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Statutes > Utah > Title-53b > Chapter-02a > 53b-2a-10453B-2a-104. Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees -- Powers andduties.
(1) The Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees is vested with thecontrol, management, and supervision of the Utah College of Applied Technology collegecampuses in a manner consistent with the policy and purpose of this title and the specific powersand responsibilities granted to it.
(2) The Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees shall:
(a) ensure that the Utah College of Applied Technology college campuses comply withthe requirements in Section 53B-2a-106;
(b) appoint the president for the Utah College of Applied Technology in accordance withSection 53B-2a-102;
(c) advise the president of the Utah College of Applied Technology and the State Boardof Regents on issues related to career and technical education, including articulation withinstitutions of higher education and public education;
(d) receive budget requests from each college campus, compile and prioritize therequests, and submit the request to:
(i) the Legislature; and
(ii) the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget;
(e) receive funding requests pertaining to capital facilities and land purchases from eachcollege campus, ensure that the requests comply with Section 53B-2a-112, prioritize the requests,and submit the prioritized requests to the State Building Board;
(f) in conjunction with the Utah College of Applied Technology president, establishbenchmarks, provide oversight, evaluate program performance, and obtain independent audits toensure that campuses follow the non-credit career and technical education mission described inthis part;
(g) approve programs for the Utah College of Applied Technology;
(h) approve the tuition rates for the Utah College of Applied Technology;
(i) prepare and submit an annual report detailing its progress and recommendations oncareer and technical education issues to the governor and to the Legislature's Education InterimCommittee 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 college campuses;
(ii) how the emphasis on high demand, high wage, and high skill jobs in business andindustry described in Subsection 53B-2a-106(1)(c)(ii) is being provided;
(iii) performance outcomes, including:
(A) entered employment;
(B) job retention; and
(C) earnings; and
(iv) student tuition and fees; and
(j) collaborate with the State Board of Regents, the State Board of Education, the StateSystem of Public Education, the State System of Higher Education, the Department of WorkforceServices, and the Governor's Office of Economic Development on the delivery of career andtechnical education.
(3) The Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees, the president of theUtah College of Applied Technology, and the Utah College of Applied Technology's college
campuses, presidents, and boards of directors may not conduct a feasibility study or performanother act relating to offering a degree or awarding credit.
Amended by Chapter 346, 2009 General Session
