H.B. 321

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PRISON EDUCATION APPROPRIATION
2 1999 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Loraine T. Pace
5 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROVIDING A $140,000 APPROPRIATION TO THE
6 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS TO INITIATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION PROGRAMS AT
7 COUNTY PRISONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
8 DATE.
9 This act enacts uncodified material.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Appropriation.
12 (1) Except as provided in H.B. 4, Appropriations Coordination Act, there is appropriated
13 from the General Fund for fiscal year 1999-2000, $140,000 to the State Board of Regents to
14 initiate university extension programs at county prisons throughout the state.
15 (2) The board shall use the appropriation to establish higher education extension programs
16 at the Beaver, Duchesne, San Juan, and Washington County prisons pursuant to its education
17 responsibilities under Section 53A-1-403.5 .
18 (3) The board shall use:
19 (a) $40,000 of the appropriation as one-time monies for downlinks and media equipment
20 at the prison sites; and
21 (b) $100,000 of the appropriation for ongoing costs to operate, support, and maintain the
22 extension programs.
23 (4) The board shall closely monitor the extension programs and report its findings, together
24 with recommendations regarding ongoing funding, to the Legislative Education Interim Committee
25 prior to November 30, 1999.
26 Section 2. Effective date.
27 This act takes effect on July 1, 1999.

Legislative Review Note
as of 2-4-99 9:29 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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