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Superseded 7/1/2026

53H-8-305. Five-year performance goals.

(1)As used in this section:

(a)"Access metric" means the metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(a)(i).

(b)"Award" means a degree or certificate that an institution grants.

(c)"Cohort" means a group of students, defined by the year in which the group enrolls in an institution.

(d)"Five-year performance period" means the five-year period beginning on July 1, 2022, and ending on June 30, 2027.

(e)"High-yield award" means the same as that term is defined in board policy under Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(c) .

(f)"High-yield awards metric" means the metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(a)(iii).

(g)"Standard completion time" means the time in which a student typically completes an award program.

(h)"System" means the Utah System of Higher Education.

(i)"Timely completion metric" means the metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(a)(ii).

(2)The goals established by the board in accordance with Subsection 53H-8-304(1)(a)(ii) for the Utah System of Higher Education for the five-year performance period are:

(a)for the access metric, to increase the percent of Utah high school graduates participating in the system by 3.0%;

(b)for the timely completion metric, to increase the system percentage of a cohort that completes an award in up to and including 1.5 times the standard completion time by 3.0%; and

(c)for the high-yield awards metric, to increase the system percentage of high-yield awards by 3.0%.

(3)In order to meet the system goals described in Subsection

(2), the goals for each institution for the five-year performance period are:

(a)for the access metric, to increase the institution's share of Utah high school graduates participating in the system by a percentage that the board determines;

(b)for the timely completion metric, to increase the percent of a cohort enrolled at the institution that completes an award in up to and including 1.5 times the standard completion time or sooner by a percentage that the board determines; and

(c)for the high-yield awards metric, to increase the percent of high-yield awards the institution grants by a percentage that the board determines.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8 , 2025 Special Session 1