Section R27-7-4 - Driver Safety Committee(1) Each agency utilizing a state vehicle shall establish and maintain a Driver Safety Committee or an internal review and disciplinary process that is approved by the division and substantially meets the requirements outlined in rule.(2) The purpose of the Driver Safety Committee is to increase the safe operation of state vehicles.(3) The Driver Safety Committee shall have no less than three voting members. The members shall consist of, at a minimum, from a participating agency, a risk coordinator, a human resource representative, and a fleet manager. In the absence of the fleet manager the authorized driver's supervisor may fill the position.(4) Each agency's Driver Safety Committee shall meet regularly, except in cases when there are no items to review. (a) The items to review and act on are: (i) any major threshold violations committee in the previous period;(ii) driver appeals of preventable accident determinations;(iii) the validity of citizen complaints; and(iv) imposing driving suspensions under this rule.(b) If meeting less than monthly, the regular schedule determined by the agency must be approved by the division.(5) The agency shall report to the division its determination and any actions taken.(6) The Driver Safety Committee has discretion in assessing penalties as guided by Section R27-7-5.(7) The Driver Eligibility Board may recommend disciplinary actions for authorized drivers to the agency when the Board is acting on behalf of the agency Driver Safety Committee.(8) If an agency has fewer than five employees, the agency head may perform the duties of the Driver Safety Committee as outlined in rule. If the agency head is the driver to be reviewed, the review may be done by the Driver Eligibility Board. Appeals from the affected agency head will be heard by the executive director of the department, or the executive director's designee and shall follow the appeal process outlined in rule.(9) State vehicle driving eligibility suspensions should begin within two weeks of the Driver Safety Committee meeting unless a differing timeline is outlined in rule.Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-15, effective 7/11/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-07, effective 3/14/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-05, effective 2/21/2023