Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 318 Third Substitute (2023GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Peterson, V.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/14/2023

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• changes the PRIME Pilot Program to an ongoing program;
• clarifies the types of courses required for a student to earn the LAUNCH certificate, DISCOVER breadth certificate, or TRANSFORM general education certificate;
• requires the Utah Board of Higher Education to award a scholarship to a student who earns the TRANSFORM general education certificate;
• requires the state board to create a funding formula for LEAs that participate in the program; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

PRIME PILOT PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Val L. Peterson
Senate Sponsor: 
____________
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends the PRIME Pilot Program.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ changes the PRIME Pilot Program to an ongoing program;
▸ clarifies the types of courses required for a student to earn the LAUNCH certificate,
DISCOVER breadth certificate, or TRANSFORM general education certificate;
▸ requires the Utah Board of Higher Education to award a scholarship to a student
who earns the TRANSFORM general education certificate;
▸ requires the state board to create a funding formula for LEAs that participate in the
program; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53E-10-309
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 321
63I-2-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 208, 229, 274, 354, 370,
and 409
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53E-10-309
 is amended to read:
53E-10-309.
LAUNCH certificate -- DISCOVER breadth certificate --
TRANSFORM general education certificate -- TRANSFORM CTE institutional
credential -- Utah PRIME Program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "DISCOVER breadth certificate" means a certificate of completion awarded by the
state board to an eligible student who meets the criteria described in this section.
(b) "Industry certification" means a career and technical education certification
awarded through validation of skills in cooperation with a business, trade association, or other
industry group, in accordance with rules adopted by the state board under Section 
53F-2-311
.
(c) "Institutional certificate" means a career and technical education program
completion certificate awarded by the state board, an institution of higher education, or a
technical college.
(d) "LAUNCH certificate" means a certificate of completion awarded by the state
board to an eligible student who meets the criteria described in this section.
(e) "Participating LEA" means an LEA that participates in the [
pilot
] program.
(f) [
"Pilot program
] 
"Program
" means the 
Utah
 PRIME [
pilot
] program described in
Subsection (7).
(g) "Plan for college and career readiness" means the same as that term is defined in
Section 
53E-2-304
.
(h) "Qualifying student" means an eligible student who meets the criteria for a
LAUNCH certificate, a DISCOVER breadth certificate, a TRANSFORM general education
certificate, or a TRANSFORM CTE institutional credential as described in this section.
(i) "Technical college" means the same as that term is defined in 
53B-1-101.5
.
(j) "TRANSFORM CTE institutional credential" means an institutional credential
awarded to an eligible student who meets the criteria described in this section.
(k) "TRANSFORM general education certificate" means a certificate of completion
established by the Utah Board of Higher Education in accordance with Section 
53B-16-105
.
(2) The state board shall award a LAUNCH certificate to an eligible student who:
(a) completes six concurrent enrollment credits;
(b) is awarded an industry certification or institutional certificate; and
(c) has on file a plan for college and career readiness.
(3) The state board shall award a DISCOVER breadth certificate to an eligible student
who completes one 3-credit course in each of the following categories through concurrent
enrollment at an institution of higher education:
(a) arts;
(b) humanities;
(c) life sciences;
(d) social and behavioral sciences; and
(e) physical sciences.
(4) An institution of higher education shall award a TRANSFORM general education
certificate to an eligible student who
:
(a)
 completes the requirements established by the Utah Board of Higher Education in
accordance with Section 
53B-16-105
[
.
]
; and
(b) completes five general education courses from a list of courses designated for
concurrent enrollment by the Utah Board of Higher Education.
(c) (i) Subject to appropriations by the Legislature, the Utah Board of Higher Education
shall award to each student who earns a TRANSFORM general education certificate a $500
scholarship to be used at an institution of higher education.
(ii) A student may earn the scholarship described in Subsection (4)(c) regardless of
whether the student receives an Opportunity Scholarship award described in Section
53B-8-201.
(5) The state board, an institution of higher education, or a technical college through
which an eligible student takes career and technical education courses, shall award a
TRANSFORM CTE institutional credential to an eligible student who completes a career and
technical education program that is at least 900 hours or 30 credit hours.
(6) The Utah Board of Higher Education shall make rules in accordance with Title
63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to ensure that credits described in
Subsections (2)[
, (3), and (4)
] 
through (5)
 earned by a qualifying student are transferable to
institutions of higher education.
(7) [
(a)
] In accordance with this section, and subject to appropriations by the
Legislature for this purpose, the state board shall
:
(a)
 administer [
a two-year
] 
the
 Utah PRIME [
pilot
] program[
, beginning in the
2021-2022 school year,
] to expand access to concurrent enrollment courses and career and
technical education certificates by expanding digital delivery models for distance learning
programs or funding enrollment in participating LEAs[
.
]
; and
[
(b) The state board shall:
]
[
(i) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act, to:
]
(b) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act, to:
[
(A)
] 
(i)
 establish eligibility requirements for a participating LEA; [
and
]
[
(B)
] 
(ii)
 create an application process for LEAs to apply for the [
pilot
] program; 
and
[
(ii) select up to eight LEAs to be participating LEAs for the pilot program; and
]
[
(iii) distribute up to $100,000 in each year of the pilot program to a participating LEA
to carry out the purposes of the pilot program.
]
(iii) create a funding formula for participating LEAs.
(c) A participating LEA shall offer concurrent enrollment courses, including career and
technical education courses, that meet the requirements for the LAUNCH certificate,
DISCOVER breadth certificate, TRANSFORM general education certificate, and
TRANSFORM CTE institutional credential.
(d) In 2022 and in 2023, on or before November 30, the state board shall deliver a
report, in accordance with Section 
53E-1-201
, to the Education Interim Committee that:
(i) identifies the participating LEAs;
(ii) describes how [
pilot
] 
the
 program appropriation money is used;
(iii) describes the effectiveness of the [
pilot
] program;
(iv) compares the demographics of students enrolled in the [
pilot
] program with the
demographics of all students enrolled in participating LEAs; and
(v) includes the number of:
(A) concurrent enrollment courses offered by participating LEAs;
(B) students enrolled in concurrent enrollment courses at participating LEAs; and
(C) LAUNCH certificates, DISCOVER breadth certificates, TRANSFORM general
education certificates, and TRANSFORM CTE institutional credentials awarded to students in
participating LEAs.
Section 2. Section 
63I-2-253
 is amended to read:
63I-2-253.
Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
(1) (a) Subsection 
53B-2a-108
(5), regarding exceptions to the composition of a
technical college board of trustees, is repealed July 1, 2022.
(b) When repealing Subsection 
53B-2a-108
(5), the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 
36-12-12
(3), make
necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
(2) Section 
53B-6-105.7
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(3) Section 
53B-7-707
 regarding performance metrics for technical colleges is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(4) Section 
53B-8-114
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(5) The following provisions, regarding the Regents' scholarship program, are repealed
on July 1, 2023:
(a) in Subsection 
53B-8-105
(12), the language that states, "or any scholarship
established under Sections 
53B-8-202
 through 
53B-8-205
";
(b) Section 
53B-8-202
;
(c) Section 
53B-8-203
;
(d) Section 
53B-8-204
; and
(e) Section 
53B-8-205
.
(6) Section 
53B-10-101
 is repealed on July 1, 2027.
(7) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 14, Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
(8) Subsection 
53E-1-201
(1)(s) regarding the report by the Educational Interpretation
and Translation Services Procurement Advisory Council is repealed July 1, 2024.
(9) Section 
53E-1-202.2
, regarding a Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
evaluation and recommendations, is repealed January 1, 2024.
[
(10) Subsection 
53E-10-309
(7), related to the PRIME pilot program, is repealed July
1, 2024.
]
[
(11)
] 
(10)
 In Subsections 
53F-2-205
(4) and (5), regarding the State Board of
Education's duties if contributions from the minimum basic tax rate are overestimated or
underestimated, the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as applicable" is repealed July 1,
2023.
[
(12)
] 
(11)
 Section 
53F-2-209
, regarding local education agency budgetary flexibility,
is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(13)
] 
(12)
 Subsection 
53F-2-301
(1), relating to the years the section is not in effect, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(14)
] 
(13)
 Section 
53F-2-302.1
, regarding the Enrollment Growth Contingency
Program, is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(15)
] 
(14)
 Subsection 
53F-2-314
(4), relating to a one-time expenditure between the
at-risk WPU add-on funding and previous at-risk funding, is repealed January 1, 2024.
[
(16)
] 
(15)
 Section 
53F-2-524
, regarding teacher bonuses for extra work assignments,
is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(17)
] 
(16)
 In Subsection 
53F-2-515
(1), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(18)
] 
(17)
 Subsection 
53F-4-401
(3)(b), regarding a child enrolled or eligible for
enrollment in kindergarten, is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(19)
] 
(18)
 In Subsection 
53F-4-404
(4)(c), the language that states "Except as provided
in Subsection (4)(d)" is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(20)
] 
(19)
 Subsection 
53F-4-404
(4)(d) is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(21)
] 
(20)
 In Subsection 
53F-9-302
(3), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(22)
] 
(21)
 In Subsection 
53F-9-305
(3)(a), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(23)
] 
(22)
 In Subsection 
53F-9-306
(3)(a), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(24)
] 
(23)
 In Subsection 
53G-3-304
(1)(c)(i), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
,
as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(25)
] 
(24)
 On July 1, 2023, when making changes in this section, the Office of
Legislative Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under
Subsection 
36-12-12
(3), make corrections necessary to ensure that sections and subsections
identified in this section are complete sentences and accurately reflect the office's perception of
the Legislature's intent.