H.B. 321

1

PRISON EDUCATION APPROPRIATION
2 1999 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Loraine T. Pace
5 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROVIDING A S [ $140,000 ] $35,000 s
5a APPROPRIATION TO THE
6 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS TO INITIATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION PROGRAMS AT
7 COUNTY h [ PRISONS ] h JAILS h h THROUGHOUT THE STATE; AND PROVIDING AN
7a EFFECTIVE
8 DATE.
9 This act enacts uncodified material.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Appropriation.
12 (1) Except as provided in H.B. 4, Appropriations Coordination Act, there is appropriated
13 from the General Fund for fiscal year 1999-2000, S [ $140,000 ] $35,000 s to the State Board of
13a Regents to
14 initiate university extension programs at county h [ prisons ] JAILS h throughout the state.
15 (2) The board shall use the appropriation to establish higher education extension programs
16 at the Beaver, Duchesne, San Juan, and Washington County h [ prisons ] JAILS h pursuant to its
16a education
17 responsibilities under Section 53A-1-403.5 .
18 (3) The board shall use:
19 (a) S [ $40,000 ] $10,000 s of the appropriation as S [ one-time ] ONGOING s monies for downlinks and media
19a equipment
20 at the h [ prison ] JAIL h sites; and
21 (b) S [ $100,000 ] $25,000 s of the appropriation for ongoing costs to operate, support, and
21a maintain the
22 extension programs.
23 (4) The board shall closely monitor the extension programs and report its findings, together
24 with recommendations regarding ongoing funding, to the Legislative Education Interim Committee
25 prior to November 30, 1999.
26 Section 2. Effective date.
27 This act takes effect on July 1, 1999.

Legislative Review Note
as of 2-4-99 9:29 AM

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

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