Utah Code 58-1-202. Boards — Duties, functions, and responsibilities
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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the duties, functions, and responsibilities of each board established under this title include the following:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-1-202
- Director: means the director of the Division of Professional Licensing. See Utah Code 58-1-102
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Writing: includes :(48)(a) printing;(48)(b) handwriting; and(48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(1)(a) recommending to the director appropriate rules and statutory changes to improve the health, safety, and financial welfare of the public, including changes to remove regulations that are no longer necessary or effective in protecting the public and enhancing commerce;(1)(b) recommending to the director policy and budgetary matters;(1)(c) approving and establishing a passing score for applicant examinations;(1)(d) screening applicants and recommending licensing, renewal, reinstatement, and relicensure actions to the director in writing;(1)(e) assisting the director in establishing standards of supervision for students or persons in training to become qualified to obtain a license in the profession the board represents; and(1)(f) in accordance with Section 58-1-109, acting as presiding officer in conducting hearings associated with adjudicative proceedings and in issuing recommended orders when so designated by the director.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to boards created in Title 58, Chapter 55, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act.
(3)
(3)(a) Each board or commission established under this title may recommend to the appropriate legislative committee whether the board or commission supports a change to a licensing act.
(3)(b) This Subsection (3) does not:
(3)(b)(i) require a board’s approval to amend a practice act; or
(3)(b)(ii) apply to technical or clarifying amendments to a practice act.