Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 373 First Substitute (2023GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Welton, D.

Final action

House/ filed 3/3/2023

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• creates the Law Enforcement Investment Reimbursement Program to reimburse new law enforcement officers for certain education costs;
• includes a sunset date; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Douglas R. Welton
Senate Sponsor: 
 Don L. Ipson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates a tuition reimbursement program for new law enforcement officers.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ creates the Law Enforcement Investment Reimbursement Program to reimburse new
law enforcement officers for certain education costs;
▸ includes a sunset date; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2024:
▸ To the Utah Board of Higher Education - Student Assistance, as a one-time
appropriation:
• from the Income Tax Fund, One-time, $5,000,000.
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 10, 30, 31, 172, 173, 194,
218, 224, 229, 236, 254, 274, and 414
ENACTS:
53B-8-112.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53B-8-112.5
 is enacted to read:
 53B-8-112.5.
Law Enforcement Investment Reimbursement Program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section
53-1-102
.
(b) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section
53-13-103
.
(2) (a) There is created within the board the Law Enforcement Investment
Reimbursement Program.
(b) The purpose of the program is to award grants to reimburse new law enforcement
officers for education costs.
(3) Subject to legislative appropriation, the board shall award a grant to an applicant
who:
(a) is hired by a law enforcement agency as a law enforcement officer for the first time
on or after May 3, 2023;
(b) is employed with the law enforcement agency for at least five years; and
(c) completes a degree or certificate from a degree granting institution of higher
education before or during the law enforcement officer's employment.
(4) (a) Subject to Subsection (4)(b), the board may award a qualified applicant up to
the cost of the qualified applicant's tuition and fees.
(b) A grant award under Subsection (4)(a) is limited to a maximum of $10,000.
(5) (a) The board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:
(i) set deadlines for receiving grant applications and supporting documentation;
(ii) establish the application process; and
(iii) establish an appeal process for denied grant awards.
(b) The board shall include a disclosure on an application that the amount of the grant
award is subject to funding.
Section 2. Section 
63I-1-253
 is amended to read:
63I-1-253.
Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
(1) Section 
53-2a-105
, which creates the Emergency Management Administration
Council, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(2) Sections 
53-2a-1103
 and 
53-2a-1104
, which create the Search and Rescue Advisory
Board, are repealed July 1, 2027.
(3) Section 
53-5-703
, which creates the Concealed Firearm Review Board, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(4) Section 
53B-6-105.5
, which creates the Technology Initiative Advisory Board, is
repealed July 1, 2024.
(5) Section 
53B-7-709
, regarding five-year performance goals for the Utah System of
Higher Education is repealed July 1, 2027.
(6) Section 
53B-8-112.5
, regarding the Law Enforcement Investment Reimbursement
Program, is repealed July 1, 2033.
[
(6)
] 
(7)
 Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
[
(7)
] 
(8)
 Section 
53B-17-1203
, which creates the SafeUT and School Safety
Commission, is repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(8)
] 
(9)
 Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
[
(9)
] 
(10)
 Subsection 
53C-3-203
(4)(b)(vii), which provides for the distribution of
money from the Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells
and other hydrologic studies in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2030.
[
(10)
] 
(11)
 Subsection 
53E-3-503
(5) and (6), which create coordinating councils for
youth in custody, are repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(11)
] 
(12)
 In relation to a standards review committee, on January 1, 2028:
(a) in Subsection 
53E-4-202
(8), the language "by a standards review committee and the
recommendations of a standards review committee established under Section 
53E-4-203
" is
repealed; and
(b) Section 
53E-4-203
 is repealed.
[
(12)
] 
(13)
 Section 
53E-4-402
, which creates the State Instructional Materials
Commission, is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(13)
] 
(14)
 Title 53E, Chapter 6, Part 5, Utah Professional Practices Advisory
Commission, is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(14)
] 
(15)
 Section 
53F-2-420
, which creates the Intensive Services Special Education
Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(15)
] 
(16)
 Section 
53F-5-203
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(16)
] 
(17)
 Section 
53F-5-213
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(17)
] 
(18)
 Section 
53F-5-214
, in relation to a grant for professional learning, is
repealed July 1, 2025.
[
(18)
] 
(19)
 Section 
53F-5-215
, in relation to an elementary teacher preparation grant, is
repealed July 1, 2025.
[
(19)
] 
(20)
 Section 
53F-5-219
, which creates the Local INnovations Civics Education
Pilot Program, is repealed on July 1, 2025.
[
(20)
] 
(21)
 Subsection 
53F-9-203
(7), which creates the Charter School Revolving
Account Committee, is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(21)
] 
(22)
 Subsections 
53G-4-608
(2)(b) and (4)(b), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
Commission, are repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(22)
] 
(23)
 Subsection 
53G-8-211
(5), regarding referrals of a minor to court for a class
C misdemeanor, is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(23)
] 
(24)
 Section 
53G-9-212
, Drinking water quality in schools, is repealed July 1,
2027.
[
(24)
] 
(25)
 Title 53G, Chapter 10, Part 6, Education Innovation Program, is repealed
July 1, 2027.
Section 3. 
Appropriation.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2023, and ending June 30, 2024. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2024. 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 Utah Board of Higher Education - Student Assistance
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
5,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Law Enforcement Investment Reimbursement Program 5,000,000
The Legislature intends that:
 (1) the appropriation under this item be used for the program described in Section
53B-8-112.5
 of this bill; and
 (2) under Section 
63J-1-603
, the appropriation provided under this item not lapse at the
close of fiscal year 2024 and the use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to the purposes
described in Subsection (1) of this item.