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Second Substitute H.B. 8

Representative Sheryl L. Allen proposes to substitute the following bill:


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CHILD LITERACY PROGRAMS

             2     
1999 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Sheryl L. Allen

             5      Keele Johnson
             6      Afton B. Bradshaw
             7      Marda Dillree
             8      Greg J. Curtis
             9      A. Lamont Tyler
             10      Kory M. Holdaway
             11      Martin R. Stephens
             12      Joseph G. Murray
             13      Kevin S. Garn
             14      Bryan D. Holladay
             15      Marlon O. Snow
Jordan Tanner
DeMar Bud Bowman
Jeff Alexander
John E. Swallow
David Ure
Susan J. Koehn
Lloyd W. Frandsen
Fred J. Fife
Duane E. Bourdeaux
Ron Bigelow
David N. Cox
Karen W. Morgan
Neal B. Hendrickson
Gary F. Cox
Carl W. Duckworth
Mary Carlson
Trisha S. Beck
Richard M. Siddoway
David L. Zolman
Brent H. Goodfellow
Perry L. Buckner
Loretta Baca


             16      AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROVIDING FOR A LITERACY PROGRAM TO
             17      ASSIST CHILDREN IN ACQUIRING LITERACY SKILLS; PROVIDING FOR THE
             18      COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE TO ESTABLISH A
             19      COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM TO ASSIST SCHOOLS IN
             20      IMPLEMENTING LITERACY PROGRAMS; PROVIDING FOR INFORMATION KITS TO
             21      PARENTS OF NEW-BORN INFANTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING LITERACY
             22      SKILLS; PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE PARENTS ON
             23      THE IMPORTANCE OF EMERGING READING DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING FOR AN
             24      ANNUAL REPORT; PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS TOTALING S [ $425,000 ] $250,000 s ; AND
             25      PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
             26      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             27      AMENDS:
             28          9-1-809, as enacted by Chapter 119, Laws of Utah 1994


             29      ENACTS:
             30          26-10-5.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             31          53A-1-801, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             32      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             33          Section 1. Section 9-1-809 is amended to read:
             34           9-1-809. Commission duties.
             35          (1) The commission shall, in the performance of its tasks and functions:
             36          (a) ensure that its funding decisions meet all federal and state statutory requirements;
             37          (b) recommend innovative, creative, statewide service programs to increase volunteer
             38      participation in all age groups and community-based problem-solving among diverse participants;
             39          (c) develop and implement a centralized, organized system of obtaining information and
             40      technical support concerning volunteerism and community service recruitment, projects, training
             41      methods, materials, and activities throughout the state and share such information and support
             42      upon request;
             43          (d) promote strong interagency collaboration as an avenue for maximizing resources and
             44      providing that model on the state level;
             45          (e) provide public recognition and support of individual volunteer efforts and successful
             46      or promising private sector initiatives and public/private partnerships that address community
             47      needs;
             48          (f) stimulate increased community awareness of the impact of volunteer services in the
             49      state;
             50          (g) utilize local, state, and federal resources to reinforce, expand, and initiate quality
             51      service programs;
             52          (h) assist in the planning and implementation of volunteer programs;
             53          (i) serve as the state's liaison and voice to appropriate national and state organizations that
             54      support its mission;
             55          (j) develop a three-year comprehensive state and community service plan and establish
             56      state priorities;
             57          (k) preselect programs and prepare applications to the corporation pursuant to the act;
             58          (l) prepare service learning applications;
             59          (m) administer the grants program and oversee and monitor the performance and progress


             60      of funded programs;
             61          (n) implement comprehensive, nonduplicative evaluation and monitoring systems;
             62          (o) provide technical assistance to local nonprofit organizations and other entities;
             63          (p) assist in the development of programs established in the act;
             64          (q) develop mechanisms for recruitment and placement of people interested in
             65      participating in national service programs;
             66          (r) assist in the provision of health care and child care benefits to participants under the
             67      act;
             68          (s) make priority program recommendations to the corporation;
             69          (t) coordinate its activities with the activities of other state agencies that administer federal
             70      block grants; and
             71          (u) coordinate its activities with the activities of other volunteer service programs.
             72          (2) The commission may not directly operate or run any national service program receiving
             73      financial assistance, in any form, from the corporation.
             74          (3) The commission may receive and accept federal funds, private gifts, donations, or
             75      funds from any source. All moneys shall be deposited with the state and shall be continuously
             76      available to the commission to carry out the purposes of this part.
             77          (4) (a) The commission shall establish a community volunteer training program to assist
             78      the state's school districts in implementing the literacy programs required under Section
             79      53A-1-801 .
             80          (b) The program shall focus on:
             81          (i) recruitment of volunteers to assist public schools in reading improvement programs;
             82      h [ and ] h
             83          (ii) providing for the training of volunteers recruited under Subsection (4)(b)(i) h , WHICH
             83a      MAY INCLUDE TRAINING IN TEACHING PHONETIC DECODING SKILLS AND PHONEMIC
             83b      AWARENESS, h to assist
             84      public schools h AND COMMUNITY BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT LITERACY PROGRAMS h in
             84a      accomplishing the literacy goals established in h [ Subsection 53A-1-801 (1). ] SECTION 53A-1-801.
             84b          (iii) PROVIDING GRANTS TO ENTITIES WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT
             84c      LITERACY BY WORKING WITH EITHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS TO
             84d      ACCOMPLISH THEIR LITERACY GOALS; AND
             84e          (iv) PROVIDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES WHICH MAY BE USED BY THE COMMISSION OR
             84f      THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR BOTH TO HELP PUBLIC EDUCATION ACCOMPLISH ITS LITERACY
             84g      GOALS UNDER SECTION 53A-1-801. h
             85          (c) The commission shall coordinate its activities under Subsection (4) with other state and


             86      community entities engaged in child literacy programs.
             86a           h (d)(i) THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STATE BOARD OF
             86b      EDUCATION ON:
             86c          (A) HOW PUBLIC MONIES WERE SPENT ON THE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER
             86d      SUBSECTION (4); AND
             86e          (B) THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS RECRUITED FOR AND PARTICIPATING IN THE
             86f      PROGRAM.
             86g          (ii) THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE ITS REPORT BY JULY 1, WITH THE FIRST REPORT
             86h      REQUIRED BY JULY 1, 2000. h
             87          Section 2. Section 26-10-5.5 is enacted to read:
             88          26-10-5.5. Child literacy -- Distribution of information kits.
             89          (1) The Legislature recognizes that effective child literacy programs can have a dramatic
             90      long-term impact on each child's ability to:


             91          (a) succeed in school;
             92          (b) successfully compete in a global society; and
             93          (c) become a productive, responsible citizen.
             94          (2) (a) To help further this end, the department may make available to parents of new-born
             95      infants, as a resource, an information kit regarding child development, the development of
             96      emerging literacy skills, and activities which promote and enhance emerging literacy skills,
             97      including reading aloud to the child on a regular basis.
             98          (b) The department shall seek private funding to help support this program.
             99          (3) (a) The department may seek assistance from the State Office of Education and local
             100      hospitals in making the information kit available to parents on a voluntary basis.
             101          (b) The department may also seek assistance from private entities in making the kits
             102      available to parents.
             103          Section 3. Section 53A-1-801 is enacted to read:
             104     
Part 8. Child Literacy Programs

             105          53A-1-801. Child literacy program -- Coordinated activities.
             106          (1) The State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public instruction,
             107      shall provide for a public service campaign to educate parents on the importance of providing their
             108      children with opportunities to develop emerging literacy skills through a statewide "Read to Me"
             109      program.
             110          (2) The board shall coordinate its activities under this section with other state and
             111      community entities that are engaged in child literacy programs in order to maximize its efforts and
             112      resources, including the Utah Commission on National and Community Service.
             113          (3) (a) The board shall make an annual report to the Legislature's Education Interim
             114      Committee on its h [ progress towards accomplishing the literacy goal of having all students within
             115      the state's public education reading on or above grade level by the end of the third grade by no later
             116      than school year beginning in the fall of 2002.
             117          (b) A component of the report shall include a review of the
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statewide assessment of
             118      emerging reading skills in kindergarten in the public schools as required under Section
             119      53A-3-402.9 .
             119a           h (b) THE BOARD SHALL MAKE ITS FIRST REPORT NO LATER THAN JULY 1, 2000, AND BY
             119b      JULY 1 OF EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR. h
             120          Section 4. Appropriation.
             121          Except as provided in H.B. 4, Appropriations Coordination Act, there is appropriated the


             122      following amounts from the following funds for fiscal year 1999-2000 for the following purposes:
             123          (1) S [ $300,000 ] $150,000 s from the General Fund to the Commission on National and
             123a      Community
             124      Service in the Department of Community and Economic Development for the volunteer propram
             125      required under Subsection 9-1-809 (4);
             126          (2) S [ $50,000 ] $25,000 s from the General Fund to the Department of Health to provide
             126a      information
             127      kits to the parents of new-born infants under Section 26-10-5.5 ; and
             128          (3) $75,000 from the Uniform School Fund to the State Board of Education to help fund
             129      the public service campaign on emerging literacy skills through the Read to Me program under
             130      Subsection 53A-1-801 (1).
             131          Section 5. Effective date.
             132          This act takes effect on July 1, 1999.


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