Bill > SB0216

This bill modifies how higher education institutions in Utah are funded by adjusting provisions related to performance funding and enrollment funding, with most changes taking effect on July 1, 2026. Specifically, it updates reporting requirements for the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, including a change from reporting on "targeted jobs" to "high-demand jobs" by the Department of Workforce Services and the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity. The bill also refines how enrollment funding is calculated, defining various levels of instruction such as "advanced graduate," "basic graduate," "high-cost upper-division," and "lower-division," and establishes a new section detailing how enrollment funding will be determined annually based on changes in student enrollment and instructional costs, with different state cost-sharing weights for various types of institutions like research universities and technical colleges. Furthermore, it revises the performance metrics used to evaluate institutions, introducing new metrics for the next five-year performance period starting in 2027, focusing on areas like responsiveness to workforce needs and institutional efficiency, and sets specific annual goals for these metrics for different types of institutions. The bill also includes several repeal dates for various sections and provisions related to higher education and other state programs, and clarifies that the definition of "high-demand job" now includes both targeted jobs and strategically important occupations identified by the board.

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