On February 11, 2019, Utah’s public college and university presidents and the Commissioner of Higher Education signed a letter of support for Representative Derrin Owens’ HB… Continue Reading USHE presidents sign letter of support for HB 260: “It’s time to expand the programs already proven to work to all Utahns.”
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (HEAS) wrapped up its work capping a busy week filled with requests for appropriations, presentations from… Continue Reading 2019 Legislative Update – Week 3
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee As noted last week, the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (HEAS) was scheduled this past week to receive several reports, including the… Continue Reading 2019 Legislative Update – Week 2
The 45-day 2019 Legislative Session commenced on Monday, January 28, 2019. With over 1,100 legislative bills filed, several are expected to impact Utah’s public colleges… Continue Reading 2019 Legislative Update – Week 1
On September 19, 2018, the Commissioner of Higher Education, Dave Buhler, and presidents of the colleges and universities in the Utah System of Higher Education… Continue Reading Utah’s higher ed leaders support Opinion Question 1
The 2018 Legislative Session ended yesterday, March 8. The following is a brief summary of budget increases and key legislation. A more complete overview of… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative update – Week 7 (Final Update)
Budget Update Legislative leaders are in the final stages of compiling the 2018-19 budget in the final days of the legislative session. The Executive Appropriations… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 6
Revised Budget Revenues Announced The Legislature has $209 million more than expected to spend in budgets as it prepares the 2018-19 budget. This came from… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 5
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs presented the subcommittee’s priorities to the Executive Appropriations Committee on Thursday. Final 2018-19 budget revenue… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 4
The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee met twice this week, hearing from five of the eight USHE presidents. Each president advocated the Board of Regents’ unified… Continue Reading 2018 Legislative Update – Week 2