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` May contact legislator directly in person` Phone` Email` Letters

Contact information provided for all legislators onwebsite - le.utah.gov

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` 1. Idea is developedMany different organizations can bring ideasBest if early

A good idea/suggestion hasx Credible informationx Personal storiesx Research to back it upx Statistical data if availablex

Provide a possible solution to the problem

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` Kids ages 5-8 should be in a booster seat as thisdecreases serious injuries and deaths in car crashes

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` 2. Idea is then submitted to Office of LegislativeResearch and General Counsel

Nonpartisan agency

Attorney assigned tox Review existing lawsx Research the issuex Prepare bill in proper technical formx Check for statutory or constitutional problems

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` 41-6a-1803. Driver and passengers -- Seat belt or child restraint device required.(1) (a ) The operator of a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall:(i) wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt;(ii) provide for the protection of each person younger than eight years of age by using a child restraint

device to restrain each person in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer of the device; and(iii) provide for the protection of each person eight years of age up to 16 years of age by securing, or

causing to be secured, a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt on each person.(b) Notwithstanding the requirement under Subsection (1)( a )(ii), a child under eight years of age who

is 57 inches tall or taller:

(i) is exempt from the requirement in Subsection (1)( a )(ii) to be in a child restraint device; and(ii) shall use a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt as required in Subsection (1)( a )(iii).(2) A passenger who is 16 years of age or older of a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall wear

a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.(3) If more than one person is not using a child restraint device or wearing a safety belt in violation of

Subsection (1) , it is only one offense and the driver may receive only one citation.(4) For a person 19 years of age or older who violates Subsection (1)( a )(i) or (2) , enforcement by a

state or local law enforcement officer shall be only as a secondary action when the person has beendetained for a suspected violation of Title 41 , Motor Vehicles, other than Subsection (1)( a )(i) or (2) , or for another offense.

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FISCAL NOTE:Title :Sponsor:

Section 2: State government

Revenues ( for current and 2yrs in the future )

Local Governments:

Direct Expenditures by Utah Residents:

Lead Analyst:

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` 3. First Reading -> assigned to subcommitee` 4. Bill debated in open session within subcomittee

Subcommittees to Knowx H ealth and H uman Services Subcommitteex

Transportation SubcommitteeContact staff policy analyst to be added to list of speakersPrepare information in advancex W ritten and oral summary of presentation ( oral approx 1 min ) x Very formal see instructions on website if desiredx Know your audience Utah has a citizen legislature

Dr. Pavia Immunizations for teenage mothers and their children` 5. Second Reading` 6. Third Reading

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Voted on by H ouse -> sent to Senate` H as similar process in the Senate` If Passes both H ouse and Senate->

Signed by Senate president and Speaker of the H ouse infinal form

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` Sent to Governor SignVetoAllow into law without signing

` Bills go into law 60 d after being signed bygovernor unless otherwise specified in the bill

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` Car seat law took 3 years to pass` Now trying to be repealed

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` Utah H ealth ExchangeAlready in existence but needs workx Subsidiesx Comparisons between companies

` Immunizations for teen mothers and children` Keeping children from returning to play after head

injuries

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` W hat if current program is being cut?` Example: Social Services Appropriations

Subcommittee

Covers Medicaid funding` Appropriations Committees (8 total )

Determine program effectivenessH ear Public testimonyH

ear from Staff analysts and program managersDebate and vote on budgets

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` Subcommittee sends their decisions to executiveappropriations committee

` EAC then makes final decision and analyst makes

the final budget` Total income for state determined by Legislative

fiscal analyst, governor, and tax commission

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` Proposed 7% cuts across the board as this islarge portion of the state budget

No more Medicaid interpreter servicesLimiting optional coverage of transplant surgeriesPossible creation of Accountable Care Organization similar to H MO with Medical H ome centerpiecePrivatizing eligibility systems for public programs

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A bunch of people waiting in a lobby for thelegislator.

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` Talk to Kevin` Short sound bites` Careful phrasing

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` Placing mental health drugs onto state's preferreddrug list

` Incentivizing citizen who witness Medicaid fraud to

come forward and help stop it` Amend Medicaid to cover legal immigrant children

regardless of length of time in the USA` H ealth Reform amendments

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