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(1) The Legislative Compensation Commission shall:
(a) study and formulate recommendations concerning the salary levels for Utah state legislators;
(b) base the study and recommendations upon maintaining a citizen Legislature in Utah, but compensating members fairly for their service in order that all individuals would have an opportunity to serve;
(c) in developing recommendations, consider the salaries of other similar state legislators and other such factors; and
(d) submit to each member of the Legislature, by January 2nd of each even-numbered year, recommendations:
(i) concerning changes, if any, which should be made in the salary plan and its administration for state legislators; and
(ii) include a recitation of the provisions of Section 36-2-3.
(2) The Legislative Compensation Commission may issue reports subsequent to January 2 of an even-numbered year containing revised salary recommendations, including salary recommendations contingent upon certain action being taken by the Legislature.
(3) As provided in Subsection 36-2-3(1)(c), in formulating its recommendations, the commission may take into account the amounts received by legislators for legislative expenses, but may not review the propriety of, or recommend amounts for, legislative expenses.