BRIDGERLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MARCH 23, 2026, 4 P.M.
1301 NORTH 600 WEST, LOGAN, UTAH
AGENDA
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Item 1
Start Recording: State Date, Time, Place of Meeting, and Members Present
Pledge of Allegiance & Welcome
Item 2
Approval of Minutes
Minutes from the December 8, 2025, Board meeting are available online for review and subsequent approval.
ACTION: Recommend approval of the minutes.
Item 3
Welcome New Board Member
Paul Nelson, Board Chair
Kacie Malouf has been appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate on December 30, 2025, to serve as a new member of the BTECH Board of Trustees. Kacie replaces John Ferry, who reached the end of his term and was recognized in June 2025. She is the Utah State University Board of Trustees representative on this board. Kacie will be invited to provide a brief introduction so we can get to know her better.
ACTION: Information item/pleasure of the board.
Item 4
Audit Committee Report - Audited Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2025
Mark Smoot, Audit Committee Member
Wes Marler, Controller
Brandi Gittins, Vice President (VP) for Administrative Services and Chief Financial Officer
The Bridgerland Technical College Audited Annual Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2025, along with the Government Auditing Standards (GAS) report on internal control and the auditors' required communications are now available. Auditors from the Office of the Utah State Auditor are scheduled to participate in a video conference call with the Audit Committee meeting prior to the board meeting to present Bridgerland's audit report and list of required communications. The chair of the Audit Committee will provide the board with a summary of the Audit Committee meeting.
Controller Wes Marler, the person responsible for external financial reporting at the college, will be available to discuss the audit results, the college's financial position, and address any questions or comments the board may have. Bridgerland administration will also be available to address any questions or comments.
ACTION: Recommend acceptance of the Audited Annual Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2025.
Item 5
Audit Committee Report - USHE Internal Audit on Course and Program Fees
Mark Smoot, Audit Committee Member
Brandi Gittins, Vice President (VP) for Administrative Services and Chief Financial Officer
In compliance with USHE Policies R517 Course and Program Fees and R567 Internal Audit Program, the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) Internal Audit team recently completed a Course and Program Fees Audit. The results will be presented to the Audit Committee prior to the meeting. Jack Draxler, Audit Committee chair, will provide the board with a brief summary. VP Gittins will be present to address questions or comments from board members.
ACTION: Information item/pleasure of the board.
Item 4
Tuition
Brandi Gittins, VP for Administrative Services and Chief Financial Officer
In accordance with USHE Policy R510 Tuition, and after careful review of current college budget projections, enrollment trends, and operational needs, BTECH is not proposing a tuition rate increase at this time. Therefore, the proposed tuition rate will remain at $95 per credit for FY 2026-2027.
ACTION: Recommend no tuition increase for FY 2026-2027.
Item 5
Course and Program Fees
Brandi Gittins, VP for Administrative Services and Chief Financial Officer
Post-secondary Students
In accordance with the Utah Board of Higher Education's Policy R517 Course and Program Fees, the BTECH Board of Trustees shall at least annually review the recommendations of the institution's course and program fee committee for requests to establish, revise, or repeal course and program fees. The proposed postsecondary student fees are provided for the board's information and review. Please note, the yellow highlight marks fees that changed by more than 20%, while the green highlight indicates new fees.
The Utah Board of Higher Education has established Financial Value as a strategic priority. To support that priority, institutions and boards of trustees should consider the impact course and program fees have on the cost of attendance.
In addition to board-approved tuition, institutions may assess course-based and program-based fees. Course and program fees may be instituted to cover direct costs essential to the educational outcomes for specific course or program offerings. These fees often include materials that cannot be purchased by individual students or for which bulk purchases reduce the cost to students (i.e., course materials, tooling, uniforms, laundry, testing, off-site instructional activities, supplies used in instruction; instructional equipment; student licensure and certifications; maintenance of laboratory equipment, computer software, subscriptions, etc.)
FY 26-27 Post-secondary Students Course and Program Fees
Secondary Students
The proposed secondary student fees are provided for the board's information and review. Please note, the yellow highlighted fields indicate changes. Course offerings with the associated fees will be available online after July 1. School district representatives on the BTECH Board of Trustees are encouraged to notify the board of education president of their respective districts of the approved fee schedule. In addition, Student Services will provide the approved fee schedule to each public high school and the charter/private schools in the geographic area served by the college.
FY 26-27 Secondary Students Course and Program Fees
ACTION: Recommend approval of the course and program fees for post-secondary and secondary students for FY 2026-2027.
Item 6
Program Review and Changes
Lisa Moon, Executive VP & Chief Instructional Officer
The college continues to move forward with the Utah Board of Higher Education Initiative of aligning technical certificate programs across the State of Utah. Faculty representatives meet annually to create and/or modify program names, lengths, and descriptions. Included for Board information and review are proposed program changes with an effective implementation date of July 1, 2026:
- Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair: renamed program from Automotive Service
- Automotive Technology: renamed program from Automotive Service II and length change range from 660 hours/22 credits to 900 hours/30 credits - to be determined by USHE program alignment
- Commercial Driver's License - Class A (added hyphen): Renamed from Commercial Driver's License Class A
- Construction Technology: New CIP Code change to 46.0415
- Cosmetology: length change to 1250 hours/33 credits
- Dental Assisting: length change to 810 hours/26 credits
- Therapeutic Massage: length change to 600 hours/18 credits
College administrative staff will be present at the meeting to explain the proposed changes. Once approved by the Board of Trustees, application for final approval will be forwarded to the Council on Occupational Education (COE).
BTECH Program List FY 26-27
ACTION: Recommend approval of the programs and changes as outlined.
Item 7
Legislative Update
Chad Campbell, President
The following brief update regarding the 2026 General Session of the Legislature will be provided at the meeting:
Operating Budget
Administration is requesting support to prepare the FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget utilizing the following appropriated funding in accordance with the budget request approved by this board and the Utah Board of Higher Education before the session:
- Compensation and benefits - $980,900 funded
o Approximately 2.5% for Labor Market Adjustments (COLA) ($427,100)
o Approximately 11.8% for health insurance adjustments ($553,800)
o Approximately 4.9% for dental insurance adjustments (included with Health)
- Performance measure funding - $302,400 funded
- Capacity (formerly growth funding) - $422,900 funded
- One-time equipment - not funded in 2026 session
In addition, the college seeks support to prepare the budget with a cost-of-living adjustment under the direction provided by the commissioner. Merit increases, if any, will be funded through internal efficiencies.
Capital Budget
- Capital Development
- Main Building Remodel (Phase I - Automation and Controls) $3,810,300
- Capital Improvement
- Main Building HVAC - Boiler Replacement $531,175
- Logan Campus - Landscaping Irrigation System $281,662
- West Building - Chiller Replacement $366,395
- Main Building - Chilled Water System (design only) $138,948
Bills of Interest:
The Utah State Legislature considered 170 bills the Commissioner's Office identified as having potential impacts on higher education in general. Accordingly, there are too many to discuss as part of the Board Meeting. In a preliminary analysis of these bills, BTECH Administration has identified the following small list as those most likely to have the greatest impact on the college (excluding Appropriations bills):
- HB 204 - Higher Education Student Belief Accommodation (Rep. Mike Petersen)
o requires public institutions of higher education to reasonably accommodate a student's objection to a required examination or assignment if the student requests an accommodation for reasons of the student's religion or conscience and if providing the accommodation would not create a fundamental alteration of the course
- HB 352 - Higher Education Alignment (Rep. Karen Peterson, Sen. Evan Vickers)
o Requires the Utah Board of Higher Education to organize USHE institutions into regions that include at least one degree-granting institution and one technical college to facilitate more seamless collaboration through horizontal and vertical integration.
- HB 508 - State Facility Modifications (Rep. Walt Brooks, Sen. Don Ipson)
o Establishes the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee as the subcommittee to hear and prioritize requests for state funding of capital facility projects within USHE.
o Increases the maximum project cost threshold (from $100,000 to $1,500,000) under which a state entity may directly supervise the design and construction of a state facility.
- SB 152 - Public and Higher Education Collaboration (Sen. Michael McKell, Rep. Val Peterson)
o Requires the Utah State Board of Education (K-12) and the Utah Board of Higher Education to establish and implement a process for disclosing grades 7-12 student data to UBHE and the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education to support secondary student engagement in college and career readiness programs and facilitate easier access to higher education admissions and financial aid.
o Requires Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to inform parents of their right to opt out of sharing this information with higher education entities.
- SB 216 - Higher Education Performance and Enrollment Funding (Sen. Ann Millner, Rep. Karen Peterson)
o Establishes a process and formula for determining certain enrollment-based funding for USHE institutions.
o Establishes new performance metrics and goals for performance-based funding specific to institutional roles and missions.
- SB 240 - Higher Education Institutional Governance (Sen. Chris Wilson, Rep. Karen Peterson)
o Consolidates and reorganizes general duties of boards of trustees for institutions of higher education.
o Clarifies the relationship between trustees and the institutional president, including requirements that the president consult with the board of trustees when exercising authority to control and manage the institution's budget and finances
o Defines the authority of the board of trustees over institutional internal audits
ACTION: Recommend approval for the college to prepare the budget as outlined above.
Item 8
Strategic Planning Annual Progress Report
Emily Hobbs, Administrative Chief of Staff
Lisa Moon, Executive VP & Chief Instructional Officer
Administration developed the Strategic Planning Annual Progress Report to provide a timely evaluation of progress toward achieving the objectives outlined in the Strategic Plan. This evaluation includes data from FY 2024-2025 and highlights accomplishments achieved primarily between January 2025 and January 2026.
New this year, the report has been revised in both format and presentation. It has been expanded to incorporate additional data points that are presented to the legislature to better inform this board. Because this data is reported annually, the Strategic Planning Annual Progress Report will now be issued on an annual basis rather than biannually.
ACTION: Information item/pleasure of the board.
Item 9
Information Items
A. Management of College Investments - Bridgerland Technical College's VP for administrative services and chief financial officer, under the direction of the college president and the college Board of Trustees, invests the college funds in the Utah Public Treasurers' Investment Funds (UPTIF) and other qualified investments and follows the rules of the Utah System of Higher Education, the State Money Management Act, and the rules of the State Money Management Council. The Accounting department creates monthly investment reports to be submitted to the college president and the Board of Trustees. BTECH Investment Report.
B. Calendar/Happenings
- Calendar available at btech.edu/event-calendars
- March 30-April 3: Closed for Spring Break
- April 22 & 23: Fashion Show @ 7:30 p.m., BTECH Business & Innovation Building, Rm 300
- May 6 & May 7: Career Days, BTECH Main Building (see email for details)
- June 12: General Graduation @ 5:30 or 7:30 p.m., Logan High School
C. Board Meeting Dates
- June 22, 2026 @ 4 p.m.
- August 24, 2026 @ 4 p.m.
- December 7, 2026 @ 4 p.m.
Item 10
Adjournment
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Emily Hobbs at 435-750-3167.