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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill requires the State Board of Regents to conduct a study and report to the
10 Legislature.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ requires the State Board of Regents to:
14 • study tuition waivers and scholarships;
15 • study indicators of student success; and
16 • report to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; and
17 ▸ provides a repeal date.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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20 Other Special Clauses:
21 This bill provides a coordination clause.
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 63I-2-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 107, 281, 382, 415, and
25 456
26 ENACTS:
27 53B-8-114, Utah Code Annotated 1953
28 Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
29 53B-1-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32 Section 1. Section 53B-8-114 is enacted to read:
33 53B-8-114. Study of tuition waivers and scholarships -- Study of student success
34 indicators -- Report to Legislature.
35 (1) The board shall study:
36 (a) the statewide impacts of state-created tuition waivers and scholarships, including:
37 (i) the amount of tuition waived and scholarships granted, including the proportion of
38 tuition waivers and scholarships for resident students and nonresident students;
39 (ii) the benefits and fiscal impacts of state-created tuition waivers and scholarships;
40 (iii) the process by which students apply for tuition waivers and scholarships, and
41 whether that process can be consolidated across higher education institutions that are part of
42 the Utah System of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-102;
43 (iv) the performance of students who receive state-created tuition waivers or state
44 scholarships, including retention, completion, and state workforce participation; and
45 (v) other issues related to the statewide goals and impacts of tuition waivers and
46 scholarships, as determined by the board; and
47 (b) the use of uniform indicators to measure student success, including by analyzing for
48 each institution of higher education that is part of the Utah System of Higher Education
49 described in Section 53B-1-102:
50 (i) the first-year student retention rate; and
51 (ii) the completion rate.
52 (2) On or before November 1, 2019, the board shall report to the Higher Education
53 Appropriations Subcommittee on:
54 (a) the results of the study described in Subsection (1); and
55 (b) any recommendations related to tuition waivers, scholarships, or uniform student
56 success indicators based on the results.
57 Section 2. Section 63I-2-253 is amended to read:
58 63I-2-253. Repeal dates -- Titles 53 through 53G.
59 (1) Section 53A-24-602 is repealed July 1, 2018.
60 (2) (a) Subsections 53B-2a-103(2) and (4) are repealed July 1, 2019.
61 (b) When repealing Subsections 53B-2a-103(2) and (4), the Office of Legislative
62 Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3),
63 make necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
64 (3) (a) Subsection 53B-2a-108(5) is repealed July 1, 2022.
65 (b) When repealing Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), the Office of Legislative Research and
66 General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3), make
67 necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
68 (4) (a) Subsection 53B-7-705(6)(b)(ii)(A), the language that states "Except as provided
69 in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(B)," is repealed July 1, 2021.
70 (b) Subsection 53B-7-705(6)(b)(ii)(B) is repealed July 1, 2021.
71 (5) (a) Subsection 53B-7-707(4)(a)(ii), the language that states "Except as provided in
72 Subsection (4)(b)," is repealed July 1, 2021.
73 (b) Subsection 53B-7-707(4)(b) is repealed July 1, 2021.
74 (6) Section 53B-8-114 is repealed July 1, 2020.
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76 (i) Section 53B-8-202;
77 (ii) Section 53B-8-203;
78 (iii) Section 53B-8-204; and
79 (iv) Section 53B-8-205.
80 (b) (i) Subsection 53B-8-201(2) is repealed on July 1, 2023.
81 (ii) When repealing Subsection 53B-8-201(2), the Office of Legislative Research and
82 General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3), make
83 necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
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104 Legislative Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under
105 Subsection 36-12-12(3), make corrections necessary to ensure that sections and subsections
106 identified in this section are complete sentences and accurately reflect the office's perception of
107 the Legislature's intent.
108 Section 3. Coordinating H.B. 454 with S.B. 14 -- Substantive language.
109 If this H.B. 454 and S.B. 14, Education Reporting Requirements, both pass and become
110 law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General
111 Counsel prepare the Utah Code database for publication by:
112 (1) inserting the following language as a new Subsection 53B-1-301(2)(a):
113 "(a) the report by the State Board of Regents on a study described in Section
114 53B-8-114;"; and
115 (2) renumbering remaining subsections accordingly.