Compendium of Budget Information for the 2009 General Session

Higher Education
Appropriations Subcommittee
Subcommittee Table of Contents

Agency: State Board of Regents

Line Item: Student Aid

Function

The State of Utah is the recipient of several campus-based federal financial aid programs. These are in addition to state funded programs.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
General Fund $7,016,400 $5,518,000 $5,518,000 $5,518,000 $5,518,000
Education Fund $253,600 $530,000 $1,030,000 $3,677,800 $4,677,800
Education Fund, One-time $0 $465,000 $2,380,100 $2,459,700 $1,000,000
Federal Funds $779,295 $718,144 $0 $0 $0
Beginning Nonlapsing $200,911 $38,797 $0 ($19,000) $0
Closing Nonlapsing ($38,797) $0 ($111,078) $0 $0
Total
$8,211,409
$7,269,941
$8,817,022
$11,636,500
$11,195,800
 
Programs:
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
Student Aid $4,672,264 $4,321,495 $3,527,100 $3,737,400 $3,937,400
Engineering Loan Repayment Program $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
Minority Scholarships $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100
Tuition Assistance $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100
New Century Scholarships $583,145 $620,446 $911,922 $1,771,100 $2,130,400
Utah Centennial Opportunity Program for Education $2,811,800 $2,183,800 $4,233,800 $5,983,800 $4,983,800
Total
$8,211,409
$7,269,941
$8,817,022
$11,636,500
$11,195,800
 
Categories of Expenditure
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
Current Expense $5,255,409 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Charges/Pass Thru $2,956,000 $7,269,941 $8,817,022 $11,636,500 $11,195,800
Total
$8,211,409
$7,269,941
$8,817,022
$11,636,500
$11,195,800
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Program: Engineering Loan Repayment Program

Function

The Utah Engineering and Computer Science Loan Forgiveness Program (UECLP) began in 2001 as part of the Engineering and Computer Science initiative created by the Legislature and Governor. The program provides qualified engineering and computer science students with a certificate of forgiveness which guarantees that upon completion of the requirements for loan forgiveness, the recipient will receive a direct credit for reduction of outstanding principal balances of the recipient's outstanding Stafford and Perkins loans.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
General Fund $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
Total
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
 
Categories of Expenditure
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
Other Charges/Pass Thru $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
Total
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
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Program: Minority Scholarships

Function

Scholarships are available to minority students.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
General Fund $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100
Total
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
 
Categories of Expenditure
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
Other Charges/Pass Thru $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100
Total
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
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Program: Tuition Assistance

Function

The Utah Tuition Assistance Program started in 1998. Originally it was a matching endowment program to provide need-based scholarships. The 2007 Legislature modified the rules changing it to a need-based grant program. Funds are allocated to specific institutions identified in State Code.

Statutory Authority

The following laws govern the Student Aid Line Item in addition to the laws previously mentioned in Chapter II:

  • UCA 53B-7-502 outlines the administration of the Tuition Assistance Program

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
General Fund $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100
Total
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
 
Categories of Expenditure
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
Other Charges/Pass Thru $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100 $47,100
Total
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
$47,100
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Program: New Century Scholarships

Function

In the 1999 Legislative Session, Senate Bill 90, 'Higher Education Scholarships,' or as it is commonly known, 'New Century Scholarships' was passed. The New Century Scholarship provides a state-funded 75 percent tuition scholarship for up to 60 credit hours of study at a public or private 4-year college or university in Utah. To qualify, students must complete the requirements for an Associate's degree or the Math and Science Curriculum by September 1st after their regular high school class graduates. All students who meet these requirements with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher are eligible for the scholarship.

Statutory Authority

The following laws govern the Student Aid Line Item in addition to the laws previously mentioned in Chapter II:

  • UCA 53B-8-105 Establishes the New Century Scholarship

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
General Fund $480,200 $73,200 $73,200 $73,200 $73,200
Education Fund $253,600 $530,000 $819,700 $1,257,200 $2,057,200
Education Fund, One-time $0 $0 $130,100 $459,700 $0
Beginning Nonlapsing ($133,409) $17,246 $0 ($19,000) $0
Closing Nonlapsing ($17,246) $0 ($111,078) $0 $0
Total
$583,145
$620,446
$911,922
$1,771,100
$2,130,400
 
Categories of Expenditure
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
Current Expense $583,145 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Charges/Pass Thru $0 $620,446 $911,922 $1,771,100 $2,130,400
Total
$583,145
$620,446
$911,922
$1,771,100
$2,130,400
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Program: Utah Centennial Opportunity Program for Education

Function

The Utah Centennial Opportunity Education Program for Education (UCOPE) was established in 1997 to provide state-funded, need-based financial aid for Utah resident students attending public and private universities and colleges in Utah. UCOPE is currently funded at nearly $4 million in ongoing funding. In order to keep pace with the increases in tuition and fees, the Board of Regents' policy (R510-3.8) states: 'When the Board's higher education appropriation recommendations contemplate tuition rate increases, the Board will consider including a request for a related appropriation increase for the Utah Centennial Opportunity Education Program for Education (UCOPE).'

Statutory Authority

The following laws govern the Student Aid Line Item in addition to the laws previously mentioned in Chapter II:

  • UCA 53B-13a outlines the administration of the UCOPE Program

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
General Fund $2,811,800 $1,983,800 $1,983,800 $1,983,800 $1,983,800
Education Fund $0 $0 $0 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Education Fund, One-time $0 $200,000 $2,250,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000
Total
$2,811,800
$2,183,800
$4,233,800
$5,983,800
$4,983,800
 
Categories of Expenditure
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Approp
Other Charges/Pass Thru $2,811,800 $2,183,800 $4,233,800 $5,983,800 $4,983,800
Total
$2,811,800
$2,183,800
$4,233,800
$5,983,800
$4,983,800
Subcommittee Table of Contents