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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
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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. [
17a . limits the education to inmates who have a legal presence in the United States;
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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
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23 Other Special Clauses:
24 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.
25 Uncodified Material Affected:
26 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
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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. [
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.
Legislative Review Note
as of 10-19-07 4:21 PM