53B-7-709. Five-year performance goals.
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As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-7-709
| (a) |
“Access metric” means the metric described in Subsection 53B-7-706(2)(a)(ii)(A). |
| (b) |
“Award” means a degree or certificate that an institution grants. |
| (c) |
“Cohort” means a group of students, defined by the year in which the group enrolls in an institution. |
| (d) |
“Five-year performance period” means the five-year period beginning on July 1, 2022, and ending on June 30, 2027. |
| (e) |
“High-yield award” means the same as that term is defined in board policy under Subsection 53B-7-706(2)(c). |
| (g) |
“Institution” means an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-1-102. |
| (h) |
“Standard completion time” means the time in which a student typically completes an award program. |
| (i) |
“System” means the Utah System of Higher Education. |
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| (2) |
The goals established by the board in accordance with Subsection 53B-7-706(1)(a)(ii) for the Utah System of Higher Education for the five-year performance period are:
| (a) |
for the access metric, to increase the percent of Utah high school graduates participating in the system by 3.0%; |
| (b) |
for the timely completion metric, to increase the system percentage of a cohort that completes an award in up to and including 1.5 times the standard completion time by 3.0%; and |
| (c) |
for the high-yield awards metric, to increase the system percentage of high-yield awards by 3.0%. |
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| (3) |
In order to meet the system goals described in Subsection (2), the goals for each institution for the five-year performance period are:
| (a) |
for the access metric, to increase the institution’s share of Utah high school graduates participating in the system by a percentage that the board determines; |
| (b) |
for the timely completion metric, to increase the percent of a cohort enrolled at the institution that completes an award in up to and including 1.5 times the standard completion time or sooner by a percentage that the board determines; and |
| (c) |
for the high-yield awards metric, to increase the percent of high-yield awards the institution grants by a percentage that the board determines. |
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Enacted by Chapter 254, 2022 General Session
