Title 53H, Title 53H: Higher Education

53H-4-401. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-4-402. Helen Foster Snow Cultural Center. Subject to legislative appropriations, Southern Utah University shall establish the Helen Foster Snow Cultural Center to provide language support and cultural opportunities to students studying the Mandarin Chinese language.

53H-4-501. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-4-502. Snow College -- Richfield campus. (1) There is established a branch campus of Snow College in Richfield, Utah, known as the Snow College Richfield campus. (2) Snow College shall administer the branch campus under the general control and supervision of the board as an i…

53H-4-503. Snow College Concurrent Education Program. (1) As used in this section: "Interactive video conferencing" means two-way, real-time transmission of audio and video signals between devices or computers at two or more locations. "Program" means the Snow College Concurrent …

53H-4-504. Snow College -- Economic Development and Workforce Preparation Advisory Committee. (1) Snow College shall have the Snow College Economic Development and Workforce Preparation Advisory Committee composed of the following 12 members: one economic development professional…

53H-4-601. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-4-602. Utah Tech University -- Institutional name change. (1) As used in this section: "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees of Utah Tech University. "Institution" means Utah Tech University. (2) Dixie State University shall be known as Utah Tech University. Utah Te…

53H-4-603. Nonprofit corporations and foundations -- Purpose. (1) Utah Tech University may form a nonprofit corporation or foundation controlled by the president of the university and the board to aid and assist the university in attaining the university's charitable, communicati…

53H-4-604. Utah Tech University Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth Program. (1) As used in this section: "Interactive video conferencing" means two-way, real-time transmission of audio and video signals between devices or computers at two or more locations. "Program" means t…

53H-4-605. Heritage Committee. (1) The board of trustees shall establish a Heritage Committee to identify and implement strategies to preserve the heritage, culture, and history of the region on the campus of Utah Tech University, including the regional significance of the term "…

53H-4-701. General provisions -- Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Center" means the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University. (2) "Commission" means the Federalism Commission created in Section. 63C-4a-302 (3) "Fire and rescue training program" means the…

53H-4-702. Institutional name change. (1) Beginning July 1, 2008, Utah Valley State College shall be known as Utah Valley University. (2) The university is a continuation of Utah Valley State College and shall: possess all rights, title, privileges, powers, immunities, franchises…

53H-4-703. Federalism-related duties of Center for Constitutional Studies. In consultation with the commission and subject to appropriations by the Legislature, the center shall: (1) develop a nonpartisan continuing education and training program for state and local government em…

53H-4-704. Federalism-related duties of Herbert Institute. In consultation with the commission and subject to appropriations by the Legislature, the institute shall: (1) serve as a liaison between the commission and the center with respect to federalism issues; (2) conduct outrea…

53H-4-705. Fire prevention, education, and training program. (1) With technical advice and support from the fire board, Utah Valley University shall operate a statewide fire and rescue training program that: provides instruction, training, and testing for: Utah Valley University …

53H-4-706. Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative. (1) The university shall establish the Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative within the Center for Constitutional Studies to facilitate nonpartisan political discussion and provide civic education and research. (2) The initiat…

53H-4-707. Acceptance of gifts. The university is authorized to receive gifts, contributions, and donations of all kinds, for development or support of the initiative.

53H-4-708. Election study. (1) The institute and the center shall conduct a study to determine: the security risks of in-person voting versus voting by mail; and the best practices for conducting and implementing a process where identification is presented and checked at a ballot…

53H-4-801. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-4-901. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-5-101. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-5-201. General provisions -- Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Advisory board" means the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Advisory Board created in Section. 53H-5-203 (2) "Affected populations" include: employees; employers; insurers; prof…

53H-5-202. Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. (1) There is established at the University of Utah and Weber State University the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, to be a center for occupational health, safety, and envir…

53H-5-203. Advisory board. (1) In consultation with the director appointed under Section, the president of the University of Utah and the president of Weber State University, or the presidents' designees, shall create an advisory board known as the "Rocky Mountain Center for Occu…

53H-5-204. Appointment and removal of director. (1) Subject to Subsection, the University of Utah senior vice president for health sciences and the Weber State University provost and vice president of academic affairs shall jointly appoint and may jointly remove the director. (2)…

53H-5-205. Reporting requirements. (1) The advisory board, through the director and the advisory board chair, shall provide by no later than July 1 of each year, a written report to the president of the University of Utah, the president of Weber State University, and the Educatio…

53H-5-301. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-5-302. Establishment of state arboreta -- Purpose -- Acceptance of gifts. (1) In recognition of the cultural role that trees and shrubbery and birds and bees have played in the settlement and development of this state and the hardships that many of the pioneers endured to bri…

53H-5-401. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-5-402. Multi-University Consortium for Teacher Training in Sensory Impairments -- Purposes -- Appropriation. (1) In conjunction with the board's master plan for higher education, there is established a Multi-University Consortium for Teacher Training in Sensory Impairments wh…

53H-5-403. Higher Education Engineering Partnership. (1) Utah State University and Weber State University shall enter into a partnership agreement to jointly deliver a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering to meet the demand for electrical engineers in the state, including …

53H-6-101. General Provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-6-201. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Athlete agent" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 58-87-102 (2) "Athletic entity" means an athletic association, athletic conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics. (…

53H-6-202. Use of a student athlete's name, image, or likeness in intercollegiate athletics programs -- Contracts -- Exceptions -- Prohibitions. (1) An institution may, except as provided in Subsection, compensate a student athlete directly for use of the student athlete's name, …

53H-6-203. Abusive coaching policies. (1) As used in this section: "Abusive coaching practice" means conduct by a coach or member of the coaching staff that creates a harmful environment for a student athlete. "Abusive coaching practice" includes conduct by a coach or coaching st…

53H-6-301. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-6-302. Public policy events at state institutions of higher education. (1) As used in this section: "Debate" means an event at which two or more presenters advocate for opposing or diverse approaches to a public policy issue and rebut each other's positions. "Formal administr…

53H-7-1001. General provisions -- Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Educational data" means a student's: transcript data; enrollment information; course history; and academic credentials. (2) "Informed consent" means voluntary, affirmative, written authorization complying w…

53H-7-1002. Disclosure of educational data -- Informed consent -- Access and disclosure. (1) In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g, and other relevant state and federal privacy laws, a student who is currently enrolled in, or has p…

53H-7-101. General Provisions -- Definitions., As used in this chapter,"student" means an individual enrolled at an institution.

53H-7-201. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Benefit" means: recognition by an institution; registration by an institution; the use of an institution's facility for meeting or speaking purposes; the use of communication channels; or funding sources that are otherwise availa…

53H-7-202. Expressive activities at an institution. (1) An outdoor area of an institution's campus is a traditional public forum. (2) An institution may maintain and enforce reasonable time, place, or manner restrictions on an expressive activity in an outdoor area of the institu…

53H-7-203. Religious, political, and ideological student organizations -- Protection from discrimination. An institution may not deny any benefit or privilege that is available to any student organization, or discriminate against, a religious, political, or ideological student or…

53H-7-204. Cause of action. (1) The following persons may bring an action in a state court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin a violation of this part or to recover compensatory damages, reasonable court costs, or reasonable attorney fees: the attorney general; or a person claim…

53H-7-205. Statute of limitations. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, an action under this part may not be brought later than one year after the day on which the cause of action accrues. (3) (2) Each day that a violation continues after an initial violation, and each day that …