Title 53H, Title 53H: Higher Education

53H-9-603. Technical colleges -- Relationships with other public and higher education institutions -- Agreements -- Priorities -- New capital facilities. (1) As used in this section, "higher education institution" means: Utah State University for: Bridgerland Technical College; T…

53H-9-604. Legislative approval -- Capital development projects -- Prioritization. (1) As used in this section: "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. "…

53H-9-605. Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund -- Use of money in fund -- Appropriations to fund -- Administration of fund. (1) As used in this section, "fund" means the Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund created in this section. (2) There is created a capital projects…

53H-10-101. General provisions -- Definitions. (1) As used in this chapter: "Account agreement" means an agreement between an account owner and the Utah Educational Savings Plan entered into under this chapter. "Account owner" means a person, estate, or trust, if that person, est…

53H-10-201. General provisions -- Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Administrative fund" means the money used to administer the Utah Educational Savings Plan. (2) "Board" means the Utah Education Savings Board of Trustees created in Section. 53H-10-204 (3) "Eligible educati…

53H-10-202. Creation of Utah Educational Savings Plan -- Powers and duties of plan -- Certain exemptions. (1) There is created the Utah Educational Savings Plan, which may also be known and do business as: the Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust; or another related name. (2) The …

53H-10-203. Office facilities, clerical, and administrative support for the Utah Educational Savings Plan. (1) The Utah Board of Higher Education shall provide to the plan, by agreement, administrative support and office facilities and space. (2) Reasonable charges or fees may be…

53H-10-204. Powers and duties of board. (1) There is created the Utah Education Savings Board of Trustees. (2) The Utah Board of Higher Education shall: appoint the members of the board as follows: not more than three members from the Utah Board of Higher Education; and at least …

53H-10-205. Account agreements. The plan may enter into account agreements with account owners on behalf of beneficiaries under the following terms and agreements: (1) An account agreement may require an account owner to agree to invest a specific amount of money in the plan for …

53H-10-206. Program, administrative, and endowment funds -- Investment and payments from funds -- Proxy voting -- State treasurer access. (1) The plan shall segregate money received by the plan into three funds, the program fund, the administrative fund, and the endowment fund. (…

53H-10-207. Cancellation of agreements. (1) Any account owner may cancel an account agreement at will. (2) If an account agreement is cancelled by the account owner, the current account balance shall be disbursed to the account owner less: an administrative refund fee, which may …

53H-10-208. Repayment and ownership of funds in the account -- Transfer of ownership rights. (1) The account owner retains ownership of funds in the account until: funds are used to pay higher education costs for the beneficiary; funds are otherwise disbursed; funds are transferr…

53H-10-209. Effect of payments on determination of need and eligibility for student aid. No student loan program, student grant program, or other program administered by any agency of the state, except as may be otherwise provided by federal law or the provisions of any specific …

53H-10-210. Annual audit of financial statements. The financial statements of the plan shall be audited annually by the state auditor or the state auditor's designee and reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

53H-10-211. Tax considerations. (1) For tax purposes the property of the plan and the plan's income are governed by Section. 59-10-201 (2) The tax commission, in consultation with the board and the plan, may adopt rules necessary to monitor and implement the tax provisions referr…

53H-10-212. Property rights to plan assets. (1) The assets of the plan, including the program fund and the endowment fund, shall at all times be preserved, invested, and expended solely and only for the purposes of the plan and shall be held in trust for the account owners and be…

53H-10-301. General provisions -- Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "529 savings account" means a tax-advantaged method of saving for higher education costs on behalf of a particular individual that: meets the requirements of Section 529, Internal Revenue Code; and is manage…

53H-10-302. Student Prosperity Savings Program. (1) There is created the Student Prosperity Savings Program. (2) The program is funded by: appropriations from the Legislature; and donations made in accordance with Section. 53H-10-303 (3) The plan shall administer the program. The…

53H-10-303. Donations to the program. (1) A person may make a donation to the program by: sending the donation to the plan; and including with the donation, direction that the donation benefit the program. A person making a donation shall include the person's name and mailing add…

53H-10-304. Distribution of program money -- Application process -- Prioritization -- Account agreements. (1) The plan shall distribute money in the program by creating a 529 savings account for an eligible individual identified by a community partner. (2) The plan shall carry ou…

53H-10-305. Application of other provisions of this chapter. The provisions of, Utah Educational Savings Plan, except Subsection, govern the 529 savings accounts established under the Student Prosperity Savings Program.

53H-10-401. General provisions -- Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "529 savings account" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 35A-9-601 (2) "Department" means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section. 35A-1-103 (3) "Match" means the same as that…

53H-10-402. Report of information to Department of Workforce Services. Within 30 days of receiving the report described in Subsection, the plan shall provide an electronic report to the department that lists: (1) the total amount of deposits: during the calendar year for which th…

53H-10-403. Deposit of match. (1) The plan shall deposit a match from the Education Savings Incentive Restricted Account, created in Section, into a 529 savings account in accordance with the provisions of Section. 35A-9-602 35A-9-605 (2) If, upon receiving a transfer described i…

53H-11-101. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-11-201. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-11-202. Resident student status -- Definitions -- Exceptions. (1) As used in this section: "DOD civilian" means an employee of the United States Department of Defense who is assigned to perform the employee's duties at a military organization based in Utah. "Eligible person" …

53H-11-203. Resident tuition -- Requirements -- Rules. (1) If allowed under federal law, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the meaning of paragraph (15) of subsectionof Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, shall be exempt from paying the nonresident …

53H-11-301. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-11-302. Tuition waivers for wards of the state. (1) As used in this section: "Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services. "Long-term foster care" means an individual who remains in the custody of the division, whether or not the individual resides: with license…

53H-11-303. Tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients. (1) As used in this section: "Purple Heart recipient" means any Utah resident who is a military veteran and who has earned a Purple Heart award as a result of military service. "Tuition" means tuition at the rate for reside…

53H-11-304. Higher education for senior citizens and veterans. (1) The Legislature finds that substantial benefits would accrue to the state, as well as those directly involved, through making higher education more accessible to senior citizens and veterans who possess more time …

53H-11-305. Presidential waivers of tuition. (1) The president of an institution of higher education may waive all or part of the tuition on behalf of meritorious or impecunious resident students to an amount not exceeding 10% of the total amount of tuition which, in the absence …

53H-11-306. Police officer's and firefighter's survivor tuition waiver. (1) As used in this section: "Child" means an individual who: is a natural or adopted child of a deceased peace officer or deceased firefighter; and was under the age of 25 at the time of the peace officer's …

53H-11-307. Waiver of nonresident differential in tuition rates -- Utah Tech University good neighbor tuition waivers. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law: The board may determine when to grant a full or partial waiver of the nonresident differential in tuition rates c…

53H-11-308. Scott B. Lundell Military Survivors' tuition waiver. (1) As used in this section: "Federal active duty" means serving under orders in accordance with 10 U.S.C. or 32 U.S.C. on or after September 11, 2001. "Qualifying deceased military member" means a person who: was k…

53H-11-401. General provisions -- Definitions. Reserved.

53H-11-402. Opportunity Scholarship Program. (1) As used in this section: "Eligible institution" means: an institution; or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education in the state. "Eligible student" means a student who: applies to the board in accordance with the rules …

53H-11-403. Karen Mayne Public Safety Officer Scholarship Program. (1) As used in this section: "Peace officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53H-11-306 "POST" means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section. 53-6-103 "Program" mean…

53H-11-404. Alumni legacy nonresident scholarships. (1) In addition to other nonresident tuition scholarships, the president of an institution may waive an amount up to one academic school year's equivalent of the nonresident portion of tuition for alumni legacy nonresident schol…

53H-11-405. Nonresident tuition scholarships. (1) In addition to the scholarships authorized under Section, the board may grant scholarships for a waiver of the nonresident portion of total tuition charged by institutions of higher education to nonresident students, subject to th…

53H-11-406. Nonresident partial tuition scholarships. (1) The board may grant a scholarship for partial waiver of the nonresident portion of total tuition charged by institutions of higher education to nonresident undergraduate students, subject to the limitations provided in thi…

53H-11-407. New Century Scholarship Program. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board may not accept a new application for a scholarship described in this section on or after August 15, 2021. (2) As used in this section: "Complete the requirements for an asso…

53H-11-408. Technical education scholarships. (1) As used in this section: "Eligible institution" means: a degree-granting institution that provides technical education described in Section; or 53H-3-608 a technical college. "High demand program" means a technical education progr…

53H-11-409. Terrel H. Bell Education Scholarship Program. (1) As used in this section: "Approved program" means a program that: is a teacher preparation program that: meets the standards described in Section; and 53E-6-302 provides enhanced clinical experiences; or prepares an in…

53H-11-410. Public Safety Officer Career Advancement Grant Program. (1) This section creates the Public Safety Officer Career Advancement Grant Program. (2) Subject to legislative appropriations and Subsection, the board shall award a grant to an applicant who: (7) is a certified…