Section 103 – Utah Population Committee — Creation.

• (1) There is created the Utah Population Committee composed of the following members:
  • (a) the director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah or the director’s designee;
  • (b) the director of the Population Research Laboratory at Utah State University or the director’s designee;
  • (c) the state planning coordinator appointed under Section 63J-4-401;
  • (d) the director of the Workforce Research and Analysis Division within the Department of Workforce Services or the director’s designee;
  • (e) the director of the Office of Vital Records and Statistics or the director’s designee;
  • (f) the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent’s designee;
  • (g) the chair of the State Tax Commission or the chair’s designee;
  • (h) the legislative fiscal analyst or the legislative fiscal analyst’s designee;
  • (i) the commissioner of higher education or the commissioner’s designee; and
  • (j) any additional member appointed under Subsection (2).

• (2)
  • (a) By a majority vote of the members of the committee, the committee may appoint one or more additional members to serve on the committee at the pleasure of the committee.
  • (b) The committee shall ensure that each additional member appointed under Subsection (2)(a) is a data provider or a representative of a data provider.

• (3) The director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute or the director’s designee described in Subsection (1)(a) is the chair of the committee.

Amended by Chapter 382, 2021 General Session