Show I Legislature Approves New Business Building 0 r ss v z zt t v f r r l Business for Utah Technical College by Brent Goodfellow v i Assistant to President The Utah State Legislature concluded concluded concluded con con- the day 60 session at 1200 midnight Thursday March 10 1983 Perhaps the most important piece of legislation affecting Utah Technical cal College other than the Appropriation Appropriation Act HB No is the passage passage passage pas pas- sage of No Capital Facilities Facilities Facilities Facil Facil- Bonding As a result of the action on No the State will vill bond for for use to build new facilities mostly in Higher Education j Utah Technical aJ College will receive for the first phase of the Business Building The building will be built northwest of the Rampton Technology Building The structure will be approximately square feet a and d house programs programs programs pro pro- grams in Office Education Management Management Management Manage Manage- ment Accounting and classes The Business Building has been on the priority list for several years and when completed ted will help alleviate some of the over-crowded over classrooms and labs currently being used HB No 13 Sales and Use Tax Dis Dis- will vill among other things provide provides s percent sales tax which will be used to make payments on the bond over a year four-year period The Legislature also passed HB No Technical College Scholarships Scholar Scholar- ships This bill will vill provide ten normal normal normal nor nor- mal scholarships to each of the Technical Technical Technical Tech Tech- Colleges These normal scholarships are intended to provide assistance to students students students stu stu- dents who wish to enter the teaching 7 T profession S B. B Requires students who wh receive teaching scholarships to teach after graduation or pay the scholarship scholarship scholarship scholar scholar- ship back HB 38 Provides for notification of persons who fail the plumbers plumber's examination and establishes standards standards standards stand stand- ards for supervision of apprentice plumbers 83 Requires continuing education as a condition of renewal or reactivation of a real estate broker or salesman license Ill Allows the waiver waiver- of resident non-resident tuition fees for meritorious meritorious meritorious ious students and allows Utah Technical Technical Technical Tech Tech- College 22 waivers Appropriates to pay for emergency jobs program to employ people with no other means of support Creates the Utah Technology Technology Technology Tech Tech- Finance Corp with authority to encourage technological and innovative innovative innovative tive businesses in Utah to broaden the economic base and create jobs Reduces contributions to the State Retirement System by 45 percent of 32 million Utah Foundation for Educational Excellence an act relating relating ting t- t ing to education establishing the Utah Foundation for Educational Excellence Act |