H.B. 120

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EDUCATION PRINTING OFFICE
2 2008 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Ron Bigelow
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill establishes a printing office under the direction of the State Board of
10 Education.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . establishes a printing office under the direction of the State Board of Education that
14 may:
15 . produce, print, and distribute original materials; and
16 . contract to print and distribute materials that a school district, charter school, or
17 private source has produced; and
18 . sets priorities for the printing office.
19 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
20 This bill appropriates:
21 . as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, $1,400,000 from
22 the Education Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 to the State Board of Education.
23 Other Special Clauses:
24 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.
25 Utah Code Sections Affected:
26 ENACTS:
27 53A-1-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953

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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 53A-1-304 is enacted to read:
31 53A-1-304. Printing office.
32 (1) The State Board of Education shall establish a printing office.
33 (2) The printing office may:
34 (a) produce, print, and distribute original materials that support and enhance the
35 instruction of the core curriculum in the state's public schools, including:
36 (i) workbooks and worksheets; and
37 (ii) textbooks;
38 (b) contract to print and distribute materials that a school district, charter school, or
39 private source has produced;
40 (c) charge public schools the reasonable costs of distributed materials; and
41 (d) seek input from school districts, charter schools, educators, and parents regarding
42 the development of materials.
43 (3) (a) The first priority of the printing office shall be the production of materials for
44 kindergarten through grade three.
45 (b) The second priority of the printing office shall be the production of materials for
46 grades four through six.
47 Section 2. Appropriation.
48 As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is appropriated
49 from the Education Fund for fiscal year 2008-09, $1,400,000 to the State Board of Education to
50 fund the establishment of a printing office in accordance with the provisions of Section
51 53A-1-304 .
52 Section 3. Effective date.
53 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.




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