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H.B. 340

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PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS EDUCATION

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REQUIREMENTS

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2001 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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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 that addresses tuition and step 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 .
             18          (2) The director shall establish a plan authorizing any state agency to implement an
             19      educational compensation program for law enforcement officers employed by that state agency.
             20          (3) The program shall provide that in order for a law enforcement officer to qualify for
             21      education benefits for college or university education, the law enforcement officer 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 a law enforcement officer may receive additional
             27      compensation as follows for higher education degrees earned in a subject area directly related to


             28      the law enforcement officer's employment with the agency:
             29          (a) two steps for an associate's degree;
             30          (b) four steps for a bachelor's degree; and
             31          (c) six steps for a master's degree.




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.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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