This bill modifies provisions related to federal funds.
This bill:
- directs the legislative fiscal analyst to submit to the Federalism Commission (commission) the portions of each budget stress test that relate to federal funds;
- requires the commission to review and, in the commission's discretion, make legislative recommendations regarding the federal funds portions of each budget stress test;
- requires the Utah State University Jon M. Huntsman School of Business to:
create and maintain a publicly available dashboard that visualizes state dependency on federal funds; andmodel economic scenarios to inform federal funds contingency planning;
- includes the commission in the federal funds acceptance process by:ensuring the commission receive a copy of each new federal funds request that does not require legislative review and is approved by the governor, Judicial Council, or State Board of Education; anddirecting the commission to review and make a recommendation regarding each medium impact federal funds request approved by the governor, Judicial Council, or State Board of Education;
- establishes criteria for the commission's review of a medium impact federal funds request;
- directs the commission to categorize each medium impact federal funds request that the commission reviews; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Federalism CommissionStatutes affected:
Introduced: 36-12-13, 63J-5-102, 63J-5-201, 63J-5-202, 63J-5-203, 63J-5-203.5, 63J-5-204