H.B. 261

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STATE APPLIED TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Thomas V. Hatch
5 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; DESIGNATING THE STATE'S APPLIED
6 TECHNOLOGY CENTERS TO INCLUDE THE SOUTHWEST APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
7 CENTER; PROVIDING FOR FUNDING OF THE CENTER; AND PROVIDING AN
8 EFFECTIVE DATE.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 53A-15-202.5, as enacted by Chapter 35, Laws of Utah 1999
12 This act enacts uncodified material.
13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
14 Section 1. Section 53A-15-202.5 is amended to read:
15 53A-15-202.5. Applied technology centers.
16 The following applied technology centers are established to assist in providing applied
17 technology education in an efficient and cost-effective manner throughout the state:
18 (1) Bridgerland Applied Technology Center;
19 (2) Davis Applied Technology Center;
20 (3) Ogden-Weber Applied Technology Center;
21 (4) Wasatch Front South Applied Technology Center; [and]
22 (5) Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center[.]; and
23 (6) Southwest Applied Technology Center.
24 Section 2. Legislative intent.
25 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, the
26 current funding for the Southwest Applied Technology Service Region to public and higher
27 education be consolidated as a public education appropriation to fund the Southwest Applied

28 Technology Center.
29 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and for
30 each fiscal year thereafter, the Legislature shall provide a line item under public education in the
31 Appropriations Act to fund the Southwest Applied Technology Center.
32 Section 3. Effective date.
33 This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-25-00 8:07 AM

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

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