Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee

The committee shall recommend to the Legislature and to the governor an ongoing and comprehensive strategic planning process for Utah; to the greatest extent possible, involve all segments of Utah society including state and local government, private industry, minority and ethnic groups, and all geographic areas of the state in that process; undertake other activities related to strategic planning that the committee considers necessary; and work with other public and private entities engaged in statewide strategic planning efforts to coordinate their efforts with those of the committee.

Initially, the committee consisted of five representatives and five senators of both parties with the state planning coordinator and the state court administrator, or their designees, serving as ex officio members. After becoming a joint legislative-executive committee, membership was increased to 13 to include: 3 from the House, appointed by the Speaker; 3 from the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; the state court administrator or designee; and six members appointed by the Governor to include the state planning coordinator or designee. By 1997 legislation was further refined to include among the gubernatorial appointments the state planning coordinator or designee; and five members appointed from among state agency directors or designees, officials of political subdivisions or designees, governor's staff, and public at large.

One member of the Senate and one member of the House serve as co-chairs of the committee. The committee complies with the rules of legislative interim committees unless those rules conflict with the organizing legislation. The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel provides staff services to the committee. Task force groups were established in key areas: culture; economic development; education; environment and natural resources; free enterprise and regulatory systems; government; health and safety; human services; infrastructure; and justice.