63N-16-104.  Creation and duties of advisory committee.

(1)  There is created the General Regulatory Sandbox Program Advisory Committee.

Terms Used In Utah Code 63N-16-104

  • Advisory committee: means the General Regulatory Sandbox Program Advisory Committee created in Section 63N-16-104. See Utah Code 63N-16-102
  • Director: means the director of the Utah Office of Regulatory Relief created in Section 63N-16-103. See Utah Code 63N-16-102
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Regulatory relief office: means the Utah Office of Regulatory Relief created in Section 63N-16-103. See Utah Code 63N-16-102
  • Regulatory sandbox: means the General Regulatory Sandbox Program created in Section 63N-16-201, which allows a person to temporarily demonstrate an offering under a waiver or suspension of one or more state laws or regulations. See Utah Code 63N-16-102
  • Service: means any commercial activity, duty, or labor performed for another person. See Utah Code 63N-16-102
  • 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
(2)  The advisory committee shall have 11 members as follows:

(a)  six members appointed by the director who represent businesses interests and are selected from a variety of industry clusters;

(b)  three members appointed by the director who represent state agencies that regulate businesses;

(c)  one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate; and

(d)  one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(3) 

(a)  Subject to Subsection (3)(b), members of the advisory committee who are not legislators shall be appointed to a four-year term.

(b)  Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the director may adjust the length of terms of appointments and reappointments to the advisory committee so that approximately half of the advisory committee is appointed every two years.

(4)  The director shall select a chair of the advisory committee on an annual basis.

(5)  A majority of the advisory committee constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting advisory committee business, and the action of the majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the advisory committee.

(6)  The advisory committee shall advise and make recommendations to the regulatory relief office as described in this chapter.

(7)  The regulatory relief office shall provide administrative staff support for the advisory committee.

(8) 

(a)  A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service, but a member appointed under Subsection (2)(a) may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:

(i)  Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and

(ii)  rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

(b)  Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.

Amended by Chapter 332, 2022 General Session