1st Sub.
S.B.
2
MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM BUDGET AMENDMENTS
house floor
Amendments
Amendment 8 March 4, 2008 2:11 pm
Representative Karen W. Morgan
proposes the following amendments:
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. establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the maintenance and operations
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portion of the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2008-09 of
{
$2,495,183,979
}
$2,497,683,979
;
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{
. a pilot project using a home-based educational technology program to develop
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school readiness skills of preschool children;
}
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concepts;
. the K-3 Class Size Reduction Incentive Program;
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.
{
$2,436,864,479
}
$2,439,364,499
from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year
2008-09;
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.
{
$280,000
}
$1,280,000
from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08
only; and
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.
{
$3,469,580
}
$969,580
from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2008-09;
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{
. $1,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only;
}
(qq) K-3 Class Size Reduction Incentive Program, $2,500,000.
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(b) The State Board of Education shall develop uniform and consistent policies for
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school districts to follow in utilizing advanced placement monies.
Section 16. Section 53A-17a-124.8 is enacted to read:
53A-17a-124.8. 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.
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{
(4) Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 10, UPSTART, is repealed July 1, 2014.
}
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{
(a) $2,500,000 to the State Board of Education for UPSTART as provided in Title
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53A, Chapter 1a, Part 10, UPSTART, including costs of:
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(i) a home-based educational technology program provided by a contractor;
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(ii) computers, peripheral equipment, and Internet service for families who cannot
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afford the equipment and service;
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(iii) administrative and technical support provided by school districts;
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(iv) an audit of the contractor's use of funds appropriated for UPSTART; and
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(v) an evaluation of the home-based educational technology program;
}
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(b) $1,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund to the State Board of Education for
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{
UPSTART as provided in Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 10, UPSTART
}
the K-3 Class Size Reduction
Incentive Program as provided in Section 53A-17a-124.8
; and
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This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008, except
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:
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(1) if approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, Sections
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53A-1a-1001
through
53A-1a-1007
take effect upon approval by the governor, or the day
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following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the
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governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override; and
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(2)
}
the following sections take effect on May 5, 2008:
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{
(a)
}
(1)
Section
53A-17a-156
; and
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{
(b)
}
(2)
Uncodified Section 29, One-time appropriations for fiscal year 2007-08.