Representative Douglas R. Welton proposes the following substitute bill:


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LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Douglas R. Welton

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Senate Sponsor: Don L. Ipson

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill creates a tuition reimbursement program for new law enforcement officers.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     creates the Karen Mayne Law Enforcement Investment Reimbursement Program to
13     reimburse new law enforcement officers for certain education costs;
14          ▸     includes a sunset date; and
15          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2024:
18          ▸     To the Utah Board of Higher Education - Student Assistance, as a one-time
19     appropriation:
20               •     from the Income Tax Fund, One-time, $5,000,000.
21     Other Special Clauses:
22          None
23     Utah Code Sections Affected:
24     AMENDS:
25          63I-1-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 10, 30, 31, 172, 173, 194,
26     218, 224, 229, 236, 254, 274, and 414
27     ENACTS:
28          53B-8-112.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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30     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
31          Section 1. Section 53B-8-112.5 is enacted to read:
32          53B-8-112.5. Karen Mayne Law Enforcement Investment Reimbursement
33     Program.
34          (1) As used in this section:
35          (a) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section
36     53-1-102.
37          (b) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section
38     53-13-103.
39          (2) (a) There is created within the board the Karen Mayne Law Enforcement
40     Investment Reimbursement Program.
41          (b) The purpose of the program is to award grants to reimburse new law enforcement
42     officers for education costs.
43          (3) Subject to legislative appropriation, the board shall award a grant to an applicant
44     who:
45          (a) is hired by a law enforcement agency as a law enforcement officer for the first time
46     on or after May 3, 2023;
47          (b) is employed with the law enforcement agency for at least five years; and
48          (c) completes a degree or certificate from a degree granting institution of higher
49     education before or during the law enforcement officer's employment.
50          (4) The board may award a qualified applicant up to the cost of the qualified applicant's
51     tuition and fees.
52          (5) (a) The board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
53     Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:
54          (i) set deadlines for receiving grant applications and supporting documentation;
55          (ii) establish the application process; and
56          (iii) establish an appeal process for denied grant awards.
57          (b) The board shall include a disclosure on an application that the amount of the grant
58     award is subject to funding.
59          Section 2. Section 63I-1-253 is amended to read:
60          63I-1-253. Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
61          (1) Section 53-2a-105, which creates the Emergency Management Administration
62     Council, is repealed July 1, 2027.
63          (2) Sections 53-2a-1103 and 53-2a-1104, which create the Search and Rescue Advisory
64     Board, are repealed July 1, 2027.
65          (3) Section 53-5-703, which creates the Concealed Firearm Review Board, is repealed
66     July 1, 2023.
67          (4) Section 53B-6-105.5, which creates the Technology Initiative Advisory Board, is
68     repealed July 1, 2024.
69          (5) Section 53B-7-709, regarding five-year performance goals for the Utah System of
70     Higher Education is repealed July 1, 2027.
71          (6) Section 53B-8-112.5, regarding the Karen Mayne Law Enforcement Investment
72     Reimbursement Program, is repealed July 1, 2033.
73          [(6)] (7) Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
74          [(7)] (8) Section 53B-17-1203, which creates the SafeUT and School Safety
75     Commission, is repealed January 1, 2025.
76          [(8)] (9) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
77          [(9)] (10) Subsection 53C-3-203(4)(b)(vii), which provides for the distribution of
78     money from the Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells
79     and other hydrologic studies in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2030.
80          [(10)] (11) Subsection 53E-3-503(5) and (6), which create coordinating councils for
81     youth in custody, are repealed July 1, 2027.
82          [(11)] (12) In relation to a standards review committee, on January 1, 2028:
83          (a) in Subsection 53E-4-202(8), the language "by a standards review committee and the
84     recommendations of a standards review committee established under Section 53E-4-203" is
85     repealed; and
86          (b) Section 53E-4-203 is repealed.
87          [(12)] (13) Section 53E-4-402, which creates the State Instructional Materials
88     Commission, is repealed July 1, 2027.
89          [(13)] (14) Title 53E, Chapter 6, Part 5, Utah Professional Practices Advisory
90     Commission, is repealed July 1, 2023.
91          [(14)] (15) Section 53F-2-420, which creates the Intensive Services Special Education
92     Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2024.
93          [(15)] (16) Section 53F-5-203 is repealed July 1, 2024.
94          [(16)] (17) Section 53F-5-213 is repealed July 1, 2023.
95          [(17)] (18) Section 53F-5-214, in relation to a grant for professional learning, is
96     repealed July 1, 2025.
97          [(18)] (19) Section 53F-5-215, in relation to an elementary teacher preparation grant, is
98     repealed July 1, 2025.
99          [(19)] (20) Section 53F-5-219, which creates the Local INnovations Civics Education
100     Pilot Program, is repealed on July 1, 2025.
101          [(20)] (21) Subsection 53F-9-203(7), which creates the Charter School Revolving
102     Account Committee, is repealed July 1, 2024.
103          [(21)] (22) Subsections 53G-4-608(2)(b) and (4)(b), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
104     Commission, are repealed January 1, 2025.
105          [(22)] (23) Subsection 53G-8-211(5), regarding referrals of a minor to court for a class
106     C misdemeanor, is repealed July 1, 2027.
107          [(23)] (24) Section 53G-9-212, Drinking water quality in schools, is repealed July 1,
108     2027.
109          [(24)] (25) Title 53G, Chapter 10, Part 6, Education Innovation Program, is repealed
110     July 1, 2027.
111          Section 3. Appropriation.
112          The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
113     2023, and ending June 30, 2024. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
114     fiscal year 2024. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
115     Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
116     indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
117     ITEM 1
118     To Utah Board of Higher Education - Student Assistance
119          From Income Tax Fund, One-time
5,000,000

120          Schedule of Programs:
121               Karen Mayne Law Enforcement Investment Reimbursement Program     
122     5,000,000
123          The Legislature intends that:
124          (1) the appropriation under this item be used for the program described in Section
125     53B-8-112.5 of this bill; and
126          (2) under Section 63J-1-603, the appropriation provided under this item not lapse at the
127     close of fiscal year 2024 and the use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to the purposes
128     described in Subsection (1) of this item.