Title 67, State Officers and Employees

67-19a-402.5. Procedural steps to be followed by reporting employee alleging retaliatory action. (1) A reporting employee who desires to assert an administrative grievance of retaliatory action: (a) shall submit the grievance in writing within 30 days after the day on which the r…

67-19a-403. Advancement of grievance to administrator -- Initial hearing. (1) At any time after a career service employee submits a written grievance to the administrator under Subsection 67-19a-402(4), the administrator may attempt to settle the grievance informally by conferenc…

67-19a-404. Evidentiary hearing. (1) If the administrator determines that the office has authority to review the grievance, the administrator shall: (a) appoint a hearing officer to adjudicate the grievance; and (b) set a date for the evidentiary hearing that is either: (i) not l…

67-19a-405. Prehearing conference. (1) The administrator may require the presence of each party, the representatives of each party, and other designated persons at a prehearing conference. (2) At the conference, the administrator may require the parties to: (a) identify which all…

67-19a-406. Procedural steps to be followed by aggrieved employee -- Hearing before hearing officer -- Evidentiary and procedural rules. (1)(a) The administrator shall record the hearing and preserve the record. (b) The recording of the proceedings and all exhibits, briefs, motio…

67-19a-501. Procedural steps to be followed in an administrative review of an abusive conduct investigation. (1) An employee of a state executive branch agency, as defined in Section 67-26-102, may, under Subsection 67-19a-202(3), initiate an administrative review of the findings…

67-19d-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Board of trustees" or "board" means the board of trustees created in Section 67-19d-202. (2) "Income" means the revenues received by the state treasurer from investments of the trust fund principal. (3) "Trust fund" means the…

67-19d-201. Trust fund -- Creation -- Oversight -- Dissolution. (1) There is created a post-retirement benefits trust fund entitled the "State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund." (2) The trust fund consists of: (a) revenue provided from an ongoing labor additive as defined in S…

67-19d-201.5. Elected Official Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund -- Creation -- Oversight -- Dissolution. (1) There is created the "Elected Official Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund." (2) The Elected Official Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund consists of: (a) appropriation…

67-19d-202. Board of trustees of the State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund and the Elected Official Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund. (1)(a) There is created a board of trustees of the State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund and the Elected Official Post-Retirement Benef…

67-19d-301. Investment of State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund. (1) The state treasurer shall invest the assets of the State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund created under Section 67-19d-201 and the Elected Official Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund created under Sectio…

67-19d-302. State treasurer to follow "prudent investor" rule -- Standard of care. (1) The state treasurer shall invest and manage the trust fund assets as a prudent investor would, by: (a) considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the…

67-19f-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Annual leave II" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-17-510. (2) "Board of trustees" or "board" means the board of trustees created in Section 67-19f-202. (3) "Income" means the revenues received by the stat…

67-19f-201. State Employees' Leave Trust Fund -- Creation -- Oversight -- Dissolution. (1) There is created a trust fund entitled the "State Employees' Leave Trust Fund." (2) The trust fund consists of: (a) ongoing revenue provided from a state agency set aside for accrued annual…

67-19f-202. Board of trustees of the State Employees' Annual Leave Trust Fund. (1)(a) There is created a board of trustees of the State Employees' Annual Leave Trust Fund composed of the following three members: (i) the state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee; (ii) the …

67-19f-301. Investment of State Employees' Annual Leave Program II Trust Fund. (1) The state treasurer shall invest the assets of the trust fund with the primary goal of providing for the stability, income, and growth of the principal. (2) Nothing in this section requires a speci…

67-19f-302. State treasurer to follow "prudent investor" rule -- Standard of care. (1) The state treasurer shall invest and manage the trust fund assets as a prudent investor would, by: (a) considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the…

67-20-1. Short title. This chapter is known as the "Volunteer Government Workers Act."

67-20-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Agency" means: (a) a department, institution, office, college, university, authority, division, board, bureau, commission, council, or other agency of the state; (b) a county, city, town, school district, or special improvement …

67-20-3. Purposes for which a volunteer is considered a government employee -- Limitations of liability for volunteer facilitators. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) or (3), a volunteer is considered a government employee for purposes of: (a) receiving workers' compensatio…

67-20-4. Approval of volunteer. (1) Except as approval is provided under Subsection (2), a volunteer may not donate any service to an agency unless the volunteer's services are approved by the chief executive of that agency or an authorized agency representative. (2) When the cou…

67-20-6. Compensatory service worker workers' compensation medical benefits. A compensatory service worker is considered a government employee for purposes of receiving workers' compensation medical benefits, which shall be the exclusive remedy for all injuries and occupational d…

67-20-7. Workers' compensation benefits for a volunteer safety officer. (1) A volunteer safety officer is considered an employee of an agency that supervises the volunteer safety officer for the purpose of receiving workers' compensation benefits under: (a) Title 34A, Chapter 2, …

67-20-7.5. Workers' compensation benefits for a volunteer search and rescue team member. (1) A volunteer search and rescue team member is considered an employee of the county of the county sheriff that certifies and supervises the volunteer search and rescue team member for the p…

67-20-8. Volunteer experience credit. (1) State agencies shall designate positions for which approved volunteer experience satisfies the job requirements for purposes of employment. (2) When evaluating applicants for those designated positions, state agencies shall consider docum…

67-21-1. Short title. This chapter is known as the "Utah Protection of Public Employees Act."

67-21-10. False accusations. (1) An employee violates this chapter if the employee knowingly makes a false accusation against an employer under this chapter. (2) An employee who violates Subsection (1), is subject to: (a) a fine not to exceed $5,000; and (b) dismissal from employ…

67-21-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Abuse of authority" means an arbitrary or capricious exercise of power that: (a) adversely affects the employment rights of another; or (b) results in personal gain to the person exercising the authority or to another person. (2…

67-21-3. Reporting of governmental waste or violations of law -- Employer action -- Exceptions. (1)(a) An employer may not take retaliatory action against an employee because the employee, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the employee, communicates in good faith: (i) th…

67-21-3.5. Administrative review of retaliatory action against a public entity employee. (1) A public entity employee who believes that the employee's employer has taken retaliatory action against the employee in violation of this chapter may file a grievance with the Career Serv…

67-21-3.6. Administrative review for political subdivision employees. (1)(a) A political subdivision may adopt an ordinance to establish an independent personnel board to hear and take action on a complaint alleging retaliatory action. (b) The ordinance described in Subsection (1…

67-21-3.7. Administrative review for institution of higher education employees. (1)(a) As used in this section, "independent personnel board" means a board where no member of the board: (i) is in the same department as the complainant; (ii) is a supervisor of the complainant; or …

67-21-4. Choice of forum -- Remedies for employee bringing action -- Proof required. (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b) or (d), and subject to Subsections (1)(d) through (e), an employee who alleges a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate …

67-21-5. Court orders for violation of chapter. (1) A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought under this chapter, may order reinstatement of the employee at the same level, the payment of back wages, full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, damages,…

67-21-6. Civil fine. (1)(a) A person who violates this chapter is liable for a civil fine of not more than $500. (b) The person who takes a retaliatory action against an employee in violation of this chapter, and not the public body that employs the employee, shall, after receivi…

67-21-7. No impairment of employee rights under collective bargaining agreement. This chapter shall not be construed to diminish or impair the rights of an employee under any collective bargaining agreement.

67-21-8. No compensation when participation in public inquiry. This chapter shall not be construed to require an employer to compensate an employee for participation in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry held by a public body in accordance with Section 67-21-3.

67-21-9. Notice of contents of this chapter -- Posting. (1) An employer shall post notices and use other appropriate means to keep employees informed of their protections and obligations under this chapter. (2) An employer shall provide an employee with a copy of this chapter: (a…

67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices. (1)(a) The salary for the governor shall be equal to the salary of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, plus the additional compensation provided to the chief justice under Subsection 78A-3-101(3)(g). (b) Constitutional office s…

67-22-2. Compensation -- Other state officers. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Appointed executive" means the: (i) commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food; (ii) commissioner of the Insurance Department; (iii) commissioner of the Labor Commission; (iv) director, D…

67-24-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Lobbying Restrictions Act."

67-24-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Lobbying" is as defined in Section 36-11-102. (2) "Lobbyist" is as defined in Section 36-11-102. (3) "State official" means: (a) a member of the Legislature; (b) the governor; (c) the lieutenant governor; (d) the state auditor…

67-24-103. Qualified prohibitions on lobbyists -- Time limit -- Exceptions. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a former state official may not become a lobbyist or engage in lobbying that would require registration as a lobbyist under Title 36, Chapter 11, Lobbyist Disclos…

67-26-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1)(a) "Abusive conduct" means verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of an employee to another employee of the same employer that, based on the severity, nature, or frequency of the conduct, a reasonable person would determine: (i…

67-26-103. Effect of chapter. This chapter does not: (1) exempt or relieve a person from a liability, duty, or penalty provided by another federal or state law; (2) create a private right of action; (3) expand or diminish rights or remedies available to a person before July 1, 20…

67-26-201. State policy on abusive conduct. It is the policy of the state to provide and maintain a work environment free from abusive conduct.