Utah Code § 36-12-8: Legislative Management Committee -- Research and General Counsel Subcommittee -- Budget Subcommittee -- Audit Subcommittee -- Duties -- Members -- Meetings.

(1) There are created within the Legislative Management Committee:

(a) the Research and General Counsel Subcommittee;

(b) the Budget Subcommittee; and

(c) the Audit Subcommittee.

(2)

(a) The Research and General Counsel Subcommittee shall comprise:

(i) the president, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and

(ii) the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives.

(b) The Research and General Counsel Subcommittee shall recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person or persons to hold the positions of director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel and legislative general counsel.

(3)

(a) The Budget Subcommittee shall comprise:

(i) the president, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and

(ii) the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives.

(b) The Budget Subcommittee shall recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person to hold the position of legislative fiscal analyst.

(4)

(a) The Audit Subcommittee shall comprise:

(i) the president, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and

(ii) the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives.

(b) The Audit Subcommittee shall:

(i) recommend to the Legislative Management Committee a person to hold the position of legislative auditor general; and

(ii)

(A) review all requests for audits;

(B) prioritize those requests;

(C) hear all audit reports and refer those reports to other legislative committees for their further review and action as appropriate; and

(D) when notified by the legislative auditor general that a subsequent audit has found that an entity has not implemented a previous audit recommendation, refer the audit report to an appropriate legislative committee and also ensure that an appropriate legislative committee conducts a review of the entity that has not implemented the previous audit recommendation.

(5) Each subcommittee of the Legislative Management Committee:

(a) shall meet as often as necessary to perform its duties; and

(b) may meet during and between legislative sessions.