H.B. 114 Enrolled

SNOW COLLEGE SOUTH
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Bradley T. Johnson
Melvin R. Brown
Kevin S. Garn
Christine R. Fox-Finlinson
John L. Valentine
Michael R. Styler
Dennis H. Iverson
Nora B. Stephens
Greg J. Curtis
Susan J. Koehn
David Ure
Jack A. Seitz
Don E. Bush
Jordan Tanner
J. Brent Haymond
Raymond W. Short
DeMar Bud Bowman
Blake D. Chard
A. Lamont Tyler
Wayne A. Harper
Richard L. Walsh
John E. Swallow
Mary Carlson
Duane Bourdeaux
James R. Gowans
Thomas Hatch
Martin R. Stephens
Orville D. Carnahan
Jeff Alexander
Evan L. Olsen
John W. Hickman
Lowell A. Nelson
Keele Johnson
Joseph G. Murray
Daniel H. Tuttle
Brent H. Goodfellow

AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF SNOW COLLEGE SOUTH IN RICHFIELD, UTAH, AS AN INTEGRATED PART OF
SNOW COLLEGE; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE INSTITUTION BY
SNOW COLLEGE; REQUIRING THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION OF THE SEVIER
VALLEY APPLIED TECHNOLOGY CENTER INTO SNOW COLLEGE SOUTH;
PROVIDING FOR THE INSTITUTION'S ROLE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
53B-16-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
This act enacts uncodified material.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 53B-16-205 is enacted to read:
53B-16-205. Establishment of Snow College South -- Supervision and administration
-- Transition -- Institutional mission.

(1) There is hereby established a higher education institution in Richfield, Utah, hereafter
referred to as Snow College South.
(2) Snow College shall administer the institution under the general control and supervision
of the State Board of Regents as an integrated part of Snow College's mission, programs, and
curriculum to include Snow College South's mission, programs, and curriculum.
(3) (a) In conjunction with the establishment of Snow College South, the facilities, staff, and
programs at the Sevier Valley Applied Technology Center in Richfield shall become a part of the
state system of higher education and the structure from which Snow College South shall begin its
operations.
(b) The State Board of Regents shall take the appropriate action required to assure the
successful transition of the applied technology center and its faculty and staff into the state system
of higher education, including, if necessary:
(i) creating and recording any conveyances needed for the transfer of property; and
(ii) providing procedures for assimilating the center's faculty into the rank and tenure
structure of Snow College.
(4) (a) Snow College South shall maintain a strong curriculum in applied technology and
technical courses of a general nature which can be transferred to other institutions within the higher
education system, together with lower division courses of a general nature and courses required for
associate degrees in science, arts, and applied science, and shall work with local school districts in
developing an aggressive concurrent enrollment program.
(b) The institution may confer certificates of completion and degrees as determined by the
State Board of Regents within the parameters referred to in Subsection (4)(a).
(c) The institution shall also provide for open entry-open exit applied technology education
programs that emphasize short-term job training or retraining for immediate placement in the job
market.
(d) The institution shall make provisions for students, including high school students, to take
classes for which college credit is not awarded, together with appropriate fees for taking such
classes.

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(e) The institution may request and receive a waiver from the State Board of Regents or the
president of Snow College of any board rule or institutional policy that would prevent or inhibit
Snow College South from achieving its performance goals, unless approval of the request would
conflict with state or federal law or put the institution out of compliance with matters related to
health, safety, civil rights, and insurance.
Section 2. Funding for Snow College South.
(1) The budgetary appropriation traditionally made for the Sevier Valley Applied
Technology Center shall be transitioned to Snow College South for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 1999.
(2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and for each fiscal year thereafter the
appropriation to fund Snow College South shall be a line item appropriation under higher education
in the Appropriations Act.
Section 3. Intent language.
(1) (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Regents and the State Board
of Education work together with the administration at Snow College and Sevier Valley Applied
Technology Center's board of directors, administration, and faculty to develop policies and
procedures for a successful transition of the center to Snow College South, dealing with such issues
as:
(i) maintaining the center's emphasis on applied technology education and job training as
Snow College South;
(ii) providing for sufficient ongoing funding for the institution;
(iii) the retention of current staff; and
(iv) open access to the institution by those seeking to improve their lives through continuing
education.
(b) The board shall also seek advice from selected legislators from the region in developing
the policies and procedures.
(2) It is the further intent of the Legislature that:
(a) the transition should be completed by January 1, 2000;

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(b) the current board of directors and current administration at the institution should continue
to function until June 30, 2000; and
(c) student fees should not increase as a result of the transition.
Section 4. Effective date.
This act takes effect on July 1, 1999.

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