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TUITION WAIVERS FOR HIGHER

             2     
EDUCATION

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Craig W. Buttars

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Senate Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies provisions regarding tuition waivers for nonresident students
             11      attending institutions within the state system of higher education.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    increases the number of scholarships the State Board of Regents may grant for the
             15      waiver of the nonresident portion of total tuition charged to nonresident students;
             16      and
             17          .    removes the sunset date from a nonresident tuition waiver program.
             18      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          53B-8-104.5, as enacted by Chapter 223, Laws of Utah 2003
             25          63-55b-153, as last amended by Chapters 90, 251 and 328, Laws of Utah 2004
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             28          Section 1. Section 53B-8-104.5 is amended to read:
             29           53B-8-104.5. Nonresident tuition scholarships.


             30          (1) In addition to the scholarships authorized under Section 53B-8-104 , the board may
             31      grant scholarships for a waiver of the nonresident portion of total tuition charged by public
             32      institutions of higher education to nonresident students, subject to the limitations provided in
             33      this section, if the board determines that the scholarships will:
             34          (a) assist in maintaining an adequate level of service and related cost-effectiveness of
             35      auxiliary operations in Utah institutions of higher education;
             36          (b) promote enrollment of nonresident students with high academic aptitudes; and
             37          (c) provide for an effective transition to meet the requirements of Section 53B-8-102 .
             38          (2) The board shall establish policy guidelines for the administration by institutions of
             39      higher education of scholarships authorized under Subsection (1), for evaluating applicants for
             40      those scholarships, and for reporting the results of the scholarship program authorized under
             41      Subsection (1).
             42          (3) The policy guidelines promulgated by the board under Subsection (2) shall include
             43      the following provisions:
             44          (a) [the amount] a maximum of 675 of the approved [scholarship] scholarships may be
             45      up to 100% of the differential tuition charged to nonresident students for an equal number of
             46      credit hours of instruction;
             47          (b) [a maximum of one-half] 225 of the approved scholarships may not be at a level of
             48      more than 50% of the differential tuition charged to nonresident students for an equal number
             49      of credit hours of instruction;
             50          (c) a nonresident scholarship may be awarded initially only to a nonresident student
             51      who has not previously been enrolled in a college or university in Utah and who has enrolled
             52      full time for ten or more credit hours;
             53          (d) the total number of nonresident scholarships granted under Subsection (1) may not
             54      exceed a total of [500] 900 such scholarships in effect at any one time;
             55          (e) the board shall determine eligibility for nonresident scholarships on the basis of
             56      program availability at an institution and [on a competitive basis] appropriate academic
             57      credentials, using quantifiable measurements such as grade point averages and results of test


             58      scores; and
             59          (f) a nonresident student who receives a scholarship of greater than 50% of the
             60      differential tuition charged to nonresident students for an equal number of credit hours of
             61      instruction may not be counted against the funded target for the institution attended.
             62          (4) The board shall submit an annual report and financial analysis of the effects of
             63      offering nonresident tuition scholarships authorized under this section to the Legislature as part
             64      of its budget recommendations for the system of higher education.
             65          (5) This section applies to tuition scholarships and not the individual admission
             66      standards of higher education.
             67          Section 2. Section 63-55b-153 is amended to read:
             68           63-55b-153. Repeal dates -- Titles 53, 53A, and 53B.
             69          (1) Subsection 53-3-205 (9)(a)(i)(D) is repealed July 1, 2007.
             70          (2) Subsection 53-3-804 (2)(g) is repealed July 1, 2007.
             71          (3) Section 53A-1-403.5 is repealed July 1, 2007.
             72          (4) Subsection 53A-1a-511 (7)(c) is repealed July 1, 2007.
             73          (5) Section 53A-3-702 is repealed July 1, 2008.
             74          [(6) Section 53B-8-104.5 is repealed July 1, 2009.]


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