2006 Utah Code - 9-4-801 — Creation.

     9-4-801.   Creation.
     (1) There is created the Homeless Coordinating Committee.
     (2) (a) The committee shall consist of the state planning coordinator, the state superintendent of public instruction, the chair of the board of trustees of the Utah Housing Corporation, and the executive directors of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Community and Culture, the Department of Workforce Services, and the Department of Health, or their designees.
     (b) The governor shall appoint the chair from among these members.
     (3) The governor may also appoint as members of the committee representatives of local governments, local housing authorities, local law enforcement agencies, and of federal and private agencies and organizations concerned with the homeless, mentally ill, elderly, single-parent families, substance abusers, and persons with a disability.
     (4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), as terms of current committee members expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
     (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed every two years.
     (c) A person appointed under this Subsection (4) may not be appointed to serve more than three consecutive terms.
     (5) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
     (6) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties from the committee at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (c) (i) Local government members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from the entity that they represent for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Local government members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.

Amended by Chapter 148, 2005 General Session