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House adopts first substitute to Senate Bill 5,004 adding 'fully funds' language for annual-leave conversion
Summary
The Utah House adopted a first-substitute to Senate Bill 5,004 on July 9, 2002, inserting language that any future conversion benefit must be 'and fully funds the estimated costs.' Supporters said the change preserves the option for public employees if future appropriations permit; the clerk announced the vote as "60 9 yes votes and 0 no votes."
The Utah House on July 9 adopted a first substitute to Senate Bill 5,004, a measure concerning annual-leave conversion for public employees, and amended the text to specify that any implementation must "and fully funds the estimated costs." Representative Kenneth Hutchings, the bill sponsor in the House, led the effort to substitute the bill and to add the funding-clarifying language.
Supporters said the amendment protects the state from an unfunded statutory obligation while preserving the option for employees to exercise the conversion if the Legislature later appropriates funding. "By having that in there,…
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