Bill > SB0216

This bill modifies how higher education institutions in Utah are funded by adjusting reporting requirements and performance metrics. It mandates that the Department of Workforce Services report on "high-demand" jobs, which are defined as jobs requiring postsecondary training that are also strategically important for state workforce development. The bill also refines the process for establishing performance funding metrics, introducing new metrics for the next five-year performance period starting in July 2027, focusing on workforce responsiveness, institutional efficiency, timely completion, and research expenditures for universities, and placement rates for technical colleges. Additionally, it clarifies enrollment funding by defining various levels of instruction and establishing a system for calculating funding based on changes in full-time equivalent student enrollment and the cost-sharing weights between the state and institutions. The bill also introduces a study for technical colleges to develop a capacity funding framework that identifies programs eligible for expansion based on student and employer demand, and it sets specific goals for various performance metrics for different types of institutions.

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