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S.B. 241

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INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES

             2     
REQUIREMENTS

             3     
2009 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Mark B. Madsen

             6     
House Sponsor: ____________

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill requires school districts to spend a certain portion of general fund expenditures
             11      on instructional expenditures.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    requires each school district to spend at least 65% of its general fund expenditures
             15      on instructional expenditures, with certain exceptions;
             16          .    provides for waivers of the expenditure standards from the State Board of
             17      Education; and
             18          .    defines terms.
             19      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          None
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      ENACTS:
             25          53A-3-404.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 53A-3-404.5 is enacted to read:
             29          53A-3-404.5. Instructional expenditures standards.
             30          (1) As used in this section:
             31          (a) "General fund expenditures" means expenditures accounted for in a school district's
             32      general fund, as defined in the U.S. Department of Education publication, "Financial
             33      Accounting for Local and State School Systems."
             34          (b) "Instructional expenditures" means expenditures for instruction as defined in the
             35      U.S. Department of Education publication, "Financial Accounting for Local and State School
             36      Systems."
             37          (2) (a) Each school district shall spend at least 65% of its general fund expenditures on
             38      instructional expenditures.
             39          (b) If a school district's instructional expenditures in fiscal year 2008-09 are less than
             40      65% of its general fund expenditures, the school district shall increase instructional
             41      expenditures as a percent of general fund expenditures by two percentage points per year
             42      beginning in fiscal year 2009-10.
             43          (3) (a) A school district that is unable to meet the expenditure standards established
             44      under Subsection (2) may apply to the State Board of Education for a waiver. The waiver
             45      request shall specify:
             46          (i) the reasons why the school district is unable to meet the expenditure standards; and
             47          (ii) actions the school district will take to meet the expenditure standards in the
             48      following year.
             49          (b) The State Board of Education shall grant or deny the waiver request within 60 days
             50      of receiving the request.




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    as of 2-5-09 1:11 PM


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