Sign up for Bill Tracking

To sign up for bill tracking for S.B. 70 (Senate Bill 70) go to http://le.utah.gov/asp/billtrack/track.asp and type in "SB0070" and hit "Add to List" (note: pressing enter doesn't work, you need to hit the button) like this:

Now, if you click on the bill number and go to the bottom of the page, you can sign up to have it emailed to you, like this:

That does it!  Now you can watch the bill as it goes through Legislature.

What this means for University Status

Utah State Legislature

Utah State Legislature is the voting body that approves or disapproves the motion for UVSC to become a University as well as any applicable funding allocations.  The vote must go through both the House and Senate

Note: Senate approved UVSC status bill on 2/9/07.

Utah Board of Regents - Utah System of Higher Education

The Utah System of Higher Education consists of 10 public colleges and universities governed by the Utah State Board of Regents, assisted by a local Board of Trustees. The State Board of Regents was established by legislation in 1969 and is by law "vested with the control, management and supervision" of public institutions. A role of the Board of Regents is to approve the role and mission of each institution in their policy, R312.

Note: Board of Regents hear University Rationale report on 12/08/06 (pdf)

Note: "The change will require a $10 million appropriation from the Legislature. The 2007-2008 USHE Budget Request includes $3 million as a first installment."

UVSC Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees helps to guide UVSC. Eight trustee members are appointed by the governor (excluding student body and alumni president). Each appointed member serves a four-year term.

Regent Policy 220.4.5.2.1 defines Board of Trustees delegated authority to include "monitoring implementation of the approved institutional mission, including periodic review and update."  Board of Trustees voted on November 16, 2006 to approve forwarding to Board of Regents a Rationale Statement for University that would recommend changing the mission of UVSC to correspond with Regent Policy 312-5 Master's Colleges and Universities Type II. 

Board of Trustees moved forward UVSC Mission change on 11/16/2006 (pdf)