Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 278 First Substitute (2021GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Miles, K.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/16/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires a process for the Dixie State University Board of Trustees (board of trustees), in consultation with the Utah Board of Higher Education, to recommend a name for the institution and, if the boards choose, forward the name to the Legislature;
• requires the board of trustees to create a Heritage Committee to preserve the heritage, culture, and history of the region and the institution; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

NAME CHANGE PROCESS FOR DIXIE STATE
UNIVERSITY
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kelly B. Miles
Senate Sponsor: 
Don L. Ipson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires a process for the Dixie State University Board of Trustees, in
consultation with the Utah Board of Higher Education, to select and recommend a name
for the institution and, if the boards choose, forward the name to the Legislature.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires a process for the Dixie State University Board of Trustees (board of
trustees), in consultation with the Utah Board of Higher Education, to recommend a
name for the institution and, if the boards choose, forward the name to the
Legislature;
▸ requires the board of trustees to create a Heritage Committee to preserve the
heritage, culture, and history of the region and the institution; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2022:
▸ To Dixie State University - Education and General as a one-time appropriation:
• from General Fund, One-time, $500,000.
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a coordination clause.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53B-2-111
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 10
ENACTS:
53B-16-502
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
53B-16-502
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53B-2-111
 is amended to read:
53B-2-111.
Dixie State University -- Institutional name change.
(1) As used in this Section:
(a) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees of Dixie State University.
(b) "Institution" means Dixie State University.
[
(1)
] 
(2) (a)
 Dixie State College of Utah shall be known as Dixie State University.
[
(2)
] 
(b)
 Dixie State University is a continuation of Dixie State College of Utah and
shall:
[
(a)
] 
(i)
 possess all rights, titles, privileges, powers, immunities, franchises,
endowments, property, and claims of Dixie State College of Utah; and
[
(b)
] 
(ii)
 fulfill and perform all obligations of Dixie State College of Utah, including
obligations relating to outstanding bonds and notes.
(3) The board of trustees in consultation with the Utah Board of Higher Education
shall:
(a) create a committee to recommend a name for the institution; and
(b) ensure that the committee:
(i) represents students, university personnel, community members, and industry leaders
in the committee's membership;
(ii) provides opportunity for input from and collaboration with the public, including:
(A) residents of southwestern Utah;
(B) institutional partners; and
(C) university faculty, staff, students, and alumni;
(iii) reviews options for the institution's name; and
(iv) makes recommendations regarding the institution's name to the board of trustees.
(4) (a) The board of trustees shall:
(i) review the committee's recommendation described in Subsection (3)(b); and
(ii) choose whether to forward a name for the institution to the Utah Board of Higher
Education.
(b) Should the board of trustees choose to forward a name for the institution to the
Utah Board of Higher Education under Subsection (4)(a), the board of trustees shall ensure that
the name:
(i) reflects the institution's mission and significance to the surrounding region and
state; and
(ii) enables the institution to compete and be recognized nationally.
(c) Should the board of trustees recommend a name for the institution under
Subsection (4)(a), the Utah Board of Higher Education shall vote on whether to approve and
recommend the name to the Legislature.
(5) Should the Utah Board of Higher Education and the board of trustees recommend a
name for the institution to the Legislature through the process described in Subsections (3) and
(4), the Utah Board of Higher Education and the board of trustees shall recommend the name
for the institution to the Legislative Management Committee no later than November 1, 2021.
Section 2. Section 
53B-16-502
 is enacted to read:
 53B-16-502.
Heritage Committee.
Should the Dixie State University board of trustees and the Utah Board of Higher
Education forward a name to the Legislature that does not include the term "Dixie" under
Section 
53B-2-111
, 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 the institution, including the regional significance of the term "Dixie."
Section 3. 
Appropriation.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2021, and ending June 30, 2022. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2022. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
ITEM 1
To Dixie State University - Education and General
From General Fund, One-time
500,000
Schedule of Programs:
Education and General 500,000
The Legislature intends that appropriations provided under this section be used for the
Heritage Committee described in Section 
53B-16-502
.
Section 4. 
 Coordinating H.B. 278 with H.B. 279 -- Technical amendment.
If this H.B. 278 and H.B. 279, Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth, both pass and
become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel renumber Section 
53B-16-502
 in this bill to Section 
53B-30-401
 in preparing
the Utah Code database for publication.