2011 Utah Code
Title 53B State System Of Higher Education
Chapter 7 Finance
Section 502 Higher Education Tuition Assistance Program.

53B-7-502. Higher Education Tuition Assistance Program.
(1) There is created the Utah Higher Education Tuition Assistance Program, hereafter referred to in this part as the program.
(2) The board shall administer the program.
(3) The program shall be funded through appropriations by the Legislature.
(4) Money appropriated for the program shall be available only for need-based grants to higher education students, as provided in this part.
(5) (a) The board shall adopt rules for administration of the program, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(b) The rules shall include the requirements that money appropriated to the program for a specific fiscal year, plus any remaining balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year, shall be allocated to eligible institutions on the following basis:
(i) the board shall distribute 50% of the amount available for allocation each fiscal year in equal proportions to:
(A) Snow College, main campus and extensions;
(B) Dixie State College, main campus and extensions;
(C) Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah;
(D) Utah Valley University, main campus and extensions;
(E) Salt Lake Community College, Taylorsville campus and extensions; and
(F) Salt Lake Community College, South City Campus; and
(ii) the board shall distribute 50% of the amount available for allocation each fiscal year to the Utah State University for its instructional centers at Roosevelt, Blanding, Randolph, Price, Moab, Brigham City, Tooele, Richfield, and Ephraim, and other centers as may be determined by the board.
(6) Higher education institutions may submit applications to the board, for specific eligible entities, for grants to students with demonstrated financial need, determined by criteria established by the board.