{
,
}
and
dental
{
, and postsecondary
educational
}
services,
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:
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pay for the treatment because of inadequate financial resources;
{
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. requires an inmate participating in postsecondary education through the
department
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to pay or reimburse the department for 50% of the costs of tuition;
}
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{
. requires the department to coordinate a deferred postsecondary education
tuition
31
repayment program with the Office of State Debt Collection to provide a
32
participating inmate:
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. a reasonable time frame to make payments, beginning no later than two
years
34
after termination of the inmate's parole; and
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. a reasonable payment amount to allow an inmate to reimburse the tuition
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obligation incurred while under the supervision of the department;
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. provides that tuition costs not paid by the inmate at the time of participating in
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postsecondary education will be paid from the Prison Telephone Surcharge
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Account;
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. provides that of the amounts collected by the Office of State Debt Collection:
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. 10% may be used by the Office of State Debt Collection for purposes of
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operating the deferred payment program; and
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. all other funds collected as repayment for postsecondary tuition costs will
be
44
deposited into the Prison Telephone Surcharge Account to be used by the
45
department for education and training programs for inmates;
}
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:
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{
64-13-30.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
}
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:
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{
Section 3.
Section
64-13-30.5
is enacted to read:
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64-13-30.5. Payment by inmate for postsecondary educational tuition.
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(1) (a) An inmate participating in a postsecondary education program through the
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department shall pay to the department at the time of enrollment H. [tuition for] .H
50% of the
139a
costs of
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H. the .H postsecondary education H. tuition .H .
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(b) If an inmate desires to participate in the postsecondary education program but is
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unable to pay the costs of the education because of inadequate financial resources, the
inmate
143
may participate in a deferred tuition payment program under this section.
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(c) The department and the Office of State Debt Collection shall coordinate a deferred
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postsecondary education tuition repayment program to provide inmates a reasonable
payment
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schedule and payment amount to allow for deferred payment of the postsecondary
educational
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tuition obligation the inmate incurred while under supervision of the department, which
shall:
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(i) account for all postsecondary education tuition costs incurred by the inmate while
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under the supervision of the department;
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(ii) establish an appropriate time for the inmate to begin payment of postsecondary
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education tuition costs, which shall require that payments start no later than two years after
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termination of parole; and
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(iii) establish a payment schedule and payment amounts, including prevailing interest
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rates, commensurate with student loans currently being offered by local financial
institutions.
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(d) Neither the department nor the Office of State Debt Collection may relieve an
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offender of the postsecondary tuition repayment responsibility.
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(e) The department shall pay costs of postsecondary education not paid by the offender
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at the time of participation in the program from the Prison Telephone Surcharge Account.
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(2) (a) Of those tuition funds collected by the Office of State Debt Collection under
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this section, 10% may be used by the Office of State Debt Collection for operation of the
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deferred payment program.
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(b) All other funds collected as repayment for postsecondary tuition costs shall be
163
deposited in the Prison Telephone Surcharge Account.
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(3) Only inmates lawfully present in the United States may participate in the
165
postsecondary educational program offered through the department.
}