HB 513 — Attorney General Funding Amendments

(c)(c)(i) (i) An internal service fund agency that begins a new service or introduces a new product between annual general sessions of the Legislature may, for that service or product:

(ii) within 90 days after the day on which the Legislature adjourns the general session sine die, the internal service fund agency submits a proposed increased rate schedule to the rate committee established in Section 63A-1-114 that adjusts the rates, fees, and amounts approved by the - 8 - HB0513 compared with HB0513S01 Legislature to reflect the percentage increase- that8 the- LegislatureEnrolled appropriatedCopy forH.B. state agency employee compensation under Subsection (4)(d)(i);

513 increase that the Legislature appropriated for state agency employee compensation under Subsection (4)(d)(i);

and (iv) the internal service fund agency uses all the revenue from the rate schedule increase under this Subsection (4)(d) to increase the internal service fund agency's employee's compensation in an amount equivalent to the state agency employee compensation increase described in Subsection (4)(4)(d)(i). (d)(i).

(8)(8)(a) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(f), an internal service fund agency may not acquire capital assets unless legislative approval for acquisition of the assets has been included in an appropriations act for the internal service fund agency.

(d)(d)(i) (i) To eliminate negative working capital, an internal service fund agency may incur long-term debt from the General Fund or Special Revenue Funds to acquire capital assets.

- 9 - HB0513 compared with HB0513S01 (ii) The internal service fund agency shall repay all long-term debt borrowed from the General Fund or Special Revenue Funds by making regular payments over the useful- life9 of- theH.B. asset according to the asset's depreciation schedule.

(e)513 (i)Enrolled TheCopy Divisionuseful oflife Finance may not allow an internal service fund agency's borrowing to exceed 90% of the netasset bookaccording valueto of the agency'sasset's capitaldepreciation assetsschedule. as of the end of the fiscal year.

(e)(i) The Division of Finance may not allow an internal service fund agency's borrowing to exceed 90% of the net book value of the agency's capital assets as of the end of the fiscal year.

(f)(f)(i) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(f)(ii), capital assets acquired through agency appropriation may not be transferred to any internal service fund agency without legislative approval.

(10) Beginning July 1, 2027, this part does not apply to {the office of the attorney general.} charges that are:

63J-1-602.2.63J-1-602.2 (Effective 05/06/26) (Partially Repealed 07/01/29).

- 10 - HB0513 compared with HB0513S01 (2) The State Board of Education, including all appropriations to agencies, line items, and programs- under10 the- jurisdictionEnrolled ofCopy theH.B. State Board of Education, in accordance with Section 53F-9-103.

513 programs under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education, in accordance with Section 53F-9-103.

- 11 - HB0513 compared with HB0513S01 (23) The Utah Board of Higher Education for teacher preparation programs, as provided in Section- 53H-5-402.11 - H.B.

513 Enrolled Copy Section 53H-5-402.

- 12 - HB0513 compared with HB0513S01 (42) The Bonneville Shoreline Trail Program created under Section 79-5-503.

(43)- Adoption12 document- accessEnrolled asCopy providedH.B. in Sections 81-13-103, 81-13-504, and 81-13-505.

513 (43) Adoption document access as provided in Sections 81-13-103, 81-13-504, and 81-13-505.

(48) The {Public Policy Defense } Legal Services and Litigation Program created in Section 63J-1-1005.

Section 463J-1-1001 is enacted to read:

63J-1-1001.Part 10.

Funding for Attorney General Services 63J-1-1001 (Effective 05/06/26).

10.(1) "Agency" means an agency as defined in Section 63J-1-102 that receives legal services from the office.

Funding for Attorney General Services (1) "Agency" means an agency as defined in Section 63J-1-102 that receives legal services from the office.

{(6)(6) {"Rate"Rate category" means a segment of billers defined by the office:}office }for {(a)whom {whothe haveoffice similarcharges skillsthe andsame experience;hourly rate when providing legal services to an agency.

and} } (b){(6)} "Rate category" means a segment of billers defined by the office for whom the office charges the same hourly rate when providing legal services to an agency.

Section 563J-1-1002 is enacted to read:

63J-1-1002.63J-1-1002 (Effective 05/06/26).

{Service-levelAnnual agreementsretainer -- } Annual retainer-- Service-level agreements.

(1)(1)(a) - 13 - HB0513 compared with HB0513S01 (a) Beginning July 1, 2027, in accordance with this part, the office shall {charge } invoice each agency for legal services the office provides.

(b) The office shall calculate the amount the office {charges } invoices based on:

and (ii)- an13 hourly- rateH.B. the office establishes for the biller's rate category.

513 Enrolled Copy (ii) an hourly rate the office establishes for the biller's rate category.

(2)(2)(a) (a) Before October 1 each year:

(2){(i)}(i) {Before October 1 of each year, } the office and each agency that requires legal services from the office during the upcoming fiscal year shall {enter into a written service-level agreement that establishes } jointly agree to a retainer for the upcoming fiscal year{:}year; ;

and {(a)(ii) {theeach legal services the agency expectsshall report to need from the office;}Governor's }Office {(b) {the estimated number of hoursPlanning fromand billersBudget in each rate category the anticipatedagency's legal services will require;} } {(c) {the hourly rate for each rate category the office anticipates will provide legal services to the agency;} } {(d) {establishes the retainer amount for the upcoming fiscal year;year.

and} } {(e) {identifies the source of funding the agency will use to pay for the cost of any legal services that exceeds the retainer.} } {(3) } (a){(ii)} {On or before October 1 each year, } each agency shall report to the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget the agency's retainer for the upcoming fiscal year.

- 14 - HB0513 compared with HB0513S01 (b) for each rate category, the estimated number of hours necessary to perform the legal services described in Subsection (3)(a);

(d)(d)(i) (i) the amount the Legislature appropriated for the agency's retainer;

(4) {Subject to legislative appropriation, the Division } On July 1 following execution of {Finance shall deposit each agency's retainer } the service-level agreement, each agency shall transfer into the Legal Services Retainer Fund created in Section 63J-1-1004an63J-1-1004 an amount sufficient to ensure the amount available in the Legal Services Retainer Fund for the agency's legal services is equal to the retainer included in the service-level agreement under Subsection (3)(d).

Section- 6.14 - Enrolled Copy H.B.

513 Section 66. is enacted to read:

63J-1-1003.Section 63J-1-1003 is enacted to read:

63J-1-1003 (Effective 05/06/26).

(1)(1)(a) (a) The office shall provide each agency with a monthly billing report that accounts for all legal services the office provided the agency during the immediately preceding calendar month.

(2)(2)(a) (a) In accordance with Section 63J-1-1004, the office shall use the agency's retainer to satisfy the office's monthly charges to the agency for legal services.

- 15 - HB0513 compared with HB0513S01 (b) If the remainder of an agency's retainer is insufficient to satisfy the office's monthly charges to the agency, the agency shall pay the remaining balance using the funding source identified in the service-level agreement.

(3) For each agency under the governor's authority, the office shall provide a monthly report to the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget that includes the information described in Subsections (1)(1)(b)(ii) (b)(ii) through (iv).

Section 763J-1-1004 is enacted to read:

63J-1-1004.63J-1-1004 (Effective 05/06/26).

(1) There is created an {[enterprise]} expendable special revenue fund known as the Legal Services Retainer Fund.

(2) The fund consists of {agency } transfers from agencies to pay for the office's legal services, including retainers {appropriated by } transferred into the {Legislature} account in accordance with Section 63J-1-1002.

(3)(3)(a) (3){(a)} The office shall administer the fund and may expend money from the fund as provided in this part to pay for amounts the office charges an agency for legal services.

{(4)(b) {At the end of each fiscal year the Division of Finance shall:} } (a){(b)} {transfer any remaining portion of } As provided in Section 63J-1-1003, the office may not use an agency's retainer {thatto waspay fundedcharges incurred by restrictedanother fundsagency. back to the funds' original source;

and}Section to8. pay charges incurred by another agency.

{(b)Section {[transfer]retain63J-1-1005 inis theenacted fund any remaining portion of an agency's retainer that was funded by the General Fund to beread: used for the Public Policy Defense Program created in Section 63J-1-1005.} } Section 8.

Section63J-1-1005 8(Effective is05/06/26). enacted to read:

63J-1-1005.Legal Services and Litigation Program.

{Public(1) PolicyThere Defenseis }created within the office the Legal Services and Litigation Program.Program to be - 15 - H.B.

{(1)513 {ThereEnrolled isCopy created within the office the Public Policy Defense Program to be funded by:}by }appropriations {(a)made {moneyby [transferred to]available to be used for the programLegislature. in accordance with Section 63J-1-1004;

and}(2) }Subject (b){(1)}to Therethe isprovisions createdof withinthis section, the office theshall Legaladminister Servicesthe andprogram Litigationfor Programthe topurpose beof fundedrepresenting bythe appropriationsstate madein bycivil thelitigation Legislature.that:

- 16 - HB0513 compared with HB0513S01 (2) Subject to the provisions of this section, the office shall administer the program for the purpose of {defending } representing the state in civil litigation that:

andor (c) is not paid for through the Risk Management Fund created in Section 63A-4-201.

and (b)(b)(i) {(i)if {if the office anticipates the office's total costcosts ofrelated defendingto the matter will be more than $100,000 but less than $500,000, after providing notice toto: the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives;

or}(A) }the (ii){(i)}president ifof the officeSenate anticipatesand the {totalspeaker cost of defending } office's total costs related to the matterHouse willof beRepresentatives; more than $100,000 but less than $500,000, after providing notice to {the Legislative Management Committee.} :

{(4) {Money appropriated or transferred to the program does not lapse.} } (A) the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives;

Effective date.

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