-term trends for that tax type;
(B) current estimates for federal fund receipts to long-term federal fund trends; and
(C) current estimates for tax collections and federal fund receipts to long-term trends
deflated for the inflationary effects of debt monetization; and
(ii) to report the analysis required under Subsection (2)(a)(i) to the Legislature's
Executive Appropriations Committee before each annual general session of the Legislature;
(b) to analyze in detail the state budget before the convening of each legislative session
and make recommendations to the Legislature on each item or program appearing in the
budget, including:
(i) funding for and performance of programs, acquisitions, and services currently
undertaken by state government to determine whether each department, agency, institution, or
program should:
(A) continue at its current level of expenditure;
(B) continue at a different level of expenditure; or
(C) be terminated; and
(ii) increases or decreases to spending authority and other resource allocations for the
current and future fiscal years;
(c) to prepare on all proposed bills fiscal estimates that reflect:
(i) potential state government revenue impacts;
(ii) anticipated state government expenditure changes;
(iii) anticipated expenditure changes for county, municipal, local district, or special
service district governments; and
(iv) anticipated direct expenditure by Utah residents and businesses, including the unit
cost, number of units, and total cost to all impacted residents and businesses;
(d) to indicate whether each proposed bill will impact the regulatory burden for Utah
residents or businesses, and if so:
(i) whether the impact increases or decreases the regulatory burden; and
(ii) whether the change in burden is high, medium, or low;
(e) beginning in 2017 and repeating every three years after 2017, to prepare the
following cycle of analyses of long-term fiscal sustainability:
(i) in year one, the joint revenue volatility report required under Section 
63J-1-205
;
(ii) in year two, a long-term budget for programs appropriated from major funds and
tax types; and
(iii) in year three, a budget stress test comparing estimated future revenue to and
expenditure from major funds and tax types under various potential economic conditions;
(f) to report instances in which the administration may be failing to carry out the
expressed intent of the Legislature;
(g) to propose and analyze statutory changes for more effective operational economies
or more effective administration;
(h) to prepare, before each annual general session of the Legislature, a summary
showing the current status of the following as compared to the past nine fiscal years:
(i) debt;
(ii) long-term liabilities;
(iii) contingent liabilities;
(iv) General Fund borrowing;
(v) reserves;
(vi) fund and nonlapsing balances; and
(vii) cash funded capital investments;
(i) to make recommendations for addressing the items described in Subsection (2)(h) in
the upcoming annual general session of the Legislature;
(j) to prepare, after each session of the Legislature, a summary showing the effect of
the final legislative program on the financial condition of the state;
(k) to conduct organizational and management improvement studies;
(l) to prepare and deliver upon request of any interim committee or the Legislative
Management Committee, reports on the finances of the state and on anticipated or proposed
requests for appropriations;
(m) to recommend areas for research studies by the executive department or the interim
committees;
(n) to appoint and develop a professional staff within budget limitations;
(o) to prepare and submit the annual budget request for the office;
(p) to develop a taxpayer receipt:
(i) available to taxpayers through a website; and
(ii) that allows a taxpayer to view on the website an estimate of how the taxpayer's tax
dollars are expended for government purposes; and
(q) to publish or provide other information on taxation and government expenditures
that may be accessed by the public.
(3) The legislative fiscal analyst shall have a master's degree in public administration,
political science, economics, accounting, or the equivalent in academic or practical experience.
(4) In carrying out the duties provided for in this section, the legislative fiscal analyst
may obtain access to all records, documents, and reports necessary to the scope of the
legislative fiscal analyst's duties according to the procedures contained in Title 36, Chapter 14,
Legislative Subpoena Powers.
(5) The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall provide any information the State
Board of Education reports in accordance with Subsection 
53E-3-507
(7) to:
(a) the chief sponsor of the proposed bill; and
(b) upon request, any legislator.
Section 2. Section 
53E-3-507
 is amended to read:
53E-3-507.
Powers of the state board.
The state board:
(1) shall establish minimum standards for career and technical education programs in
the public education system;
(2) may apply for, receive, administer, and distribute funds made available through
programs of federal and state governments to promote and aid career and technical education;
(3) shall cooperate with federal and state governments to administer programs that
promote and maintain career and technical education;
(4) shall cooperate with the Utah Board of Higher Education, technical colleges, Salt
Lake Community College's School of Applied Technology, Snow College, Utah State
University Eastern, and Utah State University Blanding to ensure that students in the public
education system have access to career and technical education at technical colleges, Salt Lake
Community College's School of Applied Technology, Snow College, Utah State University
Eastern, and Utah State University Blanding;
(5) shall require that before a minor student may participate in clinical experiences as
part of a health care occupation program at a high school or other institution to which the
student has been referred, the student's parent has:
(a) been first given written notice through appropriate disclosure when registering and
prior to participation that the program contains a clinical experience segment in which the
student will observe and perform specific health care procedures that may include personal
care, patient bathing, and bathroom assistance; and
(b) provided specific written consent for the student's participation in the program and
clinical experience; [
and
]
(6) shall, after consulting with school districts, charter schools, the Utah Board of
Higher Education, technical colleges, Salt Lake Community College's School of Applied
Technology, Snow College, Utah State University Eastern, and Utah State University Blanding,
prepare and submit an annual report in accordance with Section 
53E-1-203
 detailing:
(a) how the career and technical education needs of secondary students are being met;
and
(b) the access secondary students have to programs offered:
(i) at technical colleges; and
(ii) within the regions served by Salt Lake Community College's School of Applied
Technology, Snow College, Utah State University Eastern, and Utah State University
Blanding[
.
]
; and
(7) when the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst requests information from the
board related to a fiscal note for a proposed bill, shall report to the Office of the Legislative
Fiscal Analyst, in addition to the other information requested, whether the proposed bill will
impact the reporting requirements for local education agencies and if so:
(a) whether the impact increases or decreases the reporting requirements;
(b) whether the change in requirements is high, medium, or low; and
(c) the effect of the change in requirements on the amount and quality of information
available to taxpayers, parents, and legislators.