S.B. 2
         MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM BUDGET AMENDMENTS

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 4 March 3, 2008 4:23 pm



Senator Scott D. McCoy proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 23 through 24 :    

             23              
{   .    a pilot project using a home-based educational technology program to develop

             24      school readiness skills of preschool children;   }


2.    Page 3, Line 60 :    

             60              .    
{   $3,469,580   }        $969,580       from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2008-09;


3.    Page 3, Lines 62 through 64 :    

             62              
{   .    $1,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only;

             63              .    $250,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2008-09; and
             64              .    $50,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only.   }


4.    Page 3, Line 84 through Page 4, Line 90 :    
{  


             84          53A-1a-1001, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             85          53A-1a-1002, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             86          53A-1a-1003, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             87          53A-1a-1004, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             88          53A-1a-1005, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             89          53A-1a-1006, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             90          53A-1a-1007, Utah Code Annotated 1953   }


5.    Page 4, Line 94 :    

            
{   94
         53A-17a-157, Utah Code Annotated 1953   }


6.    Page 11, Line 325 through Page 16, Line 465 :     Delete lines 325 - 465
Renumber sections accordingly.


7.    Page 22, Line 677 :    

             677          (hh) Teacher Salary Supplement
{   Restricted Account   }        Program       , $4,700,000;


8.    Page 31, Lines 945 through 947 :    

             945          (2) (a) Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature shall annually appropriate
             946      money to the
{   Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted Account established in Section

             947      53A-17a-157   }
  State Board of Education       to fund the Teacher Salary Supplement Program.


9.    Page 32, Line 964 through Page 33, Line 1013 :    

             964          (4) The
{   Department of Human Resource Management   }        State Board of Education       shall:

             965          
{   (a) create an on-line application system for a teacher to apply to receive a salary

             966      supplement through the Teacher Salary Supplement Program;
             967          (b)   }
  (a)       determine if a teacher:

             968          (i) is an eligible teacher; and
             969          (ii) has a course assignment as listed in Subsections (1)(a)(i)(A) through (D);
             970          
{   (c)   }        (b)       verify, as needed, the determinations made under Subsection (4)      {   (b)   }        (a)       with school

             971      district and school administrators; and
             972          
{   (d)   }        (c)       certify a list of eligible teachers and the amount of their salary supplement      {   , sorted

             973      by school district and charter school, to the Division of Finance   }
  to the school district or charter school       .

             974          (5)
{   (a) An eligible teacher shall apply with the Department of Human Resource

             975      Management prior to the conclusion of a school year to receive the salary supplement
             976      authorized in this section.
             977          (b) An eligible teacher may apply with the Department of Human Resource
             978      Management, after   }
  After       verification that the requirements under this section have been satisfied,      {   to   }        an eligible teacher may      

             979      receive a salary supplement after the completion of:
             980          
{   (i)   }        (a)       the school year as an annual award; or

             981          
{   (ii)   }        (b)       a semester or trimester as a partial award based on the portion of the school year

             982      that has been completed.
             983          (6) (a) The
{   Division of Finance   }        State Board of Education       shall distribute monies      {   from the Teacher Salary

             984      Supplement Restricted Account   }
  appropriated for the Teacher Salary Supplement Program       to school districts and charter schools      {   for the Teacher Salary

             985      Supplement Program   } in accordance with the provisions of this section.

             986          (b) The
{   Department of Human Resource Management   }        State Board of Education       shall include the employer-paid

             987      benefits described under Subsection (2)(b) in the amount of each salary supplement certified to
             988      the
{   Division of Finance   }        school district or charter school       .

             989          (c) The employer-paid benefits described under Subsection (2)(b) are an addition to the
             990      salary supplement limits described under Subsection (3).
             991          (7) (a) Money received
{   from   }        for       the Teacher Salary Supplement      {   Restricted Account   }        Program       shall

             992      be used by a school district or charter school to provide a salary supplement equal to the
             993      amount specified for each eligible teacher.
             994          (b) The salary supplement is part of the teacher's base pay, subject to the teacher's
             995      qualification as an eligible teacher every year, semester, or trimester.
             996          
{   (8) The State Board of Education shall cooperate with the Department of Human

             997      Resource Management as it administers the Teacher Salary Supplement Program by:
             998          (a) providing or verifying teacher data, as requested; and
             999          (b) making information technology resources available.   }
             1000          (9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the appropriation for the program
             1001      is insufficient to cover the costs associated with salary supplements, the
{   Department of Human

             1002      Resource Management   }
  State Board of Education       may limit or reduce the salary supplements.      {  

             1003          Section 22. Section 53A-17a-157 is enacted to read:
             1004          53A-17a-157. Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted Account.
             1005          (1) There is created within the Uniform School Fund a restricted account known as the
             1006      "Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted Account."
             1007          (2) The account shall be funded from appropriations made to the account by the
             1008      Legislature.
             1009          (3) The account shall be used to fund teacher salary supplements for school districts
             1010      and charter schools as provided in Section 53A-17a-156 .
             1011          (4) The Division of Finance shall distribute account monies to school districts and
             1012      charter schools for the Teacher Salary Supplement Program as provided in Section
             1013      53A-17a-156 .
  }
Renumber remaining sections accordingly.

10.    Page 40, Line 1208 :    
{  


             1208          (4) Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 10, UPSTART, is repealed July 1, 2014.
  }

11.    Page 40, Lines 1218 through 1225 :    
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             1218          (a) $2,500,000 to the State Board of Education for UPSTART as provided in Title

             1219      53A, Chapter 1a, Part 10, UPSTART, including costs of:
             1220          (i) a home-based educational technology program provided by a contractor;
             1221          (ii) computers, peripheral equipment, and Internet service for families who cannot
             1222      afford the equipment and service;
             1223          (iii) administrative and technical support provided by school districts;
             1224          (iv) an audit of the contractor's use of funds appropriated for UPSTART; and
             1225          (v) an evaluation of the home-based educational technology program;
  }

12.    Page 40, Lines 1227 through 1236 :    

             1227      financial and economic literacy as provided by Subsection 53A-13-110 (2)(b);
  and      

             1228          (c) $869,580 to the State Charter School Board for support services to charter schools
             1229      as provided in Section 53A-1a-501.6
{   ; and   }        .            {  

             1230          (d) $4,700,000 from the Uniform School Fund Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted
             1231      Account for the Teacher Salary Supplement Program in accordance with the provisions under
             1232      Sections 53A-17a-156 and 53A-17a-157 .
             1233          (2) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
             1234      appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2008-09, $250,000 from the General Fund
             1235      to the Department of Human Resource Management for administration of the Teacher Salary
             1236      Supplement Program established in Section 53A-17a-156 .
  }

13.    Page 41, Lines 1251 through 1259 :    

             1251          (1) There is appropriated for fiscal year 2007-08 only,
{   as follows:

             1252          (a) $50,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Human Resource
             1253      Management for costs to administer the Teacher Salary Supplement Program established in
             1254      Section 53A-17a-156 ;
             1255          (b) $1,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund to the State Board of Education for
             1256      UPSTART as provided in Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 10, UPSTART; and
             1257          (c)   } $280,000 from the Uniform School Fund to the State Board of Education for library
             1258      books and electronic resources.
             1259          (2) The money appropriated in
{   Subsections (1)(a) through (c)   }        Subsection (1)       is nonlapsing.


14.    Page 43, Lines 1313 through 1320 :    

             1313          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008, except
{   :

             1314          (1) if approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, Sections
             1315      53A-1a-1001 through 53A-1a-1007 take effect upon approval by the governor, or the day

             1316      following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the
             1317      governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override; and
             1318          (2) the following sections take effect on May 5, 2008:
             1319          (a) Section 53A-17a-156 ; and
             1320          (b)   } Uncodified Section 31, One-time appropriations for fiscal year 2007-08
  takes effect on May 5, 2008       .

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