Committee: means the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee created by Section 63E-1-201. See Utah Code 63E-1-102
Independent entity: means an entity having a public purpose relating to the state or its citizens that is individually created by the state or is given by the state the right to exist and conduct its affairs as an:
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
study the scope of this title and determine what entities should be treated under this title as independent entities;
(b)
review annually new entities created by the state and entities registered as independent entities pursuant to Section 67-1a-15 to determine if any entities should be added to the list of independent entities in Section 63E-1-102;
(c)
study the provisions of the Utah Code that govern each independent entity, including whether or not there should be consistency in these provisions;
(d)
study what provisions of the Utah Code, if any, from which each independent entity should be exempted;
(e)
study whether or not the state should receive services from or provide services to each independent entity;
(f)
request and hear reports from each independent entity;
(g)
review the annual audit of each independent entity that is performed in accordance with the statutes governing the independent entity;
(h)
comply with 3, in reviewing a proposal to create a new independent entity;
(i)
if the committee recommends a change in the organizational status of an independent entity as provided in Subsection (2) and subject to 4, recommend the appropriate method of changing the organizational status of the independent entity; and
establish a form for any report required under Subsection (1);
(b)
make recommendations to the Legislature concerning the organizational status of an independent entity; and
(c)
advise the Legislature concerning issues involving independent entities.
(3)
(a)
By the November 2023 Legislative Management Committee meeting, the committee shall provide specific recommendations to the Legislative Management Committee for the Utah Communications Authority.
(b)
The report described in Subsection (3)(a) shall include recommendations regarding:
(i)
the Utah Communication Authority’s:
(A)
administration;
(B)
financial accountability;
(C)
current and future needs;
(D)
assets;
(E)
history; and
(F)
organizational status as an independent entity; and
(ii)
any need to modify statutes related to the entity.
Amended by Chapter 431, 2023 General Session Amended by Chapter 507, 2023 General Session
