House Bill 111: State Responsibility for Regulation of Post-secondary Schools, sponsored by Rep. Afton Bradshaw, R-Salt Lake.
Summary: The bill transfers responsibility of regulating post-secondary proprietary schools from the state Board of Regents to the Division of Consumer Protection.
Status: Passed in the House and Senate.
HB144: Exemption From Nonresident Tuition, sponsored by Rep. David Ure, R-Kamas.
Summary: Allows undocumented aliens who attend a Utah high school for three years and graduated resident tuition status at institutions of higher education.
Status: Passed in the House and Senate.
HB238s2: Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Amendments, sponsored by Rep. Carl Saunders, R-Ogden.
Summary: The bill will increase the taxing of cigarette cartons by 30 cents and specifies part of the additional state money go to the U Health Sciences Center and the U School of Medicine, raising $25 million.
Status: Passed in the House and Senate.
HB331: Nonresident Tuition for Higher Education, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Alexander, R-Provo.
Summary: Changes the requirements for a student to attain state residence, forcing out-of-state students to pay non-resident tuition rates.
Status: Passed in the House and Senate.
HB343: Admission Policies for Higher Education, sponsored by Rep. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem.
Summary: Created by concerned lawmakers over the audit report of the admission practices of the U School of Medicine, the bill prohibits institutions from discrimination against any group or person on the basis of race, sex, religion, ethnicity or national origin in admission policies and practices. The bill simply mirrors existing state and federal law.
Status: The House passed the bill, but the Senate did not have time to review it before the end of the session.
Senate Bill 50: Utah Medical Practice Act Amendments, sponsored by Sen. Edgar Allen, D-Ogden.
Summary: The bill makes a student enrolled in a foreign medical school eligible for licensure in Utah as a physician or surgeon if certain requirements are met. The act establishes the requirements for licensure of foreign educated individuals.
Status: Passed in the House and Senate.
SB142: Higher Education Budget Authority, sponsored by Sen. Lyle Hillyard, R-Logan.
Summary: The bill gives college presidents and the state Board of Regents the power to reallocate funding between line items.
Status: Passed in the House and Senate.
SB147: Restriction of Funding on State Entity Whose Policy, Rule, or Action is Contrary to Law, sponsored by Sen. Michael Waddoups, R-Salt Lake.
Summary: The bill would limit funding to state agencies that have rules, policies or actions that violate statutes. Waddoups created this bill to punish state administrators for supporting no-gun policies.
Status: The Senate passed the bill, but the House voted it down.
More information about individual bills is available at www.utahsbr.edu/legis/update2002 or www.le.state.ut.us.