Representative Rebecca P. Edwards proposes the following substitute bill:


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UTAH FUTURES PARTICIPATION AMENDMENTS

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler

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House Sponsor: Rebecca P. Edwards

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies provisions of the Utah Futures program.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     amends the Department of Workforce Services, the State Board of Regents, and the
13     State Board of Education's participation in the Utah Futures program.
14     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15          This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2016:
16          ▸     to the Utah Education and Telehealth Network - Utah Education and Telehealth
17     Network as a one-time appropriation:
18               •     from the General Fund, $2,000,000.
19     Other Special Clauses:
20          This bill provides a special effective date.
21          This bill provides a coordination clause.
22     Utah Code Sections Affected:
23     RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
24          53B-17-108, (Renumbered from 53A-1-410, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014,
25     Chapter 372)
26     Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
27          53B-17-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
28     

29     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30          Section 1. Section 53B-17-108, which is renumbered from Section 53A-1-410 is
31     renumbered and amended to read:
32          [53A-1-410].      53B-17-108. Utah Futures.
33          (1) As used in this section:
34          (a) "Education provider" means:
35          (i) a Utah institution of higher education as defined in Section 53B-2-101; or
36          (ii) a Utah provider of postsecondary education.
37          (b) "Student user" means:
38          (i) a Utah student in kindergarten through grade 12;
39          (ii) a Utah post secondary education student;
40          (iii) a parent or guardian of a Utah public education student; or
41          (iv) a Utah potential post secondary education student.
42          (c) "Utah Futures" means a career planning program developed and administered by
43     the [Department of Workforce Services, the State Board of Regents, and the State Board of
44     Education] Utah Futures Steering Committee.
45          (d) "Utah Futures Steering Committee" means a committee of members designated by
46     the governor to administer and manage Utah Futures [in collaboration with the Department of
47     Workforce Services, the State Board of Regents, and the State Board of Education].
48          (2) The Utah Futures Steering Committee shall ensure, as funding allows and is
49     feasible, that Utah Futures will:
50          (a) allow a student user to:
51          (i) access the student user's full academic record;
52          (ii) electronically allow the student user to give access to the student user's academic
53     record and related information to an education provider as allowed by law;
54          (iii) access information about different career opportunities and understand the related
55     educational requirements to enter that career;
56          (iv) access information about education providers;
57          (v) access up to date information about entrance requirements to education providers;
58          (vi) apply for entrance to multiple schools without having to fully replicate the
59     application process;
60          (vii) apply for loans, scholarships, or grants from multiple education providers in one
61     location without having to fully replicate the application process for multiple education
62     providers; and
63          (viii) research open jobs from different companies within the user's career interest and
64     apply for those jobs without having to leave the website to do so;
65          (b) allow all users to:
66          (i) access information about different career opportunities and understand the related
67     educational requirements to enter that career;
68          (ii) access information about education providers;
69          (iii) access up-to-date information about entrance requirements to education providers;
70          (iv) apply for entrance to multiple schools without having to fully replicate the
71     application process;
72          (v) apply for loans, scholarships, or grants from multiple education providers in one
73     location without having to fully replicate the application process for multiple education
74     providers; and
75          (vi) research open jobs from different companies within the user's career interest and
76     apply for those jobs without having to leave the website to do so;
77          (c) allow an education provider to:
78          (i) research and find student users who are interested in various educational outcomes;
79          (ii) promote the education provider's programs and schools to student users; and
80          (iii) connect with student users within the Utah Futures website;
81          (d) allow a Utah business to:
82          (i) research and find student users who are pursuing educational outcomes that are
83     consistent with jobs the Utah business is trying to fill now or in the future; and
84          (ii) market jobs and communicate with student users through the Utah Futures website
85     as allowed by law;
86          (e) [allow the Department of Workforce Services to analyze and report] provide
87     analysis and reporting on student user interests, education paths, and behaviors within the
88     education system so as to predictively determine appropriate career and educational outcomes
89     and results; and
90          (f) allow all users of the Utah Futures' system to communicate and interact through
91     social networking tools within the Utah Futures website as allowed by law.
92          [(3) On or before October 1, 2014, the State Board of Education, after consulting with
93     the Board of Business and Economic Development created in Section 63M-1-301, may select a
94     technology provider, through a request for proposals process, to provide technology and
95     support for Utah Futures.]
96          [(4) In evaluating proposals under Subsection (3) in consultation with the Board of
97     Business and Economic Development, the State Board of Education shall ensure that the
98     technology provided by a proposer:]
99          [(a) allows Utah Futures to license the selected service oriented architecture
100     technologies;]
101          [(b) allows Utah Futures to protect all user data within the system by leveraging role
102     architecture;]
103          [(c) allows Utah Futures to update the user interface, APIs, and web services software
104     layers as needed;]
105          [(d) provides the ability for a student user to have a secure profile and login to access
106     and to store personal information related to the services listed in Subsection (2) via the
107     Internet;]
108          [(e) protects all user data within Utah Futures;]
109          [(f) allows the State Board of Education to license the technology of the selected
110     technology provider; and]
111          [(g) provides technology able to support application programming interfaces to
112     integrate technology of other third party providers, which may include cloud-based
113     technology.]
114          [(5) (a) On or before August 1, 2014, the evaluation panel described in Subsection
115     (5)(b), using the criteria described in Subsection (5)(c), shall evaluate Utah Futures and
116     determine whether any or all components of Utah Futures, as described in this section, should
117     be outsourced to a private provider or built in-house by the participating state agencies.]
118          [(b) The evaluation panel described in Subsection (5)(a) shall consist of the following
119     members, appointed by the governor after consulting with the State Board of Education:]
120          [(i) five members who represent business, including:]
121          [(A) one member who has extensive knowledge and experience in information
122     technology; and]
123          [(B) one member who has extensive knowledge and experience in human resources;]
124          [(ii) one member who is a user of the information provided by Utah Futures;]
125          [(iii) one member who is a parent of a student who uses Utah Futures;]
126          [(iv) one member who:]
127          [(A) is an educator as defined in Section 53A-6-103; and]
128          [(B) teaches students who use Utah Futures; and]
129          [(v) one member who is a high school counselor licensed under Title 53A, Chapter 6,
130     Educator Licensing and Professional Practices Act.]
131          [(c) The evaluation panel described in Subsections (5)(a) and (b) shall consider at least
132     the following criteria to make the determination described in Subsection (5)(a):]
133          [(i) the complete functional capabilities of a private technology provider versus an
134     in-house version;]
135          [(ii) the cost of purchasing privately developed technology versus continuing to
136     develop or build an in-house version;]
137          [(iii) the data and security capabilities of a private technology provider versus an
138     in-house version;]
139          [(iv) the time frames to implementation; and]
140          [(v) the best practices and examples of other states who have implemented a tool
141     similar to Utah Futures.]
142          [(d) On or before September 30, 2014, the evaluation panel shall report the
143     determination to:]
144          [(i) the State Board of Education;]
145          [(ii) the Executive Appropriations Committee; and]
146          [(iii) the Education Interim Committee.]
147          Section 2. Appropriation.
148          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
149     the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following sums of money
150     are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
151     previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
152     addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2016.
153          To Utah Education and Telehealth Network - Utah Education and Telehealth Network
154          From General Fund, One-time
$2,000,000

155          Schedule of Programs:
156               Utah Futures                              $2,000,000
157          The Legislature intends that:
158          (1) the Utah Education and Telehealth Network use the appropriation for Utah Futures
159     as directed by the board in consultation with the Utah Futures Steering Committee as described
160     in Section 53B-17-108; and
161          (2) under Section 63J-1-603, the appropriation provided under this section not lapse at
162     the close of fiscal year 2016, and that the use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to the purposes
163     described in Section 53B-17-108.
164          Section 3. Effective date.
165          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 12, 2015.
166          (2) Uncodified Section 2, Appropriation, takes effect on July 1, 2015.
167          Section 4. Coordinating S.B. 243 with S.B. 283 -- Substantive and technical
168     amendments.
169          If this S.B. 243 and S.B. 283, Post-secondary Career and Educational Choice
170     Amendments, both pass and become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of
171     Legislative Research and General Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for
172     publication, that the:
173          (1) amendments to Section 53B-17-108 in S.B. 283 supersede the amendments to
174     Section 53B-17-108 in S.B. 243; and
175          (2) the appropriation in S.B. 283 supersedes the appropriation in S.B. 243.