53B-2a-202.  Degree-granting institutions that provide technical education — Duties — Board evaluation.

(1)  A degree-granting institution described in Section 53B-2a-201:

Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-2a-202

  • Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
  • Career and technical education: means an educational program that:Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
  • degree-granting institution: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Technical college: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(b). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
  • Technical education: means career and technical education that:Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
(a)  shall:

(i)  fulfill the technical college duties described in Subsections 53B-2a-106(1) and (2); and

(ii)  report annually to the board on:

(A)  the status of technical education in the degree-granting institution’s service area; and

(B)  student tuition and fees for the technical education programs provided by the degree-granting institution; and

(b)  may not exercise any jurisdiction over career and technical education provided by a school district or charter school independently of the school district or charter school.

(2)  The board shall monitor and evaluate the impact of degree programs on technical education provided by a degree-granting institution described in Section 53B-2a-201.

Enacted by Chapter 187, 2021 General Session