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2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 26 - Strategic Workforce Investment › Part 3 - Deep Technology Initiative › Section 301 - Definitions.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-26-301.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Advisory council" means the Deep Technology Talent Advisory Council created in Section 53B-26-303.
(2)
(a) "Deep technology" means technology that leads to new products and innovations based on scientific discovery or meaningful engineering innovation.
(b) "Deep technology" may include technology that leads to new products and innovations related to one or more of the following:
(i) advanced materials;
(ii) artificial intelligence;
(iii) augmented and virtual reality;
(iv) biotechnology;
(v) photonics;
(vi) quantum computing;
(vii) robotics;
(viii) secure computing; and
(ix) other emerging technologies as determined by the advisory council.
(3) "Institution of higher education" means the University of Utah, Utah State University, Southern Utah University, Weber State University, Snow College, Utah Tech University, Utah Valley University, or Salt Lake Community College.
Amended by Chapter 1, 2021 Special Session 2
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 26 - Strategic Workforce Investment › Part 3 - Deep Technology Initiative › Section 303 - Deep Technology Talent Advisory Council.

Effective 7/1/2021
53B-26-303.
Deep Technology Talent Advisory Council.
(1) There is created the Deep Technology Talent Advisory Council to make recommendations to the board in the board's administration of the deep technology talent initiative described in Section 53B-26-302.
(2) The advisory council shall consist of the following members:
(a) two members who have extensive experience in deep technology in the private sector appointed by the president of the Senate;
(b) two members who have extensive experience in deep technology in the private sector appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(c) a representative of the board appointed by the chair of the board;
(d) a representative of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity appointed by the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity;
(e) one member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate;
(f) one member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(g) other specialized industry experts who may be invited by a majority of the advisory council to participate as needed as nonvoting members.
(3) The board shall provide staff support for the advisory council.
(4)
(a) One of the advisory council members appointed under Subsection (2)(a) shall serve an initial term of two years and one of the advisory council members appointed under Subsection (2)(b) shall serve an initial term of two years.
(b) Except as described in Subsection (4)(a), all other advisory council members shall serve an initial term of four years.
(c) Successor advisory council members upon appointment or reappointment shall each serve a term of four years.
(d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed by the initial appointing authority for the unexpired term.
(e) An advisory council member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
(5) A vote of a majority of the advisory council members is necessary to take action on behalf of the advisory council.
(6) The duties of the advisory council include reviewing, prioritizing, and making recommendations to the board regarding proposals for funding under the deep technology talent initiative described in Section 53B-26-302.
(7) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but a member who is not a legislator may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
(b) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
Amended by Chapter 282, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Title.

Effective 5/9/2017
53B-27-101.
Title.
(1) This chapter is known as the "Campus Individual Rights Act."
(2) This part is known as "General Provisions."
Enacted by Chapter 440, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 5/9/2017
53B-27-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, "institution" means an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-1-102.
Enacted by Chapter 440, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 2 - Campus Free Expression Act › Section 202 - Definitions.

Effective 5/9/2017
53B-27-202.
Definitions.
As used in this part, "expressive activity" includes:
(1) peacefully assembling, protesting, or speaking;
(2) distributing literature;
(3) carrying a sign; or
(4) circulating a petition.
Enacted by Chapter 440, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 2 - Campus Free Expression Act › Section 203 - Expressive activities at an institution.

Effective 5/9/2017
53B-27-203.
Expressive activities at an institution.
(1) An outdoor area of an institution's campus is a traditional public forum.
(2) An institution may maintain and enforce reasonable time, place, or manner restrictions on an expressive activity in an outdoor area of the institution's campus, if the restrictions:
(a) are narrowly tailored to serve a significant institutional interest;
(b) are based on published, content-neutral, and viewpoint-neutral criteria; and
(c) leave open ample alternative channels for communication.
(3) Subject to Subsection (2), an institution may not prohibit:
(a) a member of the institution's community or the public from spontaneously and contemporaneously assembling in an outdoor area of the institution's campus; or
(b) a person from freely engaging in noncommercial expressive activity in an outdoor area of the institution's campus if the person's conduct is lawful.
(4) This part does not apply to expressive activity in an area on an institution's campus other than an outdoor area.
Enacted by Chapter 440, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 2 - Campus Free Expression Act › Section 204 - Cause of action.

Effective 5/9/2017
53B-27-204.
Cause of action.
(1) The following persons may bring an action in a state court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin a violation of this part or to recover compensatory damages, reasonable court costs, or reasonable attorney fees:
(a) the attorney general; or
(b) a person claiming that the person's expressive rights, as described in this part, were violated.
(2) In an action brought under this part, if the court finds a violation of this part, the court:
(a) shall enjoin the violation;
(b) shall, if a person whose expressive rights were violated brought the action, award the person:
(i) at least $500 for an initial violation; and
(ii) if the person notifies the institution of the violation, $50 for each day the violation continues after the notification; and
(c) may award a prevailing plaintiff:
(i) compensatory damages;
(ii) reasonable court costs; or
(iii) reasonable attorney fees.
(3) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah, an institution that violates this part is not immune from suit or liability for the violation.
Enacted by Chapter 440, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 2 - Campus Free Expression Act › Section 205 - Statute of limitations.

Effective 5/9/2017
53B-27-205.
Statute of limitations.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), an action under this part may not be brought later than one year after the day on which the cause of action accrues.
(2) Each day that a violation continues after an initial violation, and each day that an institution's policy in violation of this part remains in effect, shall constitute a continuing violation of this part.
(3) For a continuing violation described in Subsection (2), the limitation described in Subsection (1) shall extend to one year after the day on which the most recent violation occurs.
Enacted by Chapter 440, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 3 - Student Civil Liberties Protection Act › Section 301 - Definitions.

Effective 7/1/2020
53B-27-301.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Civil liberty" means a civil liberty enumerated in the United States Constitution or the Utah Constitution.
(2) "Initiate rulemaking proceedings" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-3-601.
Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 3 - Student Civil Liberties Protection Act › Section 302 - Policies requiring rulemaking -- Policy review.

Effective 5/8/2018
53B-27-302.
Policies requiring rulemaking -- Policy review.
(1) An institution may not make or amend a policy that directly affects a student's civil liberty, unless the policy is made a rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(2) Each institution shall:
(a) before November 30, 2018, review the institution's policies as of May 11, 2018, and identify any policy that directly affects a student's civil liberty; and
(b) before August 1, 2019, for each policy identified under Subsection (2)(a), repeal the policy or initiate rulemaking proceedings to make the policy a rule.
Enacted by Chapter 325, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 3 - Student Civil Liberties Protection Act › Section 303 - Complaint process -- Reporting.

Effective 5/4/2022
53B-27-303.
Complaint process -- Reporting.
(1) Before August 1, 2019, the board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing a procedure whereby a student enrolled in an institution may submit a complaint to the board alleging a policy of the institution directly affects one or more of the student's civil liberties.
(2)
(a) When a student submits a complaint in accordance with the rules adopted under Subsection (1), the board shall:
(i) examine the complaint and, within 30 days after the day on which the board receives the complaint, determine whether the complaint is made in good faith; and
(ii)
(A) if the board determines that the complaint is made in good faith, direct the institution against which the complaint is made to initiate rulemaking proceedings for the challenged policy; or
(B) if the board determines that the complaint is made in bad faith, dismiss the complaint.
(b) Before November 30 of each year, the board shall submit a report to the Administrative Rules Review and General Oversight Committee detailing:
(i) the number of complaints the board received during the preceding year;
(ii) the number of complaints the board found to be made in good faith during the preceding year; and
(iii) each policy that is the subject of a good-faith complaint that the board received during the preceding year.
(3) If the board directs an institution to initiate rulemaking proceedings for a challenged policy in accordance with this section, the institution shall initiate rulemaking proceedings for the policy within 60 days after the day on which the board directs the institution.
Amended by Chapter 443, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 4 - Campus Anti-harassment › Section 401 - Definitions.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-27-401.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Discriminatory harassment" means student-on-student speech that:
(a) is unwelcome;
(b) discriminates on the basis of a classification protected under federal or state law; and
(c) is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive, and that so undermines and distracts from a student's educational experience, that the student is effectively denied access to an institution's resource or opportunity.
(2) "Student" means an individual enrolled at an institution.
(3)
(a) "Student-on-student speech" means verbal, written, or other communication that is:
(i) communicated by a student; and
(ii) directed at another student.
(b) "Student-on-student speech" does not include an act of physical contact between a student and another student.
Enacted by Chapter 125, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 4 - Campus Anti-harassment › Section 402 - Institution duties.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-27-402.
Institution duties.
(1) An institution is in violation of this part if the institution:
(a) gains actual knowledge of discriminatory harassment in the institution's program or activity; and
(b) acts with deliberate indifference to the discriminatory harassment.
(2)
(a) An institution may not sanction or discipline, as discriminatory harassment, student-on-student speech that does not constitute discriminatory harassment.
(b) An institution is not liable under this part for failing to sanction or discipline a student who communicates student-on-student speech that is not discriminatory harassment.
(3) Nothing in this part prevents an institution from sanctioning or disciplining student-on-student speech that is otherwise not protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
(4) Nothing in this part prevents an institution from responding to student-on-student speech that is not discriminatory harassment by taking nonpunitive actions designed to promote a welcoming, inclusive environment.
(5) Nothing in this part prevents an institution from maintaining policies prohibiting stalking or other criminal activity.
Enacted by Chapter 125, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 4 - Campus Anti-harassment › Section 403 - Cause of action.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-27-403.
Cause of action.
The attorney general may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this part, in a state court of competent jurisdiction, against an institution or an institution's agent acting in the agent's official capacity.
Enacted by Chapter 125, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 4 - Campus Anti-harassment › Section 404 - Statute of limitations.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-27-404.
Statute of limitations.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the attorney general may not bring an action under this part later than one year after the day on which the cause of action accrues.
(2) For an action alleging a violation of Subsection 53B-27-402(2)(a), the cause of action accrues on the day on which the student receives final notice, from the institution, of sanction or discipline that violates Subsection 53B-27-402(2)(a).
(3)
(a) For an action alleging a violation of Subsection 53B-27-402(1), the cause of action accrues on the day on which the institution gains knowledge of the discriminatory harassment.
(b) For an action described in Subsection (3)(a), the limitation described in Subsection (1) extends to one year after the day on which the most recent known act of discriminatory harassment, involving the same parties as a prior known act of discriminatory harassment, occurs.
Enacted by Chapter 125, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 4 - Campus Anti-harassment › Section 405 - Student religious accommodations.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-27-405.
Student religious accommodations.
(1) An institution shall:
(a) reasonably accommodate a student's absence from an examination or other academic requirement under the circumstances described in Subsection (2) for reasons of:
(i) the student's faith or conscience; or
(ii) the student's participation in an organized activity conducted under the auspices of the student's religious tradition or religious organization; and
(b) ensure that an accommodation described in Subsection (1)(a) does not adversely impact the student's academic opportunities.
(2) An institution shall make an accommodation described in Subsection (1) if:
(a) the time at which an examination or academic requirement is scheduled to occur creates an undue hardship for a student due to the student's sincerely held religious belief; and
(b) the student provides a written notice to the instructor of the course for which the student seeks the accommodation regarding the date of the examination or academic requirement for which the student seeks the accommodation.
(3) The board shall establish policies related to the accommodation described in Subsection (1) that:
(a) require an institution to provide the accommodation with respect to when the student participates in examinations and other academic requirements;
(b) allow an instructor who receives a notice described in Subsection (2)(b) to:
(i) schedule an alternative examination time before or after the regularly scheduled examination; or
(ii) make accommodations for other academic requirements related to the accommodation; and
(c) require an instructor who receives a notice described in Subsection (2)(b) to keep confidential a student's request for the accommodation.
(4)
(a) The board shall annually:
(i) create a list of the dates of religious holidays for the following two years; and
(ii) distribute the list described in Subsection (4)(a) to an institution.
(b) The creation and distribution of the list described in Subsection (4)(a) does not prohibit a student from seeking, or an institution from granting, an accommodation for a date of a religious holiday that is not included on that list.
(5) An institution shall:
(a) designate a point of contact for information about an accommodation described in Subsection (1);
(b) establish a process by which a student may submit a grievance with regards to implementation of this section; and
(c) publish the following information on the institution's website and update the information annually:
(i) the board's religious accommodation policies described in Subsection (3);
(ii) the point of contact described in Subsection (5)(a);
(iii) the list described in Subsection (4);
(iv) a description of the general procedure to request an accommodation described in Subsection (1); and
(v) the grievance process described in Subsection (5)(b).
Enacted by Chapter 364, 2021 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB159, Chapter 125.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act › Part 5 - Free Expression Policies › Section 501 - Free expression policies.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-27-501.
Free expression policies.
(1) As used in this section, "free expression policy" means an institution's policy, regulation, or other expectation related to student expression.
(2) An institution shall:
(a) publish the institution's free expression policies:
(i) in the institution's student handbook; and
(ii) on the institution's website;
(b) include information about the institution's free expression policies in an orientation program for students enrolled in the institution; and
(c) develop a program, procedures, and materials to ensure that an individual who has responsibility for the discipline or education of a student at the institution understands the institution's free expression policies.
(3) An individual described in Subsection (2)(c) includes an institution:
(a) administrator;
(b) campus police officer;
(c) residence life official; and
(d) faculty member.
(4) An institution shall ensure that a free expression policy is consistent with the provisions of this chapter.
Enacted by Chapter 125, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Title.

Effective 5/9/2017
53B-28-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as "Student Rights and Responsibilities."
Enacted by Chapter 188, 2017 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB54, Chapter 440.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 5/9/2017
53B-28-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, "institution" means a public or private postsecondary institution that is located in Utah, including an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-1-102.
Enacted by Chapter 188, 2017 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB54, Chapter 440.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 2 - Confidential Communications for Institutional Advocacy Services Act › Section 201 - Definitions.

Effective 5/9/2017
53B-28-201.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Certified advocate" means an individual who:
(a) is employed by or volunteers at a qualified institutional victim services provider;
(b) has completed at least 40 hours of training in counseling and assisting victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking; and
(c) acts under the supervision of the director or director's designee of a qualified institutional victim services provider.
(2)
(a) "Confidential communication" means information that is communicated by a victim, in the course of the victim seeking an institutional advocacy service, to:
(i) a certified advocate;
(ii) a qualified institutional victim services provider;
(iii) a person reasonably necessary for the transmission of the information;
(iv) an individual who is present at the time the information is transmitted for the purpose of furthering the victim's interests; or
(v) another individual, in the context of group counseling at a qualified institutional victim services provider.
(b) "Confidential communication" includes a record that is created or maintained as a result of the communication described in Subsection (2)(a).
(3) "Institutional advocacy service" means a safety planning, counseling, psychological, support, advocacy, medical, or legal service that:
(a) addresses issues involving:
(i) sexual harassment;
(ii) sexual assault;
(iii) rape;
(iv) domestic violence;
(v) dating violence; or
(vi) stalking; and
(b) is provided by a qualified institutional victim services provider.
(4)
(a) "Qualified institutional victim services provider" means an organization that:
(i) is affiliated with an institution;
(ii) employs or provides volunteer opportunities for certified advocates;
(iii) provides an institutional advocacy service to victims or families of victims; and
(iv) is designated by the affiliated institution as a qualified institutional victim services provider.
(b) "Qualified institutional victim services provider" may include an institution's:
(i) sexual assault center;
(ii) victim advocacy center;
(iii) women's center;
(iv) health center; or
(v) counseling service center.
(5) "Record" means a book, letter, document, paper, map, plan, photograph, film, card, tape, recording, electronic data, or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics.
(6) "Victim" means an individual who seeks an institutional advocacy service.
Enacted by Chapter 188, 2017 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB54, Chapter 440.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 2 - Confidential Communications for Institutional Advocacy Services Act › Section 202 - Confidentiality of information -- Disclosure of confidential communication.

Effective 5/3/2023
53B-28-202.
Confidentiality of information -- Disclosure of confidential communication.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), and notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, a person may not disclose a confidential communication.
(2) A person may disclose a confidential communication if:
(a) the victim gives written and informed consent to the disclosure;
(b) the person has an obligation to disclose the confidential communication under Section 26B-6-205, 80-2-602, or 78B-3-502;
(c) the disclosure is required by federal law; or
(d) a court of competent jurisdiction orders the disclosure.
Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 3 - Campus Sexual Violence › Section 301 - Definitions.

Effective 5/14/2019
53B-28-301.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Alleged perpetrator" means an individual whom a victim alleges committed an act of sexual violence against the victim.
(2) "Code of conduct" means an institution's student code of conduct, student code of ethics, honor code, or other policy under which the institution may sanction a student.
(3) "Covered allegation" means an allegation made to an institution that an individual committed an act of sexual violence.
(4) "Law enforcement agency" means an off-campus law enforcement agency of the unit of local government with jurisdiction to respond to a covered allegation.
(5) "Sexual violence" means:
(a) sexual abuse as described in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2242;
(b) aggravated sexual abuse as described in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2241;
(c) assault resulting in substantial bodily injury as described in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 113(a)(7);
(d) sexual assault;
(e) dating violence;
(f) domestic violence; or
(g) stalking.
(6) "Student" means an individual enrolled in an institution.
(7) "Victim" means a student who alleges that the student was a victim of sexual violence.
Enacted by Chapter 307, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 3 - Campus Sexual Violence › Section 302 - Code of conduct violation -- Report of sexual violence.

Effective 5/14/2019
53B-28-302.
Code of conduct violation -- Report of sexual violence.
An institution may not sanction a student for a code of conduct violation related to the use of drugs or alcohol if:
(1) the student is:
(a) a victim of an act of sexual violence; or
(b) a witness to an act of sexual violence;
(2) the student reports to the institution, in good faith, a covered allegation related to the act of sexual violence described in Subsection (1); and
(3) the institution learns of the student's code of conduct violation due to the student's report described in Subsection (2).
Enacted by Chapter 307, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 3 - Campus Sexual Violence › Section 304 - Criminal retaliation against a victim or a witness.

Effective 5/4/2022
53B-28-304.
Criminal retaliation against a victim or a witness.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Bodily injury" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-101.5.
(b) "Damage" means physical damage to an individual's property.
(2) An individual is guilty of a third degree felony if the individual inflicts bodily injury or damage:
(a) upon a victim of or a witness to an act of sexual violence alleged in a covered allegation; and
(b) in retaliation for the victim's or the witness's:
(i) report of the covered allegation; or
(ii) involvement in an investigation initiated by the institution in response to the covered allegation.
(3) An individual is guilty of a third degree felony if the individual:
(a) communicates an intention to inflict bodily injury:
(i) upon a victim of or a witness to an act of sexual violence alleged in a covered allegation; and
(ii) in retaliation for the victim's or the witness's:
(A) report of the covered allegation; or
(B) involvement in an investigation initiated by the institution in response to the covered allegation; and
(b)
(i) intends the communication described in Subsection (3)(a) as a threat against the victim or the witness; or
(ii) knows that the communication described in Subsection (3)(a) will be viewed as a threat against the victim or the witness.
Amended by Chapter 430, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 5 - Higher Education Student Data Protection › Section 502 - State student data protection governance.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-28-502.
State student data protection governance.
(1) The state privacy officer shall establish a higher education privacy advisory group to advise institutions and institution boards of trustees on student data protection.
(2) The advisory group shall consist of:
(a) the state privacy officer;
(b) the higher education privacy officer; and
(c) the following members, appointed by the commissioner of higher education:
(i) at least one Utah system of higher education employee; and
(ii) at least one representative of the Utah Board of Higher Education.
(3) The advisory group shall:
(a) discuss and make recommendations to the board and institutions regarding:
(i) existing and proposed:
(A) board rules; or
(B) board policies of the Utah Board of Higher Education or institutions; and
(ii) training on protecting student data privacy; and
(b) perform other tasks related to student data protection as designated by the Utah Board of Higher Education.
(4) The higher education privacy officer shall:
(a) provide training and support to institution boards and employees; and
(b) produce:
(i) resource materials;
(ii) model data governance plans;
(iii) model forms for institution student data protection governance; and
(iv) a model data collection notice.
(5) The board shall:
(a)
(i) create and maintain a data governance plan; and
(ii) annually publish the data governance plan on the Utah System of Higher Education website; and
(b) establish standards for:
(i) institution policies to protect student data;
(ii) institution data governance plans; and
(iii) a third-party contractor's use of student data.
Enacted by Chapter 461, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 5 - Higher Education Student Data Protection › Section 503 - Institution student data protection governance.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-28-503.
Institution student data protection governance.
(1)
(a) An institution shall adopt policies to protect student data in accordance with this part and board rule, including the standards the board establishes under Subsection 53B-28-502(5).
(b) The policies described in Subsection (1)(a) shall take into account the specific needs and priorities of the institution.
(2) The board shall designate a higher education privacy officer.
(3) The higher education privacy officer shall:
(a) verify compliance with student privacy laws, rules, and policies throughout the Utah System of Higher Education;
(b) support institutions in developing data governance plans and student data privacy training; and
(c) act as the primary point of contact for the state privacy officer.
(4) An institution shall:
(a) designate an individual to act as the primary contact for the higher education privacy officer;
(b) create and maintain an institution:
(i) data governance plan that complies with the standards the board establishes under Subsection 53B-28-502(5); and
(ii) record of student data privacy training; and
(c) annually publish the institution's data governance plan on the institution's website.
Enacted by Chapter 461, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 5 - Higher Education Student Data Protection › Section 504 - Notification of significant data breach.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-28-504.
Notification of significant data breach.
(1) If a significant data breach occurs at an institution, the institution shall notify each student whose personally-identifiable student data was disclosed.
(2) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board shall make rules to define a significant data breach described in Subsection (1).
Enacted by Chapter 461, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 28 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › Part 5 - Higher Education Student Data Protection › Section 506 - Penalties.

Effective 1/1/2024
53B-28-506.
Penalties.
(1) A third-party contractor that knowingly or recklessly permits unauthorized collecting, sharing, or use of student data under this part:
(a) except as provided in Subsection (1)(d), may not enter into a future contract with an institution; and
(b) may be required by the board to pay a civil penalty of up to $25,000.
(c) may be required to pay:
(i) an institution's cost of notifying parents and students of the unauthorized sharing or use of student data; and
(ii) any expense incurred by the institution as result of the unauthorized sharing or use of student data.
(d) An education entity may enter into a contract with a third-party contractor that knowingly or recklessly permitted unauthorized collecting, sharing, or use of student data if:
(i) the education entity determines that the third-party contractor has corrected the errors that caused the unauthorized collecting, sharing, or use of student data; and
(ii) the third-party contractor demonstrates:
(A) if the third-party contractor is under contract with the education entity, current compliance with this part; or
(B) an ability to comply with the requirements of this part.
(e) The board may bring an action in the district court of the county in which the office of the education entity is located, if necessary, to enforce payment of the civil penalty described in Subsection (1)(b).
(f) An individual who knowingly or intentionally permits unauthorized collecting, sharing, or use of student data may be found guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(2)
(a) A student or a minor student's parent may bring an action against a third-party contractor in a court of competent jurisdiction for damages caused by a knowing or reckless violation of Section 53B-28-505 by a third-party contractor.
(b) If the court finds that a third-party contractor has violated Section 53B-28-505, the court may award to the parent or student:
(i) damages; and
(ii) costs.
Amended by Chapter 381, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 29 - Utah Valley University › Part 2 - Fire and Rescue Training Program › Section 201 - Definitions.

Effective 5/12/2020
53B-29-201.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Fire and rescue training program" means the program described in Section 53B-29-202.
(2) "Fire board" means the Utah Fire Prevention Board, created in Section 53-7-203.
Enacted by Chapter 403, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 29 - Utah Valley University › Part 2 - Fire and Rescue Training Program › Section 202 - Fire prevention, education, and training program.

Effective 5/12/2020
53B-29-202.
Fire prevention, education, and training program.
(1) With technical advice and support from the fire board, Utah Valley University shall operate a statewide fire and rescue service training program that:
(a) provides instruction, training, and testing for:
(i) Utah Valley University students; and
(ii) firefighters and emergency rescue personnel throughout the state, whether paid or volunteer;
(b) explores new methods of firefighting, fire training, and fire prevention;
(c) provides training for fire and arson detection and investigation;
(d) provides training to students, firefighters, and emergency rescue personnel on how to conduct public education programs to promote fire safety;
(e) provides for certification of firefighters, pump operators, instructors, officers, and rescue personnel; and
(f) provides facilities and props for teaching firefighting and emergency rescue skills.
(2) Utah Valley University shall ensure that the curriculum, training, and facilities offered in the fire and rescue training program are sufficient to allow individuals who successfully complete the program to receive applicable certification as a firefighter or emergency rescue professional.
(3) Utah Valley University and the fire board shall consult together regarding:
(a) the development and content of the curriculum and training of the fire and rescue training program;
(b) the identification of individuals who will be permitted to participate in the fire and rescue program without cost; and
(c) the establishment of certification standards and requirements.
(4) Utah Valley University shall allow individuals designated by the fire board to participate in and complete the fire and rescue training program without cost and to receive applicable certification.
(5) Utah Valley University and the fire board shall by contract establish terms to:
(a) define the scope and content of the fire and rescue training program;
(b) identify the fire and rescue personnel throughout the state who will be permitted to participate in the fire and rescue training program without cost; and
(c) define other aspects of the relationship between Utah Valley University and the fire board relating to the fire and rescue training program that are mutually beneficial.
Enacted by Chapter 403, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 29 - Utah Valley University › Part 2 - Fire and Rescue Training Program › Section 203 - Reporting requirement.

Effective 5/12/2020
53B-29-203.
Reporting requirement.
In 2023, no later than October 31, 2023, Utah Valley University and the fire board shall report to the Education Interim Committee, the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee, and the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature about:
(1) the operation of the fire and rescue training program, including successes and challenges associated with the operation of the fire and rescue training program; and
(2) the positive aspects of and any concerns relating to the relationship between Utah Valley University and the fire board with respect to the fire and rescue training program.
Enacted by Chapter 403, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 29 - Utah Valley University › Part 3 - Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative › Section 301 - Definitions.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-29-301.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Initiative" means the Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative described in Section 53B-29-302.
(2) "University" means Utah Valley University.
Enacted by Chapter 270, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 29 - Utah Valley University › Part 3 - Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative › Section 302 - Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-29-302.
Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative.
(1) The university shall establish the Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative within the Center for Constitutional Studies to facilitate nonpartisan political discussion and provide civic education and research.
(2) The initiative shall:
(a) provide courses in and related to philosophy, history, economics, and political science;
(b) provide resources to students, outside academic institutions, government agencies, and other persons regarding civic affairs; and
(c) foster thoughtful civic engagement in Utah and the surrounding region.
Enacted by Chapter 270, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 29 - Utah Valley University › Part 3 - Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative › Section 303 - Acceptance of gifts.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-29-303.
Acceptance of gifts.
The university is authorized to receive gifts, contributions, and donations of all kinds, for development or support of the initiative.
Enacted by Chapter 270, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 30 - Multi-university Programs › Part 2 - Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health › Section 201 - Title.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-30-201.
Title.
This part is known as "Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health."
Enacted by Chapter 425, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 30 - Multi-university Programs › Part 2 - Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health › Section 202 - Definitions.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-30-202.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Affected populations" include:
(a) employees;
(b) employers;
(c) insurers;
(d) professionals or professional organizations related to occupational and environmental health;
(e) government agencies; and
(f) outside academic institutions.
(2) "Board" means the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Advisory Board created in Section 53B-30-204.
(3) "Center" means the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health established in Section 53B-30-203.
(4) "Director" means the director of the center.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 425, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 30 - Multi-university Programs › Part 2 - Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health › Section 203 - Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-30-203.
Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.
(1) There is established at the University of Utah and Weber State University the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, to be a center for occupational health, safety, and environment education and research.
(2) The University of Utah and Weber State University shall:
(a) jointly operate the center in a manner so that the center is:
(i) eligible to be designated as an education and research center by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and
(ii) a resource for affected populations to:
(A) improve workplace health, safety, and environment; and
(B) contribute to economic growth and development in Utah and the surrounding region; and
(b) each appoint a co-principal investigator upon application for the designation described in Subsection (2)(a)(i).
(3) The University of Utah senior vice president for health sciences and the Weber State University provost and vice president of academic affairs shall jointly develop an annual budget for the center that considers funding from all available sources.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 425, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 30 - Multi-university Programs › Part 2 - Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health › Section 205 - Appointment and removal of director.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-30-205.
Appointment and removal of director.
(1) Subject to Subsection (2), the University of Utah senior vice president for health sciences and the Weber State University provost and vice president of academic affairs shall jointly appoint and may jointly remove the director.
(2) The appointment or removal of the director under Subsection (1) may be made only after consultation with:
(a) the president of the University of Utah or the president's designee;
(b) the president of Weber State University or the president's designee;
(c) the dean of the University of Utah college of engineering or the dean's designee; and
(d) the board through the board chair.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 425, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 30 - Multi-university Programs › Part 2 - Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health › Section 206 - Reporting requirements.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-30-206.
Reporting requirements.
(1)
(a) The board, through the director and the board chair, shall provide by no later than July 1 of each year, a written report to the president of the University of Utah, the president of Weber State University, and the Education Interim Committee.
(b) The report required under this Subsection (1) shall:
(i) summarize the center's activities and accomplishments in the immediate proceeding calendar year; and
(ii) provide information and the board's advice and recommendations on how the state, university, and the center can:
(A) improve workplace health and safety; and
(B) contribute to economic growth and development in Utah and the surrounding region.
(2)
(a) If the center receives in a fiscal year money from the Eddie P. Mayne Workplace Safety and Occupational Health Funding Program provided for in Section 34A-2-701, the center shall provide a written report:
(i) in conjunction with the reports described in Sections 34A-2-202.5 and 59-9-102.5;
(ii) that accounts for the expenditure of money received in the fiscal year by the center from the Eddie P. Mayne Workplace Safety and Occupational Health Funding Program including impact on workplace safety in Utah; and
(iii) that includes a preliminary statement as to money the center will request from the Eddie P. Mayne Workplace Safety and Occupational Health Funding Program for the fiscal year following the day on which the report is provided.
(b) A report provided under this Subsection (2) meets the reporting requirements under Subsection 34A-2-701(5)(b)(i)(B).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 425, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 31 - Utah Tech University › Part 2 - Nonprofit Corporations or Foundations › Section 201 - Nonprofit corporations or foundations -- Purpose.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-31-201.
Nonprofit corporations or foundations -- Purpose.
(1) Utah Tech University may form a nonprofit corporation or foundation controlled by the president of the university and the board to aid and assist the university in attaining its charitable, communications, and other related educational objectives, including support for media innovation, film festivals, film production, print media, broadcasting, television, and digital media.
(2) The nonprofit corporation or foundation may receive and administer legislative appropriations, government grants, contracts, and private gifts to carry out its public purposes.
Amended by Chapter 1, 2021 Special Session 2