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H.B. 86 Enrolled

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FUNDING OF INMATE POSTSECONDARY

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EDUCATION

             3     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Jack R. Draxler

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Senate Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

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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;
             18          .    limits the education to inmates who have a legal presence in the United States; and
             19          .    designates the appropriation as nonlapsing.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          This bill appropriates:
             22          .    as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, $150,000 from the
             23      Education Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 to the State Board of Regents.
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.
             26      Uncodified Material Affected:
             27      ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
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             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


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


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