Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB265: Higher Education Strategic Reinvestment
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2025
This bill enacts and amends provisions regarding the strategic approach of and investment in certain programs in the higher education system.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
25 0 Higher Education Strategic Reinvestment 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson Senate Sponsor: Ann Millner LONG TITLE General Description: This bill enacts and amends provisions regarding the strategic approach of and investment in certain programs in the higher education system. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires certain reporting to and a study by the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; - provides for disbursement of certain reinvestment funds that are dedicated to a given degree-granting institution for reallocation to certain strategic investments under certain circumstances; - requires each degree-granting institution to create a strategic reinvestment plan to reallocate funding from certain programs and divisions of the institution to certain programs and divisions that merit additional investment; - requires the Utah Board of Higher Education (board) to report to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee and the Executive Appropriations Subcommittee regarding each institution's strategic reinvestment plan and execution of the plan over the upcoming three fiscal years; - authorizes declining use of reinvestment funds to phase out reduced or eliminated programs or divisions of institutions over the upcoming three fiscal years; - limits the number of credit hours a degree-granting institution may require between general education and degree-specific requirements; - requires the board to develop a process to grant conditional approval of accelerated three-year degrees; …
Sponsors
- Peterson, Karen M. (R, 13) · primary sponsor
- Millner, Ann (R, 5)
- Carl Albrecht (R, 70)
- Barlow, Stewart E. (R, 17)
- Bolinder, Bridger (R, 29)
- Brooks, Walt (R, 75)
- Chevrier, Kristen (R, 54)
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60)
- Paul Cutler (R, 18)
- Defay, Ariel (R, 15)
- Fiefia, Doug (R, 48)
- Hawkins, Jon (R, 55)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 5, 2025): 65 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 4, 2025): 21 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 26, 2025): 15 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 19, 2025): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 19, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 4, 2025): 63 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: School Finance, Education, Utah System of Higher Education, Appropriations, Higher Education, Colleges and Universities, Performance Funding, Legislative Operations
Common questions
- What is HB265?
- HB265 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Higher Education Strategic Reinvestment.
- What does HB265 do?
- This bill enacts and amends provisions regarding the strategic approach of and investment in certain programs in the higher education system.
- What is the status of HB265?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB265?
- Peterson, Karen M. (R, 13), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB265?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0265.html
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