Section 302 - Information Technology Rate Committee -- Membership -- Duties.

UT Code § 63F-1-302 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) (a) There is created an Information Technology Rate Committee, which shall consist of the executive directors, or the executive director's designee, of seven executive branch agencies that use services and pay rates to one of the department internal service funds, appointed by the governor for a two-year term. (b) (i) Of the seven executive agencies represented on the rate committee under Subsection (1)(a), only one of the following may be represented on the committee, if at all, at any one time: (A) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; (B) the Division of Finance; or (C) the Department of Administrative Services. (ii) The department may not have a representative on the rate committee. (c) (i) The committee shall elect a chair from its members. (ii) Members of the committee who are state government employees and who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service on the committee shall receive no compensation, benefits, per diem, or expenses for the member's service on the committee. (d) The department shall provide staff services to the committee.

(a) There is created an Information Technology Rate Committee, which shall consist of the executive directors, or the executive director's designee, of seven executive branch agencies that use services and pay rates to one of the department internal service funds, appointed by the governor for a two-year term.

(b) (i) Of the seven executive agencies represented on the rate committee under Subsection (1)(a), only one of the following may be represented on the committee, if at all, at any one time: (A) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; (B) the Division of Finance; or (C) the Department of Administrative Services. (ii) The department may not have a representative on the rate committee.

(i) Of the seven executive agencies represented on the rate committee under Subsection (1)(a), only one of the following may be represented on the committee, if at all, at any one time: (A) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; (B) the Division of Finance; or (C) the Department of Administrative Services.

(A) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget;

(B) the Division of Finance; or

(C) the Department of Administrative Services.

(ii) The department may not have a representative on the rate committee.

(c) (i) The committee shall elect a chair from its members. (ii) Members of the committee who are state government employees and who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service on the committee shall receive no compensation, benefits, per diem, or expenses for the member's service on the committee.

(i) The committee shall elect a chair from its members.

(ii) Members of the committee who are state government employees and who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service on the committee shall receive no compensation, benefits, per diem, or expenses for the member's service on the committee.

(d) The department shall provide staff services to the committee.

(2) (a) Any internal service funds managed by the department shall submit to the committee a proposed rate and fee schedule for services rendered by the department to an executive branch agency or an entity that subscribes to services rendered by the department. (b) The committee shall: (i) conduct meetings in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; (ii) meet at least once each calendar year to: (A) discuss the service performance of each internal service fund; (B) review the proposed rate and fee schedules; (C) determine whether each proposed fee is based on cost recovery as required by Subsection 63F-1-301(2)(b); (D) at the rate committee's discretion, approve, increase, or decrease the rate and fee schedules described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(B); and (E) discuss any prior or potential adjustments to the service level received by state agencies that pay rates to an internal service fund; (iii) recommend a proposed rate and fee schedule for each internal service fund to: (A) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; and (B) the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst for review by the Legislature in accordance with Section 63J-1-410, which requires the Legislature to approve the internal service fund agency's rates, fees, and budget in an appropriations act; and (iv) in accordance with Section 63J-1-410, review and approve, increase or decrease an interim rate, fee, or amount when an internal service fund agency begins a new service or introduces a new product between annual general sessions of the Legislature, which rate, fee, or amount shall be submitted to the Legislature at the next annual general session. (c) The committee may, in accordance with Subsection 63J-1-410(4), decrease a rate, fee, or amount that has been approved by the Legislature.

(a) Any internal service funds managed by the department shall submit to the committee a proposed rate and fee schedule for services rendered by the department to an executive branch agency or an entity that subscribes to services rendered by the department.

(b) The committee shall: (i) conduct meetings in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; (ii) meet at least once each calendar year to: (A) discuss the service performance of each internal service fund; (B) review the proposed rate and fee schedules; (C) determine whether each proposed fee is based on cost recovery as required by Subsection 63F-1-301(2)(b); (D) at the rate committee's discretion, approve, increase, or decrease the rate and fee schedules described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(B); and (E) discuss any prior or potential adjustments to the service level received by state agencies that pay rates to an internal service fund; (iii) recommend a proposed rate and fee schedule for each internal service fund to: (A) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; and (B) the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst for review by the Legislature in accordance with Section 63J-1-410, which requires the Legislature to approve the internal service fund agency's rates, fees, and budget in an appropriations act; and (iv) in accordance with Section 63J-1-410, review and approve, increase or decrease an interim rate, fee, or amount when an internal service fund agency begins a new service or introduces a new product between annual general sessions of the Legislature, which rate, fee, or amount shall be submitted to the Legislature at the next annual general session.

(i) conduct meetings in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act;

(ii) meet at least once each calendar year to: (A) discuss the service performance of each internal service fund; (B) review the proposed rate and fee schedules; (C) determine whether each proposed fee is based on cost recovery as required by Subsection 63F-1-301(2)(b); (D) at the rate committee's discretion, approve, increase, or decrease the rate and fee schedules described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(B); and (E) discuss any prior or potential adjustments to the service level received by state agencies that pay rates to an internal service fund;

(A) discuss the service performance of each internal service fund;

(B) review the proposed rate and fee schedules;

(C) determine whether each proposed fee is based on cost recovery as required by Subsection 63F-1-301(2)(b);

(D) at the rate committee's discretion, approve, increase, or decrease the rate and fee schedules described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(B); and

(E) discuss any prior or potential adjustments to the service level received by state agencies that pay rates to an internal service fund;

(iii) recommend a proposed rate and fee schedule for each internal service fund to: (A) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; and (B) the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst for review by the Legislature in accordance with Section 63J-1-410, which requires the Legislature to approve the internal service fund agency's rates, fees, and budget in an appropriations act; and

(A) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; and

(B) the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst for review by the Legislature in accordance with Section 63J-1-410, which requires the Legislature to approve the internal service fund agency's rates, fees, and budget in an appropriations act; and

(iv) in accordance with Section 63J-1-410, review and approve, increase or decrease an interim rate, fee, or amount when an internal service fund agency begins a new service or introduces a new product between annual general sessions of the Legislature, which rate, fee, or amount shall be submitted to the Legislature at the next annual general session.

(c) The committee may, in accordance with Subsection 63J-1-410(4), decrease a rate, fee, or amount that has been approved by the Legislature.