1st Sub.
S.B.
2
MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM BUDGET AMENDMENTS
house floor
Amendments
Amendment 9 March 4, 2008 3:12 pm
Representative Karen W. Morgan
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page
2, Lines 27 through 28
:
27
{
. the Teacher Salary Supplement Program to provide a salary supplement to an
28
eligible teacher;
}
. the K-3 Class Size Reduction Incentive Program;
2. Page
2, Line 55 through Page 3, Line 57
:
55
. $1,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only
{
;
}
.
56
{
. $250,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2008-09; and
}
57
{
. $50,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only.
}
3. Page
3, Lines 84 through 85
:
84
53A-17a-156, Utah Code Annotated 1953
85
{
53A-17a-157, Utah Code Annotated 1953
}
4. Page
21, Line 626
:
626
(hh)
{
Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted Account
}
K-3 Class Size Reduction
Program
, $4,700,000;
5. Page
27, Line 806 through Page 60, Line 897
:
Delete lines 806 through 897
6. Page
30, Lines 896 through 897
:
896
charter schools for the Teacher Salary Supplement Program as provided in Section
897
53A-17a-156
.
Section 19.
Section
53A-17a-156
is enacted to read:
53A-17a-156. K-3 Class Size Reduction Incentive Program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Average class size by grade" shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of
Section
53A-3-602.5
.
(b) "Target class size" means:
(i) for kindergarten:
(A) an average class size for the school that does not exceed 18 students; and
(B) a class in the school that does not exceed 20 students;
(ii) for first grade:
(A) an average class size for the school that does not exceed 20 students; and
(B) a class in the school that does not exceed 22 students; and
(iii) for second or third grade:
(A) an average class size for the school that does not exceed 22 students; and
(B) a class in the school that does not exceed 24 students.
(2) Subject to monies appropriated for the K-3 Class Size Reduction Incentive Program, the State
Board of Education shall establish a grant program as provided in this section to assist schools to reduce
average class size by grade for kindergarten through grade 3 to the target class size.
(3) (a) A school may apply for K-3 Class Size Reduction Incentive Program grants, with each
grade individually considered, if a grade's average class size by grade is larger than the target class size.
(b) A grant application shall indicate how the monies will be used to reach a target class size.
(c) Grants shall be awarded:
(i) to reduce an eligible grade's average class size to the target class size, prioritized within this
category based upon the highest average class size by grade
; or
(ii) to allow schools that are limited by facilities or other constraints from qualifying for the
grants described in Subsection (3)(c)(i) to hire paraeducators who shall work in the classrooms of a
grade.
(4) Once awarded, a grant is intended to be ongoing, provided that the grade's average class size
by grade remains within the target class size.
(5) If a participating school does not meet the target class size for a grade for which a grant is
received or if a school uses grant monies in a manner that is inconsistent with the provisions of this
section, the school is liable for reimbursing the State Board of Education for the amount of grant monies
received from the State Board of Education.
(6) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the State
Board of Education shall make rules:
(a) establishing procedures and deadlines for applying for and awarding grants;
(b) specifying how grant monies shall be allocated among schools that qualify to receive the
grants; and
(c) requiring reporting of grant money expenditures and evidence showing that the grant monies
have been used to reduce average class size by grade for kindergarten through grade 3.
(7) The State Board of Education shall provide a report by December 1 of each year to the Public
Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the K-3 Class Size Reduction Incentive Program.
(8) The Legislature shall provide for an annual adjustment in the appropriation for the K-3 Class
Size Reduction Incentive Program based upon the report under Subsection (7) and the requirements of
schools under this section.
Renumber remaining sections accordingly.
7. Page
37, Lines 1111 through 1119
:
1111
(c) $869,580 to the State Charter School Board for support services to charter schools
1112
as provided in Section
53A-1a-501.6
{
; and
}
.
1113
{
(d) $4,700,000 from the Uniform School Fund Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted
1114
Account for the Teacher Salary Supplement Program in accordance with the provisions under
1115
Sections
53A-17a-156
and
53A-17a-157
.
}
1116
{
(2) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
1117
appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2008-09, $250,000 from the General Fund
1118
to the Department of Human Resource Management for administration of the Teacher Salary
1119
Supplement Program established in Section
53A-17a-156
.
}
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37, Lines 1134 through 1137
:
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(1) There is appropriated for fiscal year 2007-08 only, as follows:
1135
{
(a) $50,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Human Resource
1136
Management for costs to administer the Teacher Salary Supplement Program established in
1137
Section
53A-17a-156
;
}
Renumber remaining subsections accordingly.
9. Page
39, Lines 1200 through 1203
:
1200
governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override; and
1201
(2)
{
the following sections take effect on May 5, 2008:
1202
(a) Section
53A-17a-156
; and
1203
(b)
}
Uncodified Section 29, One-time appropriations for fiscal year 2007-08
takes effect on May
5, 2008
.
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