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33 Talent Ready Utah Program Amendments
44 2025 GENERAL SESSION
55 STATE OF UTAH
66 Chief Sponsor: Val L. Peterson
7-Senate Sponsor: Ann Millner
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1110 LONG TITLE
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1312 General Description:
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1514 This bill clarifies the allowed membership of an advisory council and types of talent
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1716 initiatives.
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1918 Highlighted Provisions:
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2120 This bill:
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2322 ▸ clarifies the allowed membership of an advisory council and types of talent initiatives.
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2524 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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2726 None
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2928 Other Special Clauses:
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3332 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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3534 AMENDS:
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3736 53B-34-110, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 378
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4140 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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4342 Section 1. Section 53B-34-110 is amended to read:
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4544 53B-34-110 . Talent advisory councils.
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4746 (1) As used in this section:
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4948 (a) "Advisory council" means an advisory council the talent board creates under
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5150 Subsection (10).
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5352 (b) "Institution of higher education" means the same as the term is defined in Section
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5554 53B-1-102.
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5756 (c) "Talent initiative" means an initiative the board creates under Subsection (2).
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5958 (2)(a) Subject to legislative appropriations and in accordance with the proposal process
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61-and other provisions of this section, the board shall develop and oversee one or more H.B. 131 Enrolled Copy
60+and other provisions of this section, the board shall develop and oversee one or more
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6362 talent initiatives that include providing funding for expanded programs at an
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6564 institution of higher education related to the talent initiative.
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67-(b) The board shall ensure that a talent initiative the board creates:
66+(b) The board shall ensure that a talent initiative the board creates: H.B. 131 01-07 16:32
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6968 (i) uses a name for the talent initiative that reflects the area the initiative is targeting;
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7170 (ii) contains an outline of the disciplines, industries, degrees, certifications,
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7372 credentials, and types of skills the talent initiative will target; and
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7574 (iii) uses a corresponding advisory council created in Subsection (10).
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7776 (3) In creating a talent initiative, the board shall facilitate collaborations between an
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7978 institution of higher education and participating employers that:
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8180 (a) create expanded, multidisciplinary programs or stackable credential programs offered
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8382 at a technical college, undergraduate, or graduate level of study; and
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8584 (b) prepare students to be workforce participants in jobs requiring skills related to a
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8786 talent initiative.
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8988 (4)(a) An institution of higher education seeking to partner with one or more
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9190 participating employers to create a program related to a talent initiative shall submit a
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9392 proposal to the talent board through a process the talent board creates.
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9594 (b) An institution of higher education shall submit a proposal that contains:
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9796 (i) a description of the proposed program, including:
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9998 (A) implementation timelines for the program;
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101100 (B) a demonstration of how the program will be responsive to the talent needs
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103102 related to the talent initiative;
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105104 (C) an outline of relevant industry involvement that includes at least one
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107106 participating employer that partners with the institution of higher education; and
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109108 (D) an explanation of how the program addresses an unmet regional workforce
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111110 need related to a talent initiative;
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113112 (ii) an estimate of:
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115114 (A) projected student enrollment and completion rates for a program;
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117116 (B) the academic credit or credentials that a program will provide; and
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119118 (C) occupations for which a graduate will qualify;
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121120 (iii) evidence that each participating employer is committed to participating and
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123122 contributing to the program by providing any combination of:
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125124 (A) instruction;
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127126 (B) curriculum review;
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129128 (C) feedback regarding effectiveness of program graduates as employees;
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132130 (D) work-based learning opportunities; or
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134132 (E) mentoring;
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136134 (iv) a description of any resources a participating employer will provide within the
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138137 program; and
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140139 (v) the amount of funding requested for the program, including:
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142141 (A) the justification for the funding; and
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144143 (B) the cost per student served as estimated under Subsection (4)(b)(ii).
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146145 (5) In reviewing a proposal, the talent board shall provide a proposal to the relevant
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148147 advisory council described in Subsections (10) and (11).
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150149 (6) The relevant advisory council shall:
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152151 (a) review and prioritize each proposal the advisory council receives; and
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154153 (b) recommend to the talent board whether the proposal should be funded and the
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156155 funding amount based on:
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158157 (i) the quality and completeness of the elements of the proposal described in
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160159 Subsection (4)(b);
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162161 (ii) to what extent the proposed program:
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164163 (A) would expand the capacity to meet state or regional workforce needs related
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166165 to the talent initiative;
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168167 (B) would integrate industry-relevant competencies with disciplinary expertise;
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170169 (C) would incorporate internships or significant project experiences, including
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172171 team-based experiences;
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174173 (D) identifies how industry professionals would participate in elements described
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176175 in Subsection (4)(b)(iii); and
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178177 (E) would be cost effective; and
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180179 (iii) other relevant criteria as the relevant advisory council and the talent board
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182181 determines.
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184183 (7) The board shall review the recommendations of an advisory council and may provide
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186185 funding for a program related to a talent initiative using the criteria described in
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188187 Subsection (6)(b).
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190189 (8) In a form that the board approves, each institution of higher education that receives
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192191 funding shall annually provide written information to the board regarding the activities,
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194193 successes, and challenges related to administering the program related to the talent
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196195 initiative, including:
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198197 (a) specific entities that received funding under this section;
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201199 (b) the amount of funding provided to each entity;
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203201 (c) the number of participating students in each program;
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205203 (d) the number of graduates of the program;
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207206 (e) the number of graduates of the program employed in jobs requiring skills related to
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209208 the talent initiative; and
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211210 (f) progress and achievements relevant to the implementation timeline submitted under
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213212 Subsection (4)(b)(i)(A).
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215214 (9) On or before October 1 of each year, the board shall provide an annual written report
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217216 containing the information described in Subsection (8) to the:
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219218 (a) Education Interim Committee; and
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221220 (b) Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
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223222 (10) The talent board shall create a talent advisory council for each talent initiative created
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225224 under Subsection (2) to make recommendations to the board regarding the
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227226 administration of a talent initiative including:
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229228 (a) a deep technology initiative;
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231230 (b) a life sciences workforce initiative;
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233232 (c) engineering and computer technology; and
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235234 [(c)] (d) health professions initiatives including a nursing initiative.
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237236 (11) An advisory council shall consist of the following members:
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239238 (a) a minimum of four members who have extensive experience in the talent initiative's
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241240 subject matter from the private sector whom the chair of the talent board appoints and
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243242 the board approves;
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245244 (b) a representative of the board described in Section 53B-1-402 whom the chair of the
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249248 (c) a representative of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity whom the
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251250 executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity appoints;
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253252 (d) a representative from Talent Ready Utah;
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255254 (e) one member of the Senate whom the president of the Senate appoints;
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257256 (f) one member of the House of Representatives whom the speaker of the House of
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259258 Representatives appoints; and
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261260 (g) any other specialized industry experts whom a majority of the advisory council may
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263262 invite to participate as needed as nonvoting members.
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265264 (12) Talent Ready Utah shall provide staff support for an advisory council.
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267266 (13)(a) Two advisory council members appointed under Subsection (11)(a) shall serve
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270268 an initial term of two years.
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272270 (b) Except as described in Subsection (13)(a), all other advisory council members shall
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274272 serve an initial term of four years.
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276275 (c) Successor advisory council members upon appointment or reappointment shall each
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278277 serve a term of four years.
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280279 (d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the initial appointing
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282281 authority shall appoint a replacement for the unexpired term.
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284283 (e) An advisory council member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
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286285 (14) A vote of a majority of the advisory council members constitutes an action of the
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288287 advisory council.
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290289 (15) The duties of the advisory council include reviewing, prioritizing, and making
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292291 recommendations to the board regarding proposals for funding under the talent initiative
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294293 created in accordance with Subsection (2) for which the council was created.
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296295 (16) An advisory council member may not receive compensation or benefits for the
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298297 member's service, but an advisory council member who is not a legislator may receive
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300299 per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
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302301 (a) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
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304303 (b) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
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306305 63A-3-107.
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308307 (17) The board may discontinue a talent initiative and the related talent advisory council by
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310309 majority vote.
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312311 Section 2. Effective date.
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314313 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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