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First Substitute S.B. 51

Senator Stephen H. Urquhart proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION WAIVERS

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Stephen H. Urquhart

             5     
House Sponsor: Don L. Ipson

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions related to tuition waivers at institutions of higher
             10      education.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    removes the cap on the number of waivers allotted to institutions of higher
             14      education for nonresident students who meet certain academic and admission
             15      requirements;
             16          .    extends alumni legacy nonresident scholarships at institutions of higher education to
             17      grandchildren of alumni; and
             18          .    requires the State Board of Regents to set certain surcharges related to a tuition
             19      waiver.
             20      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:


             26          53B-8-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 211
             27          53B-8-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 363
             28          53B-8-103.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 363
             29     
             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 53B-8-101 is amended to read:
             32           53B-8-101. Waiver of tuition.
             33          (1) (a) The president of each institution may waive all or part of the tuition in behalf of
             34      meritorious or impecunious resident students to an amount not exceeding 10% of the total
             35      amount of tuition which, in the absence of the waivers, would have been collected from all
             36      Utah resident students at the institution.
             37          (b) Two and a half percent of the waivers designated in Subsection (1)(a) shall be set
             38      aside for members of the Utah National Guard. Waivers shall be preserved by the student at
             39      least 60 days before the beginning of an academic term.
             40          [(2) (a) Each academic year the president of each of the following institutions may
             41      waive all or part of the resident portion of the tuition in behalf of the additional number of
             42      meritorious nonresident students set forth below who are not current recipients of the waiver:]
             43          [(i) the University of Utah president may grant up to 190 waivers;]
             44          [(ii) the Utah State University president may grant up to 183 waivers, 18 of which shall
             45      be awarded to students at Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah;]
             46          [(iii) the Weber State University president may grant up to 135 waivers;]
             47          [(iv) the Southern Utah University president may grant up to 68 waivers;]
             48          [(v) the Snow College president may grant up to 18 waivers;]
             49          [(vi) the Dixie State College of Utah president may grant up to 30 waivers;]
             50          [(vii) the Utah Valley University president may grant up to 114 waivers; and]
             51          [(viii) the Salt Lake Community College president may grant up to 43 waivers.]
             52          [(b) (i) A president may continue to waive the resident portion of the tuition during the
             53      entire time the affected meritorious nonresident student remains an undergraduate student in
             54      good standing at the institution.]
             55          [(ii) The resident portion of the tuition for each nonresident student is equal to the
             56      tuition for resident students at the institution.]


             57          [(c) A president may waive the nonresident portion of tuition for a meritorious
             58      nonresident student receiving a waiver under Subsection (2)(a) after completion of the student's
             59      first year of full-time study at the institution.]
             60          [(d) (i) In addition to the waivers authorized by Subsections (2)(a) and (c), a president
             61      may waive all or part of the nonresident portion of tuition for a meritorious nonresident student
             62      during the student's first year of full-time study at the institution.]
             63          [(ii) The number of these nonresident waivers for each institution is limited to the
             64      percentage of nonresident students at each institution times the nonresident student number
             65      allowed under Subsection (2)(a).]
             66          (2) (a) A president of an institution of higher education listed in Subsections
             67      53B-2-101 (1)(a) through (h) may waive all or part of the nonresident portion of tuition for a
             68      meritorious nonresident undergraduate student.
             69          (b) In determining which students are meritorious for purposes of granting a tuition
             70      waiver under Subsection (2)(a), a president shall consider students who are performing above
             71      the average at the institution, including having an admissions index higher than the average for
             72      the institution, if an admission index is used.
             73          (c) A president may continue to waive the nonresident portion of tuition for a student
             74      described in Subsection (2)(a) for as long as the student is enrolled at the institution.
             75          (d) In addition to waiving the nonresident portion of tuition for a meritorious
             76      nonresident student under Subsection (2)(a), a president may waive the resident portion of
             77      tuition after the meritorious nonresident student completes a year of full-time study at the
             78      institution.
             79          (3) Upon recommendation of the board, a president may grant additional full or partial
             80      tuition waivers to encourage students to enroll for instruction in occupations critical to the state
             81      for which trained personnel are in short supply.
             82          (4) A president may waive all or part of the difference between resident and
             83      nonresident tuition in the case of:
             84          (a) meritorious graduate students [and]; or
             85          (b) nonresident summer school students.
             86          (5) The board shall submit annual budget appropriation requests for each institution,
             87      which include requests for funds sufficient in amount to equal the estimated loss of dedicated


             88      credits that would be realized if all of the tuition waivers authorized by Subsection (2) were
             89      granted.
             90          Section 2. Section 53B-8-103 is amended to read:
             91           53B-8-103. Waiver of nonresident differential in tuition rates -- Dixie State
             92      College of Utah good neighbor tuition waivers.
             93          (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
             94          (a) (i) The board may determine when to grant a full or partial waiver of the
             95      nonresident differential in tuition rates charged to undergraduate students pursuant to reciprocal
             96      agreements with other states.
             97          (ii) In making the determination described under Subsection (1)(a)(i), the board shall
             98      consider the potential of the waiver to:
             99          (A) enhance educational opportunities for Utah residents;
             100          (B) promote mutually beneficial cooperation and development of Utah communities
             101      and nearby communities in neighboring states;
             102          (C) contribute to the quality of educational programs; and
             103          (D) assist in maintaining the cost effectiveness of auxiliary operations in Utah
             104      institutions of higher education.
             105          (b) (i) Consistent with its determinations made pursuant to Subsection (1)(a), the board
             106      may enter into agreements with other states to provide for a full or partial reciprocal waiver of
             107      the nonresident tuition differential charged to undergraduate students.
             108          (ii) An agreement shall provide for the numbers and identifying criteria of
             109      undergraduate students, and shall specify the institutions of higher education that will be
             110      affected by the agreement.
             111          (c) The board shall establish policy guidelines for the administration by the affected
             112      Utah institutions of any tuition waivers authorized under this section, for evaluating applicants
             113      for such waivers, and for reporting the results of the reciprocal waiver programs authorized by
             114      this section.
             115          (d) A report and financial analysis of any waivers of tuition authorized under this
             116      section shall be submitted annually to the general session of the Legislature as part of the
             117      budget recommendations of the board for the system of higher education.
             118          (2) (a) Dixie State College of Utah may offer a good neighbor full waiver of the


             119      nonresident differential in tuition rates charged to undergraduate students:
             120          (i) pursuant to reciprocal agreements with other states; or
             121          (ii) to a resident of a county that has a portion of the county located within 70 miles of
             122      the main campus of Dixie State College of Utah.
             123          (b) (i) A student who attends Dixie State College of Utah under a good neighbor tuition
             124      waiver shall pay a surcharge per credit hour in addition to the regular resident tuition and fees
             125      of Dixie State College of Utah.
             126          (ii) The surcharge per credit hour shall be based on a percentage of the approved
             127      resident tuition per credit hour each academic year.
             128          (iii) The percentage assessed as a surcharge per credit hour [may not be less than 70%
             129      of resident tuition per credit hour] shall be set by the State Board of Regents.
             130          (c) Dixie State College of Utah may restrict the number of good neighbor tuition
             131      waivers awarded.
             132          (d) A student who attends Dixie State College of Utah on a good neighbor tuition
             133      waiver may not count the time during which the waiver is received towards establishing
             134      resident student status in Utah.
             135          Section 3. Section 53B-8-103.5 is amended to read:
             136           53B-8-103.5. Alumni legacy nonresident scholarships.
             137          (1) In addition to other nonresident tuition scholarships, the president of an institution
             138      may also waive an amount up to the full nonresident portion of tuition for alumni legacy
             139      nonresident scholarships.
             140          (2) The purposes of alumni legacy nonresident scholarships are to:
             141          (a) assist in maintaining an adequate level of service and related cost-effectiveness of
             142      auxiliary operations in institutions of higher education;
             143          (b) promote enrollment of nonresident students with high academic aptitudes; and
             144          (c) recognize the legacy of past graduates and promote a continued connection to their
             145      alma mater.
             146          (3) To qualify for an alumni legacy scholarship, a student shall:
             147          (a) enroll at an institution within the state system of higher education for the first time;
             148      and
             149          (b) have at least one parent or grandparent who graduated with an associates' degree or


             150      higher from the same institution in which the student is enrolling.
             151          (4) A student who attends an institution within the state system of higher education on
             152      an alumni legacy nonresident scholarship may not count the time during which the scholarship
             153      is received towards establishing resident student status in Utah.


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