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        SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         January 16, 2007

Mr. Speaker:

    The Education Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 68, SCHOOL FEE WAIVER AMENDMENTS, by Representative L. Shurtliff, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 16 through 18 :    

             16          This bill appropriates:
             17          .    as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints,

{   $900,000   }        $1,500,000       from the

             18      Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 to the State Board of Education.

2.    Page 3, Lines 81 through 83 :    

             81          As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is appropriated
             82      from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08,
{   $900,000   }        $1,500,000       to the State Board of

             83      Education to distribute to school districts impacted by fee waivers as provided by Section

1.    Page 1, Line 13 :    

             13          .    establishes criteria for the distribution of the funds;
{   and   }

    
  . beginning on July 1, 2009, makes compensation for impacts of fee waivers conditioned upon compliance with certain financial reporting requirements; and      


2.    Page 3, Line 79 :    

             79      application for and distribution of funds under this Subsection (7).
  (d) Beginning on July 1, 2009, a school district or charter school may not receive a distribution of funds under this Subsection (7) unless the school district or charter school accounts for revenues collected and expended at the school level in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education which shall:

    (i) require that revenues collected and expended at the school level be classified in accordance with a uniform chart of accounts;

    (ii) provide for the identification of revenues from fees and how fees are expended; and
    (iii) require that revenues collected and expended at the school level be:
    (A) reported to the state superintendent for inclusion in the annual report of the state superintendent provided by Section 53A-1-301 ; and
    (B) included in the annual audit report required under Section 51-2a-201.  


    Respectfully,

    Gregory H. Hughes
    Committee Chair

Voting: 11-3-1
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 HB0068
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