{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53h-3-201","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53H-3-201","heading":"General provisions -- Definitions -- General powers and duties.","body":"(1) To assist the Utah Board of Higher Education to fulfill the board's statutory duty to control, oversee, and regulate the Utah System of Higher Education under Subsection 53H-1-203(1)(a)(ii), each board of trustees shall act in alignment with the board and through the following powers and duties:\n(a) act on behalf of the institution in performing fiduciary and other duties, responsibilities, and functions that either statute or the board authorizes;\n(b) facilitate communication between the institution and the community;\n(c) in consultation with stakeholders in the institution's region, prepare, approve, and monitor progress on a strategic plan for the institution that aligns with:\n(i) state attainment goals;\n(ii) workforce needs;\n(iii) the institution's role, mission, and distinctiveness;\n(iv) board goals and metrics described in Section 53H-1-203; and\n(v) the Utah Board of Higher Education strategic plan;\n(d) carry out duties regarding institutional governance described in Subsection 53H-1-203(2)(m);\n(e) regarding the institution's president:\n(i) participate in a presidential search in accordance with Section 53H-3-302;\n(ii)\n(A) establish key performance indicators and annually evaluate the president's performance against the key performance indicators; and\n(B) consult the board regarding the president's performance to help the board facilitate the board's responsibility in Subsection 53H-3-303(11)(b) to evaluate presidential performance; and\n(iii) consult with the president regarding:\n(A) the organization and structure of the institution; and\n(B) the organization and governance of faculty, tenure and post-tenure, and other personnel issues;\n(f) consult with the president and approve a recommendation to the board to annually determine the institution's proposed tuition and general fees;\n(g) assist the president in executing budget processes, including:\n(i) approving an annual budget and fund balances;\n(ii) planning, implementing, and executing fundraising and development projects for supplementing institutional appropriations; and\n(iii) establishing budgetary policies, including:\n(A) policies regarding benefits and endowment investments; and\n(B) presidential expenditures, including thresholds that require notification of expenditures to the board of trustees;\n(h) review, consider, and approve the institution's awards, credentials, minors, and emphases, including programs in accordance with Section 53H-3-603 and board guidelines and board policies, changes to existing programs, and expedited program approval and termination procedures to meet market needs;\n(i) approve budgetary and audit policies that are necessary for the effective administration of the institution;\n(j) oversee internal audits of the institution, including serving as or creating a subcommittee of the board of trustees to serve as the institution's audit committee, as that term is defined in Section 63I-5-102;\n(k) report to the board in accordance with statutory requirements and board policies; and\n(l) perpetuate and strengthen alumni and community identification with the institution's traditions and goals.\n(2) The board shall provide independent, professional staffing and advising support to institutional boards of trustees.","path":["Title 53H Higher Education","Chapter 53H-3 Institutions of Higher Education Generally","Part 53H-3-2 Boards of Trustees"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53H/Chapter3/53H-3-S201.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"b0457462c5e5d6d6c0b82d3dc2f4bb5035310f8042f16c15e1a81da60a84c309","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53h-3-102","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53h-3-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}