Utah Code 53B-17-103. General powers of University of Utah related to public broadcasting and telecommunication for education

53B-17-103. General powers of University of Utah related to public broadcasting and telecommunication for education.

(1)

Subject to applicable rules of the Federal Communications Commission and the Utah Board of Higher Education, the University of Utah shall:

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 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

(a)	serve as the state‘s provider of public television services, with programming from the Public Broadcasting Service and other syndicated and locally produced programs;

(b)	serve as the state’s primary provider of public radio services, with programming from National Public Radio and other syndicated and locally produced programs; and

(c)	subject to Section 53B-7-103, accept and use gifts and apply for and receive funds from federal and other sources to carry out the purposes of this part.

(2)	Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature shall provide an annual appropriation to operate KUED – TV.

(3)	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