Section 707 - Performance metrics for technical colleges -- Determination of performance.

UT Code § 53B-7-707 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) (a) The Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees shall establish a model for determining a technical college's performance. (b) The Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees shall submit a draft of the model described in this section to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee and the governor for comments and recommendations.

(a) The Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees shall establish a model for determining a technical college's performance.

(b) The Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees shall submit a draft of the model described in this section to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee and the governor for comments and recommendations.

(2) (a) The model described in Subsection (1) shall include metrics, including: (i) completions, measured by certificates awarded; (ii) short-term occupational training, measured by completions of: (A) short-term occupational training that takes less than 60 hours to complete; and (B) short-term occupational training that takes at least 60 hours to complete; (iii) secondary completions, measured by: (A) completions of competencies sufficient to be recommended for high school credits; (B) certificates awarded to secondary students; and (C) retention of certificate-seeking high school graduates as certificate-seeking postsecondary students; (iv) placements, measured by: (A) total placements in related employment, military service, or continuing education; (B) placements for underserved students; and (C) placements from high impact programs; and (v) institutional efficiency, measured by the number of technical college graduates per 900 membership hours. (b) The Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees shall determine the relative weights of the metrics described in Subsection (2)(a).

(a) The model described in Subsection (1) shall include metrics, including: (i) completions, measured by certificates awarded; (ii) short-term occupational training, measured by completions of: (A) short-term occupational training that takes less than 60 hours to complete; and (B) short-term occupational training that takes at least 60 hours to complete; (iii) secondary completions, measured by: (A) completions of competencies sufficient to be recommended for high school credits; (B) certificates awarded to secondary students; and (C) retention of certificate-seeking high school graduates as certificate-seeking postsecondary students; (iv) placements, measured by: (A) total placements in related employment, military service, or continuing education; (B) placements for underserved students; and (C) placements from high impact programs; and (v) institutional efficiency, measured by the number of technical college graduates per 900 membership hours.

(i) completions, measured by certificates awarded;

(ii) short-term occupational training, measured by completions of: (A) short-term occupational training that takes less than 60 hours to complete; and (B) short-term occupational training that takes at least 60 hours to complete;

(A) short-term occupational training that takes less than 60 hours to complete; and

(B) short-term occupational training that takes at least 60 hours to complete;

(iii) secondary completions, measured by: (A) completions of competencies sufficient to be recommended for high school credits; (B) certificates awarded to secondary students; and (C) retention of certificate-seeking high school graduates as certificate-seeking postsecondary students;

(A) completions of competencies sufficient to be recommended for high school credits;

(B) certificates awarded to secondary students; and

(C) retention of certificate-seeking high school graduates as certificate-seeking postsecondary students;

(iv) placements, measured by: (A) total placements in related employment, military service, or continuing education; (B) placements for underserved students; and (C) placements from high impact programs; and

(A) total placements in related employment, military service, or continuing education;

(B) placements for underserved students; and

(C) placements from high impact programs; and

(v) institutional efficiency, measured by the number of technical college graduates per 900 membership hours.

(b) The Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees shall determine the relative weights of the metrics described in Subsection (2)(a).

(3) (a) For each technical college, the Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees shall annually determine the technical college's: (i) performance; and (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), change in performance compared to the technical college's average performance over the previous five years. (b) For performance during a fiscal year before fiscal year 2020, if comparable performance data is not available for the previous five years, the Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees may determine a technical college's change in performance using the average performance over the previous three or four years.

(a) For each technical college, the Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees shall annually determine the technical college's: (i) performance; and (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), change in performance compared to the technical college's average performance over the previous five years.

(i) performance; and

(ii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), change in performance compared to the technical college's average performance over the previous five years.

(b) For performance during a fiscal year before fiscal year 2020, if comparable performance data is not available for the previous five years, the Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees may determine a technical college's change in performance using the average performance over the previous three or four years.