53B-1-103 - Establishment of State Board of Regents -- Powers and authority.
53B-1-103. Establishment of State Board of Regents -- Powers and authority.
(1) There is established a State Board of Regents.
(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the board is vested with the control,management, and supervision of the institutions of higher education designated in Section53B-1-102 in a manner consistent with the policy and purpose of this title and the specificpowers and responsibilities granted to it.
(b) The board may only exercise powers relating to the Utah College of AppliedTechnology and its college campuses that are specifically provided in this title.
(c) The board shall coordinate and support articulation agreements between the UtahCollege of Applied Technology and other institutions of higher education.
(d) The board shall prepare and submit an annual report detailing its progress andrecommendations on career and technical education issues to the governor and to theLegislature's Education Interim Committee by October 31 of each year, which shall includeinformation detailing:
(i) how the career and technical education needs of secondary students are being met byinstitutions of higher education other than the Utah College of Applied Technology, includingwhat access secondary students have to programs offered by Salt Lake Community College'sSchool of Applied Technology, Snow College, and Utah State University-College of EasternUtah;
(ii) how the emphasis on high demand, high wage, and high skill jobs in business andindustry is being provided;
(iii) performance outcomes, including:
(A) entered employment;
(B) job retention; and
(C) earnings; and
(iv) student tuition and fees.
(e) Except for the Utah College of Applied Technology, the board may modify the nameof an institution under its control and management, as designated in Section 53B-1-102, to reflectthe role and general course of study of the institution.
(f) The board may not conduct a feasibility study or perform another act relating tomerging any of the following institutions with another institution of higher education:
(i) the Bridgerland Applied Technology College Campus;
(ii) the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College Campus;
(iii) the Davis Applied Technology College Campus;
(iv) the Tooele Applied Technology College Campus;
(v) the Mountainland Applied Technology College Campus;
(vi) the Uintah Basin Applied Technology College Campus;
(vii) the Southwest Applied Technology College Campus; and
(viii) the Dixie Applied Technology College Campus.
(3) This section does not affect the power and authority vested in the State Board ofEducation to apply for, accept, and manage federal appropriations for the establishment andmaintenance of career and technical education.
Amended by Chapter 211, 2010 General Session