COBI 2015 - Character Education

Overview
Issues
Performance
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Character Education line item is administered by the Lt. Governor's Office. The Legislature appropriates money to the program with the objective of supporting civic and character education. The Lt. Governor's Office grants most of the funds to outside organizations that promote program objectives through public relations campaigns, teacher training, and school presentations.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $284,500 from all sources for Character Education. This is a 3.1 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $203,000 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 1.1 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Recipients of Character Education Funds

The Lt. Governor's Office has granted funds to the following organizations since program inception in FY 2007:

FY 2014

Getty Ready: $108,000;
This is the Place: $20,000;
Mini Grants: $28,995;
History Day: $20,000;
Hope of America/America's Freedom: $11,500; and
Social Studies & Civics Symposium: $4,7680

FY 2013

History Fair: $20,000;
Freedom Foundation: $28,000;
Freedom Festival: $11,500;
Grant to School: $46,000;
Program Outreach: $17,000; and
Administrative Costs: $26,000

FY 2012

We The People: $5,000

FY 2011

America's Freedom Festival at Provo: $11,500;
Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge: $10,000; and
Exoro Group: $7,500

FY 2010

Administrative - Staffing Costs: $5,000;
Utah Coalition for Civic, Character, and Service Learning - Commission on Civic and Character Education: $20,000;
Creation of Commission Website: $15,000;
Selection of AP Civics Teachers through Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge Utah Chapter: $10,000;
Reprinting of Civic and Character Education Booklets: $10,000;
Professional Public Relations through Exoro Group: $5,000;
Expansion of Hope of America through Freedom Festival at Provo: $5,000; and
Awards through Freedom Festival at Provo: $5,000

FY 2009

University of Utah - Associated Students of the UU, Conference for Political and Civic Engagement: $1,700

FY 2008

Administrative - Civic Education Costs: $5,000

FY 2007

Administrative - Services for Civic Education: $5,000;
Utah Coalition for Civic, Character, and Service Learning - Commission on Civic and Character Education: $45,000

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 2

Under section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided to the Governor's Office - Character Education in Item 15, Chapter 14, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

Nonlapsing authority to this line item was discontinued beginning FY 2010. The Legislature augmented funding to this line item with a $200,000 ongoing General Fund appropriation in FY 2012.

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Programs	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Character Education	29,000	36,000	148,600	264,400	200,700	75,300	276,000	8,500	284,500
Total	$29,000	$36,000	$148,600	$264,400	$200,700	$75,300	$276,000	$8,500	$284,500

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	0	200,000	200,000	200,700	200,700	0	200,700	2,300	203,000
General Fund, One-time	30,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dedicated Credits Revenue	0	0	0	120,000	0	0	0	0	0
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	164,000	215,400	0	271,700	271,700	(75,300)	196,400
Closing Nonlapsing	0	(164,000)	(215,400)	(271,700)	0	(196,400)	(196,400)	81,500	(114,900)
Lapsing Balance	(1,000)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$29,000	$36,000	$148,600	$264,400	$200,700	$75,300	$276,000	$8,500	$284,500

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	0	0	26,200	57,900	34,800	25,200	60,000	8,100	68,100
In-state Travel	0	0	1,500	400	1,500	0	1,500	0	1,500
Current Expense	29,000	6,800	13,400	16,500	13,400	0	13,400	400	13,800
DP Current Expense	0	4,200	1,100	1,100	1,100	0	1,100	0	1,100
Other Charges/Pass Thru	0	25,000	106,400	188,500	149,900	50,100	200,000	0	200,000
Total	$29,000	$36,000	$148,600	$264,400	$200,700	$75,300	$276,000	$8,500	$284,500

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	0	0	0	0.50	0.50	0	0.50	0	0.50
Actual FTE	0	0	0	0.70	0	0	0	0	0

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.