2025 Legislative Update — Week 7
March 3-7, 2025 The 2025 legislative session ended on Friday, March 7, at midnight. Governor Cox held an end-of-session press conference that night, and here’s the recap of the full session from FOX 13 News. At the time of this update, Gov. Cox has signed 29 pieces of legislation from the 2025 General Legislative Session. Information… Continue Reading 2025 Legislative Update — Week 7
2025 Legislative Update — Week 6
Feb. 24 – 28, 2025 On Friday, Feb. 28, the Executive Appropriations Committee (EAC) took action to adopt proposed funding items and intent language for the 2025 General Session budget. From the Utah Board of Higher Education’s list of operating budget priorities, EAC recommendations included $20 million in new ongoing performance funding, $4.7 million in ongoing technical college growth funding, and $4 million in… Continue Reading 2025 Legislative Update — Week 6
2025 Legislative Update — Week 5
Feb. 18 – 21, 2025 Executive Appropriations Committee On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Executive Appropriations Committee (EAC) heard presentations from the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (HEAS) and Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee (TIAS). HEAS recommendations to EAC included: In sum, roughly $54 million in new one-time funding and nearly $35 million of new ongoing funding was recommended by HEAS for USHE priority funding items. … Continue Reading 2025 Legislative Update — Week 5
2025 Legislative Update — Week 4
Feb. 10 – 14, 2025 Appropriations Subcommittees In the final week of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee meetings, HEAS heard institutional presentations from Utah Valley University and Weber State University, a demographic and enrollment report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, and legislator-sponsored requests for appropriations for Vineyard Cancer Screening Resources (Rep. V. Peterson) and the Herbert Institute (Rep. Abbott).Subcommittee prioritization and voting took place in… Continue Reading 2025 Legislative Update — Week 4
2025 Legislative Update — Week 3
February 3 – 7, 2025 Appropriations Subcommittees On Monday, February 3, the Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee heard a bonding request from the University of Utah for the Huntsman Cancer Institute Vineyard Comprehensive Cancer Center. Utah State University also presented its Utah Board of Higher Education-approved capital budget request for its Math, AI, Data & Analytics Center and a bonding request for a… Continue Reading 2025 Legislative Update — Week 3
2025 Legislative Update — Week 2
January 27 – January 31, 2025 Appropriations Subcommittees The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (HEAS) began hearing presentations on Monday, January 27, from USHE’s Talent Ready Utah, which included an overview from Representative Val Peterson about HB 260, First Credential Program. Institutional presentations during week two at HEAS included Bridgerland Technical College, Ogden-Weber Technical College, Salt Lake Community College, Snow College, Southern Utah University, the University of Utah, Utah State… Continue Reading 2025 Legislative Update — Week 2
2025 Legislative Update — Week 1
January 21 – January 24, 2025 Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (HEAS) convened its first meeting of the 2025 General Session on Thursday, January 23. The subcommittee heard multiple presentations from the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, including: The subcommittee also heard presentations from the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst regarding the higher… Continue Reading 2025 Legislative Update — Week 1
Final 2024 Legislative Update: Week 7
February 26 – March 1, 2024 Executive Appropriations Subcommittee On February 23, the Executive Appropriations Committee adopted the FY 2024 and FY 2025 budget projections and took action to adopt proposed funding items and intent language for the 2024 General Session budget. See the EAC’s proposed funding items and the list of consolidated motions. EAC’s final meeting took place on February 29, where… Continue Reading Final 2024 Legislative Update: Week 7
2024 Legislative Update: Week 6
February 20 – 23, 2024 Executive Appropriations Subcommittee On February 23, the Executive Appropriations Committee adopted the FY 2024 and FY 2025 budget projections and took action to adopt proposed funding items and intent language for the 2024 General Session budget. See the EAC’s proposed funding items and the list of consolidated motions. View All Previous HEAS Agendas & Materials View All Previous… Continue Reading 2024 Legislative Update: Week 6
2024 Legislative Update: Week 5
February 12–16, 2024 Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee and Executive Appropriations Subcommittee The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee has concluded its meetings for the 2024 General Session. Representative Karen Peterson (HEAS House Chair), Representative Neil Walter (HEAS House Vice Chair), and Senator Keith Grover (HEAS Senate Chair) presented the HEAS committee recommendations to the Executive Appropriations Committee on February 13. View All Previous… Continue Reading 2024 Legislative Update: Week 5