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Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, beginning on July 1, 2019, the board may not accept new applications for a scholarship described in this section. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-6-105.7
- 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
- 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
| (2) |
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There is established an engineering, computer science, and related technology scholarship program as a component of the initiative created in Section 53B-6-105. |
| (b) |
The program is established to recruit, retain, and train engineering, computer science, and related technology students to assist in providing for and advancing the intellectual and economic welfare of the state. |
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| (3) |
| (a) |
The board:
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shall administer the program in consultation with the Technology Initiative Advisory Board created in Section 53B-6-105.5. |
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| (b) |
The board shall also use the following policies and procedures in administering the student scholarship program:
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students may use scholarship money at any institution within the state system of higher education that offers an engineering, computer science, or related technology degree; |
| (ii) |
scholarships shall be given to students who declare an intent to complete a prescribed course of instruction in one of the areas referred to in Subsection (3)(b)(i) and to work in the state after graduation in one of those areas; and |
| (iii) |
a scholarship may be cancelled at any time by the institution of attendance, if the student fails to make reasonable progress towards obtaining the degree or there appears to be a reasonable certainty that the student does not intend to work in the state upon graduation. |
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| (4) |
The Legislature shall make an annual appropriation to the board to fund the student scholarship program created in this section. |
Amended by Chapter 444, 2019 General Session
