H.B. 2   2000 Bond Bill and Capital Facilities Authorizations - Gerry A. Adair
Authorizes the State Board of Regents to issue bonds up to $8,000,000 for office space; USU to use institutional funds to expand the Edith Bowen School; UU to use institutional funds to construct a College of Science Math Center, a Burbidge Athletics and Academics Building, a bookstore expansion, and a Health Sciences/Basic Sciences Building; WSU to expand its stadium; UVSC to construct a baseball stadium; SUU to construct a weight training room; Snow College to lease land to a private developer for student housing; SLCC to lease land to Jordan School District for an ATC; and allows USU to enter into contracts for the full costs of the heat plant, although actual construction may not exceed funds then available.

H.B. 35    Catastrophic Mental Health Insurance Coverage - Judy Ann Buffmire
Requires insurers to offer employers a choice of mental health coverage. Creates an exemption from the rating bands for employers of 20 or less who choose catastrophic mental health coverage.  Permits insurers to use managed care and closed panels in providing catastrophic mental health coverage.

H.B. 68    Appropriation for Higher Education Extension Programs at County Jails -Loraine T. Pace
Provides a $75,000 appropriation to the State Board of Regents to expand and maintain its university extension program at county jails. The Board must closely monitor the extension program and report on its effectiveness to the Education Interim Committee prior to November 30, 2000.

H.B. 72    Utah Telehealth Commission - David L. Hogue
The Commission is to provide state oversight and regulation as a means of facilitating coordinated telehealth systems that request such oversight.  "Telehealth" means the electronic transfer or exchange of medically related data for diagnosis, treatment, consultation, educational, or other related purposes.

H.B. 164   Dixie College Name Change - John W. Hickman
Changes the name of Dixie College to Dixie State College of Utah.  The act takes effect on July 1, 2000.  Costs are to be handled within existing budgets.

H.B. 169  School Safety Programs - Ron Bigelow
The State Board of Education is to survey and inventory the programs and practices being used by school districts to deter school violence and make public schools safe and to "coordinate its survey and inventory activities with the Center for the School of the Future at  Utah Sate University to identify best practices in school safety and determine which practices could and should be implemented at each school in the public education system.  Findings are to be reported to the Strategic Planning for Public and Higher Education Committee prior to November 30, 2000.

H.B. 177  Assessing, Reporting, and Evaluating Student Performance -Tammy J. Rowan
Establishes a Utah Performance Assessment System for Students.  An annual school performance report will include data on college entrance examinations, including the number and percentage of each graduating class taking the examinations; advance placement and concurrent enrollment data, including the number of students taking AP and concurrent enrollment courses, how many take and pass the AP tests, how many concurrent students receive college credit for the course, etc.  The Task Force on Learning Standards and Accountability in Public Education created by the 1999 legislature is to consult with many organizations, including the Utah Partners in Education and the state's colleges of education on issues relating to the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students.

H.B. 210   Higher Education Revenue Bond - Jeff Alexander
The student center bond authorization at UVSC is increased from $4,400,000 to 13,500,000.  Repeals three bond authorizations of bonds which have been paid off for facilities at other institutions.

H.B. 225   Higher Education Savings Incentive Program Amendments - Patrice M. Arent
Increases the age designation for beneficiaries designated in participation agreements from birth to age 16 to birth to age 18 as a tax incentive.  Participants may designate beneficiaries after age 18, but investments for those beneficiaries are not eligible for subtraction from federal taxable income.

H.B. 227   Community and Economic Development Amendments - Wayne A. Harper
The original bill reduced the allocation of volume cap to the Student Loan Account.  The sponsor amended the bill in committee to restore the 33% allocation of the volume cap to the Student Loan Account.

H.B. 236   Appropriation for Wildlife Damage Management - Thomas V. Hatch
Appropriates $75,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2000-01 to the Jack H. Berryman Institute at Utah State University.  The institute is to conduct research and extension activities on how to prevent and manage damage by wildlife.  Up to $60,000 of the money may be used to fund a Southern Utah University faculty position in wildlife damage management.

H.B. 247   Higher Education Archeological Instruction Programs - Keele Johnson
Provides for the establishment of an instruction program at the College of Eastern Utah on how to interpret and preserve archeological sites in the state; provides a $9,900 one time appropriation to help fund the program; provides for a report by the College to the Education Interim Committee including whether the program should be continued or terminated.

H.B. 292  Capital Projects Approval and Administration - Gerry A. Adair
Modifies and clarifies the State Building Board and the Division of Facilities Construction and Management process for approvals, review, and construction of state capital development and capital improvement projects.  Provides that legislative approval is not required if the State Building Board determines that state funds will not be used for the construction of, O & M to, and immediate future improvements to the property.

H.B. 303  Disclosure of Information Relating to Prior School Employment -Sheryl L. Allen
Provides that an applicant for a teacher's license provide the licensing authority with an affidavit listing the higher education institutions attended by the applicant and whether the applicant's enrollment or eligibility for completion of a program was terminated by the institutions, and the reasons for the termination; and requiring a release from an applicant to obtain records regarding the applicant's past conduct from institutions of higher education and former school employers.  The release includes other jurisdictions and includes expunged or otherwise protected records.

H.B. 336   Applied Technology Education Task Force - Jeff Alexander
Creates the Applied Technology Education Task Force made up of three senators and seven representatives and appropriates $40,000 for fiscal year 1999-2000.  The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel provides staff support in consultation with the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.  In conducting its business, the task force must comply with the rules of the legislative interim committees, e.g. action of the task force will require a majority vote of a quorum of members of each house.

H.B. 357  School Trust Lands Modifications - Melvin R. Brown
Among a number of amendments, modifies the selection process for the School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees Nominating Committee such that instead of one member of the nominating committee being chosen from recommendations submitted by the commissioner, that member will be selected from nominees submitted by the University of Utah and Utah State University on an alternating basis every four years.

S.B. 15     Use of Tobacco Settlement Revenues - L. Steven Poulton
Requires that tobacco settlement funds be allocated in the following order: $5,500,000 for the Children's Health Insurance Program, $4,000,000 for tobacco and substance abuse prevention, $1,590,000 for the drug court program, $410,000 for a drug board polite program, and $4,000,000 to the State Board of Regents for the University of Utah Health Sciences Center to benefit the health and well-being of Utah citizens through in-state research, treatment and educational activities.

S.B. 20      Government Competition with Private Sector - Leonard M. Blackham
Prohibits state agencies, counties, municipalities, local school districts, and special districts from awarding architect/engineering services contracts to higher education entities, and prohibits higher education entities from submitting a proposal to perform architect/engineering services for such public entities.  An employee of a higher education entity may, in a private capacity, submit a proposal in response to the request for proposals, but may not use any supplies, materials, or other resources owned by, or any persons matriculating at, attending, or employed by, the higher education entity in preparing a response to the RFP, or in completing any work, assignment, or contract awarded to the employee resulting from the RFP.  However, a public procurement unit need not comply with these requirements when procuring  architect or engineer services for contracts related to research activities and technology transfer.

S.B. 78     Utilities in Highway Rights-of-Way - Leonard M. Blackham
Amends provisions related to the use of interstate highway rights-of-way by telecommunication providers so that any telecommunications capacity acquired as in-kind compensation must be used exclusively for statewide telecommunications purposes and may not be sold or leased in competition with telecommunication or Internet service providers.  "Statewide telecommunications purposes" means the further development of the statewide network that meets the telecommunications needs of state agencies and enhances the learning purposes of higher and public education.

S.B. 80     Postsecondary Proprietary School Act Amendments - Lyle W. Hillyard
Allows the Board to refuse registration to persons who have violated laws, federal regulations, or state rules if the Board determines the violation is relevant to the appropriate operation of the proposed school; authorizes the Board to establish a graduated schedule of registration fees; and requires a school to provide a surety bond or other approved security in a form approved by the Board, to protect students from loss of tuition paid.

S.B. 230   Development Agency Amendment - John L. Valentine
Amends the definition of economic development to include "the provision of high density housing adjacent to a public or private institution of higher education." This would allow redevelopment agencies to acquire and make available land for construction of privately owned student housing next to campuses.