2017 Utah Code
Title 53B - State System of Higher Education
Chapter 2a - Utah System of Technical Colleges
Section 104 - Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees -- Powers and duties.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 53B-2a-104 (2017)
Effective 7/1/2017
53B-2a-104. Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees -- Powers and duties.
  • (1) The board of trustees is vested with the control, management, and supervision of technical colleges in a manner consistent with the policy and purpose of this title and the specific powers and responsibilities granted to the board of trustees.
  • (2) The board of trustees shall:
    • (a) ensure that a technical college complies with the requirements in Section 53B-2a-106;
    • (b) appoint the commissioner of technical education in accordance with Section 53B-2a-102;
    • (c) advise the commissioner of technical education and the State Board of Regents on issues related to career and technical education, including articulation with institutions of higher education and public education;
    • (d) ensure that a secondary student in the public education system has access to career and technical education through a technical college in the secondary student's service region;
    • (e) in consultation with the State Board of Education, the State Board of Regents, and technical college presidents, develop strategies for providing career and technical education in rural areas, considering distances between rural career and technical education providers;
    • (f) receive budget requests from each technical college, compile and prioritize the requests, and submit the request to:
      • (i) the Legislature; and
      • (ii) the Governor's Office of Management and Budget;
    • (g) receive funding requests pertaining to capital facilities and land purchases from each technical college, ensure that the requests comply with Section 53B-2a-112, prioritize the requests, and submit the prioritized requests to the State Building Board;
    • (h) comply with Chapter 7, Part 7, Performance Funding;
    • (i) in conjunction with the commissioner of technical education, establish benchmarks, provide oversight, evaluate program performance, and obtain independent audits to ensure that a technical college follows the noncredit career and technical education mission described in this part;
    • (j) approve programs for the Utah System of Technical Colleges;
    • (k) approve the tuition rates for technical colleges;
    • (l) prepare and submit an annual report detailing the board of trustees' progress and recommendations on career and technical education issues to the governor and to the Legislature's Education Interim Committee by October 31 of each year, which shall include information detailing:
      • (i) how the career and technical education needs of secondary students are being met, including what access secondary students have to programs offered at technical colleges;
      • (ii) how the emphasis on high demand, high wage, and high skill jobs in business and industry described in Section 53B-2a-106 is being provided;
      • (iii) performance outcomes, including:
        • (A) performance on the metrics described in Section 53B-7-707; and
        • (B) earnings; and
      • (iv) student tuition and fees; and
    • (m) collaborate with the State Board of Regents, the State Board of Education, the Department of Workforce Services, and the Governor's Office of Economic Development on the delivery of career and technical education.
  • (3) The board of trustees, the commissioner of technical education, or a technical college president or board of directors may not conduct a feasibility study or perform another act relating to offering a degree or awarding credit.


Amended by Chapter 365, 2017 General Session
Amended by Chapter 382, 2017 General Session
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