Compendium of Budget Information for the 2010 General Session

Public Education
Appropriations Subcommittee
Subcommittee Table of Contents

Subcommittee Summary

Background

The Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee reviews and approves the largest budget appropriated by the Legislature. The subcommittee oversees the budgets for three principal areas in public education. First, the Minimum School Program which provides general operating revenues to all school districts and charter schools in the state. Second, the School Building Program supports school districts in school building construction and renovation. Finally, the Education Agencies administer and support the public education system. Individual budget categories within the education agencies include: the Utah State Office of Education, State Charter School Board, Educator Licensing, Child Nutrition Programs, Fine Arts Outreach, Science Outreach, and Education Contracts.

Statutory Authority

The following statutory and constitutional references govern Utah's education system. Each subsequent chapter details the statutory reference as they relate to education programs, agencies and line items.

  • Utah State Constitution Article 10 - Education - The constitution provides for the establishment of free non-sectarian schools, defines what constitutes the public education system, and places the responsibility of general control and supervision of the system in a State Board of Education.

  • UCA Title 53A - State System of Public Education - All statutory references for Utah's public education system may be found in Section 53A.

  • UCA 53A-1a-103 - Provides the mission of Utah's public education system as recognized and defined by the Legislature.

  • UCA 53A-1a-104 - Details the characteristics of what constitutes Utah's public education and that the Legislature shall assist in maintaining a system that meets these characteristics.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Approp
General Fund $0 $0 $10,900,000 $2,312,500 $2,312,500
General Fund, One-time $2,585,900 $7,600,000 ($8,500,000) $1,090,600 $0
Uniform School Fund $1,863,013,175 $2,075,451,245 $2,338,952,308 $2,260,854,586 $2,108,936,686
Uniform School Fund, One-time $19,425,000 $44,233,800 $238,673,000 $171,511,600 $183,429,600
Federal Funds $339,393,000 $340,160,200 $339,840,500 $366,796,100 $345,787,600
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $0 $0 $0 $185,581,800 $112,794,200
Dedicated Credits Revenue $27,573,300 $30,304,200 $32,563,100 $34,729,800 $29,722,000
Federal Mineral Lease $2,896,200 $912,100 $3,187,100 $3,458,700 $846,400
Restricted Revenue $0 $0 $0 $1,206,600 $0
GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account $0 $0 $394,000 $277,200 $302,400
GFR - Substance Abuse Prevention $494,100 $494,500 $495,900 $0 $494,500
USFR - Interest and Dividends Account $14,080,000 $15,081,900 $25,808,900 $26,499,500 $20,409,700
USFR - Professional Practices $226,100 $86,100 $1,434,800 $0 $1,466,700
Local Property Tax $446,802,002 $470,804,680 $0 $0 $0
Local Revenue $0 $0 $508,148,621 $592,118,974 $602,671,370
Transfers $805,100 $3,674,200 $5,310,800 $7,893,900 $5,341,900
Transfers - Child Nutrition ($394,600) $0 $0 $0 $0
Transfers - Health $2,224,800 $0 $0 $0 $0
Transfers - Interagency $776,300 $725,500 $0 $0 $0
Transfers - State Office of Education $1,165,900 $0 $0 $0 $0
Beginning Nonlapsing $11,156,400 $30,689,800 $66,024,300 $22,477,300 $51,045,400
Closing Nonlapsing ($13,849,400) ($66,019,100) ($66,392,900) ($16,269,500) ($50,463,600)
Lapsing Balance ($15,700) ($100,000) ($405,700) ($379,100) ($156,600)
Total
$2,718,357,577
$2,954,099,125
$3,496,434,729
$3,660,160,560
$3,414,940,756
 
Agencies
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Approp
State Board of Education $427,564,400 $438,768,300 $446,828,000 $482,456,600 $445,241,100
Minimum School Program $2,258,504,277 $2,478,041,925 $0 $0 $0
MSP - Basic School Program $0 $0 $1,752,778,398 $1,840,119,735 $1,885,124,463
MSP - Related to Basic Programs $0 $0 $728,645,318 $804,427,121 $685,354,703
MSP - Voted and Board Leeways $0 $0 $304,767,113 $359,913,204 $366,720,790
MSP - One-time Initiatives $0 $0 $186,127,000 $30,955,000 $10,000,000
School Building Programs $32,288,900 $37,288,900 $77,288,900 $42,288,900 $22,499,700
Restricted Revenue - PED $0 $0 $0 $100,000,000 $0
Total
$2,718,357,577
$2,954,099,125
$3,496,434,729
$3,660,160,560
$3,414,940,756
 
Categories of Expenditure
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Approp
Personnel Services $36,344,300 $39,661,800 $43,306,800 $43,961,800 $46,587,500
In-state Travel $763,000 $746,900 $816,800 $704,000 $859,600
Out-of-state Travel $302,100 $386,200 $434,300 $292,100 $371,300
Current Expense $21,615,900 $24,533,300 $25,758,100 $34,721,200 $20,114,800
DP Current Expense $1,861,000 $1,173,300 $853,800 $1,189,500 $816,000
DP Capital Outlay $12,800 $124,900 $265,100 $466,700 $265,100
Capital Outlay $11,000 $93,100 $22,500 $93,400 $17,000
Other Charges/Pass Thru $2,657,447,477 $2,887,379,625 $3,424,977,329 $3,578,731,860 $3,345,909,456
Total
$2,718,357,577
$2,954,099,125
$3,496,434,729
$3,660,160,560
$3,414,940,756
 
Other Indicators
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Approp
Budgeted FTE 635.2 638.1 641.0 654.3 645.5
Vehicles 70 70 70 70 70






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