H.B. 340

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PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS EDUCATION
2 REQUIREMENTS
3 2001 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: David L. Hogue
6 This act amends the code regarding state officers and employees to provide that the director
7 of state human resource management establish a plan for education compensation for law
8 enforcement officers h and correctional officers h that addresses tuition and step
8a increases for specified higher education
9 degrees.
10 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
11 ENACTS:
12 67-19-12.4, Utah Code Annotated 1953
13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
14 Section 1. Section 67-19-12.4 is enacted to read:
15 67-19-12.4. Education benefit plan for law enforcement officers.
16 (1) As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as in Section
17 53-13-103 h AND "CORRECTIONAL OFFICER" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION 53-13-104 h .
18 (2) The director shall establish a plan authorizing any state agency to implement an
19 educational compensation program for law enforcement officers h AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS h
19a employed by that state agency.
20 (3) The program shall provide that in order for a law enforcement officer h OR
20a CORRECTIONAL OFFICER h to qualify for
21 education benefits for college or university education, the law enforcement officer h OR
21a CORRECTIONAL OFFICER h shall:
22 (a) provide a certified transcript of grades, demonstrating a grade point average of 3.0 or
23 greater, from an accredited college or university; and
24 (b) have successfully completed the probationary employment period with the employing
25 agency.
26 (4) The program shall also provide that h THE AGENCY MAY CONSIDER h a law

26a enforcement officer h OR CORRECTIONAL OFFICER h h [ may ] TO h receive additional
27 compensation as follows for higher education degrees earned h ON OR AFTER APRIL 30, 2001, h in a
27a subject area directly related to

28 the law enforcement officer's h OR CORRECTIONAL OFFICER' S h employment with the agency:
29 (a) two steps for an associate's degree;
30 (b) h [ four ] TWO h steps for a bachelor's degree; and
31 (c) h [ six ] TWO h steps for a master's degree.
31a h (5) EXPENSES INCURRED BY AN AGENCY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
31b UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE ONLY FROM THE AGENCY'S EXISTING BUDGET. h




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-2-01 10:17 AM

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

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