S.B. 172

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EDUCATION ARTICULATION LEGISLATIVE
2 TASK FORCE
3 2004 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill creates the Education Articulation Legislative Task Force.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . provides for membership of the task force and compensation of members;
13 . outlines the responsibilities and duties of the task force;
14 . provides for a final report to the Education Interim Committee; and
15 . provides for staffing the task force.
16 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
17 This bill appropriates:
18 . $44,500 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2003-04 only, to fund the task force.
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 This bill is repealed on November 20, 2004.
21 Uncodified Material Affected:
22 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Education Articulation Legislative Task Force -- Creation --
26 Membership -- Interim rules followed -- Compensation -- Staff.
27 (1) There is created the Education Articulation Legislative Task Force consisting of the

28 following 12 members:
29 (a) five members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
30 three of whom may be from the same political party; and
31 (b) seven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
32 House of Representatives, no more than four of whom may be from the same political party.
33 (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
34 under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
35 (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
36 of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
37 (3) In conducting its business, the committee shall comply with the rules of legislative
38 interim committees.
39 (4) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force shall be paid in accordance
40 with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
41 (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
42 to the task force.
43 Section 2. Duties -- Interim report.
44 (1) As used in this section, "articulation" means the systematic coordination of course
45 or program content within and between educational institutions to facilitate the continuous and
46 efficient progress of students from grade to grade, school to school, public education to higher
47 education, and from the education systems to the working world.
48 (2) The task force, in cooperation with the public education community, the higher
49 education community, business, industry, employers, and parents, shall study and make
50 recommendations for:
51 (a) strategies for improving articulation;
52 (b) strategies for the better preparation of students upon graduation from high school,
53 including an analysis of the final year of high school;
54 (c) mechanisms for reducing the need for and costs of postsecondary remediation
55 courses at institutions of higher education;
56 (d) strategies and mechanisms that the Legislature should fund; and
57 (e) other issues that may be recommended by the task force, including the merits of
58 available prior studies and reports done by others.

59 (3) A final report, including any proposed legislation shall be presented before
60 November 30, 2004.
61 Section 3. Appropriation.
62 There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2003-04, a one-time
63 appropriation of:
64 (1) $6,000 to the Senate to pay for the compensation and expenses of senators on the
65 task force;
66 (2) $8,500 to the House of Representatives to pay for the compensation and expenses
67 of representatives on the task force; and
68 (3) $30,000 to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to pay for
69 staffing the task force.
70 Section 4. Repeal date.
71 This bill is repealed on November 20, 2004.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-2-04 8:43 AM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel