1st Sub. S.B. 2
         MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM BUDGET AMENDMENTS

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 1 March 4, 2008 9:13 am



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 2, Line 53 :    

             53              .    
{   $3,469,580   }        $969,580       from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2008-09;


3.    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.  
}


4.    Page 3, Lines 76 through 82 :    

             76          
{   53A-1a-1001, Utah Code Annotated 1953

             77          53A-1a-1002, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             78          53A-1a-1003, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             79          53A-1a-1004, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             80          53A-1a-1005, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             81          53A-1a-1006, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             82          53A-1a-1007, Utah Code Annotated 1953  
}


5.    Page 3, Line 85 :    

             85          
{   53A-17a-157, Utah Code Annotated 1953   }


6.    Page 11, Line 316 through Page 15, Line 456 :     Delete lines 316 to 456 and renumber accordingly.

7.    Page 21, Line 626 :    

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


8.    Page 27, Lines 830 through 831 :    


             830      money to the
{   Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted Account established in Section

             831      53A-17a-157  
}
  State Board of Education       to fund the Teacher Salary Supplement Program.


9.    Page 28, Line 848 through Page 30, Line 897 :    

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

             849          
{   (a) create an on-line application system for a teacher to apply to receive a salary

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

             852          (i) is an eligible teacher; and
             853          (ii) has a course assignment as listed in Subsections (1)(a)(i)(A) through (D);
             854          
{   (c)   }        (b)       verify, as needed, the determinations made under Subsection (4)      {   (b)   }        (a)       with school

             855      district and school administrators; and
             856          
{   (d)   }        (c)       certify a list of eligible teachers and the amount of their salary supplement      {   , sorted

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

             858          (5)
{   (a) An eligible teacher shall apply with the Department of Human Resource

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

             863      receive a salary supplement after the completion of:
             864          
{   (i)   }        (a)       the school year as an annual award; or

             865          
{   (ii)   }        (b)       a semester or trimester as a partial award based on the portion of the school year

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

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

             869      Supplement Program  
}
in accordance with the provisions of this section.
             870          (b) The
{   Department of Human Resource Management   }        State Board of Education       shall include the employer-paid

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

             873          (c) The employer-paid benefits described under Subsection (2)(b) are an addition to the
             874      salary supplement limits described under Subsection (3).
             875          (7) (a) Money received
{   from   }        for       the Teacher Salary Supplement      {   Restricted

Account   }        Program       shall


             876      be used by a school district or charter school to provide a salary supplement equal to the
             877      amount specified for each eligible teacher.
             878          (b) The salary supplement is part of the teacher's base pay, subject to the teacher's
             879      qualification as an eligible teacher every year, semester, or trimester.
             880          
{   (8) The State Board of Education shall cooperate with the Department of Human

             881      Resource Management as it administers the Teacher Salary Supplement Program by:
             882          (a) providing or verifying teacher data, as requested; and
             883          (b) making information technology resources available.  
}

             884          (9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the appropriation for the program
             885      is insufficient to cover the costs associated with salary supplements, the
{   Department of Human

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

             887          
{   Section 20. Section 53A-17a-157 is enacted to read:

             888          53A-17a-157. Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted Account.
             889          (1) There is created within the Uniform School Fund a restricted account known as the
             890      "Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted Account."
             891          (2) The account shall be funded from appropriations made to the account by the
             892      Legislature.
             893          (3) The account shall be used to fund teacher salary supplements for school districts
             894      and charter schools as provided in Section 53A-17a-156 .  
}

             895          
{   (4) The Division of Finance shall distribute account monies to school districts and

             896      charter schools for the Teacher Salary Supplement Program as provided in Section
             897      53A-17a-156 .  
}


10.    Page 36, Line 1092 :    

             1092          
{   (4) Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 10, UPSTART, is repealed July 1, 2014.   }


11.    Page 36, Lines 1101 through 1108 :    

             1101          
{   (a) $2,500,000 to the State Board of Education for UPSTART as provided in Title

             1102      53A, Chapter 1a, Part 10, UPSTART, including costs of:
             1103          (i) a home-based educational technology program provided by a contractor;
             1104          (ii) computers, peripheral equipment, and Internet service for families who cannot
             1105      afford the equipment and service;
             1106          (iii) administrative and technical support provided by school districts;
             1107          (iv) an audit of the contractor's use of funds appropriated for UPSTART; and
             1108          (v) an evaluation of the home-based educational technology program;  
}


12.    Page 36, Line 1110 through Page 37, Line 1119 :    



             1110      financial and economic literacy as provided by Subsection 53A-13-110 (2)(b);
  and      

             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 .  
}


13.    Page 37, Line 1134 through Page 38, Line 1142 :    

             1134          (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 ;
             1138          (b) $1,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund to the State Board of Education for
             1139      UPSTART as provided in Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 10, UPSTART; and
             1140          (c)  
}
$280,000 from the Uniform School Fund to the State Board of Education for library
             1141      books and electronic resources.
             1142          (2) The money appropriated in
{   Subsections (1)(a) through (c)   }        Subsection (1)       is nonlapsing.


14.    Page 39, Lines 1196 through 1203 :    

             1196          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008, except
{   :

             1197          (1) if approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, Sections
             1198      53A-1a-1001 through 53A-1a-1007 take effect upon approval by the governor, or the day
             1199      following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the
             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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