Second Substitute S.B. 34

Senator Howard A. Stephenson proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
GOVERNANCE OF THE UTAH EDUCATION AND

             2     
WORKFORCE ALLIANCE

             3     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

             6     
House Sponsor: Bradley G. Last

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill establishes the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance and amends certain
             11      provisions related to Utah Futures.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    establishes the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance and the Utah Education and
             15      Workforce Alliance Governing Board;
             16          .    requires the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance to provide certain information
             17      from the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance Data Warehouse to the Office of
             18      the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, the Office of Legislative Research and General
             19      Counsel, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, or the Governor's
             20      Office of Economic Development;
             21          .    allows certain entities to refuse to provide data to the Utah Education and
             22      Workforce Alliance under certain circumstances;
             23          .    provides duties for the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance Governing Board,
             24      including:
             25              .    requiring the governing board to appoint an executive director for the Utah


             26      Education and Workforce Alliance;
             27              .    providing policy direction to the executive director, the Utah Education and
             28      Workforce Alliance Advisory Committee, and the Utah Futures Advisory
             29      Committee;
             30              .    reporting annually to the Education Interim Committee and the Executive
             31      Appropriations Committee; and
             32              .    conducting a certain study and reporting to the Education Interim Committee;
             33          .    gives rulemaking authority to the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance
             34      Governing Board;
             35          .    creates the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance Advisory Committee and
             36      provides for the appointment of members to the committee;
             37          .    amends provisions related to Utah Futures and establishes the Utah Futures
             38      Advisory Committee, which reports to the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance
             39      Governing Board;
             40          .    establishes an evaluation panel to evaluate Utah Futures and determine whether any
             41      or all components of Utah Futures should be outsourced to a private provider;
             42          .    defines terms; and
             43          .    makes technical changes.
             44      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             45          None
             46      Other Special Clauses:
             47          This bill coordinates with H.B. 92, Utah Telehealth and Education Network
             48      Amendments, by providing substantive and technical amendments.
             49      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             50      AMENDS:
             51           53B-17-104 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 16
             52      ENACTS:
             53           53B-26-101 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             54           53B-26-201 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             55           53B-26-202 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             56           53B-26-203 , Utah Code Annotated 1953


             57           53B-26-204 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             58           53B-26-205 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             59      RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
             60           53B-26-102 , (Renumbered from 53B-17-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012,
             61      Chapter 16)
             62           53B-26-301 , (Renumbered from 53A-1-410, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter
             63      392)
             64      Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
             65          53B-17-101.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             66           53B-17-104 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 16
             67          53B-17-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             68          53B-17-106, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             69          53B-17-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             70          53B-17-202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 167
             71           53B-26-101 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             72           53B-26-102 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             73           53B-26-203 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             74           53B-26-205 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             75     
             76      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             77          Section 1. Section 53B-17-104 is amended to read:
             78           53B-17-104. Responsibilities of the State Board of Regents, the State Board of
             79      Education, the University of Utah, KUED - TV, KUER - FM, and UEN related to public
             80      broadcasting and telecommunication for education and government.
             81          (1) Subject to applicable rules of the Federal Communications Commission and
             82      Section [ 53B-17-102 ] 53B-26-101 , the State Board of Regents, the State Board of Education,
             83      and the University of Utah, KUED - TV, KUER - FM, and UEN shall:
             84          (a) coordinate statewide services of public radio and television;
             85          (b) develop, maintain, and operate statewide distribution systems for KUED - TV,
             86      KUER - FM, and KUEN, the statewide distance learning service, the educational data network,
             87      connections to the Internet, and other telecommunications services appropriate for providing


             88      video, audio, and data telecommunication services in support of public and higher education,
             89      state government, and public libraries;
             90          (c) support the delivery of these services to as many communities as may be
             91      economically and technically feasible and lawfully permissible under the various operating
             92      licenses;
             93          (d) cooperate with state and local governmental and educational agencies and provide
             94      leadership and consulting service for telecommunication for education;
             95          (e) represent the state with privately owned telecommunications systems to gain access
             96      to their networks for the delivery of programs and services sponsored or produced by public
             97      and higher education;
             98          (f) acquire, produce, coordinate, and distribute a variety of programs and services of an
             99      educational, cultural, informative, and entertaining nature designed to promote the public
             100      interest and welfare of the state;
             101          (g) coordinate with the state system of higher education to acquire, produce, and
             102      distribute broadcast and nonbroadcast college credit telecourses, teleconferences, and other
             103      instructional and training services;
             104          (h) coordinate with school districts and public schools to acquire, produce, and
             105      distribute broadcast and nonbroadcast telecourses, teleconferences, and other instructional and
             106      training services to the public schools;
             107          (i) coordinate the development of a clearing house for the materials, courses,
             108      publications, media, software, and other applicable information related to the items addressed
             109      in Subsections (1)(g) and (h);
             110          (j) coordinate the provision of the following services to public schools:
             111          (i) broadcast, during school hours, of educational and administrative programs
             112      recommended by the State Board of Education;
             113          (ii) digitization of programs for broadcast purposes; and
             114          (iii) program previewing;
             115          (k) share responsibility for Instructional Television (ITV) awareness and utilization;
             116      and
             117          (l) provide teleconference and training services for state and local governmental
             118      agencies.


             119          (2) This section neither regulates nor restricts a privately owned company in the
             120      distribution or dissemination of education programs.
             121          Section 2. Section 53B-26-101 is enacted to read:
             122     
CHAPTER 26. UTAH EDUCATION NETWORK

             123     
Part 1. Utah Education Network

             124          53B-26-101. Title.
             125          This chapter is known as the "Utah Education Network."
             126          Section 3. Section 53B-26-102 , which is renumbered from Section 53B-17-102 is
             127      renumbered and amended to read:
             128           [53B-17-102].     53B-26-102. Utah education network.
             129          (1) (a) As used in this [part] chapter, "Utah Education Network" and "UEN" mean a
             130      consortium and partnership between public and higher education established to:
             131          (i) coordinate and support the telecommunications needs of public and higher
             132      education, public libraries, and entities affiliated with the state systems of public and higher
             133      education as approved by the Utah Education Network Board, including the statewide
             134      development and implementation of a network for education, utilizing satellite, microwave,
             135      fiber-optic, broadcast, and other transmission media;
             136          (ii) coordinate the various telecommunications technology initiatives of public and
             137      higher education;
             138          (iii) provide high-quality, cost-effective Internet access and appropriate interface
             139      equipment for schools and school systems;
             140          (iv) procure, install, and maintain telecommunication services and equipment on behalf
             141      of public and higher education;
             142          (v) develop or implement other programs or services for the delivery of distance
             143      learning as directed by law; and
             144          (vi) apply for state and federal funding on behalf of public and higher education.
             145          (b) In performing the duties under this Subsection (1), UEN shall:
             146          (i) provide services to schools, school districts, and the public and higher education
             147      systems through an open and competitive bidding process;
             148          (ii) work with the private sector to deliver high-quality, cost-effective services;
             149          (iii) avoid duplicating facilities, equipment or services of private providers of public


             150      telecommunications service, as defined under Section 54-8b-2 ;
             151          (iv) utilize statewide economic development criteria in the design and implementation
             152      of the educational telecommunications infrastructure; and
             153          (v) assure that public service entities such as educators, public service providers, and
             154      public broadcasters are provided access to the telecommunications infrastructure developed in
             155      the state.
             156          (2) The University of Utah shall provide administrative management for UEN.
             157          (3) (a) The Utah Education Network Board, which is the governing board for UEN, is
             158      created.
             159          (b) The Utah Education Network Board shall be appointed as follows:
             160          (i) (A) The State Board of Education shall appoint four members to represent the state
             161      system of public education.
             162          (B) In selecting members to represent the state system of public education, the State
             163      Board of Education shall select members from different regions of the state and both urban and
             164      rural areas.
             165          (ii) (A) The commissioner of higher education shall appoint four members to represent
             166      the state system of higher education.
             167          (B) In selecting members to represent the state system of higher education, the
             168      commissioner of higher education shall select members from different regions of the state and
             169      both urban and rural areas.
             170          (iii) The president of the Utah College of Applied Technology shall appoint one
             171      member to represent the Utah College of Applied Technology.
             172          (iv) The governor shall appoint:
             173          (A) one member to represent the state library; and
             174          (B) one member to represent the Office of the Governor.
             175          (c) Except as required by Subsection (3)(d), members shall be appointed to four-year
             176      terms.
             177          (d) The governor, State Board of Education, and commissioner of higher education
             178      shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the
             179      terms of Utah Education Network Board members are staggered so that approximately half of
             180      the Utah Education Network Board is appointed every two years.


             181          (e) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             182      appointed for the unexpired term.
             183          (f) (i) The Utah Education Network Board shall elect:
             184          (A) a cochair from the members representing the state system of public education; and
             185          (B) a cochair from the members representing the state system of higher education.
             186          (ii) The cochairs shall set the agenda for Utah Education Network Board meetings.
             187          (4) A member of the Utah Education Network Board may not receive compensation or
             188      benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance
             189      with:
             190          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
             191          (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
             192          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             193      63A-3-107 .
             194          (5) The Utah Education Network Board shall:
             195          (a) hire an executive director for UEN, and may terminate the executive director's
             196      employment or assignment;
             197          (b) determine the executive director's salary;
             198          (c) annually conduct a performance evaluation of the executive director;
             199          (d) establish policies the Utah Education Network Board determines are necessary for
             200      the operation of UEN and the administration of UEN's duties;
             201          (e) advise UEN in:
             202          (i) the development and operation of a coordinated, statewide, multi-option
             203      telecommunications system to assist in the delivery of educational services throughout the
             204      state; and
             205          (ii) acquiring, producing, and distributing instructional content; and
             206          (f) establish an advisory council to assist the Utah Education Network Board in
             207      performing its responsibilities under Subsection (5)(e).
             208          (6) The executive director of UEN shall be an at-will employee.
             209          (7) UEN shall locate and maintain educational telecommunication infrastructure
             210      throughout the state.
             211          (8) Educational institutions shall manage site operations under policy established by


             212      UEN.
             213          (9) Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature shall provide an annual
             214      appropriation to operate UEN.
             215          (10) If the network operated by the Department of Technology Services is not
             216      available, UEN may provide network connections to the central administration of counties and
             217      municipalities for the sole purpose of transferring data to a secure facility for backup and
             218      disaster recovery.
             219          Section 4. Section 53B-26-201 is enacted to read:
             220     
Part 2. Utah Education and Workforce Alliance

             221          53B-26-201. Title -- Definitions.
             222          (1) This part is known as "Utah Education and Workforce Alliance."
             223          (2) As used in this part:
             224          (a) "Executive director" means the executive director of the UEWA appointed by the
             225      UEWA Governing Board under Section 53B-26-204 .
             226          (b) "Office" means:
             227          (i) the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst;
             228          (ii) the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel;
             229          (iii) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; or
             230          (iv) the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
             231          (c) "Personally identifiable information" has the same meaning as defined by the
             232      Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act in 34 C.F.R. Sec. 99.3.
             233          (d) "UEWA" means the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance established in Section
             234      53B-26-202 .
             235          (e) "UEWA Advisory Committee" means the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance
             236      Advisory Committee created in Section 53B-26-205 .
             237          (f) "UEWA Data Warehouse" means the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance Data
             238      Warehouse managed and operated by the UEWA.
             239          (g) "UEWA Governing Board" means the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance
             240      Governing Board created in Section 53B-26-203 .
             241          Section 5. Section 53B-26-202 is enacted to read:
             242          53B-26-202. Utah Education and Workforce Alliance established -- Access to


             243      UEWA data by legislative and executive staff.
             244          (1) The Utah Education and Workforce Alliance is a consortium and partnership
             245      among the following members:
             246          (a) the State Board of Education;
             247          (b) the Board of Regents;
             248          (c) the Utah College of Applied Technology;
             249          (d) the Department of Workforce Services;
             250          (e) the Utah Education Network; and
             251          (f) the Utah Education Policy Center.
             252          (2) (a) The UEWA is established to enhance the quality of educational and workforce
             253      data through building, maintaining, and utilizing an integrated and confidential statewide data
             254      system with public education, higher education, and workforce data, known as the UEWA Data
             255      Warehouse.
             256          (b) A member described in Subsection (1) that provides data to the UEWA Data
             257      Warehouse may refuse to continue providing data to the UEWA Data Warehouse if the entity
             258      believes that:
             259          (i) the security of the UEWA Data Warehouse is not reasonably sufficient to prevent
             260      access to the stored data in the UEWA Data Warehouse by an unauthorized user; or
             261          (ii) when UEWA allows access to the data, the data:
             262          (A) overtly discloses personally identifiable information to a data user; or
             263          (B) provides enough evidence to a data user to discern personally identifiable
             264      information from the data.
             265          (c) A member described in Subsection (1) may access the UEWA Data Warehouse.
             266          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the UEWA shall, at the request of an
             267      office, provide access to information in the UEWA Data Warehouse to the office.
             268          (b) An office may not request and the UEWA may not provide to an office a person's
             269      personally identifiable information.
             270          (c) An office that requests information from the UEWA in accordance with this section
             271      shall ensure that the office has a current memorandum of understanding with the UEWA that
             272      details the office's responsibility for ensuring the confidentiality and security of the data that
             273      complies with all federal and state requirements.


             274          (d) A person may not request information from an office under Title 63G, Chapter 2,
             275      Government Records Access and Management Act, if that office received the information from
             276      the UEWA in accordance with this Subsection (3).
             277          (e) An office that requests information from the UEWA in accordance with this section
             278      accepts all liability and responsibility for any data breach or inappropriate access that occurs as
             279      a result of the office having access to the UEWA data.
             280          Section 6. Section 53B-26-203 is enacted to read:
             281          53B-26-203. Utah Education and Workforce Alliance Governing Board --
             282      Members.
             283          (1) There is created the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance Governing Board
             284      within the Utah Education Network, composed of:
             285          (a) the following voting members:
             286          (i) the governor's education advisor or the governor's education advisor's designee;
             287          (ii) five private sector members who represent business, appointed by the governor;
             288          (iii) one member who represents the Utah Public Education System, appointed by the
             289      State Board of Education;
             290          (iv) one member who represents the Utah System of Higher Education, appointed by
             291      the Board of Regents;
             292          (v) one member who represents the Department of Workforce Services, appointed by
             293      the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services;
             294          (vi) one member who represents the Utah College of Applied Technology, appointed
             295      by the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees;
             296          (vii) one member who represents the Governor's Office of Economic Development,
             297      appointed by the governor;
             298          (viii) one member who represents high school students, appointed by the governor; and
             299          (ix) one member who represents students, appointed by the Utah Student Association;
             300      and
             301          (b) the following nonvoting members:
             302          (i) one member who represents the Utah Education Policy Center, appointed by the
             303      Utah Education Policy Center; and
             304          (ii) the chief information officer described in Section 63F-1-201 .


             305          (2) Except as required by Subsection (3), members appointed by the governor, State
             306      Board of Education, State Board of Regents, executive director of the Department of
             307      Workforce Services, or the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees shall be
             308      appointed to four-year terms.
             309          (3) (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (2), the length of terms of the
             310      members shall be staggered so that approximately half of the board is appointed every two
             311      years.
             312          (b) The length of terms of the student members described in Subsections (1)(a)(viii)
             313      and (ix):
             314          (i) shall be set by the appointing entity; and
             315          (ii) may vary as needed.
             316          (4) (a) The governor shall appoint a chair of the UEWA Governing Board.
             317          (b) The chair shall set the agenda for UEWA Governing Board meetings.
             318          (5) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             319      appointed for the unexpired term.
             320          (6) Attendance of a simple majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the
             321      transaction of official committee business.
             322          (7) Formal action by the committee requires a majority vote of a quorum.
             323          (8) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
             324      may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
             325          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
             326          (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
             327          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             328      63A-3-107 .
             329          (9) The Utah Education Network shall provide staff support to the UEWA Governing
             330      Board.
             331          Section 7. Section 53B-26-204 is enacted to read:
             332          53B-26-204. Utah Education and Workforce Alliance Governing Board duties --
             333      Appointment of an executive director -- Reporting requirements.
             334          (1) The UEWA Governing Board shall:
             335          (a) appoint an executive director to act on behalf of the UEWA Governing Board to


             336      administer and operate the UEWA;

             337          (b) provide policy direction to the executive director, the UEWA Advisory Committee,
             338      and the Utah Futures Advisory Committee;

             339          (c) hire employees or contract with participating state agencies to administer and
             340      operate the UEWA, including the state's UEWA Data Warehouse and other data reporting
             341      programs;

             342          (d) report the evaluation panel's determination under Subsection 53B-26-301 (5) to the
             343      Education Interim Committee and the Executive Appropriations Committee on or before each
             344      committee's September 2014 meeting;

             345          (e) develop an extensive dashboard with information accessible by the public;
             346          (f) ensure privacy and confidentiality of individual data as required by Section
             347      53A-13-301 , Section 53A-13-302 , 20 U.S.C. 1232g, Family Educational Rights and Privacy
             348      Act, and 34 C.F.R. Part 99;

             349          (g) develop a policy to protect private sensitive information that is stored, processed, or
             350      transmitted using UEWA resources;

             351          (h) identify appropriate education policy questions that may be addressed or analyzed
             352      by the UEWA;

             353          (i) develop a policy for data requests;
             354          (j) develop data use policies;
             355          (k) evaluate the quality of the data going into the UEWA Data Warehouse;
             356          (l) annually report to the Education Interim Committee and the Executive
             357      Appropriations Committee;
             358          (m) before November 30, 2014, conduct a study regarding:
             359          (i) how to integrate and interface the data contributed to the UEWA Data Warehouse;
             360      and
             361          (ii) an office location for UEWA; and
             362          (n) report to the Education Interim Committee before November 30, 2014:
             363          (i) recommendations based on the results of the study described in Subsection (1)(m);
             364      and
             365          (ii) on the results of creating UEWA.
             366          (2) The UEWA Governing Board may:


             367          (a) hire staff; and
             368          (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             369      make rules to administer this part.
             370          Section 8. Section 53B-26-205 is enacted to read:
             371          53B-26-205. Utah Education and Workforce Alliance Advisory Committee.
             372          (1) There is created the Utah Education and Workforce Alliance Advisory Committee
             373      to assist the UEWA Governing Board to administer and operate the UEWA.
             374          (2) The UEWA Governing Board shall appoint members to the UEWA Advisory
             375      Committee.

             376          (3) The UEWA Advisory Committee shall include at least one staff member from each
             377      of the following entities:

             378          (a) the State Board of Education;
             379          (b) the State Board of Regents;
             380          (c) the Utah College of Applied Technology;
             381          (d) the Department of Workforce Services;
             382          (e) the Utah Education Network; and
             383          (f) the Utah Education Policy Center.
             384          (4) The executive director shall serve as the chair of the UEWA Advisory Committee.
             385          Section 9. Section 53B-26-301 , which is renumbered from Section 53A-1-410 is
             386      renumbered and amended to read:
             387     
Part 3. Utah Futures

             388           [53A-1-410].     53B-26-301. Utah Futures.
             389          (1) As used in this section:
             390          (a) "Education provider" means:
             391          (i) a Utah institution of higher education as defined in Section 53B-2-101 ; or
             392          (ii) a Utah provider of postsecondary education.
             393          (b) "Student user" means:
             394          (i) a Utah student in kindergarten through grade 12;
             395          (ii) a Utah post secondary education student;
             396          (iii) a parent or guardian of a Utah public education student; or
             397          (iv) a Utah potential post secondary education student.


             398          (c) "Other user" means:
             399          (i) a jobseeker;
             400          (ii) an adult user;
             401          (iii) a Utah business user; or
             402          (iv) any Utah citizen.
             403          (d) "UEWA Governing Board" is as defined in Section 53B-26-201 .
             404          [(d)] (e) "Utah Futures" means a career planning program developed and administered
             405      by the [Department of Workforce Services, the State Board of Regents, and the State Board of
             406      Education] UEWA Governing Board.
             407          [(e)] (f) "Utah Futures [Steering] Advisory Committee" means a committee of
             408      members designated by the [governor] UEWA Governing Board to administer and manage
             409      Utah Futures in collaboration with the Department of Workforce Services, the State Board of
             410      Regents, and the State Board of Education.
             411          (2) The Utah Futures [Steering] Advisory Committee, under the direction of the
             412      UEWA Governing Board, shall ensure, as funding allows and is feasible, that Utah Futures
             413      will:
             414          (a) allow a student user to:
             415          (i) access the student user's full academic record;
             416          (ii) electronically allow the student user to give access to the student user's academic
             417      record and related information to an education provider as allowed by law;
             418          (iii) access information about different career opportunities and understand the related
             419      educational requirements to enter that career;
             420          (iv) access information about education providers;
             421          (v) access up to date information about entrance requirements to education providers;
             422          (vi) apply for entrance to multiple schools without having to fully replicate the
             423      application process;
             424          (vii) apply for loans, scholarships, or grants from multiple education providers in one
             425      location without having to fully replicate the application process for multiple education
             426      providers; and
             427          (viii) research open jobs from different companies within the user's career interest and
             428      apply for those jobs without having to leave the website to do so;


             429          (b) allow all users to:
             430          (i) access information about different career opportunities and understand the related
             431      educational requirements to enter that career;
             432          (ii) access information about education providers;
             433          (iii) access up-to-date information about entrance requirements to education providers;
             434          (iv) apply for entrance to multiple schools without having to fully replicate the
             435      application process;
             436          (v) apply for loans, scholarships, or grants from multiple education providers in one
             437      location without having to fully replicate the application process for multiple education
             438      providers; and
             439          (vi) research open jobs from different companies within the user's career interest and
             440      apply for those jobs without having to leave the website to do so;
             441          [(b)] (c) allow an education provider to:
             442          (i) research and find student users who are interested in various educational outcomes;
             443          (ii) promote the education provider's programs and schools to student users; and
             444          (iii) connect with student users within the Utah Futures website;
             445          [(c)] (d) allow a Utah business to:
             446          (i) research and find student users who are pursuing educational outcomes that are
             447      consistent with jobs the Utah business is trying to fill now or in the future; and
             448          (ii) market jobs and communicate with student users through the Utah Futures website
             449      as allowed by law;
             450          [(d)] (e) allow the Department of Workforce Services to analyze and report on student
             451      user interests, education paths, and behaviors within the education system so as to predictively
             452      determine appropriate career and educational outcomes and results; and
             453          [(e)] (f) allow all users of the Utah Futures' system to communicate and interact
             454      through social networking tools within the Utah Futures website as allowed by law.
             455          (3) On or before [May 15, 2012] October 1, 2014, the [State Board of Education]
             456      UEWA Governing Board, in consultation with the Utah Futures [Steering] Advisory
             457      Committee, may select a technology provider, through a request for proposals process, to
             458      provide technology and support for Utah Futures.
             459          (4) In evaluating proposals under Subsection (3), the [State Board of Education]


             460      UEWA Governing Board and the Utah Futures [Steering] Advisory Committee shall ensure
             461      that the technology provided by a proposer:
             462          (a) allows Utah Futures to license [and host] the selected service oriented architecture
             463      technologies [on Utah Futures' servers];
             464          (b) allows Utah Futures to protect [and control] all user data within the system by
             465      leveraging role architecture;
             466          (c) allows Utah Futures to [directly control and] update the user interface, APIs, and
             467      web services software layers as needed; [and]
             468          (d) provides the ability for a student user to have a secure profile and login to access
             469      and to store personal information related to the services listed in Subsection (2) via the
             470      Internet[.];
             471          (e) protects all user data within Utah Futures;
             472          (f) allows the UEWA Governing Board to license the technology of the selected
             473      technology provider; and
             474          (g) provides technology able to support application programming interfaces to integrate
             475      technology of other third party providers, which may include cloud-based technology.
             476          (5) (a) On or before August 1, 2014, the evaluation panel described in Subsection
             477      (5)(b), using the criteria described in Subsection (5)(c), shall evaluate Utah Futures and
             478      determine whether any or all components of Utah Futures, as described in this section, should
             479      be outsourced to a private provider or built in-house by the participating state agencies.
             480          (b) The evaluation panel described in Subsection (5)(a) shall consist of the following
             481      members, appointed by the governor:
             482          (i) five members who represent business, including:
             483          (A) one member who has extensive knowledge and experience in information
             484      technology; and
             485          (B) one member who has extensive knowledge and experience in human resources;
             486          (ii) one member who is a user of the information provided by Utah Futures;
             487          (iii) one member who is a parent of a student who uses Utah Futures;
             488          (iv) one member who:
             489          (A) is an educator as defined in Subsection 53A-6-103 ; and
             490          (B) teaches students who use Utah Futures; and


             491          (v) one member who is a high school counselor licensed under Title 53A, Chapter 6,
             492      Educator Licensing and Professional Practices Act.
             493          (c) The evaluation panel described in Subsections (5)(a) and (b) shall consider at least
             494      the following criteria to make the determination described in Subsection (5)(a):
             495          (i) the complete functional capabilities of a private technology provider versus an
             496      in-house version;
             497          (ii) the cost of purchasing privately developed technology versus continuing to develop
             498      or build an in-house version;
             499          (iii) the data and security capabilities of a private technology provider versus an
             500      in-house version;
             501          (iv) the time frames to implementation; and
             502          (v) the best practices and examples of other states who have implemented a tool similar
             503      to Utah Futures.
             504          Section 10. Coordinating S.B. 34 with H.B. 92 -- Substantive and technical
             505      amendments.
             506          If this S.B. 34 and H.B. 92, Utah Education and Telehealth Network Amendments, both
             507      pass and become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research
             508      and General Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for publication do the following:
             509          (1) replace the reference in Subsection 53B-17-104 (1) to "Section 53B-17-102" with
             510      "Section 53B-26-103" ;
             511          (2) change the chapter name in S.B. 34 from "Chapter 26. Utah Education Network" to
             512      "Chapter 26. Utah Education and Telehealth Network";
             513          (3) change the part name in Chapter 26, Part 1, from "Part 1. Utah Education
             514      Network" to "Part 1. Utah Education and Telehealth Network";
             515          (4) modify Section 53B-26-101 to read:
             516          "This chapter is known as the "Utah Education and Telehealth Network."";
             517          (5) renumber Section 53B-17-101.5 in H.B. 92 as Section 53B-26-102 ;
             518          (6) renumber Section 53B-17-105 in H.B. 92 as Section 53B-26-103 ;
             519          (7) renumber Section 53B-17-106 in H.B. 92 as Section 53B-26-104 ;
             520          (8) renumber Section 53B-17-107 in H.B. 92 as Section 53B-26-105 ;
             521          (9) replace internal references in H.B. 92 to the sections listed in Subsections (5)


             522      through (8) with the appropriate corresponding renumbered sections;
             523          (10) the provisions to renumber and amend Section 53B-17-102 to Section 53B-26-102
             524      in S.B. 34, do not take effect;
             525          (11) change the reference in Subsection 53B-26-202 (1)(e), from "Utah Education
             526      Network" to "Utah Education and Telehealth Network";
             527          (12) change the reference in Subsections 53B-26-203 (1) and (9), from "Utah Education
             528      Network" to "Utah Education and Telehealth Network"; and
             529          (13) change the reference in Subsection 53B-26-205 (3)(e), from "Utah Education
             530      Network" to "Utah Education and Telehealth Network".


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