2006 Utah Code - 67-22-2 — Compensation -- Other state officers.

     67-22-2.   Compensation -- Other state officers.
     (1) (a) The governor shall establish salaries for the following state officers within the following salary ranges fixed by the Legislature:
        State Officer                 Salary Range
     Commissioner of Agriculture and Food     $66,800 - $90,600
     Commissioner of Insurance             $66,800 - $90,600
     Commissioner of the Labor Commission     $66,800 - $90,600
     Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control
         Commission                 $66,800 - $90,600
     Members, Board of Pardons and Parole     $66,800 - $90,600
    Executive Director, Department
         of Commerce                 $66,800 - $90,600
     Executive Director, Commission on
         Criminal and Juvenile Justice     $66,800 - $90,600
     Adjutant General                 $66,800 - $90,600
     Chair, Tax Commission             $72,400 - $97,600
     Commissioners, Tax Commission         $72,400 - $97,600
     Executive Director, Department of
         Community and Culture         $72,400 - $97,600
     Executive Director, Tax Commission     $72,400 - $97,600
     Chair, Public Service Commission         $72,400 - $97,600
     Commissioners, Public Service
        Commission                 $72,400 - $97,600
     Executive Director, Department
         of Corrections                 $78,700 - $106,200
     Commissioner, Department of Public Safety     $78,700 - $106,200
     Executive Director, Department of
         Natural Resources             $78,700 - $106,200
     Director, Governor's Office of Planning
         and Budget                 $78,700 - $106,200
     Executive Director, Department of
         Administrative Services         $78,700 - $106,200
     Executive Director, Department of
         Human Resource Management    $78,000 - $106,200
     Executive Director, Department of
         Environmental Quality         $78,700 - $106,200
     Director, Governor's Office
         of Economic Development         $78,700 - $106,200
     Executive Director, Utah Science
         Technology and Research
         Governing Authority             $78,700 - $106,200
     Executive Director, Department of
        Workforce Services             $85,700 - $115,700
     Executive Director, Department of
         Health, Nonphysician             $85,700 - $115,700

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     Executive Director, Department
         of Human Services             $85,700 - $115,700
     Executive Director, Department
         of Transportation             $85,700 - $115,700
     Executive Director, Department
         of Information Technology
         Services                 $85,700 - $115,700
     (b) If the executive director of the Department of Health is a physician, the governor shall establish a salary within the highest physician salary range established by the Department of Human Resource Management.
     (c) The governor shall establish the salary for the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions to be no less than 110% and no more than 120% of the highest salary paid to any other employee of the Department of Financial Institutions.
     (2) (a) The Legislature fixes benefits for the state officers outlined in Subsection (1) as follows:
     (i) the option of participating in a state retirement system established by Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act, or in a deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement Office in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations;
     (ii) health insurance;
     (iii) dental insurance;
     (iv) basic life insurance;
     (v) unemployment compensation;
     (vi) workers' compensation;
     (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security;
     (viii) long-term disability income insurance;
     (ix) the same additional state-paid life insurance available to other noncareer service employees;
     (x) the same severance pay available to other noncareer service employees;
     (xi) the same leave, holidays, and allowances granted to Schedule B state employees as follows:
     (A) sick leave;
     (B) converted sick leave if accrued prior to January 1, 2014;
     (C) educational allowances;
     (D) holidays; and
     (E) annual leave except that annual leave shall be accrued at the maximum rate provided to Schedule B state employees;
     (xii) the option to convert accumulated sick leave to cash or insurance benefits as provided by law or rule upon resignation or retirement according to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees;
     (xiii) the option to purchase additional life insurance at group insurance rates according to the same criteria and procedures applied to Schedule B state employees; and
     (xiv) professional memberships if being a member of the professional organization is a requirement of the position.
     (b) Each department shall pay the cost of additional state-paid life insurance for its

executive director from its existing budget.
     (3) The Legislature fixes the following additional benefits:
     (a) for the executive director of the State Tax Commission a vehicle for official and personal use;
     (b) for the executive director of the Department of Transportation a vehicle for official and personal use;
     (c) for the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources a vehicle for commute and official use;
     (d) for the Commissioner of Public Safety:
     (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
     (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
     (e) for the executive director of the Department of Corrections:
     (i) an accidental death insurance policy if POST certified; and
     (ii) a public safety vehicle for official and personal use;
     (f) for the Adjutant General a vehicle for official and personal use; and
     (g) for each member of the Board of Pardons and Parole a vehicle for commute and official use.
     (4) (a) The governor has the discretion to establish a specific salary for each office listed in Subsection (1), and, within that discretion, may provide salary increases within the range fixed by the Legislature.
     (b) The governor shall apply the same overtime regulations applicable to other FLSA exempt positions.
     (c) The governor may develop standards and criteria for reviewing the performance of the state officers listed in Subsection (1).
     (5) Salaries for other Schedule A employees, as defined in Section 67-19-15, which are not provided for in this chapter, or in Title 67, Chapter 8, Utah Executive and Judicial Salary Act, shall be established as provided in Section 67-19-15.

Amended by Chapter 139, 2006 General Session
Amended by Chapter 338, 2006 General Session
Amended by Chapter 123, 2006 General Session
Amended by Chapter 128, 2006 General Session