Title 35A, Title 35A: Utah Workforce Services Code

35A-1-104.1. Background checks for employees. (1) As used in this section, "bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section. 53-10-201 (2) Beginning July 1, 2018, the department may require current employees in, and all applicants for, the following positio…

35A-1-104.5. Other department duties -- Strategic plan for health system reform -- Reporting suspected misuse of a social security number. (1) The department shall work with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Insurance Department, the Governor's Office of Economic D…

35A-1-105. Department budget -- Reports from divisions. (1) The department shall prepare and submit to the governor for inclusion in the governor's budget to be submitted to the Legislature, a budget of the department's financial requirements needed to carry out its responsibilit…

35A-1-106. Fees. (1) Unless otherwise provided by statute, the department may adopt a schedule of fees assessed for services provided by the department by following the procedures and requirements of Section. 63J-1-504 (2) The department shall submit each fee established under th…

35A-1-108. Participants in work experience or training programs funded by the department -- Status -- Receipt of workers' compensation medical benefits. (1) A client or applicant who is directed to participate in a work experience or training program funded by the department is c…

35A-1-109. Annual report -- Content -- Format. (1) The department shall prepare and submit to the governor and the Legislature, by October 1 of each year, an annual written report of the operations, activities, programs, and services of the department, including the department's …

35A-1-111. Certification for adoption tax credit. (1) An individual who seeks to claim a tax credit under Sectionorshall apply to the department for a certification that: 59-10-1046 59-10-1114 the individual did not receive any state or federal assistance described in Subsection,…

35A-1-201. Executive director -- Appointment -- Removal -- Compensation -- Qualifications -- Responsibilities -- Deputy directors. (1) The chief administrative officer of the department is the executive director, who is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the…

35A-1-202. Divisions -- Creation -- Duties -- Workforce Appeals Board, councils, Child Care Advisory Committee, and economic service areas. (1) There is created within the department the following divisions: the Workforce Development Division to administer the development and imp…

35A-1-203. Executive director -- Jurisdiction over division and economic service area directors -- No jurisdiction over Workforce Appeals Board -- Authority. (1) The executive director has administrative jurisdiction over each division and economic service area. (2) To effectuate…

35A-1-204. Division directors -- Appointment -- Compensation -- Qualifications. (1) The chief officer of each division within the department shall be a director, who shall serve as the executive and administrative head of the division. A director shall be appointed by the executi…

35A-1-205. Workforce Appeals Board -- Chair -- Appointment -- Compensation -- Qualifications. (1) There is created the Workforce Appeals Board within the department consisting of one or more panels to hear and decide appeals from the decision of an administrative law judge. (2) A…

35A-1-206. State Workforce Development Board -- Appointment -- Membership -- Terms of members -- Compensation. (1) There is created within the department the State Workforce Development Board in accordance with the provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.…

35A-1-207. State workforce services plan -- Economic service area plans. The State Workforce Development Board shall annually maintain and update a state workforce services plan that includes: (1) a four-year strategy, as described in 29 U.S.C. Sec. 3112, for the following core p…

35A-1-301. Presiding officers for adjudicative proceedings -- Subpoenas -- Independent judgment -- Consolidation -- Record -- Notice of order. (1) The executive director shall authorize the Division of Adjudication to call, assign a presiding officer, and conduct hearings and adj…

35A-1-302. Review of administrative order -- Finality of Workforce Appeals Board's order. (1) An order entered by an administrative law judge under this title is the final decision of the department unless a further appeal is initiated under this title and in accordance with the …

35A-1-303. Rulemaking. (1) In accordance with, the department shall make rules governing adjudicative procedures including the forms of notices and the manner of serving notice in all claims. Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act Except as provided in this titl…

35A-1-304. Review authority of the Workforce Appeals Board. (1) In accordance with this title and, the Workforce Appeals Board may allow an appeal from a decision of an administrative law judge from a formal adjudicative proceeding if a motion for review is filed with the Divisio…

35A-1-305. Independence of Workforce Appeals Board. A member of the Workforce Appeals Board may not participate in any case in which the member is an interested party. Each decision of a member of the Workforce Appeals Board shall represent the member's independent judgment.

35A-1-306. Electronic or similar methods. The department may by rule permit hearings or other adjudicative hearings to be conducted, recorded, or published by means of electronic devices or other similar methods.

35A-1-307. Scope of part. This part does not apply to adjudication under.

35A-1-501. Legal representation of department. At the request of the department, it is the duty of the county attorney or district attorney, as appropriate under Sectionsand, and the attorney general to represent the department in any legal action taken under this part,, or under…

35A-1-503. Evidence in legal actions. (1) In any civil action pursuant to this part or criminal action pursuant to: Title 76, Chapter 8, Part 12, Public Assistance Fraud a fund transfer or payment instrument made to the order of a party shall constitute prima facie evidence that …