DAR File No. 37569

Human Resource Management, Administration

Section R477-10-3

Employee Development and Training

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 37569
Filed: 04/30/2013 03:20:24 PM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

A subsection is removed from this rule and placed into Rule R477-15 for better alignment.

Summary of the rule or change:

Subsection R477-10-3(1) is removed. This subsection specifically addresses workplace harassment. The content of this section is placed into Rule R477-15, which addresses workplace harassment prevention.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Section 67-19-6

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

These changes are administrative and do not directly impact state budgets.

local governments:

This rule only affects the executive branch of state government and will have no impact on local government.

small businesses:

This rule only affects the executive branch of state government and will have no impact on small businesses.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

This rule only affects the executive branch of state government and will have no impact on other persons. This rule has no financial impact on state employees because the changes are administrative.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

These changes are administrative and have no direct compliance costs.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

Rules published by the Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) have no direct effect on businesses or any entity outside state government. DHRM has authority to write rules only to the extent allowed by the Utah Personnel Management Act, Title 67, Chapter 19. This act limits the provisions of career service and these rules to employees of the executive branch of state government. The only possible impact may be a very slight, indirect effect if an agency passes costs or savings on to business through fees. However, it is anticipated that the minimal costs associated with these changes will be absorbed by agency budgets and will have no effect on business.

Debbie Cragun, Acting Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Human Resource Management
Administration
Room 2120 STATE OFFICE BLDG
450 N MAIN ST
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114-1201

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• J.J. Acker at the above address, by phone at 801-538-4297, by FAX at 801-538-3081, or by Internet E-mail at jacker@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

06/14/2013

Interested persons may attend a public hearing regarding this rule:

• 05/30/2013 09:00 AM, Capitol Hill Senate Building, 450 N State Street, Seagull Room, Salt Lake City, UT

This rule may become effective on:

06/21/2013

Authorized by:

Debbie Cragun, Acting Executive Director

R477. Human Resource Management, Administration.

R477-10. Employee Development.

R477-10-3. Employee Development and Training.

[(1) Agencies shall provide training to their employees on the prevention of workplace harassment.

(a) The curriculum shall be approved by DHRM and the Division of Risk Management.

(b) After initial training all agencies shall provide updated or refresher training to employees every two years.

(c) Training shall be developed and provided by qualified individuals.

(d) Agencies shall keep records of the training, including who provided the training, who attended the training and when they attended it.

]([2]1) Agency management may establish programs for training and staff development that shall be agency specific or designed for highly specialized or technical jobs and tasks.

([3]2) Agency management shall consult with the Executive Director, DHRM, when proposed training and development activities may have statewide impact or may be offered more cost effectively on a statewide basis. The Executive Director, DHRM, shall determine whether DHRM will be responsible for the training standards.

([4]3) The Executive Director, DHRM, shall work with agency management to establish standards to guide the development of statewide activities and to facilitate sharing of resources statewide.

([5]4) When an agency directs an employee to participate in an educational program, the agency shall pay full costs.

([6]5) Agencies are required to provide refresher training and make reasonable efforts to requalify veterans reemployed under USERRA, as long as it does not cause an undue hardship to the employing agency.

 

KEY: educational tuition, employee performance evaluations, employee productivity, training programs

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [July 1, 2010]2013

Notice of Continuation: February 3, 2012

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 67-19-6[; 67-19-12.4]