Section 105.9 – Incentive program for engineering, computer science, and related technology faculty.

• (1) The Legislature shall provide an annual appropriation to help fund the faculty incentive component of the Engineering and Computer Science Initiative established under Section 53B-6-105.

• (2) The appropriation shall be used to hire, recruit, and retain outstanding faculty in engineering, computer science, and related technology fields under guidelines established by the board.

• (3)
  • (a) State institutions of higher education shall match the appropriation on a one-to-one basis in order to qualify for state money appropriated under Subsection (1).
  • (b)
    • (i) Qualifying institutions shall annually report their matching dollars to the board.
    • (ii) The board shall make a summary report of the institutional matches.
    • (iii) The annual report of the Technology Initiative Advisory Board required by Section 53B-6-105.5 shall include the summary report of the institutional matches.

• (4) The board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing policies and procedures to apply for and distribute the state appropriation to qualifying institutions.

Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session