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             1     

COLLEGE CREDITS FOR VETERANS

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Paul Ray

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

             6      Cosponsors:
             7      Jacob L. Anderegg
             8      Patrice M. Arent
             9      Rebecca Chavez-Houck
             10      Tim M. Cosgrove
             11      Rich Cunningham
             12      Brad L. Dee
             13      Susan Duckworth
Rebecca P. EdwardsRichard A. Greenwood
Stephen G. Handy
Lynn N. Hemingway
Gregory H. Hughes
Eric K. Hutchings
John Knotwell
David E. Lifferth
Ronda Rudd MenloveCurtis Oda
Lee B. Perry
Jeremy A. Peterson
Marie H. Poulson
Marc K. Roberts
Jennifer M. Seelig
John R. Westwood              14     
             15      LONG TITLE
             16      General Description:
             17          This bill requires a college or university within the state system of higher education to
             18      award credit for certain military service training and experience.
             19      Highlighted Provisions:
             20          This bill:
             21          .    defines terms;
             22          .    requires an institution of higher education to award credit for military service and
             23      training as recommended by a postsecondary accreditation agency or association
             24      designated by the State Board of Regents;
             25          .    provides for the transfer of credit awarded among institutions of higher education;
             26      and
             27          .    requires the State Board of Regents and the Utah College of Applied Technology


             28      Board of Trustees to report annually to the Education Interim Committee and the Utah
             29      Department of Veterans' Affairs.
             30      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             31          None
             32      Other Special Clauses:
             33          None
             34      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             35      ENACTS:
             36          53B-16-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             37     
             38      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             39          Section 1. Section 53B-16-107 is enacted to read:
             40          53B-16-107. Credit for military service and training -- Transferability --
             41      Reporting.
             42          (1) As used in this section, "credit" includes proof of equivalent noncredit course
             43      completion awarded by the Utah College of Applied Technology.
             44          (2) An institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-2-101 shall award credit for
             45      military service and training as recommended by a postsecondary accreditation agency or
             46      association designated by the State Board of Regents or the Utah College of Applied
             47      Technology Board of Trustees if:
             48          (a) requested by the student; and
             49          (b) the student has met with an advisor at an institution of higher education listed in
             50      Section 53B-2-101 at which the student intends to enroll to discuss applicability of credit to
             51      program requirements, possible financial aid implications, and other factors that may impact
             52      attainment of the student's educational goals.
             53          (3) Upon transfer within the state system of higher education, a student may present a
             54      transcript to the receiving institution for evaluation and to determine the applicability of credit
             55      to the student's program of study, and the receiving institution shall evaluate the credit to be


             56      transferred pursuant to Subsection (2).
             57          (4) The State Board of Regents and the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of
             58      Trustees shall annually report the number of credits awarded under this section by each
             59      institution of higher education to the Education Interim Committee and the Utah Department of
             60      Veterans' Affairs.


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