(1)  As part of the Utah Promise Program, the board may select employers to be promise partners.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-13a-106

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • institution: means :
(a) an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-1-102; or
(b) a Utah private, nonprofit postsecondary institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the board. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102
  • Partner award: means a financial award described in Section 53B-13a-106. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Program: means the Utah Promise Program. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102
  • Promise partner: means an employer that participates in the program described in Section 53B-13a-106. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102
    • (2)  The board may select an employer as a promise partner if the employer:

    (a)  applies to the board to be a promise partner; and

    (b)  meets other requirements established by the board in the rules described in Subsection (6).

    (3)  An individual employed by, or who is a dependent of an employee of, a promise partner is eligible to receive a partner award if the individual:

    (a)  applies for a partner award;

    (b)  is admitted to and enrolled in an institution; and

    (c)  maintains the eligibility requirements described in this Subsection (3) for the full length of time the individual receives the partner award.

    (4) 

    (a)  Subject to legislative appropriations and Subsection (4)(b), the board shall award a partner award to an individual who meets the requirements described in Subsection (3).

    (b)  The board may:

    (i)  award a partner award for up to the portion of tuition and fees for a program at an institution that is not covered by a promise partnership described in Subsection (6)(a); and

    (ii)  prioritize awarding partner awards if an appropriation for partner awards is not sufficient to provide a partner award to each individual who is eligible under Subsection (3).

    (c)  The board may continue to award a partner award to a recipient who meets the requirements described in Subsection (3) until the earlier of:

    (i)  four years after the day on which the individual initially receives a partner award;

    (ii)  when the recipient uses a partner award to attend an institution for eight semesters; or

    (iii)  when the recipient completes an approved program.

    (5)  The board may name a specific promise grant after the donating business.

    (6)  In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board shall make rules that establish:

    (a)  a process for a business to seek and receive approval from the board to become a promise partner, including providing funds for tuition and fees to be distributed under the Utah Promise Program;

    (b)  a process for an individual to apply for a partner award; and

    (c)  criteria for the board to prioritize awarding partner awards to individuals.

    (7)  The board may allow an individual to apply directly to the board for a partner award.

    Amended by Chapter 137, 2023 General Session

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