H.B. 253

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HIGHER EDUCATION INFORMATION
2 TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATION
3 2008 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Stephen D. Clark
6 Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill provides an ongoing appropriation to the State Board of Regents to update
11 computer infrastructure.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . provides an ongoing appropriation to the State Board of Regents to fund the
15 maintenance and upgrade of computer infrastructure.
16 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
17 This bill appropriates:
18 . as an ongoing appropriation, subject to future budget constraints, $8,000,000 to the
19 State Board of Regents.
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 None
22 Uncodified Material Affected:
23 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Appropriation to the Utah State Board of Regents.
27 (1) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is

28 appropriated from the Education Fund for fiscal year 2008-09, $8,000,000 to the State Board of
29 Regents.
30 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Regents:
31 (a) allocate monies appropriated in Subsection (1) to the office of the commissioner of
32 Higher Education and institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 53B-3-102 , based
33 on the office's and the institution's percentage of the total system of higher education
34 networking inventory; and
35 (b) ensure that the monies appropriated in Subsection (1) are used to fund maintenance
36 and upgrade of a central:
37 (i) router;
38 (ii) server; or
39 (iii) switch.




Legislative Review Note
as of 10-4-07 2:08 PM

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel