53H-1-402. Reports to and actions of the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

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Effective 7/1/2026

(1)In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14 , the following recurring reports are due to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee:

(a)the reports described in Sections 53H-1-502 , 53H-1-503 , and 53H-1-504 , regarding prohibited discriminatory practices, submissions, and training;

(b)the reports described in Section 53H-1-203 by the board on:

(i)system wide responses to changing demographics and workforce; and

(ii)the board's activities and performance against the board's goals and metrics;

(c)the report described in Section 53H-5-205 ;

(d)the report described in Section 53H-8-202 by the board on recommended appropriations for higher education institutions and the board, including the report described in Section 53H-11-406 by the board on the effects of offering nonresident partial tuition scholarships;

(e)the report described in Section 53H-8-211 by the board on the Higher Education Research Funding Pilot Program;

(f)the report described in Section 53H-8-306 by the Department of Workforce Services on high-demand jobs;

(g)the reports described in Section 53H-8-303 by the board on performance;

(h)the report described in Section 53H-11-402 by the board on the Opportunity Scholarship Program;

(i)the report described in Section 53H-13-309 regarding the talent advisory councils;

(j)the report described in Section 53H-11-414 by the board on the Utah Promise Program;

(k)the report described in Section 53H-6-202 by the board on an institution compensating a student athlete for the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness;

(l)the report described in Section 53H-1-604 regarding the Higher Education and Corrections Council; and

(m)the report described in Section 53E-10-308 by the State Board of Education and board on student participation in the concurrent enrollment program.

(2)In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14 , the board's report regarding each institution's strategic reinvestment plan described in Section 53H-8-210 is due, on occasion, to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

(3)In accordance with applicable provisions, the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee shall:

(a)complete the following:

(i)an appropriation recommendation described in Section 53H-1-504 regarding compliance with Subsections 53H-1-504(3)(c) and 53H-1-504(9)(a) ; and

(ii)as required by Section 53H-8-304 , the review of performance funding described in Section 53H-8-304 ; and

(b)ensure that all non-statutory performance and growth funding formulas that contribute to appropriations for technical colleges:

(i)include equivalent funding value for secondary and adult students; and

(ii)reflect the full responsibility of the technical college's statutorily-required services.

(4)The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee shall hear and prioritize any requests for capital facilities within the Utah System of Higher Education described in Section 53H-1-102 , in accordance with Chapter 9, Part 5, General Capital Developments, and Chapter 9, Part 6, Technical College Leasing and Capital Development.

(5)The board shall:

(a)complete a technical college capacity funding framework study for institutions described in Subsection 53H-3-602(1)(b)(iv) that contemplates:

(i)a process for identifying specific technical college programs eligible for state-funded capacity expansion;

(ii)identifying, validating, and quantifying, by institution and program, unmet:

(A)student demand, including secondary and postsecondary students; and

(B)employer demand for graduates;

(iii)methodology for establishing the amount and timing of state-funded capacity appropriations, including whether the appropriations are retrospective or prospective;

(iv)the availability of alternative funding sources to support capacity expansions;

(v)mechanisms for the return of state funds if an institution does not achieve capacity gains; and

(vi)how the capacity framework comports with:

(A)enrollment funding, as described in Section 53H-8-212 ; and

(B)performance funding, as described in Chapter 8, Part 3, Performance Funding; and

(b)report the results of the study described in this Subsection

(5), including any corresponding recommendations, to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee before October 1, 2026.

Amended by Chapter 138 , 2026 General Session