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Performance metrics for technical colleges -- Determination of performance.

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Affected by 63I-2-253 on 7/1/2023

Effective 7/1/2021
53B-7-707. Performance metrics for technical colleges -- Determination of performance.

(1)
- (a) The board shall establish a model for determining a technical college's performance.
- (b) The board 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 board shall determine the relative weights of the metrics described in Subsection (2)(a).

(3) For each technical college, the board shall annually determine the technical college's:
- (a) performance; and
- (b)Change in performance compared to the technical college's average performance over the previous five years.

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