H.B. 330

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STATE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEAD
2 START
3 2008 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: LaWanna Lou Shurtliff
6 Senate Sponsor: Gregory S. Bell
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill establishes state supplemental funding for Head Start programs in Utah.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . appropriates money to the Department of Health; and
14 . directs the department to provide:
15 . grants to local public and private non-profit and for-profit agencies to provide
16 school readiness services to economically disadvantaged children and families;
17 and
18 . supplemental funding to Head Start programs in Utah that are currently funded
19 by the federal government.
20 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
21 This bill appropriates:
22 . as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, $700,000 from the
23 General Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 to the Department of Health.
24 Other Special Clauses:
25 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.
26 Uncodified Material Affected:
27 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL

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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Appropriation.
31 (1) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
32 appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2008-09, $700,000 to the Department of
33 Health.
34 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the appropriation under Subsection (1) shall
35 be:
36 (a) used to provide grants to local public and private non-profit and for-profit agencies
37 to provide comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children
38 and families, with a special focus on early childhood education and school readiness;
39 (b) supplemental funding to Head Start programs in Utah that are currently funded by
40 the federal government; and
41 (c) distributed to agencies at a per child rate based on a statewide average of the federal
42 per child rate, resulting in 100 additional children receiving the comprehensive child
43 development services.
44 Section 2. Effective date.
45 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-14-08 10:07 AM

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel