53B-2a-104. Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees -- Powers and
duties.
The Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees shall:
(1) in cooperation with the president of the Utah College of Applied Technology, and
with the approval of the State Board of Regents, develop competency-based associate of applied
technology degrees to be offered by the Utah College of Applied Technology;
(2) approve the courses and requirements for the associate of applied technology degrees;
(3) ensure that, pursuant to State Board of Regents' rules, an applied technology
education degree is primarily a terminal degree, but is transferable to a bachelor's degree in
applied technology at other higher education institutions under specific articulation agreements;
(4) ensure that the Utah College of Applied Technology college campuses comply with
the requirements in Section 53B-2a-106;
(5) advise the president of the Utah College of Applied Technology and the State Board
of Regents on issues related to applied technology education;
(6) receive budget requests from each college campus, compile and prioritize the
requests, and submit the request to:
(a) the Legislature; and
(b) the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget;
(7) receive funding requests pertaining to capital facilities and land purchases from each
college campus, ensure that the requests comply with Section 53B-2a-112, prioritize the requests,
and submit the prioritized requests to the State Building Board;
(8) prepare and submit an annual report detailing its progress and recommendations on
applied technology education issues to the governor and to the Legislature's Education Interim
Committee by October 31 of each year, which shall include information detailing:
(a) how the applied technology education needs of secondary students are being met; and
(b) how the emphasis on high demand, high wage jobs in business and industry described
in Subsection 53B-2a-106(1)(c)(ii) is being provided; and
(c) what access secondary students have to programs offered:
(i) at college campuses; and
(ii) within the regions served by Snow College and the College of Eastern Utah;
(9) receive, by September 30 of each year, an annual report from Snow College and the
College of Eastern Utah on the status of and maintenance of the effort for applied technology
education in the regions served by Snow College and the College of Eastern Utah, including
access to open-entry, open-exit competency-based applied technology education programs at the
tuition rate approved by the Utah College of Applied Technology for adults and at no tuition cost
to secondary students; and
(10) perform other duties and responsibilities prescribed under the policies of the State
Board of Regents.
Amended by Chapter 259, 2007 General Session
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