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2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2 - Institutions of Higher Education › Section 113 - Vaccination requirements -- Exemptions -- Face covering requirements.

Effective 5/28/2021
53B-2-113.
Vaccination requirements -- Exemptions -- Face covering requirements.
(1) An institution of higher education described in Section 53B-2-101 may not require proof of vaccination as a condition for enrollment or attendance unless the institution allows for the following exemptions:
(a) a medical exemption if the student provides to the institution a statement that the claimed exemption is for a medical reason; and
(b) a personal exemption if the student provides to the institution a statement that the claimed exemption is for a personal or religious belief.
(2) An institution that offers both remote and in-person learning options may not deny a student who is exempt from a requirement to receive a vaccine under Subsection (1) to participate in an in-person learning option based upon the student's vaccination status.
(3)
(a) For purposes of this Subsection (3), "face covering" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-210.
(b) An institution of higher education described in Section 53B-2-101 may not require an individual to wear a face covering to attend or participate in in-person instruction, institution-sponsored athletics, institution-sponsored extracurricular activities, in dormitories, or in any other place on a campus of an institution within the system of higher education at any time after the end of the spring semester in 2021.
(4) Subsections (1), (2), and (3) do not apply to a student studying in a medical setting at an institution of higher education.
(5) Nothing in this section restricts a state or local health department from acting under applicable law to contain the spread of an infectious disease.
Amended by Chapter 7, 2021 Special Session 1
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 1 - Technical Colleges › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 7/1/2023
53B-2a-101.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Capital development" means the same as capital development project, as defined in Section 63A-5b-401.
(2) "Competency-based" means mastery of subject matter or skill level, as demonstrated through business and industry approved standards and assessments, achieved through participation in a hands-on learning environment, and which is tied to observable, measurable performance objectives.
(3) "Dedicated project" means a capital development project for which state funds from the Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund created in Section 53B-2a-118 are requested or used.
(4) "Nondedicated project" means a capital development project for which state funds from a source other than the Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund created in Section 53B-2a-118 are requested or used.
(5) "State funds" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-5b-401.
Amended by Chapter 254, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 1 - Technical Colleges › Section 105 - Technical colleges.

Effective 7/1/2020
53B-2a-105.
Technical colleges.
Utah has the following technical colleges:
(1) Bridgerland Technical College, which serves the geographic area encompassing:
(a) the Box Elder School District;
(b) the Cache School District;
(c) the Logan School District; and
(d) the Rich School District;
(2) Ogden-Weber Technical College, which serves the geographic area encompassing:
(a) the Ogden City School District; and
(b) the Weber School District;
(3) Davis Technical College, which serves the geographic area encompassing:
(a) the Davis School District; and
(b) the Morgan School District;
(4) Tooele Technical College, which serves the geographic area encompassing the Tooele County School District;
(5) Mountainland Technical College, which serves the geographic area encompassing:
(a) the Alpine School District;
(b) the Nebo School District;
(c) the Provo School District;
(d) the South Summit School District;
(e) the North Summit School District;
(f) the Wasatch School District; and
(g) the Park City School District;
(6) Uintah Basin Technical College, which serves the geographic area encompassing:
(a) the Daggett School District;
(b) the Duchesne School District; and
(c) the Uintah School District;
(7) Southwest Technical College, which serves the geographic area encompassing:
(a) the Beaver School District;
(b) the Garfield School District;
(c) the Iron School District; and
(d) the Kane School District; and
(8) Dixie Technical College, which serves the geographic area encompassing the Washington School District.
Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 1 - Technical Colleges › Section 107 - Technical college presidents.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-2a-107.
Technical college presidents.
(1) The board shall appoint a president for each technical college in accordance with Section 53B-2-102.
(2)
(a) A technical college president is the chief executive officer of the technical college.
(b) A technical college president:
(i) does not need to have a doctorate degree; and
(ii) shall have extensive experience in career and technical education.
(3) A technical college president shall:
(a) exercise grants of power and authority as delegated by the board, as well as the necessary and proper exercise of powers and authority not specifically denied to the technical college's administration, faculty, or students, by the board or by law, to ensure the effective and efficient administration and operation of the technical college consistent with the statewide strategic plan for higher education;
(b) administer the day-to-day operations of the technical college;
(c) consult with the technical college board of trustees;
(d) administer human resource policies and employee compensation plans in accordance with the requirements of the board;
(e) prepare a budget request for the technical college's annual operations to the board;
(f) after consulting with the board, other institutions of higher education, school districts, and charter schools within the technical college's region, prepare a comprehensive strategic plan for delivering technical education within the region;
(g) consult with business, industry, the Department of Workforce Services, the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, and the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget on an ongoing basis to determine what workers and skills are needed for employment in Utah businesses and industries;
(h) coordinate with local school boards, school districts, and charter schools to meet the technical education needs of secondary students;
(i) develop policies and procedures for the admission, classification, instruction, and examination of students in accordance with the policies and accreditation guidelines of the board and the State Board of Education; and
(j) manage the technical college president's institution as part of the Utah system of higher education.
Amended by Chapter 187, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 1 - Technical Colleges › Section 108 - Technical college boards of trustees -- Membership -- Appointments.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-2a-108.
Technical college boards of trustees -- Membership -- Appointments.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Higher education institution" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-2a-112.
(b) "Technical college service area" means the geographic area served by each technical college as described in Section 53B-2a-105.
(2) A technical college board of trustees consists of:
(a) one member of the local school board for each school district in the technical college service area, appointed by the local school board to which the member belongs;
(b) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), one individual who is a member of the higher education institution board of trustees, appointed by the higher education institution board of trustees; and
(c) a number of individuals, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 2, Vacancies, that is:
(i) seven for:
(A) Tooele Technical College;
(B) Uintah Basin Technical College; and
(C) Dixie Technical College;
(ii) eight for:
(A) Bridgerland Technical College;
(B) Ogden-Weber Technical College;
(C) Davis Technical College; and
(D) Southwest Technical College; or
(iii) nine for Mountainland Technical College.
(3)
(a) In appointing the members described in Subsection (2)(c), the governor shall appoint individuals who represent the interests of business, industry, or labor in the technical college service area.
(b) If no member of the institution of higher education board of trustees lives within the technical college service area, the institution of higher education board of trustees may nominate an individual to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate instead of appointing a member described in Subsection (2)(b).
(4)
(a) The governor may remove a member appointed under Subsection (2)(c) or (3)(b) for cause.
(b) The governor shall consult with the president of the Senate before removing a member appointed under Subsection (2)(c) or (3)(b).
(5) A member described in Subsection (2)(c) shall comply with the conflict of interest provisions described in Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 3, Conflicts of Interest.
Amended by Chapter 352, 2020 General Session
Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
Amended by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 1 - Technical Colleges › Section 109 - Technical college boards of trustees -- Terms -- Quorum -- Chair -- Compensation.

Effective 7/1/2020
53B-2a-109.
Technical college boards of trustees -- Terms -- Quorum -- Chair -- Compensation.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in this Subsection (1), a member of a technical college board of trustees is appointed to a four-year term.
(b) The governor may appoint a member described in Subsection 53B-2a-108(2)(c) to a two-year term to ensure that the terms of approximately half of the members described in Subsection 53B-2a-108(2)(c) expire every other year.
(c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of a technical college board of trustees, the appointing authority for the vacant position described in Section 53B-2a-108 shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term.
(d) An appointed member holds office until a successor is appointed in accordance with Section 53B-2a-108.
(2) A member of a technical college board of trustees may not hold office for more than two consecutive full terms.
(3) A majority of a technical college board of trustees is a quorum.
(4) A technical college board of trustees shall elect a chair from the technical college board of trustees' membership.
(5) A member of a technical college board of trustees may not receive compensation or benefits for the member of the technical college board of trustees' service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(6)
(a) A technical college board of trustees may enact bylaws for the technical college board of trustees' own government, including provisions for regular meetings, that are in accordance with the policies of the board.
(b)
(i) A technical college board of trustees may provide for an executive committee in the technical college board of trustees' bylaws.
(ii) If established, an executive committee shall have the full authority of the technical college board of trustees to act upon routine matters during the interim between board of trustees' meetings.
(iii) An executive committee may act on nonroutine matters only under extraordinary and emergency circumstances.
(iv) An executive committee shall report the executive committee's activities to the technical college board of trustees at the technical college board of trustees' next regular meeting following the activities.
(7) A technical college board of trustees may establish advisory committees.
Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 1 - Technical Colleges › Section 110 - Technical college board of trustees' powers and duties.

Effective 7/1/2021
53B-2a-110.
Technical college board of trustees' powers and duties.
(1) A technical college board of trustees shall:
(a) assist the technical college president in preparing a budget request for the technical college's annual operations to the board;
(b) after consulting with the board, other higher education institutions, school districts, and charter schools within the technical college's region, assist the technical college president in preparing a comprehensive strategic plan for delivering technical education within the region;
(c) in accordance with Section 53B-16-102, approve programs, including expedited program approval and termination procedures to meet market needs;
(d) adopt an annual budget and fund balances;
(e) conduct annual program evaluations;
(f)
(i) approve a strategic plan for the technical college that is aligned with:
(A) state attainment goals;
(B) workforce needs;
(C) the technical college's role, mission, and distinctiveness; and
(D) board goals and metrics described in Section 53B-1-402; and
(ii) monitor the technical college's progress toward achieving the strategic plan; and
(g) act on behalf of the technical college in performing other duties as authorized by the board or by statute.
(2) A technical college board of trustees may not exercise jurisdiction over career and technical education provided by a school district or charter school or provided by a higher education institution independently of the technical college.
Amended by Chapter 187, 2021 General Session
Amended by Chapter 382, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 1 - Technical Colleges › Section 113 - Technical colleges -- Leasing authority -- Lease-purchase agreements -- Report.

Effective 5/4/2022
53B-2a-113.
Technical colleges -- Leasing authority -- Lease-purchase agreements -- Report.
(1) A technical college may enter into a lease with other higher education institutions, school districts, charter schools, state agencies, or business and industry for a term of:
(a) one year or less with the approval of the technical college board of trustees; or
(b) more than one year with the approval of the board if:
(i) the Legislature approves funding for the lease prior to a technical college entering into the lease; or
(ii) the lease agreement includes language that allows termination of the lease without penalty.
(2)
(a) A technical college may enter into a lease-purchase agreement if:
(i) there is a long-term benefit to the state;
(ii) the project is included in the technical college master plan;
(iii) the lease-purchase agreement includes language that allows termination of the lease;
(iv) the lease-purchase agreement is approved by the technical college board of trustees and the board; and
(v) the lease-purchase agreement is:
(A) reviewed by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management; and
(B) approved by the Legislature.
(b) An approval under Subsection (2)(a) shall include a recognition of:
(i) all parties, dates, and elements of the agreement;
(ii) the equity or collateral component that creates the benefit; and
(iii) the options dealing with the sale and division of equity.
(3)
(a) Each technical college shall provide an annual lease report to the board that details each of the technical college's leases, annual costs, location, square footage, and recommendations for lease continuation.
(b) The board shall compile and distribute an annual combined lease report for all technical colleges to the Division of Facilities Construction and Management and to others upon request.
(4) The board shall use the annual combined lease report in determining planning, utilization, and budget requests.
Amended by Chapter 421, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 1 - Technical Colleges › Section 115 - Utah System of Technical Colleges -- Institutional name changes.

Effective 7/1/2020
53B-2a-115.
Utah System of Technical Colleges -- Institutional name changes.
(1) Beginning July 1, 2017:
(a) Bridgerland Applied Technology College shall be known as Bridgerland Technical College;
(b) Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College shall be known as Ogden-Weber Technical College;
(c) Davis Applied Technology College shall be known as Davis Technical College;
(d) Tooele Applied Technology College shall be known as Tooele Technical College;
(e) Mountainland Applied Technology College shall be known as Mountainland Technical College;
(f) Uintah Basin Applied Technology College shall be known as Uintah Basin Technical College;
(g) Southwest Applied Technology College shall be known as Southwest Technical College; and
(h) Dixie Applied Technology College shall be known as Dixie Technical College.
(2)
(a) As described in Subsection (1), each technical college is a continuation of the applied technology college that preceded the technical college.
(b) An institution described in Subsection (1):
(i) possess all rights, title, privileges, powers, immunities, franchises, endowments, property, and claims of the institution that preceded the institution; and
(ii) shall fulfill and perform all obligations of the institution that preceded the institution, including obligations relating to outstanding bonds and notes.
Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 1 - Technical Colleges › Section 118 - Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund -- Use of money in fund -- Appropriations to fund -- Administration of fund.

Effective 7/1/2019
53B-2a-118.
Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund -- Use of money in fund -- Appropriations to fund -- Administration of fund.
(1) As used in this section, "fund" means the Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund created in this section.
(2) There is created a capital projects fund known as the Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund.
(3) Subject to appropriation, money in the fund shall be used:
(a) for a dedicated project approved in accordance with Section 53B-2a-117; or
(b) to pay debt service in accordance with Subsection (4).
(4) Money in the fund may be used to pay debt service:
(a) on a general obligation bond issued for a capital development project in accordance with Title 63B, Chapter 1a, Master General Obligation Bond Act; and
(b) if the Legislature approves the use by a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house.
(5) The fund shall be funded by appropriations.
(6) The fund shall accrue interest, which shall be deposited into the fund.
(7) The Division of Finance shall administer the fund in accordance with this section.
Enacted by Chapter 482, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 2 - Technical Education At Degree-granting Institutions › Section 201 - Geographic service areas for degree-granting institutions that provide technical education.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-2a-201.
Geographic service areas for degree-granting institutions that provide technical education.
(1) A degree-granting institution of higher education provides technical education in the geographic areas of the state described in this section.
(2)
(a) The Snow College Richfield campus, described in Section 53B-16-205, provides technical education for the geographic area encompassing:
(i) the Juab School District;
(ii) the Millard School District;
(iii) the Tintic School District;
(iv) the North Sanpete School District;
(v) the South Sanpete School District;
(vi) the Wayne School District;
(vii) the Piute School District; and
(viii) the Sevier School District.
(b) A Utah State University regional institution, as defined in Section 53B-16-207, provides technical education for the geographic area encompassing:
(i) for Utah State University Eastern, described in Section 53B-18-1201:
(A) the Carbon School District; and
(B) the Emery School District;
(ii) for Utah State University Blanding, described in Section 53B-18-1202, the San Juan School District; and
(iii) for Utah State University Moab, described in Section 53B-18-301, the Grand School District.
(c) Salt Lake Community College provides technical education for the geographic area encompassing:
(i) the Salt Lake City School District;
(ii) the Granite School District;
(iii) the Murray School District;
(iv) the Canyons School District; and
(v) the Jordan School District.
Enacted by Chapter 187, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 2a - Technical Education › Part 2 - Technical Education At Degree-granting Institutions › Section 202 - Degree-granting institutions that provide technical education -- Duties -- Board evaluation.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-2a-202.
Degree-granting institutions that provide technical education -- Duties -- Board evaluation.
(1) A degree-granting institution described in Section 53B-2a-201:
(a) shall:
(i) fulfill the technical college duties described in Subsections 53B-2a-106(1) and (2); and
(ii) report annually to the board on:
(A) the status of technical education in the degree-granting institution's service area; and
(B) student tuition and fees for the technical education programs provided by the degree-granting institution; and
(b) may not exercise any jurisdiction over career and technical education provided by a school district or charter school independently of the school district or charter school.
(2) The board shall monitor and evaluate the impact of degree programs on technical education provided by a degree-granting institution described in Section 53B-2a-201.
Enacted by Chapter 187, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Regulations at Institutions › Section 101 - Purpose of chapter.

53B-3-101.
Purpose of chapter.
(1) It is the purpose of this chapter to confirm and clarify the power vested in the board to pass rules and regulations governing parking and traffic on campuses and related facilities and to enforce the rules and regulations by all appropriate methods.
(2) The board may delegate this authority and other authority granted under this chapter to the president of each institution so long as the rules and regulations are approved by the institution's board of trustees.
Amended by Chapter 58, 1991 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Regulations at Institutions › Section 102 - State institution of higher education defined.

Effective 7/1/2017
53B-3-102.
State institution of higher education defined.
(1) As used in this chapter, "state institution of higher education" means an institution described in Section 53B-2-101 or any other university or college that is established and maintained by the state.
(2) A state institution of higher education includes:
(a) a branch or affiliated institution; or
(b) a campus or facilities owned, operated, or controlled by the governing board of the state institution of higher education.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Regulations at Institutions › Section 104 - Establishment of police or security departments.

53B-3-104.
Establishment of police or security departments.
The board may establish and maintain police or security departments for the purpose of enforcing the regulations of each institution of higher education and the laws of the state.
Enacted by Chapter 167, 1987 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Regulations at Institutions › Section 105 - Appointment of police or security personnel -- Powers.

53B-3-105.
Appointment of police or security personnel -- Powers.
(1) Members of the police or security department of any college or university are appointed by the board.
(2) Upon appointment, they are peace officers and have all the powers possessed by policemen in cities and by sheriffs, including the power to make arrests on view or on warrant of violation of state statutes and city or county ordinances.
(3) Members of the police or security department of any college or university also have the power to enforce all rules and regulations promulgated by the board as related to the institution.
Enacted by Chapter 167, 1987 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Regulations at Institutions › Section 106 - Criminal and traffic laws in full force and effect.

53B-3-106.
Criminal and traffic laws in full force and effect.
(1) All of the criminal laws of this state, including the traffic laws, are in full force and effect on the campuses of state institutions of higher education and upon all other property or facilities owned by the institutions or operated or controlled by the governing board of the institution.
(2)
(a) State institutions of higher education are "political subdivisions" and the board of the institutions is a "local authority."
(b) All streets, roadways, alleys, and parking lots on property owned or controlled by state institutions of higher education are "streets or highways" as these terms are used in Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code.
Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Regulations at Institutions › Section 107 - Traffic violations -- Notice of rule or regulation.

Effective 5/10/2016
53B-3-107.
Traffic violations -- Notice of rule or regulation.
(1) It is a violation of this section for any person to operate or park a vehicle upon any property owned or controlled by a state institution of higher education contrary to posted signs authorized by the published rules and regulations of the institution or to block or impede traffic through or on any of these properties.
(2) A violation of Subsection (1) is an infraction.
(3) Notice of a rule or regulation to all persons is sufficient if the rule or regulation is published in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the institution and the campus or facility is located.
Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Regulations at Institutions › Section 108 - Violation of chapter a misdemeanor.

Effective 5/8/2018
53B-3-108.
Violation of chapter a misdemeanor.
A violation of this chapter is a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 148, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Regulations at Institutions › Section 109 - Jurisdiction of district and justice courts.

53B-3-109.
Jurisdiction of district and justice courts.
Any district court or any justice court of any city or county in which property owned or controlled by a state institution of higher education is located has jurisdiction to hear and determine cases involving an alleged violation of this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 198, 1996 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Regulations at Institutions › Section 110 - Fines and forfeitures -- Disposition.

53B-3-110.
Fines and forfeitures -- Disposition.
All fines and forfeitures collected by any justice court judge and one-half of all the fines and forfeitures collected by the clerk of any district court for a violation of any of this chapter are remitted to the state treasurer to be credited to the general operating fund of the state institution of higher education complaining of the violation.
Amended by Chapter 198, 1996 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 4 - Compact for Western Regional Cooperation - Interstate Commission for Higher Education › Section 103 - Commissioners -- Duties -- Records of academic progress -- Cancellation of student registration.

53B-4-103.
Commissioners -- Duties -- Records of academic progress -- Cancellation of student registration.
(1) The commissioners are the three resident members from the state of Utah, required by Article IV of the compact, and are authorized to function as representatives of the state on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
(2) The commissioners' duties are as follows:
(a) to study the need for professional and graduate educational facilities not available within this state;
(b) to recommend appropriations to meet the needs of this act;
(c) to provide for screening of all applicants for professional, graduate, or higher educational study not available within the state in accordance with established rules; and
(d) to certify to out of state institutions under the compact all acceptable candidates.
(3) An applicant may not be certified unless the applicant has been a bona fide resident of the state for at least the five years prior to the date of application.
(4)
(a) Students must maintain continuous Utah residency during their attendance at an out of state institution in order to receive financial support under the compact.
(b) If Utah residency is terminated by a student during any academic year in which the student has received financial support under the compact, the support shall be relinquished and terminated at the end of that academic year.
(5)
(a) The Commissioner of Higher Education shall maintain records of the academic progress of Utah students receiving financial support under the compact while attending out of state institutions.
(b) If the records reveal a student is not progressing satisfactorily, upon recommendation of the out of state institution, the commissioner shall cancel the student's registration and withhold future payments otherwise due.
Amended by Chapter 74, 1997 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 6 - Master Planning › Section 102 - Standardized systems prescribed by the board.

53B-6-102.
Standardized systems prescribed by the board.
The board shall prescribe for all institutions under its jurisdiction standardized systems of accounts, records, and reports covering in sufficient detail the operations of the educational institutions under its control.
Enacted by Chapter 167, 1987 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 6 - Master Planning › Section 104 - Multi-University Consortium for Teacher Training in Sensory Impairments -- Purposes -- Appropriation.

Effective 7/1/2020
53B-6-104.
Multi-University Consortium for Teacher Training in Sensory Impairments -- Purposes -- Appropriation.
(1)
(a) In conjunction with the board's master plan for higher education, there is established a Multi-University Consortium for Teacher Training in Sensory Impairments which is an outgrowth of a consortium established by the federal government.
(b) The consortium shall include within its membership the University of Utah, Utah State University, Brigham Young University, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the Services for At-Risk Students section under the State Board of Education, and local school districts.
(2) The consortium, in collaboration with the board and the State Board of Education, shall develop and implement teacher preparation programs that qualify and certify instructors to work with students who are visually impaired, deaf, or hard of hearing, or both visually impaired and deaf or hard of hearing.
(3) The board shall consider including within the board's annual budget recommendations a line item appropriation to provide ongoing funding for the programs provided pursuant to this section.
Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 6 - Master Planning › Section 105 - Engineering and Computer Technology Initiative.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-6-105.
Engineering and Computer Technology Initiative.
(1)
(a)
(i) The board shall develop, establish, and maintain an Engineering and Computer Science Initiative within the state system of higher education to increase the number of graduates in engineering, computer science, and related technology.
(ii) The board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, providing the criteria for those fields of study that qualify as "related technology" under this section and Section 53B-6-105.9.
(b) The initiative shall include components that:
(i) improve the quality of instructional programs in engineering, computer science, and related technology by providing supplemental money for equipment purchases; and
(ii) provide incentives to institutions to hire and retain faculty under Section 53B-6-105.9.
(2) The increase in program capacity under Subsection (1)(a) shall include funding for new and renovated capital facilities and funding for new engineering and computer science programs.
(3) The Legislature shall provide an annual appropriation to the board to fund the initiative.
Amended by Chapter 187, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 6 - Master Planning › Section 105.5 - Technology Initiative Advisory Board -- Composition -- Duties.

Affected by 63I-1-253 on 7/1/2024
Effective 7/1/2020
53B-6-105.5.
Technology Initiative Advisory Board -- Composition -- Duties.
(1) There is created a Technology Initiative Advisory Board to assist and make recommendations to the board in the board's administration of the Engineering and Computer Science Initiative established under Section 53B-6-105.
(2)
(a) The advisory board shall consist of individuals appointed by the governor from business and industry who have expertise in the areas of engineering, computer science, and related technologies.
(b) The advisory board shall select a chair and cochair.
(c) The advisory board shall meet at the call of the chair.
(d) The board, through the commissioner of higher education, shall provide staff support for the advisory board.
(3) A member of the advisory board may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(4) The advisory board shall:
(a) make recommendations to the board on the allocation and distribution of money appropriated to fund:
(i) the faculty incentive program established in Section 53B-6-105.9; and
(ii) equipment purchases required to improve the quality of instructional programs in engineering, computer science, and related technology;
(b) prepare a strategic plan that details actions required by the board to meet the intent of the Engineering and Technology Science Initiative;
(c) review and assess engineering, computer science, and related technology programs currently being offered at higher education institutions and their impact on the economic prosperity of the state;
(d) provide the board with an assessment and reporting plan that:
(i) measures results against expectations under the initiative, including verification of the matching requirements for institutions of higher education to receive money under Section 53B-6-105.9; and
(ii) includes an analysis of market demand for technical employment, program articulation among higher education institutions in engineering, computer science, and related technology, tracking of student placement, student admission to the initiative program by region, transfer rates, and retention in and graduation rates from the initiative program; and
(e) make an annual report of its activities to the board.
(5) The annual report of the Technology Initiative Advisory Board shall include the summary report of the institutional matches described in Section 53B-6-105.9.
Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 7 - Finance › Part 1 - Budgets and Funding › Section 101.5 - Proposed tuition increases -- Notice -- Hearings.

Effective 5/3/2023
53B-7-101.5.
Proposed tuition increases -- Notice -- Hearings.
(1) If an institution within the State System of Higher Education listed in Section 53B-1-102 considers increasing tuition rates for undergraduate students in the process of preparing or implementing its budget, it shall hold a meeting to receive public input and response on the issue.
(2) The institution shall advertise the hearing required under Subsection (1) using the following procedure:
(a) the institution shall advertise the institution's intent to consider an increase in student tuition rates:
(i) in the institution's student newspaper twice during a period of 10 days before the meeting; and
(ii) for each county where the institution has a campus, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 days before the meeting; and
(b) the advertisement shall state that the institution will meet on a certain day, time, and place fixed in the advertisement, which shall not be less than seven days after the day the advertisement is published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the proposed increase and to explain the reasons for the proposed increase.
(3) The form and content of the notice shall be substantially as follows:
"NOTICE OF PROPOSED TUITION INCREASE
The (name of the higher education institution) is proposing to increase student tuition rates. This would be an increase of ______ %, which is an increase of $______ per semester for a full-time resident undergraduate student. All concerned students and citizens are invited to a public hearing on the proposed increase to be held at (meeting place) on (date) at (time)."
(4)
(a) The institution shall provide the following information to those in attendance at the meeting required under Subsection (1):
(i) the current year's student enrollment for:
(A) the State System of Higher Education, if a systemwide increase is being considered; or
(B) the institution, if an increase is being considered for just a single institution;
(ii) total tuition revenues for the current school year;
(iii) projected student enrollment growth for the next school year and projected tuition revenue increases from that anticipated growth; and
(iv) a detailed accounting of how and where the increased tuition revenues would be spent.
(b) The enrollment and revenue data required under Subsection (4)(a) shall be broken down into majors or departments if the proposed tuition increases are department or major specific.
(5) If the institution does not make a final decision on the proposed tuition increase at the meeting, it shall announce the date, time, and place of the meeting where that determination shall be made.
Amended by Chapter 435, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 7 - Finance › Part 1 - Budgets and Funding › Section 103.5 - Uses of revenue for athletic gender equity.

53B-7-103.5.
Uses of revenue for athletic gender equity.
Beginning on July 1, 1998, a state institution of higher education shall annually use for the purposes described in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq., an amount of revenue equal to the total amount of sales and use tax revenue collected under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act:
(1) during the one-year period beginning on July 1, 1997, and ending on June 30, 1998; and
(2) on amounts paid for admission to athletic events at the institution of higher education.
Enacted by Chapter 318, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 7 - Finance › Part 1 - Budgets and Funding › Section 104 - Retention of net reimbursed overhead revenues.

Effective 7/1/2020
53B-7-104.
Retention of net reimbursed overhead revenues.
(1) For fiscal year 1990-91 and for each succeeding year, all budget documents for the system of higher education shall reflect retention by the institutions within the system of their net reimbursed overhead revenues for support of research and related programs under policies established by the board. These overhead revenues may not be considered a dedicated credit.
(2) The board, in conjunction with institutions within the system, shall provide the Legislature, through the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst, with a complete accounting of the net reimbursed overhead revenues on an annual basis. This accounting shall include actual expenditures for the prior fiscal year, budgeted expenditures for the current fiscal year, and planned expenditures for the following fiscal year.
Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 7 - Finance › Part 1 - Budgets and Funding › Section 105 - Higher education cost disclosure.

Effective 5/5/2021
53B-7-105.
Higher education cost disclosure.
(1) Each institution within the Utah system of higher education shall, at the time of registration, plainly disclose to all of the institution's undergraduate resident students the following amounts, in dollar figures for a full-time equivalent student:
(a) the full cost of instruction;
(b) the amount collected from student tuition and fees; and
(c) the difference between the amounts described under Subsections (1)(a) and (b).
(2) The disclosure under Subsection (1)(c) shall also clearly indicate that this balance was paid by state tax dollars and other money.
Amended by Chapter 187, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 7 - Finance › Part 5 - Higher Education Tuition Assistance Program › Section 501 - Purpose.

53B-7-501.
Purpose.
(1) The Legislature recognizes that community colleges and established branch campuses and centers throughout the state have a special mission to provide comprehensive higher education opportunities for financially needy students, at geographically disbursed locations and at favorable tuition rates.
(2) The Legislature further recognizes that tuition and general fee costs to students at Utah community colleges and established branch campuses and centers represent significant challenges for many of the students they serve, and that additional scholarship money for financially needy students attending those institutions is needed to ensure financial access to higher education.
(3) It is the purpose of this part to establish a program of matching grants as an incentive for institutions to raise money for scholarships at community colleges, branch campuses, and centers.
Enacted by Chapter 103, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 7 - Finance › Part 6 - Foreign Bank Accounts for Higher Education Purposes › Section 601 - Foreign bank accounts for higher education purposes.

53B-7-601.
Foreign bank accounts for higher education purposes.
(1) As used in this section, "foreign depository institution" is as defined in Section 7-1-103.
(2) In accordance with Subsection 51-7-4(1)(b)(iii), a higher education institution may deposit funds in a foreign depository institution for purposes of conducting academic, research, or clinical activities in the foreign country, if the:
(a) laws of the foreign country require the money to be deposited in the foreign country; or
(b) terms of a grant, gift, or contract require the funds to be deposited in the foreign country.
(3) The foreign depository institution in which funds are deposited under this section shall meet the requirements of rules made by the State Money Management Council under Section 51-7-18.
Enacted by Chapter 388, 2013 General Session