UT HB0279

Private postsecondary educational institutions are added to multiple Utah code sections that previously applied only to public institutions of higher education, extending coverage to areas including STEM coordination, computer science initiatives, and computing partnership grants

Highway Patrol authority to assist with campus unrest is expanded to include private postsecondary educational institutions in addition to public institutions

The definition of "Utah peace officer" for survivor tuition waiver purposes is expanded to include employees of law enforcement agencies administered by private postsecondary educational institutions

Healthcare systems affiliated with private postsecondary educational institutions become eligible to participate in behavioral health treatment programs involving psilocybin or MDMA in FDA Phase 3 testing

The bill takes effect on May 6, 2026, and appropriates no money