S.B. 162

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APPROPRIATION FOR STATEWIDE
2 INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
3 1997 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Craig A. Peterson
6 AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; PROVIDING A h [ $1,000,000 ] 500,000 h
7 APPROPRIATION TO STRENGTHEN THE INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING AND
8 PREENGINEERING PROGRAMS AT THE STATE'S NINE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
9 EDUCATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
10 This act enacts uncodified material.
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Appropriation.
13 (1) There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 1997-98 h [ $1,000,000 ]
13a $500,000 h to the
14 State Board of Regents for a one-time appropriation to strengthen the statewide integration of
15 engineering and preengineering programs at the state's nine institutions of higher education.
16 (2) The board shall distribute the money as follows:
17 (a) h [$280,000 ] $140,000 h to the University of Utah;
18 (b) h [$190,000 ] $95,000 h to Utah State University;
19 (c) h [$130,000 ] $65,000 h to Weber State University;
20 (d) h [$100, 000 ] $50,000 h to Salt Lake Community College;
21 (e) h [$100, 000 ] $50,000 h to Utah Valley State College;
22 (f) h [$50,000 ] $25,000 h to College of Eastern Utah;
23 (g) h [$50,000 ] $25,000 h to Dixie College;
24 (h) h [$50,000 ] $25,000 h to Snow College; and
25 (i) h [$50,000 ] $25,000 h to Southern Utah University.
26 Section 2. Effective date.
27 This act takes effect on July 1, 1997.

lilac-February 28, 1997

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-30-97 1:25 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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