(1) Except as institutional roles are specifically assigned by the Legislature, the board: (a) may establish and define the roles of the various institutions of higher education under the board's control and management; and (b) shall, within each institution of higher education's primary role, prescribe the general course of study to be offered at the institution of higher education, including for: (i) research universities, which provide undergraduate, graduate, and research programs and include: (A) the University of Utah; and (B) Utah State University; (ii) regional universities, which provide career and technical education, undergraduate associate and baccalaureate programs, and select master's degree programs to fill regional demands and include: (A) Weber State University; (B) Southern Utah University; (C) Dixie State University; and (D) Utah Valley University; and (iii) comprehensive community colleges, which provide associate programs and include: (A) Salt Lake Community College; and (B) Snow College.

(a) may establish and define the roles of the various institutions of higher education under the board's control and management; and

(b) shall, within each institution of higher education's primary role, prescribe the general course of study to be offered at the institution of higher education, including for: (i) research universities, which provide undergraduate, graduate, and research programs and include: (A) the University of Utah; and (B) Utah State University; (ii) regional universities, which provide career and technical education, undergraduate associate and baccalaureate programs, and select master's degree programs to fill regional demands and include: (A) Weber State University; (B) Southern Utah University; (C) Dixie State University; and (D) Utah Valley University; and (iii) comprehensive community colleges, which provide associate programs and include: (A) Salt Lake Community College; and (B) Snow College.

(i) research universities, which provide undergraduate, graduate, and research programs and include: (A) the University of Utah; and (B) Utah State University;

(A) the University of Utah; and

(B) Utah State University;

(ii) regional universities, which provide career and technical education, undergraduate associate and baccalaureate programs, and select master's degree programs to fill regional demands and include: (A) Weber State University; (B) Southern Utah University; (C) Dixie State University; and (D) Utah Valley University; and

(A) Weber State University;

(B) Southern Utah University;

(C) Dixie State University; and

(D) Utah Valley University; and

(iii) comprehensive community colleges, which provide associate programs and include: (A) Salt Lake Community College; and (B) Snow College.

(A) Salt Lake Community College; and

(B) Snow College.

(2) Except for the University of Utah, each institution of higher education described in Subsection (1)(b) has career and technical education included in the institution of higher education's primary role.

(3) The board may further clarify each institution of higher education's primary role.