H.B. 247 Enrolled

HIGHER EDUCATION ARCHEOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Keele Johnson
AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF AN INSTRUCTION PROGRAM AT THE COLLEGE OF EASTERN UTAH ON HOW TO
INTERPRET AND PRESERVE ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES IN THE STATE; PROVIDING A
$9,900 APPROPRIATION TO HELP FUND THE PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR A REPORT;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This act enacts uncodified material.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Instruction program on the interpretation and preservation of
archeological sites.
(1) The Legislature recognizes the importance of understanding and preserving that part
of the state's historical heritage found in archeological sites throughout the state.
(2) In order to help accomplish this, there is established at the College of Eastern Utah a
program to provide archeological instruction on how to interpret and preserve archeological sites
in the state.
(3) For fiscal year 2000-01 only, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the
College of Eastern Utah $9,900 to be used to help fund the program established under Subsection
(2).
(4) Curriculum developed at the college for the program may be made available, upon
request and at the discretion of the college, to other institutions within the state system of higher
education.
(5) (a) The college shall carefully monitor the program and report its initial findings to the
Legislature's Education Interim Committee by May 31, 2001.
(b) The report shall include a recommendation as to whether the program should be
continued, expanded, or terminated.
Section 2. Effective date.

This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.

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