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8 General Description:
9 This bill requires that certain fees be waived for an individual who is under the age of
10 26 and is a foster child, former foster child, or individual experiencing homelessness.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ requires the Department of Health and Human Services to waive a fee for a certified
14 copy of a birth certificate in certain circumstances;
15 ▸ requires the Department of Public Safety to waive a fee for certain licenses, permits,
16 and identification cards in certain circumstances;
17 ▸ requires the Utah Board of Higher Education to create policies requiring an
18 institution of higher education to waive transcript fees in certain circumstances; and
19 ▸ makes technical changes.
20 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
21 None
22 Other Special Clauses:
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24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 AMENDS:
26 26B-8-113, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 306
27 53-3-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 328
28 53B-7-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 421
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30 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
31 Section 1. Section 26B-8-113 is amended to read:
32 26B-8-113. Fee waived for certified copy of birth certificate.
33 (1) Notwithstanding Sections 26B-1-209 and 26B-6-112, the department shall waive a
34 fee that would otherwise be charged for a certified copy of a birth certificate, if the individual
35 whose birth is confirmed by the birth certificate is:
36 (a) the individual requesting the certified copy of the birth certificate; and
37 (b) (i) homeless, as defined in Section 26B-3-207;
38 (ii) a person who is homeless, as defined in Section 35A-5-302;
39 (iii) an individual whose primary nighttime residence is a location that is not designed
40 for or ordinarily used as a sleeping accommodation for an individual;
41 (iv) a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services;
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43 (v) a homeless child or youth, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a[
44 (vi) under the age of 26 and:
45 (A) is in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services; or
46 (B) was in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services but is no longer in
47 the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services due to the individual's age.
48 (2) To satisfy the requirement in Subsections (1)(b)(i) through (1)(b)(v), the
49 department shall accept written verification that the individual is homeless or a person, child,
50 or youth who is homeless from:
51 (a) a homeless shelter;
52 (b) a permanent housing, permanent, supportive, or transitional facility, as defined in
53 Section 35A-5-302;
54 (c) the Department of Workforce Services;
55 (d) a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services;
56 or
57 (e) a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth designated under
58 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii).
59 Section 2. Section 53-3-105 is amended to read:
60 53-3-105. Fees for licenses, renewals, extensions, reinstatements, rescheduling,
61 and identification cards.
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63 chapter:
64 (1) An original class D license application under Section 53-3-205 is $52.
65 (2) An original provisional license application for a class D license under Section
66 53-3-205 is $39.
67 (3) An original limited term license application under Section 53-3-205 is $32.
68 (4) An original application for a motorcycle endorsement under Section 53-3-205 is
69 $18.
70 (5) An original application for a taxicab endorsement under Section 53-3-205 is $14.
71 (6) A learner permit application under Section 53-3-210.5 is $19.
72 (7) A renewal of a class D license under Section 53-3-214 is $52 unless Subsection
73 (12) applies.
74 (8) A renewal of a provisional license application for a class D license under Section
75 53-3-214 is $52.
76 (9) A renewal of a limited term license application under Section 53-3-214 is $32.
77 (10) A renewal of a motorcycle endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $18.
78 (11) A renewal of a taxicab endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $14.
79 (12) A renewal of a class D license for an individual 65 and older under Section
80 53-3-214 is $27.
81 (13) An extension of a class D license under Section 53-3-214 is $42 unless Subsection
82 (17) applies.
83 (14) An extension of a provisional license application for a class D license under
84 Section 53-3-214 is $42.
85 (15) An extension of a motorcycle endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $18.
86 (16) An extension of a taxicab endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $14.
87 (17) An extension of a class D license for an individual 65 and older under Section
88 53-3-214 is $22.
89 (18) An original or renewal application for a commercial class A, B, or C license or an
90 original or renewal of a provisional commercial class A or B license under Part 4, Uniform
91 Commercial Driver License Act, is $52.
92 (19) A commercial class A, B, or C license skills test is $78.
93 (20) Each original CDL endorsement for passengers, hazardous material, double or
94 triple trailers, or tankers is $9.
95 (21) An original CDL endorsement for a school bus under Part 4, Uniform Commercial
96 Driver License Act, is $9.
97 (22) A renewal of a CDL endorsement under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver
98 License Act, is $9.
99 (23) (a) A retake of a CDL knowledge test provided for in Section 53-3-205 is $26.
100 (b) A retake of a CDL skills test provided for in Section 53-3-205 is $52.
101 (24) A retake of a CDL endorsement test provided for in Section 53-3-205 is $9.
102 (25) A duplicate class A, B, C, or D license certificate under Section 53-3-215 is $23.
103 (26) (a) A license reinstatement application under Section 53-3-205 is $40.
104 (b) A license reinstatement application under Section 53-3-205 for an alcohol, drug, or
105 combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense is $45 in addition to the fee under
106 Subsection (26)(a).
107 (27) (a) An administrative fee for license reinstatement after an alcohol, drug, or
108 combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense under Section 41-6a-520, 53-3-223, or
109 53-3-231 or an alcohol, drug, or combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense under
110 Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, is $255.
111 (b) This administrative fee is in addition to the fees under Subsection (26).
112 (28) (a) An administrative fee for providing the driving record of a driver under
113 Section 53-3-104 or 53-3-420 is $8.
114 (b) The division may not charge for a report furnished under Section 53-3-104 to a
115 municipal, county, state, or federal agency.
116 (29) A rescheduling fee under Section 53-3-205 or 53-3-407 is $25.
117 (30) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (30)(b) and (c), an identification card
118 application under Section 53-3-808 is $23.
119 (b) An identification card application under Section 53-3-808 for a person with a
120 disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, is $17.
121 (c) A fee may not be charged for an identification card application if the individual
122 applying:
123 (i) (A) has not been issued a Utah driver license;
124 (B) is indigent; and
125 (C) is at least 18 years old; [
126 (ii) submits written verification that the individual is homeless, as defined in Section
127 26B-3-207, a person who is homeless, as defined in Section 35A-5-302, or a child or youth
128 who is homeless, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2), from:
129 (A) a homeless shelter, as defined in Section 35A-16-305;
130 (B) a permanent housing, permanent, supportive, or transitional facility, as defined in
131 Section 35A-5-302;
132 (C) the Department of Workforce Services; or
133 (D) a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth designated
134 under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)[
135 (iii) is under the age of 26 and submits written verification that the individual:
136 (A) is in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services; or
137 (B) was in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services but is no longer in
138 the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services due to the individual's age.
139 (31) (a) An extension of a regular identification card under Subsection 53-3-807(4) for
140 a person with a disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, is $17.
141 (b) The fee described in Subsection (31)(a) is waived if the applicant submits written
142 verification that the individual is homeless, as defined in Section 26B-3-207, or a person who
143 is homeless, as defined in Section 35A-5-302, or a child or youth who is homeless, as defined
144 in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2), from:
145 (i) a homeless shelter, as defined in Section 35A-16-305;
146 (ii) a permanent housing, permanent, supportive, or transitional facility, as defined in
147 Section 35A-5-302;
148 (iii) the Department of Workforce Services;
149 (iv) a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services
150 as described in Section 26B-8-113; or
151 (v) a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth designated under
152 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii).
153 (32) (a) An extension of a regular identification card under Subsection 53-3-807(5) is
154 $23.
155 (b) The fee described in Subsection (32)(a) is waived if the applicant submits written
156 verification that the individual is homeless, as defined in Section 26B-3-207, or a person who
157 is homeless, as defined in Section 35A-5-302, from:
158 (i) a homeless shelter, as defined in Section 35A-16-305;
159 (ii) a permanent housing, permanent, supportive, or transitional facility, as defined in
160 Section 35A-5-302;
161 (iii) the Department of Workforce Services; or
162 (iv) a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services
163 as described in Section 26B-8-113.
164 (33) In addition to any license application fees collected under this chapter, the division
165 shall impose on individuals submitting fingerprints in accordance with Section 53-3-205.5 the
166 fees that the Bureau of Criminal Identification is authorized to collect for the services the
167 Bureau of Criminal Identification provides under Section 53-3-205.5.
168 (34) An original mobility vehicle permit application under Section 41-6a-1118 is $30.
169 (35) A renewal of a mobility vehicle permit under Section 41-6a-1118 is $30.
170 (36) A duplicate mobility vehicle permit under Section 41-6a-1118 is $12.
171 (37) An original driving privilege card application under Section 53-3-207 is $32.
172 (38) A renewal of a driving privilege card application under Section 53-3-207 is $23.
173 (39) A fee may not be charged for an original class D license application, original
174 provisional license application for a class D license, or a learner permit application if the
175 individual applying is:
176 (a) under the age of 26; and
177 (b) submits written verification that the individual:
178 (i) is in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services; or
179 (ii) was in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services but is no longer in
180 the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services due to the individual's age.
181 Section 3. Section 53B-7-101 is amended to read:
182 53B-7-101. Combined requests for appropriations -- Board review of operating
183 budgets -- Submission of budgets -- Recommendations -- Hearing request --
184 Appropriation formulas -- Allocations -- Dedicated credits -- Financial affairs.
185 (1) As used in this section:
186 (a) "Higher education institution" or "institution" means an institution of higher
187 education listed in Section 53B-1-102.
188 (b) "Research university" means the University of Utah or Utah State University.
189 (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (3), the board shall recommend a combined appropriation
190 for the operating budgets of higher education institutions for inclusion in a state appropriations
191 act.
192 (b) The board's combined budget recommendation shall include:
193 (i) employee compensation;
194 (ii) mandatory costs, including building operations and maintenance, fuel, and power;
195 (iii) performance funding described in Part 7, Performance Funding;
196 (iv) statewide and institutional priorities, including scholarships, financial aid, and
197 technology infrastructure; and
198 (v) enrollment growth.
199 (c) The board's recommendations shall be available for presentation to the governor
200 and to the Legislature at least 30 days before the convening of the Legislature, and shall include
201 schedules showing the recommended amounts for each institution, including separately funded
202 programs or divisions.
203 (d) The recommended appropriations shall be determined by the board only after the
204 board has reviewed the proposed institutional operating budgets, and has consulted with the
205 various institutions and board staff in order to make appropriate adjustments.
206 (3) In the combined request for appropriation, the board shall differentiate between
207 appropriations requested for academic education and appropriations requested for technical
208 education.
209 (4) (a) Institutional operating budgets shall be submitted to the board at least 90 days
210 before the convening of the Legislature in accordance with procedures established by the board.
211 (b) Except as provided in Sections 53B-2a-117 and 53B-22-204, funding requests
212 pertaining to capital facilities and land purchases shall be submitted in accordance with
213 procedures prescribed by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management.
214 (5) (a) The budget recommendations of the board shall be accompanied by full
215 explanations and supporting data.
216 (b) The appropriations recommended by the board shall be made with the dual
217 objective of:
218 (i) justifying for higher education institutions appropriations consistent with their
219 needs, and consistent with the financial ability of the state; and
220 (ii) determining an equitable distribution of funds among the respective institutions in
221 accordance with the aims and objectives of the statewide master plan for higher education.
222 (6) (a) The board shall request a hearing with the governor on the recommended
223 appropriations.
224 (b) After the governor delivers his budget message to the Legislature, the board shall
225 request hearings on the recommended appropriations with the Higher Education
226 Appropriations Subcommittee.
227 (c) If either the total amount of the state appropriations or its allocation among the
228 institutions as proposed by the Legislature or the Higher Education Appropriations
229 Subcommittee is substantially different from the recommendations of the board, the board may
230 request further hearings with the Legislature or the Higher Education Appropriations
231 Subcommittee to reconsider both the total amount and the allocation.
232 (7) The board may devise, establish, periodically review, and revise formulas for the
233 board's use and for the use of the governor and the Higher Education Appropriations
234 Subcommittee in making appropriation recommendations.
235 (8) (a) The board shall recommend to each session of the Legislature the minimum
236 tuitions, resident and nonresident, for each institution which it considers necessary to
237 implement the budget recommendations.
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239 for each institution at levels the board finds necessary to meet budget requirements.
240 (9) Money allocated to each institution by legislative appropriation may be budgeted in
241 accordance with institutional work programs approved by the board, provided that the
242 expenditures funded by appropriations for each institution are kept within the appropriations
243 for the applicable period.
244 (10) The dedicated credits, including revenues derived from tuitions, fees, federal
245 grants, and proceeds from sales received by the institutions are appropriated to the respective
246 institutions to be used in accordance with institutional work programs.
247 (11) An institution may do the institution's own purchasing, issue the institution's own
248 payrolls, and handle the institution's own financial affairs under the general supervision of the
249 board.
250 (12) If the Legislature appropriates money in accordance with this section, the money
251 shall be distributed to the board and higher education institutions to fund the items described in
252 Subsection (2)(b).
253 (13) The board shall create policies requiring an institution of higher education to
254 waive transcript fees for a student who is under the age of 26 and:
255 (a) is homeless, as defined in Section 26B-3-207;
256 (b) is a person who is homeless, as defined in Section 35A-5-302;
257 (c) is an individual whose primary nighttime residence is a location that is not designed
258 for or ordinarily used as a sleeping accommodation for an individual;
259 (d) is a homeless child or youth, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a;
260 (e) is in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services; or
261 (f) was in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services but is no longer in
262 the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services due to the individual's age.
263 Section 4. Effective date.
264 This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.