Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 51 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Peterson, Karen M.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/26/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• eliminates several reporting requirements relating to higher education; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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34A-2-202.5
52-4-103
53B-1-301
53B-1-402
53B-8a-111
53B-8d-104
53B-17-201
53B-29-203
53B-30-206
59-9-102.5
63B-10-301
Higher Education Reporting Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson
Senate Sponsor: Keith Grover
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill eliminates several reporting requirements.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
eliminates several reporting requirements relating to higher education; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
34A-2-202.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 425
52-4-103
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 392, 522
53B-1-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 3
53B-1-402
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 144, 378
53B-8a-111
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 324
53B-8d-104
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 279
53B-17-201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 457
53B-30-206
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 425
59-9-102.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 477
63B-10-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 447
REPEALS:
53B-29-203
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 403
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
34A-2-202.5
 is amended to read:
34A-2-202.5. Offset for occupational health and safety related donations.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Occupational health and safety center" means the Rocky Mountain Center for 
Occupational and Environmental Health created in 
Title 53B, Chapter 30, Part 2, 
Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
.
(b)
"Qualified donation" means a donation that is:
(i)
cash;
(ii)
given directly to an occupational health and safety center; and
(iii)
given exclusively for the purpose of:
(A)
supporting graduate level education and training in fields of:
(I)
safety and ergonomics;
(II)
industrial hygiene;
(III)
occupational health nursing;
(IV)
occupational injury prevention; and
(V)
occupational medicine;
(B)
providing continuing education programs for employers designed to promote 
workplace safety; and
(C)
paying reasonable administrative, personnel, equipment, and overhead costs of 
the occupational health and safety center.
(c)
"Self-insured employer" is a self-insured employer as defined in Section 
34A-2-201.5
that is required to pay the assessment imposed under Section 
34A-2-202
.
(2)
(a)
A self-insured employer may offset against the assessment imposed under Section 
34A-2-202
 an amount equal to the lesser of:
(i)
the total of qualified donations made by the self-insured employer in the calendar 
year for which the assessment is calculated; and
(ii)
.20% of the self-insured employer's total calculated premium calculated under 
Subsection 
34A-2-202(1)(d)
 for the calendar year for which the assessment is 
calculated.
(b)
The offset provided under this Subsection 
(2)
 shall be allocated in proportion to the 
percentages provided in Subsection 
59-9-101(2)(c)
.
(3)
An occupational health and safety center shall:
(a)
provide a self-insured employer a receipt for any qualified donation made by the 
self-insured employer to the occupational health and safety center;
 and
(b)
expend money received by a qualified donation:
(i)
for the purposes described in Subsection 
(1)(b)(iii)
; and
(ii)
in a manner that can be audited to ensure that the money is expended for the 
purposes described in Subsection 
(1)(b)(iii)
; and
.
(c)
in conjunction with the report required by Section 
59-9-102.5
, report to the Office of 
the Legislative Fiscal Analyst for review by the Higher Education Appropriations 
Subcommittee by no later than August 15 of each year:
(i)
the qualified donations received by the occupational health and safety center in 
the previous calendar year; and
(ii)
the expenditures during the previous calendar year of qualified donations 
received by the occupational health and safety center.
Section 2, Section 
52-4-103
 is amended to read:
52-4-103. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Anchor location" means:
(a)
the physical location where the public body conducting an electronic meeting under 
Section 
52-4-207
 normally conducts meetings of the public body; or
(b)
a location other than the location described in Subsection (1)(a) that is reasonably as 
accessible to the public as the location described in Subsection (1)(a).
(2)
"Capitol hill complex" means the grounds and buildings within the area bounded by 300 
North Street, Columbus Street, 500 North Street, and East Capitol Boulevard in Salt 
Lake City.
(3)
"Electronic meeting" means a meeting that some or all public body members attend 
through an electronic video, audio, or both video and audio connection, as provided in 
Section 
52-4-207
.
(4)
"Fiduciary or commercial information" means information:
(a)
related to any subject if disclosure:
(i)
would conflict with a fiduciary obligation; or
(ii)
is prohibited by insider trading provisions; or
(b)
that is commercial in nature including:
(i)
account owners or borrowers;
(ii)
demographic data;
(iii)
contracts and related payments;
(iv)
negotiations;
(v)
proposals or bids;
(vi)
investments;
(vii)
management of funds;
(viii)
fees and charges;
(ix)
plan and program design;
(x)
investment options and underlying investments offered to account owners;
(xi)
marketing and outreach efforts;
(xii)
financial plans; or
(xiii)
reviews and audits
excluding the final report required under Section 
53B-8a-111
.
(5)
"Meeting" means a gathering:
(a)
of a public body or specified body;
(b)
with a quorum present; and
(c)
that is convened:
(i)
by an individual:
(A)
with authority to convene the public body or specified body; and
(B)
following the process provided by law for convening the public body or 
specified body; and
(ii)
for the express purpose of acting as a public body or specified body to:
(A)
receive public comment about a relevant matter;
(B)
deliberate about a relevant matter; or
(C)
take action upon a relevant matter.
(6)
"Participate" means the ability to communicate with all of the members of a public 
body, either verbally or electronically, so that each member of the public body can hear 
or observe the communication.
(7)
(a)
"Public body" means:
(i)
any administrative, advisory, executive, or legislative body of the state or its 
political subdivisions that:
(A)
is created by the Utah Constitution, statute, rule, ordinance, or resolution;
(B)
consists of two or more individuals;
(C)
expends, disburses, or is supported in whole or in part by tax revenue; and
(D)
is vested with the authority to make decisions regarding the public's business; 
or
(ii)
any administrative, advisory, executive, or policymaking body of an association, 
as that term is defined in Section 
53G-7-1101
, that:
(A)
consists of two or more individuals;
(B)
expends, disburses, or is supported in whole or in part by dues paid by a 
public school or whose employees participate in a benefit or program described 
in Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act; and
(C)
is vested with authority to make decisions regarding the participation of a 
public school or student in an interscholastic activity, as that term is defined in 
Section 
53G-7-1101
.
(b)
"Public body" includes:
(i)
an interlocal entity or joint or cooperative undertaking, as those terms are defined 
in Section 
11-13-103
, except for the Water District Water Development Council 
created pursuant to Section 
11-13-228
;
(ii)
a governmental nonprofit corporation as that term is defined in Section 
11-13a-102
;
(iii)
the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission; and
(iv)
a project entity, as that term is defined in Section 
11-13-103
.
(c)
"Public body" does not include:
(i)
a political party, a political group, or a political caucus;
(ii)
a conference committee, a rules committee, a sifting committee, or an 
administrative staff committee of the Legislature;
(iii)
a school community council or charter trust land council, as that term is defined 
in Section 
53G-7-1203
;
(iv)
a taxed interlocal entity, as that term is defined in Section 
11-13-602
, if the taxed 
interlocal entity is not a project entity; or
(v)
the following Legislative Management subcommittees, which are established in 
Section 
36-12-8
, when meeting for the purpose of selecting or evaluating a 
candidate to recommend for employment, except that the meeting in which a 
subcommittee votes to recommend that a candidate be employed shall be subject 
to the provisions of this act:
(A)
the Research and General Counsel Subcommittee;
(B)
the Budget Subcommittee; and
(C)
the Audit Subcommittee.
(8)
"Public statement" means a statement made in the ordinary course of business of the 
public body with the intent that all other members of the public body receive it.
(9)
"Quorum" means a simple majority of the membership of a public body, unless 
otherwise defined by applicable law.
(10)
"Recording" means an audio, or an audio and video, record of the proceedings of a 
meeting that can be used to review the proceedings of the meeting.
(11)
(a)
"Relevant matter" means a matter that is within the scope of the authority of a 
public body or specified body.
(b)
"Relevant matter" does not include, for a public body with both executive and 
legislative responsibilities, a managerial or operational matter.
(12)
"Specified body":
(a)
means an administrative, advisory, executive, or legislative body that:
(i)
is not a public body;
(ii)
consists of three or more members; and
(iii)
includes at least one member who is:
(A)
a legislator; and
(B)
officially appointed to the body by the president of the Senate, speaker of the 
House of Representatives, or governor; and
(b)
does not include a body listed in Subsection (7)(c)(ii) or (7)(c)(v).
Section 3, Section 
53B-1-301
 is amended to read:
53B-1-301. Reports to and actions of the Higher Education Appropriations 
Subcommittee.
(1)
In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 
68-3-14
, the following recurring 
reports are due to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee:
(a)
the reports described in Sections 
53B-1-116
, 
53B-1-117
, and 
53B-1-118
;
(b)
the report described in Section 
53B-30-206
;
(b)
the reports described in Sections 
34A-2-202.5
, 
53B-30-206
, and 
59-9-102.5
 by the 
Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health;
(c)
the report described in Section 
53B-7-101
 by the board on recommended 
appropriations for higher education institutions, including the report described in 
Section 
53B-8-104
 by the board on the effects of offering nonresident partial tuition 
scholarships;
(d)
the report described in Section 
53B-7-704
 by the Department of Workforce Services 
and the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity on targeted jobs;
(e)
the reports described in Section 
53B-7-705
 by the board on performance;
(f)
the report described in Section 
53B-8-201
 by the board on the Opportunity 
Scholarship Program;
(g)
the report described in Section 
53B-8d-104
 by the Division of Child and Family 
Services on tuition waivers for wards of the state;
(h)
(g)
the report described in Section 
53B-13a-103
 by the board on the Utah Promise 
Program;
(i)
the report described in Section 
53B-17-201
 by the University of Utah regarding the 
Miners' Hospital for Disabled Miners;
(j)
the report described in Section 
53B-26-202
 by the Medical Education Council on 
projected demand for nursing professionals;
(k)
(h)
the report described in Section 
53B-35-202
 regarding the Higher Education and 
Corrections Council; and
(l)
(i)
the report described in Section 
53E-10-308
 by the State Board of Education and 
board on student participation in the concurrent enrollment program.
(2)
In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 
68-3-14
, the following occasional 
reports are due to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee:
(a)
upon request, the information described in Section 
53B-8a-111
 submitted by the 
Utah Educational Savings Plan;
(b)
a proposal described in Section 
53B-26-202
 by an eligible program to respond to 
projected demand for nursing professionals; and
(c)
a report in 2023 from Utah Valley University and the Utah Fire Prevention Board on 
the fire and rescue training program described in Section 
53B-29-202
.
(3)
(2)
In accordance with applicable provisions, the Higher Education Appropriations 
Subcommittee shall complete the following:
(a)
an appropriation recommendation described in Section 
53B-1-118
 regarding 
compliance with Subsections 
53B-1-118
(5) and (14);
 and
(b)
as required by Section 
53B-7-703
, the review of performance funding described in 
Section 
53B-7-703
;
.
(c)
an appropriation recommendation described in Section 
53B-26-202
 to fund a 
proposal responding to projected demand for nursing professionals; and
(d)
review of the report described in Section 
63B-10-301
 by the University of Utah on 
the status of a bond and bond payments specified in Section 
63B-10-301
.
Section 4, Section 
53B-1-402
 is amended to read:
53B-1-402. Establishment of board -- Powers, duties, and authority -- Reports.
(1)
(a)
There is established the Utah Board of Higher Education, which:
(i)
is the governing board for the institutions of higher education;
(ii)
controls, oversees, and regulates the Utah System of Higher Education in a 
manner consistent with the purpose of this title and the specific powers and 
responsibilities granted to the board.
(b)
(i)
The University of Utah shall provide administrative support for the board.
(ii)
Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b)(i), the board shall maintain the board's 
independence, including in relation to the powers and responsibilities granted to 
the board.
(2)
The board shall:
(a)
establish and promote a state-level vision and goals for higher education that 
emphasize data-driven retrospective and prospective system priorities, including:
(i)
quality;
(ii)
affordability;
(iii)
access and equity;
(iv)
completion;
(v)
workforce alignment and preparation for high-quality jobs; and
(vi)
economic growth;
(b)
establish system policies and practices that advance the vision and goals;
(c)
establish metrics to demonstrate and monitor:
(i)
performance related to the goals; and
(ii)
performance on measures of operational efficiency;
(d)
collect and analyze data including economic data, demographic data, and data related 
to the metrics;
(e)
govern data quality and collection across institutions;
(f)
establish, approve, and oversee each institution's mission and role in accordance with 
Section 
53B-16-101
;
(g)
assess an institution's performance in accomplishing the institution's mission and role;
(h)
participate in the establishment and review of programs of instruction in accordance 
with Section 
53B-16-102
;
(i)
perform the following duties related to an institution of higher education president, 
including:
(i)
hiring an institution of higher education president in accordance with Section 
53B-2-102
;
(ii)
through the commissioner and the board's executive committee:
(A)
providing support and guidance to an institution of higher education president; 
and
(B)
evaluating an institution of higher education president based on institution 
performance and progress toward systemwide priorities;
(iii)
setting the terms of employment for an institution of higher education president, 
including performance-based compensation, through an employment contract or 
another method of establishing employment; and
(iv)
establishing, through a public process, a statewide succession plan to develop 
potential institution presidents from within the system;
(j)
create and implement a strategic finance plan for higher education, including by:
(i)
establishing comprehensive budget and finance priorities for academic education 
and technical education;
(ii)
allocating statewide resources to institutions;
(iii)
setting tuition for each institution;
(iv)
administering state financial aid programs;
(v)
administering performance funding in accordance with Chapter 7, Part 7, 
Performance Funding; and
(vi)
developing a strategic capital facility plan and prioritization process in 
accordance with Chapter 22, Part 2, Capital Developments, and Sections 
53B-2a-117
 and 
53B-2a-118
;
(k)
create and annually report to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on 
a seamless articulated education system for Utah students that responds to changing 
demographics and workforce, including by:
(i)
providing for statewide prior learning assessment, in accordance with Section 
53B-16-110
;
(ii)
establishing and maintaining clear pathways for articulation and transfer, in 
accordance with Section 
53B-16-105
;
(iii)
establishing degree program requirement guidelines, including credit hour limits;
(iv)
aligning general education requirements across degree-granting institutions;
(v)
coordinating and incentivizing collaboration and partnerships between institutions 
in delivering programs;
(vi)
coordinating distance delivery of programs;
(vii)
coordinating work-based learning; and
(viii)
emphasizing the system priorities and metrics described in Subsections (2)(a) 
and (c);
(l)
coordinate with the public education system:
(i)
regarding public education programs that provide postsecondary credit or 
certificates; and
(ii)
to ensure that an institution of higher education providing technical education 
serves secondary students in the public education system;
(m)
delegate to an institution board of trustees certain duties related to institution 
governance including:
(i)
guidance and support for the institution president;
(ii)
effective administration;
(iii)
the institution's responsibility for contributing to progress toward achieving 
systemwide goals; and
(iv)
other responsibilities determined by the board;
(n)
delegate to an institution of higher education president management of the institution 
of higher education;
(o)
consult with an institution of higher education board of trustees or institution of 
higher education president before acting on matters pertaining to the institution of 
higher education;
(p)
maximize efficiency throughout the Utah System of Higher Education by identifying 
and establishing shared administrative services, beginning with:
(i)
commercialization;
(ii)
services for compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 
U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.;
(iii)
information technology services; and
(iv)
human resources, payroll, and benefits administration;
(q)
develop strategies for providing higher education, including career and technical 
education, in rural areas;
(r)
manage and facilitate a process for initiating, prioritizing, and implementing 
education reform initiatives, beginning with common applications and direct 
admissions;
(s)
provide ongoing quality review of programs;
(t)
before each annual legislative general session, provide to the Higher Education 
Appropriations Subcommittee a prioritization of all projects and proposals for which 
the board or an institution of higher education seeks an appropriation; and
(u)
coordinate with the Department of Corrections to establish educational programs for 
inmates as described in Section 
64-13-6
.
(3)
The board shall submit an annual report of the board's activities and performance 
against the board's goals and metrics to:
(a)
the Education Interim Committee;
(b)
the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee;
(c)
the governor; and
(d)
each institution of higher education.
(4)
The board shall prepare and submit an annual report detailing the board's progress and 
recommendations on workforce related issues, including career and technical education, 
to the governor and to the Education Interim Committee by 
October 31
December 1
 of 
each year, including information detailing:
(a)
how institutions of higher education are meeting the career and technical education 
needs of secondary students;
(b)
how the system emphasized high demand, high wage, and high skill jobs in business 
and industry;
(c)
performance outcomes, including:
(i)
entered employment;
(ii)
job retention; and
(iii)
earnings;
(d)
an analysis of workforce needs and efforts to meet workforce needs; and
(e)
student tuition and fees.
(5)
The board may modify the name of an institution of higher education to reflect the role 
and general course of study of the institution.
(6)
The board may not take action relating to merging a technical college with another 
institution of higher education without legislative approval.
(7)
This section does not affect the power and authority vested in the State Board of 
Education to apply for, accept, and manage federal appropriations for the establishment 
and maintenance of career and technical education.
(8)
The board shall ensure that any training or certification that an employee of the higher 
education system is required to complete under this title or by board rule complies with 
Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements.
(9)
The board shall demonstrate compliance with Subsection 
(2)(p)
 by providing to the 
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee:
(a)
on or before October 1, 2024, evidence of implementation of at least one shared 
administrative service;
(b)
on or before October 1, 2025, evidence of implementation of at least two shared 
administrative services; and
(c)
on or before October 1, 2026, evidence of implementation of at least three shared 
administrative services.
(10)
If the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee finds the board to be out of 
compliance with Subsection 
(9)
, the Legislature shall:
(a)
deduct 10% of the appropriation described in Section 
53B-7-703
 for the following 
fiscal year; and
(b)
deduct an additional 10% of the appropriation described in Section 
53B-7-703
 for 
each subsequent year of noncompliance up to a maximum deduction of 30%.
Section 5, Section 
53B-8a-111
 is amended to read:
53B-8a-111. Annual audit of financial statements.
(1)
The financial statements of the plan shall be audited annually by the state auditor or 
the state auditor's designee and reported in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles.
(2)
The plan shall submit to the governor and the Higher Education Appropriations 
Subcommittee:
(a)
upon request, any studies or evaluations of the plan;
(b)
upon request, a summary of the benefits provided by the plan including the number 
of participants and beneficiaries in the plan; and
(c)
upon request, any other information which is relevant in order to make a full, fair, 
and effective disclosure of the operations of the plan.
Section 6, Section 
53B-8d-104
 is amended to read:
53B-8d-104. Notice of tuition waiver approval -- Annual appropriation.
(1)
Upon receiving an application under Section 
53B-8d-103
, the division shall determine 
whether the applicant and the courses for which tuition waiver is sought meet the 
requirements of Section 
53B-8d-103
 and, if so, shall approve the application and notify 
the higher education institution that the application has been approved.
(2)
The division shall provide the necessary forms and applications and cooperate with the 
state's institutions of higher education in developing efficient procedures for the 
implementation of this chapter.
(3)
The division shall reimburse the state's institutions of higher education for any tuition 
waived under this chapter.
(4)
The division shall annually report to the Legislature's Higher Education Appropriations 
Subcommittee on the number of individuals for whom tuition has been waived at each 
institution and the total amounts reimbursed by the division under this chapter for the 
fiscal year.
(5)
(4)
The Legislature may annually appropriate the funds necessary to implement this 
chapter, including money to offset the reimbursement of tuition waivers.
Section 7, Section 
53B-17-201
 is amended to read:
53B-17-201. Proceeds from federal land grants for a Miners' Hospital for 
Disabled Miners.
(1)
There is appropriated to the University of Utah all funds, assets, and revenues which 
have been, or will be, derived from the sale or other disposition of those lands conveyed 
to the state of Utah by those federal grants for a Miners' Hospital for Disabled Miners 
contained in Section 12 of the Enabling Act and in Chapter 280, Public Laws of the 
Seventieth Congress, 2nd Session (Act of February 20, 1929) which funds, assets, and 
revenues now are, or in the future will be, in the custody and control of the School and 
Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees.
(2)
The University of Utah shall report annually to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and 
Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee and the Higher Education 
Appropriations Subcommittee the following information regarding the administration 
and operation of the Miners' Hospital for Disabled Miners described in Subsection 
(1)
:
(a)
for each of the five previous fiscal years:
(i)
an income statement showing all revenue sources and expense categories;
(ii)
total number of patients served; and
(iii)
the types of service or care given to patients; and
(b)
how the University of Utah plans to administer and operate the Miners' Hospital for 
Disabled Miners in the future.
Section 8, Section 
53B-30-206
 is amended to read:
53B-30-206. Reporting requirements.
(1)
(a)
The board, through the director and the board chair, shall provide by no later 
than July 1 of each year, a written report to the president of the University of Utah, 
the president of Weber State University, and the Education Interim Committee.
(b)
(2)
The report required under 
this 
Subsection 
(1)
 shall:
(i)
(a)
summarize the center's activities and accomplishments in the immediate 
proceeding calendar year; and
(ii)
(b)
provide information and the board's advice and recommendations on how the 
state, university, and the center can:
(A)
(i)
improve workplace health and safety; and
(B)
(ii)
contribute to economic growth and development in Utah and the surrounding 
region.
(2)
(a)
If the center receives in a fiscal year money from the Eddie P. Mayne Workplace 
Safety and Occupational Health Funding Program provided for in Section 
34A-2-701
, 
the center shall provide a written report:
(i)
in conjunction with the reports described in Sections 
34A-2-202.5
 and 
59-9-102.5
;
(ii)
that accounts for the expenditure of money received in the fiscal year by the 
center from the Eddie P. Mayne Workplace Safety and Occupational Health 
Funding Program including impact on workplace safety in Utah; and
(iii)
that includes a preliminary statement as to money the center will request from 
the Eddie P. Mayne Workplace Safety and Occupational Health Funding Program 
for the fiscal year following the day on which the report is provided.
(b)
A report provided under this Subsection 
(2)
 meets the reporting requirements under 
Subsection 
34A-2-701(5)(b)(i)(B)
.
Section 9, Section 
59-9-102.5
 is amended to read:
59-9-102.5. Offset for occupational health and safety related donations.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Occupational health and safety center" means the Rocky Mountain Center for 
Occupational and Environmental Health created in 
Title 53B, Chapter 30, Part 2, 
Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
.
(b)
"Qualified donation" means a donation that is:
(i)
cash;
(ii)
given directly to an occupational health and safety center; and
(iii)
given exclusively for the purpose of:
(A)
supporting undergraduate or graduate level education and training in fields of:
(I)
safety and ergonomics;
(II)
industrial hygiene;
(III)
occupational health nursing;
(IV)
occupational injury prevention; and
(V)
occupational medicine;
(B)
providing continuing education programs for employers designed to promote 
workplace safety; and
(C)
paying reasonable administrative, personnel, equipment, and overhead costs of 
the occupational health and safety center.
(c)
"Workers' compensation insurer" means an admitted insurer writing workers' 
compensation insurance in this state that is required to pay the premium assessment 
imposed under Subsection 
59-9-101(2)
.
(2)
(a)
A workers' compensation insurer may offset against the premium assessment 
imposed under Subsection 
59-9-101(2)
 an amount equal to the lesser of:
(i)
the total of qualified donations made by the workers' compensation insurer in the 
calendar year for which the premium assessment is calculated; and
(ii)
.20% of the workers' compensation insurer's total workers' compensation 
premium income as defined in Subsection 
59-9-101(2)(b)
 in the calendar year for 
which the premium assessment is calculated.
(b)
The offset provided under this Subsection 
(2)
 shall be allocated in proportion to the 
percentages provided in Subsection 
59-9-101(2)(c)
.
(3)
An occupational health and safety center shall:
(a)
provide a workers' compensation insurer a receipt for any qualified donation made by 
the workers' compensation insurer to the occupational health and safety center;
 and
(b)
expend money received by a qualified donation:
(i)
for the purposes described in Subsection 
(1)(b)(iii)
; and
(ii)
in a manner that can be audited to ensure that the money is expended for the 
purposes described in Subsection 
(1)(b)(iii)
; and
.
(c)
in conjunction with the report required by Section 
34A-2-202.5
, report to the Office 
of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst for review by the Higher Education Appropriations 
Subcommittee by no later than August 15 of each year:
(i)
the qualified donations received by the occupational health and safety center in 
the previous calendar year; and
(ii)
the expenditures during the previous calendar year of qualified donations 
received by the occupational health and safety center.
Section 10, Section 
63B-10-301
 is amended to read:
63B-10-301. Revenue bond authorizations.
(1)
(a)
It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Building Ownership Authority, 
under the authority of 
Title 63B, Chapter 1, Part 3, State Building Ownership 
Authority Act
, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or arrange for a lease 
purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide up to 
$8,281,000 for the construction of an expansion of the Department of Alcoholic 
Beverage Services warehouse together with additional amounts necessary to pay 
costs of issuance, pay capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve 
requirements.
(b)
It is the intent of the Legislature that enhanced revenues of the Department of 
Alcoholic Beverage Services be used as the primary revenue source for repayment of 
any obligation created under authority of this Subsection 
(1)
.
(2)
(a)
It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Building Ownership Authority, 
under the authority of 
Title 63B, Chapter 1, Part 3, State Building Ownership 
Authority Act
, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or arrange for a lease 
purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide up to 
$957,100 for the acquisition of a site and construction of a store in the western part of 
Salt Lake County for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services together with 
additional amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay capitalized interest, and 
fund any debt service reserve requirements.
(b)
It is the intent of the Legislature that enhanced revenues of the Department of 
Alcoholic Beverage Services be used as the primary revenue source for repayment of 
any obligation created under authority of this Subsection 
(2)
.
(3)
(a)
It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Building Ownership Authority, 
under the authority of 
Title 63B, Chapter 1, Part 3, State Building Ownership 
Authority Act
, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or arrange for a lease 
purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide up to 
$1,497,700 for the acquisition of a site and construction of a store in the southern part 
of Salt Lake County for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services together 
with additional amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay capitalized interest, 
and fund any debt service reserve requirements.
(b)
It is the intent of the Legislature that enhanced revenues of the Department of 
Alcoholic Beverage Services be used as the primary revenue source for repayment of 
any obligation created under authority of this Subsection 
(3)
.
(4)
(a)
It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Building Ownership Authority, 
under the authority of 
Title 63B, Chapter 1, Part 3, State Building Ownership 
Authority Act
, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or arrange for a lease 
purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide up to 
$100,000,000 for the acquisition and construction of a cancer clinical research 
hospital facility adjacent to the University of Utah Medical Center, together with 
additional amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay capitalized interest, and 
fund any debt service reserve requirements.
(b)
The State Building Ownership Authority shall work cooperatively with the Division 
of Facilities Construction and Management and the University of Utah to seek out the 
most cost effective and prudent lease purchase plan available.
(c)
It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of Utah lease land to the State 
Building Ownership Authority for the construction of a cancer clinical research 
hospital facility adjacent to the University of Utah Medical Center.
(d)
The anticipated revenue sources for repayment of any obligation created under 
authority of this section are:
(i)
the institutional funds of the University of Utah, including the University's annual 
distribution of tobacco settlement funds from the state; and
(ii)
donations from the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and other donors.
(e)
By September 1 of each year of the existence of this revenue bond, the University of 
Utah shall give an annual report regarding the status of the bond and the bond 
payments to the Legislative Fiscal Analyst. This report shall be reviewed by the 
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee and the Capital Facilities 
Appropriation Subcommittee.
(5)
It is the intent of the Legislature that:
(a)
the Board of 
Regents
Higher Education
, on behalf of the University of Utah, issue, 
sell, and deliver revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the University 
of Utah to borrow money on the credit, revenues, and reserves of the University of 
Utah, other than appropriations of the Legislature, to finance the cost of acquiring, 
constructing, furnishing, and equipping an expansion of the University Hospital;
(b)
University Hospital revenues be used as the primary revenue source for repayment of 
any obligation created under authority of this section; and
(c)
the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this section may provide 
up to $25,000,000, together with other amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, 
pay capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve requirements.
(6)
It is the intent of the Legislature that:
(a)
the Board of 
Regents
Higher Education
, on behalf of Salt Lake Community College, 
issue, sell, and deliver revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of Salt Lake 
Community College to borrow money on the credit, revenues, and reserves of Salt 
Lake Community College, other than appropriations of the Legislature, to finance the 
cost of acquiring, constructing, furnishing, and equipping the remodel of the cafeteria 
and expansion of the Student Center;
(b)
student fees be used as the primary revenue source for repayment of any obligation 
created under authority of this section; and
(c)
the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this section may provide 
up to $6,000,000, together with other amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay 
capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve requirements.
(7)
It is the intent of the Legislature that:
(a)
the Board of 
Regents
Higher Education
, on behalf of Dixie College, issue, sell, and 
deliver revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of Dixie College to borrow 
money on the credit, revenues, and reserves of Dixie College, other than 
appropriations of the Legislature, to finance the cost of acquiring, constructing, 
furnishing, and equipping an expansion of the Gardner Student Center;
(b)
student fees be used as the primary revenue source for repayment of any obligation 
created under authority of this section; and
(c)
the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this section may provide 
up to $1,500,000, together with other amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay 
capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve requirements.
Section 11, 
Repealer.
Reporting requirement.
Section 12. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
.
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