(1)  Upon receiving an application under Section 53B-8d-103, the division shall determine whether the applicant and the courses for which tuition waiver is sought meet the requirements of Section 53B-8d-103 and, if so, shall approve the application and notify the higher education institution that the application has been approved.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-8d-104

  • Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • Tuition: means tuition at the rate for residents of the state. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102
(2)  The division shall provide the necessary forms and applications and cooperate with the state‘s institutions of higher education in developing efficient procedures for the implementation of this chapter.

(3)  The division shall reimburse the state’s institutions of higher education for any tuition waived under this chapter.

(4)  The division shall annually report to the Legislature’s Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the number of individuals for whom tuition has been waived at each institution and the total amounts reimbursed by the division under this chapter for the fiscal year.

(5)  The Legislature may annually appropriate the funds necessary to implement this chapter, including money to offset the reimbursement of tuition waivers.

Enacted by Chapter 279, 2001 General Session