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PUBLIC AND HIGHER EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
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AMENDMENTS
3 2012 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
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Chief Sponsor: Merlynn T. Newbold
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Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill provides for an educational program on the use of information technology 11 within the public education and higher education systems.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 < directs the State Board of Education, Salt Lake Community College, and the Utah 15 College of Applied Technology to provide for an educational program on the use of
16 information technology; and
17 < specifies the components of an educational program on the use of information 18 technology.
19 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20 This bill appropriates for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 21 2013:
22 < to the State Board of Education - Utah State Office of Education - Initiative 23 Programs, as a one-time appropriation:
24 C from the Education Fund, $250,000;
30 C from the General Fund, $25,000. 31 Other Special Clauses:
32 This bill provides an effective date. 33 Utah Code Sections Affected:
34 ENACTS:
35 53A-13-111, Utah Code Annotated 1953 36 53B-2a-114, Utah Code Annotated 1953 37 53B-16-211, Utah Code Annotated 1953 38
39 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: 40 Section 1. Section 53A-13-111 is enacted to read:
41 53A-13-111. Educational program on the use of information technology.
42 (1) The State Board of Education shall provide for an educational program on the use 43 of information technology, which shall be offered by high schools.
44 (2) An educational program on the use of information technology shall:
45 (a) provide instruction on skills and competencies essential for the workplace and 46 requested by employers;
47 (b) include the following components: 48 (i) a curriculum;
49 (ii) online access to the curriculum;
50 (iii) instructional software for classroom and student use;
51 (iv) certification of skills and competencies most frequently requested by employers; 52 (v) professional development for teachers; and
53 (vi) deployment and program support, including integration with existing curriculum 54 standards; and
55 (c) be made available to high school students, faculty, and staff. 56 Section 2. Section 53B-2a-114 is enacted to read:
58 (1) The Utah College of Applied Technology shall offer an educational program on the 59 use of information technology as provided in this section.
60 (2) An educational program on the use of information technology shall:
61 (a) provide instruction on skills and competencies essential for the workplace and 62 requested by employers;
63 (b) include the following components: 64 (i) a curriculum;
65 (ii) online access to the curriculum;
66 (iii) instructional software for classroom and student use;
67 (iv) certification of skills and competencies most frequently requested by employers; 68 (v) professional development for faculty; and
69 (vi) deployment and program support, including integration with existing curriculum 70 standards; and
71 (c) be made available to students, faculty, and staff of the Utah College of Applied 72 Technology.
73 Section 3. Section 53B-16-211 is enacted to read:
74 53B-16-211. Salt Lake Community College -- Educational program on the use of 75 information technology.
76 (1) Salt Lake Community College shall offer an educational program on the use of 77 information technology as provided in this section.
78 (2) An educational program on the use of information technology shall:
79 (a) provide instruction on skills and competencies essential for the workplace and 80 requested by employers;
81 (b) include the following components: 82 (i) a curriculum;
83 (ii) online access to the curriculum;
84 (iii) instructional software for classroom and student use;
86 (v) professional development for faculty; and
87 (vi) deployment and program support, including integration with existing curriculum 88 standards; and
89 (c) be made available to students, faculty, and staff of Salt Lake Community College. 90 Section 4. Appropriation.
91 Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the 92 following sums of money are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated out of the 93 funds or accounts indicated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 94 2013. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2013. 95 Item 1. To State Board of Education Utah State Office of Education -96 Initiative Programs
97 From Education Fund, one-time $250,000
98 Schedule of Programs:
99 Contracts and Grants $250,000
100 The Legislature intends that the appropriation to the State Board of Education - Utah 101 State Office of Education - Initiative Programs is:
102 (1) nonlapsing; and
103 (2) to be used for an educational program on the use of information technology as 104 provided in Section 53A-13-111.
105 Item 2. To Salt Lake Community College - School of Applied Technology
106 From General Fund, one-time $25,000
107 Schedule of Programs:
108 School of Applied Technology $25,000
109 The Legislature intends that the appropriation to Salt Lake Community College -110 School of Applied Technology is:
111 (1) nonlapsing; and
112 (2) to be used for an educational program on the use of information technology as 113 provided in Section 53B-16-211.
114 Item 3. To Utah College of Applied Technology - Administration
115 From General Fund, one-time $25,000
116 Schedule of Programs:
117 Administration $25,000
118 The Legislature intends that the appropriation to the Utah College of Applied 119 Technology - Administration is:
120 (1) nonlapsing; and
121 (2) to be used for an educational program on the use of information technology as 122 provided in Section 53B-2a-114.
123 Section 5. Effective date.
124 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 8, 2012. 125 (2) Uncodified Section 4, Appropriation, takes effect on July 1, 2012.
