# Utah S.B. 216: Higher Education Performance and Enrollment Funding Utah S.B. 216, Higher Education Performance and Enrollment Funding, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Ann Millner (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB216-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 216 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Higher Education Performance and Enrollment Funding - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Ann Millner (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Higher Education, Utah Board of Higher Education, Performance Funding, Colleges and Universities, Utah System of Higher Education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (161 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colleges meeting goals receive remaining funds: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah's higher education board must review performance at the end of each five-year goal period. Funds left after the specified funding allocation go to institutions that meet or exceed their applicable goals. The Legislature may add money for those qualifying institutions, b… - Equal funding value for technical students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah must give secondary and adult technical college students equal value in funding formulas. This applies to growth and performance formulas not set in statute that contribute to technical college appropriations. The formulas must also fully account for services that techn… - College funding follows enrollment until 2031: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah sets annual college funding changes for enrollment increases or decreases of at least 1%. The formula uses five-year averages of resident enrollment, measured in full-time equivalents, and direct teaching costs by instruction level. State cost-sharing weights are 50% fo… - New goals guide college performance funding: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah's higher education board sets mission-based measures and weights for July 1, 2027–June 30, 2032. All institutions have goals for at least 1% yearly growth in awards linked to high-demand jobs, or maintaining at least 80%; efficiency goals require at least 1% yearly grow… - Selected jobs shape college funding measures: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah's higher education board may select strategically important occupations after state workforce projections are released. It may select up to five for degree-granting schools and five for technical colleges. Each occupation needs a recommendation from the Talent, Educatio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ann Millner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Karen M. Peterson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 61 | 1 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-26: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-24: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-03: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-30: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0216.pdf) - Amended 3/5/2026 17:03:147, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0216_2026-03-05_17-48-10.pdf) - Amended 2/20/2026 17:02:810, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0216_2026-02-20_17-29-21.pdf) - Amended 2/4/2026 11:02:230, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0216_2026-02-04_11-12-08.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0216.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0216.pdf) - [Amended 3/5/2026 17:03:147 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0216_2026-03-05_17-48-10.pdf) - [Amended 2/20/2026 17:02:810 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0216_2026-02-20_17-29-21.pdf) - [Amended 2/4/2026 11:02:230 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0216_2026-02-04_11-12-08.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0216.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - 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