ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE SERVICES INTERIM COMMITTEE
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 8:30 AM | 120 Senate Building
1.
Committee Business
·
Call
to Order
·
Approval
of the minutes of the September 16, 2026, meeting
2. Economic
Development Authorities: Utah Inland Port Authority
The committee will review economic
development authorities’ statutory purposes and if they are meeting their
purposes.
·
Staff
presentation
·
Ben
Hart, Executive Director, Utah Inland Port Authority
3.
Economic Development
Authorities: Military Installation Development Authority
·
Staff
presentation
·
Dan
Hemmert, Executive Director, Military Installation Development Authority
·
Ariana
Farber, Deputy Director, Military Installation Development Authority
4. Economic
Development Authorities: Point of the Mountain State Land Authority
·
Staff
presentation
·
Michael
Ambre, Executive Director, The Point Utah
5. Workforce
Needs
The
committee will receive an update on the results of the workforce needs survey.
·
Jimmy
McDonough, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Education Workforce Programs
6. Draft
Legislation: National Register Review Committee Sunset Amendments
The
committee will consider 2027 General Session draft legislation “National
Register Review Committee Sunset Amendments” which extends the sunset of the
committee by 10 years.
·
Sen.
Kwan
·
Committee
discussion
·
Public
comment
·
Committee
discussion and action
7. Draft
Legislation: Sunset Extension for Service Programs
The
committee will consider 2027 General Session draft legislation “Sunset
Extension for Service Programs” which extends the sunsets of the One Utah Service
Fellowship Program and the Utah Commission on Service and Volunteerism Act by
10 years.
·
Sen.
Kwan
·
Committee
discussion
·
Public
comment
·
Committee
discussion and action
8. Draft
Legislation: Rural Opportunity Amendments
The
committee will consider 2027 General Session draft legislation “Rural
Opportunity Amendments” which extends the sunset of the committee by five
years and allows funds to be used for agricultural purposes.
·
Rep.
Larson
·
Committee
discussion
·
Public
comment
·
Committee
discussion and action
9.
Other Items/Adjourn
