63G-10-302 - Governor to approve action settlement agreements.
63G-10-302. Governor to approve action settlement agreements.
(1) Before legally binding the state by executing an action settlement agreement thatmight cost government entities more than $100,000 to implement, an agency shall submit theproposed settlement agreement to the governor for the governor's approval or rejection.
(2) The governor shall approve or reject each action settlement agreement.
(3) (a) If the governor approves the action settlement agreement, the agency may executethe agreement.
(b) If the governor rejects the action settlement agreement, the agency may not executethe agreement.
(4) If an agency executes an action settlement agreement without obtaining thegovernor's approval under this section, the governor may issue an executive order declaring thesettlement agreement void.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session