53B-17-101. Legislative findings on public broadcasting and telecommunications for education. The Legislature finds and determines the following:
| (1) |
The University of Utah’s Dolores Dore’ Eccles Broadcast Center is the statewide public broadcasting and telecommunications facility for education in Utah. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-17-101
- Board: means the Utah Education and Telehealth Network Board. See Utah Code 53B-17-101.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Telehealth: means the electronic transfer, exchange, or management of related data for diagnosis, treatment, and consultation, and educational, public health, or other related purposes. See Utah Code 53B-17-101.5
- UETN: means a consortium and partnership between public and higher education, the Utah Department of Health, and health care providers, that is created in Section 53B-17-105. See Utah Code 53B-17-101.5
| (2) |
The center shall provide services to citizens of the state in cooperation with higher and public education, state and local government, and private industry. |
| (3) |
Distribution services provided through the center shall include KUED – TV, KUER – FM, and KUEN – TV. |
| (4) |
KUED – TV and KUER – FM are licensed to the University of Utah. |
| (5) |
The Utah Education and Telehealth Network’s broadcast entity, KUEN – TV, is licensed to the Utah Board of Higher Education and, together with UETN, is operated on behalf of the state’s systems of public and higher education. |
| (6) |
All the entities referred to in Subsection (3) are under the administrative supervision of the University of Utah, subject to the authority and governance of the Utah Board of Higher Education. |
| (7) |
This section neither regulates nor restricts a privately owned company in the distribution or dissemination of educational programs. |
Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
