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Student housing near Utah's colleges and universities would be the subject of a new state-directed feasibility study under this bill. A governor's office employee with housing expertise, working with the state's commissioner of higher education, would be required to study how student populations affect homeownership in the surrounding communities, including the scale and cost of that impact, and to propose ways to reduce those effects—such as building dedicated housing on state or institution-owned land or arranging development agreements with private companies. The study would involve input from university presidents, the Utah Board of Higher Education, developers, and local municipalities, with findings reported to the legislature's Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee before November 1, 2026. No funding is allocated in the bill for carrying out this study.