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UT Code § 53B-6-105.7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 6 - Master Planning|Section 105.7 - Initiative student scholarship program.

 Affected by 63I-2-253 on 7/1/2024  Effective 5/14/2019  53B-6-105.7. Initiative student scholarship program.    (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, beginning on July 1, 2019, the board may not accept new applications for a scholarship described in this section.     (2)   (a) There is established an engineering, computer science, and related technology scholarship program as a component of the initiative created in Section 53B-6-105.     (b) The program is established to recruit, retain, and train engineering, computer science, and related technology students to assist in providing for and advancing the intellectual and economic welfare of the state.       (3)   (a) The board:   (i) may make rules for the overall administration of the scholarship program in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and     (ii) shall administer the program in consultation with the Technology Initiative Advisory Board created in Section 53B-6-105.5.       (b) The board shall also use the following policies and procedures in administering the student scholarship program:   (i) students may use scholarship money at any institution within the state system of higher education that offers an engineering, computer science, or related technology degree;     (ii) scholarships shall be given to students who declare an intent to complete a prescribed course of instruction in one of the areas referred to in Subsection (3)(b)(i) and to work in the state after graduation in one of those areas; and     (iii) a scholarship may be cancelled at any time by the institution of attendance, if the student fails to make reasonable progress towards obtaining the degree or there appears to be a reasonable certainty that the student does not intend to work in the state upon graduation.         (4) The Legislature shall make an annual appropriation to the board to fund the student scholarship program created in this section.    Amended by Chapter 444, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53B-6-105.9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 6 - Master Planning|Section 105.9 - Incentive program for engineering, computer science, and related technology faculty.

 Effective 7/1/2020  53B-6-105.9. Incentive program for engineering, computer science, and related technology faculty.    (1) The Legislature shall provide an annual appropriation to help fund the faculty incentive component of the Engineering and Computer Science Initiative established under Section 53B-6-105.     (2) The appropriation shall be used to hire, recruit, and retain outstanding faculty in engineering, computer science, and related technology fields under guidelines established by the board.     (3)   (a) State institutions of higher education shall match the appropriation on a one-to-one basis in order to qualify for state money appropriated under Subsection (1).     (b)   (i) Qualifying institutions shall annually report their matching dollars to the board.     (ii) The board shall make a summary report of the institutional matches.     (iii) The annual report of the Technology Initiative Advisory Board required by Section 53B-6-105.5 shall include the summary report of the institutional matches.         (4) The board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing policies and procedures to apply for and distribute the state appropriation to qualifying institutions.    Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53B-6-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 6 - Master Planning|Section 106 - Jobs Now and economic development initiatives.

 Effective 7/1/2020  53B-6-106. Jobs Now and economic development initiatives.    (1) The board shall develop, establish, and maintain:   (a) a Jobs Now Initiative, to promote workforce preparation programs that meet critical needs and shortages throughout the state; and     (b) economic development initiatives within the Utah system of higher education.       (2) The initiatives specified in Subsection (1) shall provide support for technical training expansion that trains skilled potential employees within a period not to exceed 12 months for technical jobs in critical needs occupations and other innovative economic development policy initiatives.     (3)   (a) Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature shall provide an annual appropriation to the board to fund the Jobs Now Initiative established in Subsection (1)(a).     (b)   (i) The board shall allocate the appropriation for the Jobs Now Initiative to technical colleges.     (ii) A technical college shall use money received under Subsection (3)(b)(i) for technical training expansion referred to in Subsection (2).       (c) Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature shall provide an annual appropriation to the board to fund economic development initiatives established pursuant Subsection (1)(b).     (d) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board shall make rules to implement the initiatives described in Subsection (1).      Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8c-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8c - Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivor Tuition Act|Section 101 - Title.

53B-8c-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivor Tuition Act."  Enacted by Chapter 333, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8c-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8c - Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivor Tuition Act|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/12/2015  53B-8c-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Child" means an individual who:   (a) is a natural or adopted child of a deceased peace officer or deceased firefighter; and     (b) was under the age of 25 at the time of the peace officer's or firefighter's death.       (2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.     (3)   (a) "Fees" means general course fees, in addition to tuition, that are:   (i) imposed by a state institution of higher education; and     (ii) required to be paid by a student to engage in a course of study at the state institution of higher education.       (b) "Fees" does not include a special course fee.       (4) "Killed" means that the peace officer's or firefighter's death is the direct and proximate result of a traumatic injury incurred in the line of duty.     (5) "Line of duty" means an action that a peace officer or firefighter is obligated or authorized to perform by rule, regulation, condition of employment or service, or law, including a social, ceremonial, or athletic function that the peace officer or firefighter is assigned to or compensated for by the public agency being served.     (6) "Occupational disease" means a disease that routinely constitutes a special hazard in, or is commonly regarded as concomitant of, the peace officer's or firefighter's occupation.     (7) "State institution of higher education" means those institutions designated in Section 53B-1-102.     (8) "Traumatic injury" means a wound or the condition of the body caused by external force, including an injury inflicted by bullet, explosive, sharp instrument, blunt object, or other physical blow, fire, smoke, chemical, electricity, climatic condition, infectious disease, radiation, or bacteria, but excluding an occupational disease.     (9) "Tuition" means tuition and fees at the rate charged for residents of the state.     (10)   (a) "Utah firefighter" or "firefighter" means a member, including volunteer members and members paid on call, of a fire department or other organization that provides fire suppression and other fire-related services, of a political subdivision who is responsible for or is in a capacity that includes responsibility for the extinguishment of fires.     (b) "Utah firefighter" or "firefighter" does not include a person whose job description, duties, or responsibilities do not include direct involvement in fire suppression.       (11) "Utah peace officer" or "peace officer" means an employee of a law enforcement agency that is part of or administered by the state or any of its political subdivisions, and whose duties consist primarily of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal statutes or ordinances of this state or any of its political subdivisions.    Amended by Chapter 225, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8c-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8c - Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivor Tuition Act|Section 103 - Tuition waivers for surviving spouses and children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty -- Qualifications -- Limitations.

 Effective 5/12/2015  53B-8c-103. Tuition waivers for surviving spouses and children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty -- Qualifications -- Limitations.    (1) Beginning in the 1997-98 academic year, and subject to the limitations in Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this section, a state institution of higher education shall waive tuition for each child and surviving spouse of a Utah peace officer or Utah firefighter who has been killed or is killed in the line of duty if the individual meets the following requirements:   (a) applies, qualifies, and is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in a program of study leading to a degree or certificate;     (b) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53B-8-102;     (c) applies to the department for a waiver of tuition under this chapter and provides evidence satisfactory to the department that:   (i) the applicant is the surviving spouse or child of a peace officer or firefighter who was killed in the line of duty;     (ii) the course or courses for which the applicant is seeking a tuition waiver meet the requirements of Subsection (2); and     (iii) the applicant meets the other requirements of this section;       (d) for a child of a peace officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty, applies under Subsection (1)(c) for the first time before the age of 25;     (e) maintains satisfactory academic progress, as defined by the institution of higher education, for each term or semester in which the individual is enrolled, which may be measured by the definition used for federal student assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and     (f) has not achieved a bachelor's degree and has received tuition reimbursement under this chapter for less than 124 semester credits or 180 quarter credits at an institution of higher education.       (2) A child or surviving spouse of a peace officer or firefighter who was killed in the line of duty is eligible for a tuition waiver under this section of not more than nine semesters or the equivalent number of quarters.     (3) Tuition shall be waived only to the extent that the tuition is not covered or paid by any scholarship, trust fund, statutory benefit, or any other source of tuition coverage available for a waiver under this chapter.     (4) An institution of higher education shall waive tuition under this chapter only for courses that are applicable toward the degree or certificate requirements of the program in which the child or surviving spouse is enrolled.    Amended by Chapter 225, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8c-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8c - Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivor Tuition Act|Section 104 - Notice of tuition waiver approval -- Annual appropriation.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53B-8c-104. Notice of tuition waiver approval -- Annual appropriation.    (1) Upon receiving an application under Subsection 53B-8c-103(1)(c), the department shall determine whether the applicant and the courses for which tuition waiver is sought meet the requirements of Section 53B-8c-103 and, if so, shall approve the application and notify the higher education institution that the application has been approved.     (2) The department shall provide the necessary forms and applications and cooperate with the state's institutions of higher education in developing efficient procedures for the implementation of this chapter.     (3) The Legislature may annually appropriate the funds necessary to implement this chapter, including money to offset the tuition waivers at each institution.    Amended by Chapter 324, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8d-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8d - Tuition Waivers for Wards of the State Act|Section 101 - Title.

53B-8d-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Tuition Waivers for Wards of the State Act."  Enacted by Chapter 279, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8d-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8d - Tuition Waivers for Wards of the State Act|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 9/1/2021  53B-8d-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services.     (2) "Long-term foster care" means an individual who remains in the custody of the division, whether or not the individual resides:   (a) with licensed foster parents; or     (b) in independent living arrangements under the supervision of the division.       (3) "State institution of higher education" means an institution described in Section 53B-1-102.     (4) "Tuition" means tuition at the rate for residents of the state.     (5) "Ward of the state" means an individual:   (a) who is:   (i) at least 17 years old; and     (ii) not older than 26 years old;       (b) who had a permanency goal in the individual's child and family plan, as described in Sections 62A-4a-205 and 80-3-409, of long-term foster care while in the custody of the division; and     (c) for whom the custody of the division was not terminated as a result of adoption.      Amended by Chapter 187, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8d-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8d - Tuition Waivers for Wards of the State Act|Section 103 - Tuition waivers for wards of the state.

53B-8d-103. Tuition waivers for wards of the state.    (1) Beginning in the 2001-02 academic year, and subject to the limitations in Subsections (2), (3), and (4), a state institution of higher education shall waive tuition for each ward of the state who meets the following requirements:   (a) applies, qualifies, and is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in a program of study leading to a degree or certificate;     (b) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53B-8-102;     (c) applies to the division for a waiver of tuition under this chapter and provides evidence satisfactory to the division that:   (i) the applicant was in the custody of the division for an aggregate period of not less than 24 months; and     (ii) the course or courses for which the applicant is seeking a tuition waiver meet the requirements of Subsection (2);       (d) applies under Subsection (1)(c) for the first time before the age of 22;     (e) is certified by the financial aid officer at the higher education institution as needing the tuition waiver in order to meet recognized educational expenses;     (f) maintains satisfactory academic progress, as defined by the institution of higher education, for each term or semester in which the individual is enrolled, which may be measured by the definition used for federal student assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and     (g) has not achieved a bachelor's degree and has received tuition reimbursement under this chapter for less than 124 semester credits or 180 quarter credits at an institution of higher education.       (2) A ward of the state is eligible for a tuition waiver under this section of not more than nine semesters.     (3) Tuition shall be waived:   (a) after the individual has applied for financial assistance, including scholarships and Pell Grants; and     (b) only to the extent that the tuition is not covered or paid by any scholarship, trust fund, statutory benefit, Pell Grant, or any other source of tuition coverage available for a waiver under this chapter.       (4) An institution of higher education shall waive tuition under this chapter only for courses that are applicable toward the degree or certificate requirements of the program in which the student is enrolled.    Enacted by Chapter 279, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8d-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8d - Tuition Waivers for Wards of the State Act|Section 104 - Notice of tuition waiver approval -- Annual appropriation.

53B-8d-104. Notice of tuition waiver approval -- Annual appropriation.    (1) Upon receiving an application under Section 53B-8d-103, the division shall determine whether the applicant and the courses for which tuition waiver is sought meet the requirements of Section 53B-8d-103 and, if so, shall approve the application and notify the higher education institution that the application has been approved.     (2) The division shall provide the necessary forms and applications and cooperate with the state's institutions of higher education in developing efficient procedures for the implementation of this chapter.     (3) The division shall reimburse the state's institutions of higher education for any tuition waived under this chapter.     (4) The division shall annually report to the Legislature's Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the number of individuals for whom tuition has been waived at each institution and the total amounts reimbursed by the division under this chapter for the fiscal year.     (5) The Legislature may annually appropriate the funds necessary to implement this chapter, including money to offset the reimbursement of tuition waivers.    Enacted by Chapter 279, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8e-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8e - Utah Purple Heart Recipients' Tuition Act|Section 101 - Title.

53B-8e-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Utah Purple Heart Recipients' Tuition Act."  Enacted by Chapter 181, 2004 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8e-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8e - Utah Purple Heart Recipients' Tuition Act|Section 102 - Definitions.

53B-8e-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Purple Heart recipient" means any Utah resident who is a military veteran and who has earned a Purple Heart award as a result of military service.     (2) "State institution of higher education" means an institution listed in Section 53B-1-102.     (3)   (a) "Tuition" means tuition at the rate for residents of the state.     (b) "Tuition" excludes fees.      Enacted by Chapter 181, 2004 General Session
UT Code § 53B-8e-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 8e - Utah Purple Heart Recipients' Tuition Act|Section 103 - Tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients -- Qualifications -- Limitations.

 Effective 7/1/2020  53B-8e-103. Tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients -- Qualifications -- Limitations.    (1) Beginning in the 2004-05 academic year, a state institution of higher education shall waive undergraduate tuition for each Purple Heart recipient who:   (a) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in an undergraduate program of study leading to a degree or certificate;     (b) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53B-8-102; and     (c) submits verification as provided in Subsection (3) that the student is a Purple Heart recipient.       (2)   (a) Beginning in the 2008-09 academic year, a state institution of higher education shall waive graduate tuition as provided in this Subsection (2) for each Purple Heart recipient who:   (i) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in a graduate program of study leading to a degree;     (ii) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53B-8-102; and     (iii) submits verification as provided in Subsection (3) that the student is a Purple Heart recipient.       (b) To qualify for a graduate tuition waiver, a Purple Heart recipient shall apply for a graduate program no later than 10 years from the day on which the Purple Heart recipient completes an undergraduate degree.     (c) The total amount of all graduate tuition waived for a Purple Heart recipient may not exceed $10,000.     (d) A Purple Heart recipient may receive a graduate tuition waiver for a period of time that does not exceed the lesser of:   (i) the time it takes for the Purple Heart recipient to complete a graduate degree; or     (ii) five years after the day on which the Purple Heart recipient is accepted to a graduate program.         (3) A Purple Heart recipient seeking a tuition waiver shall request the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs to provide the verification required by Subsection (1)(c). The Department of Veterans and Military Affairs shall provide the verification upon obtaining evidence satisfactory to the division that the student is a Purple Heart recipient.     (4) The board may request reimbursement from the Legislature for costs incurred in providing the tuition waiver under this section.    Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53B-9-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 9 - Higher Education for Senior Citizens|Section 101 - Legislative findings on higher education for senior citizens and veterans -- Legislative intent -- Quarterly registration fee.

 Effective 5/5/2021  53B-9-101. Legislative findings on higher education for senior citizens and veterans -- Legislative intent -- Quarterly registration fee.    (1) The Legislature finds that substantial benefits would accrue to the state, as well as those directly involved, through making higher education more accessible to senior citizens and veterans who generally find themselves with more time for learning but with less funds for such purposes.     (2) It is intended that an institution of higher education allow Utah residents who have reached 62 years of age or are veterans as defined in Section 68-3-12.5 to enroll at the institution, in classes for which they may be qualified, on the basis of surplus space in regularly scheduled classes and in accordance with this chapter and implementing rules. These persons are exempt from tuition and other charges, except for a quarterly registration fee established by the board.    Amended by Chapter 203, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 53B-9-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 9 - Higher Education for Senior Citizens|Section 102 - Enrollment on space-available basis -- Enrollment reports.

53B-9-102. Enrollment on space-available basis -- Enrollment reports.    (1) Enrollment of senior citizens under this chapter is permissible after regularly enrolled students have been assigned and admitted to available classroom space in accordance with regular procedures and normal teaching loads in that space within the approved budget.     (2) Enrollments are determined by each institution under rules and guidelines promulgated by the board in accordance with findings of fact that space is available for the enrollments without increased instructional cost.     (3) Institutional enrollment reports shall show senior citizens separately, and they are not counted as full-time students.    Enacted by Chapter 167, 1987 General Session
UT Code § 53B-9-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53B - State System of Higher Education|Chapter 9 - Higher Education for Senior Citizens|Section 103 - Rules.

53B-9-103. Rules.  The board may promulgate reasonable rules to carry out the purpose of this chapter.  Enacted by Chapter 167, 1987 General Session