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H.B. 86

This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Feb 5, 2008 at 12:23 PM by jeyring. --> This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 4:44 PM by rday. -->              1     

FUNDING OF INMATE POSTSECONDARY

             2     
EDUCATION

             3     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Jack R. Draxler

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill provides an appropriation for existing inmate postsecondary education.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    appropriates money to the State Board of Regents to distribute to institutions of
             14      higher education that currently provide inmate postsecondary education under the
             15      supervision of the Utah Department of Corrections;
             16          .    requires participating inmates to pay affordable tuition to help offset the state costs
             17      of providing the education; H. [ and ]
             17a           . limits the education to inmates who have a legal presence in the United States;
             17b      and .H
             18          .    designates the appropriation as nonlapsing.
             19      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          This bill appropriates:
             21          .    as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, $1,500,000 from
             22      the H. [ General ] Education .H Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 to the State Board of Regents.
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.
             25      Uncodified Material Affected:
             26      ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
             27     


             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Appropriation.
             30          (1) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
             31      appropriated from the H. [ General ] Education .H Fund for fiscal year 2008-09, S. [ $1,500,000 ]
             31a      $150,000 .S
             31a      to the State Board of
             32      Regents.
             33          (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the appropriation described under Subsection
             34      (1) shall be distributed by the State Board of Regents to institutions of higher education that
             35      provide inmate postsecondary education under the supervision of the Utah Department of
             36      Corrections to:
             37          (a) stabilize the funding of existing postsecondary education programs;
             38          (b) primarily reimburse the personnel costs of providing the inmate postsecondary
             39      education; and
             40          (c) purchase necessary equipment and supplies for the inmate postsecondary education.
             41          (3) It is the intent of the Legislature that the institutions of higher education that
             42      provide inmate postsecondary education H. :
             42a          (a) .H shall require participating inmates to pay affordable
             43      tuition to help offset the state costs of providing the education H. ; and
             43a          (b) may only offer the education to an inmate who has a legal presence in the
             43b      United States .H .
             44          (4) The appropriation described under Subsection (1) is nonlapsing.
             45          Section 2. Effective date.
             46          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.




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