House of Representatives
State of Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029 January 30, 2007
Mr. Speaker:
The Education Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 148, EDUCATION
VOUCHERS, by Representative S. Urquhart, with the following amendments:
Respectfully,
Gregory H. Hughes
Voting: 9-6-0
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scholarship payments;
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. allows a school district to retain in enrollment a student that transfers to a
private
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school for a period of five years, with a deduction equal to the average scholarship
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amount
; and
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. allows the State Board of Education to transfer unused scholarship monies
to the
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Minimum School Program
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53A-1a-812, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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(3) (a) To receive a scholarship, the parent of a student shall submit an application
for
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the scholarship to the board by the June 1 preceding the school year for which a
scholarship is
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sought, except the deadline for submitting an application for the 2007-08 school years is
July
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(4) The board shall award scholarships by the July 1 preceding the school year for
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which a scholarship is sought, except the deadline for awarding scholarships for the
2007-08
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school year is August
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statewide.
(5) The monies deducted from a school district's minimum school program
funds as provided in Subsection (4) shall be deposited into the Uniform School
Fund.
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Section 8.
Section
53A-1a-808
is enacted to read:
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53A-1a-808. Transfer of balance.
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After awarding the scholarships and budgeting for mitigation monies under this
part,
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the board shall transfer any remaining balance appropriated for scholarships or
mitigation
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monies to the kindergarten and grades 1-12 basic programs established under
Chapter 17a,
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Minimum School Program Act.
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Renumber remaining sections accordingly.
Committee Chair
Bill Number
*HB0148*
HB0148