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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 [
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;
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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 [
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:
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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 [
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
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 [
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 [
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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