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First Substitute H.B. 134

Representative Jim Nielson proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
COLLECTION OF FRONT-LINE TEACHERS DATA

             2     
2011 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Jim Nielson

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Daniel R. Liljenquist

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill establishes reporting requirements for school districts, charter schools, and the
             10      State Board of Education related to quantifying the number of certain teachers.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    requires school districts and charter schools to report data to the State Board of
             15      Education for a future program that will provide for the distribution of additional
             16      WPUs to a qualifying district or charter school, depending on how relatively high
             17      the district or charter school is in comparison to other districts or charter schools in
             18      the state in its allocation of resources for front-line teachers; and
             19          .    requires the State Board of Education to report to the Education Interim Committee.
             20      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      ENACTS:


             26          53A-1-410, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             27          53A-1-411, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             28     
             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 53A-1-410 is enacted to read:
             31          53A-1-410. Definitions.
             32          For purposes of Sections 53A-1-410 and 53A-1-411 :
             33          (1) "LEA compensation percentage" means the amount of money from an LEA's
             34      general fund budgeted for front-line teachers, including benefits, divided by the LEA's total
             35      general fund, excluding money budgeted for:
             36          (a) capital outlay or debt service; and
             37          (b) pupil transportation.
             38          (2) "LEA percentage" means the average of an LEA's compensation percentage and the
             39      LEA's front-line teacher percentage.
             40          (3) "LEA front-line teacher percentage" means the number of full-time equivalent
             41      front-line teachers in an LEA divided by the total number of full-time equivalent employees in
             42      an LEA, excluding employees associated with pupil transportation.
             43          (4) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means a school district or charter school.
             44          (5) (a) "Front-line teacher" means a licensed teacher who has an assignment to teach a
             45      kindergarten, elementary, secondary, or special education course.
             46          (b) "Front-line teacher" does not include a prekindergarten teacher, a school-based
             47      specialist, or a classroom aide.
             48          (6) "Statewide compensation percentage" means the amount of money from all LEAs'
             49      general funds budgeted for front-line teachers, including benefits, divided by all LEAs' total
             50      general funds, excluding money budgeted for:
             51          (a) capital outlay or debt service; and
             52          (b) pupil transportation.
             53          (7) "Statewide percentage" means the average of the statewide compensation
             54      percentage and the statewide front-line teacher percentage.
             55          (8) "Statewide front-line teacher percentage" means the number of full-time equivalent
             56      front-line teachers in all LEAs divided by the total number of full-time equivalent employees in


             57      all LEAs, excluding employees associated with pupil transportation.
             58          Section 2. Section 53A-1-411 is enacted to read:
             59          53A-1-411. Reporting requirements and data collection related to front-line
             60      teachers -- Audit procedures.
             61          (1) (a) An LEA shall report all information as required in this section for the possibility
             62      of a future program to reward an LEA that has a relatively high or substantially improving
             63      percentage of front-line teachers and uses a relatively high or substantially improving
             64      percentage of its budget for front-line teachers.
             65          (b) The information reported in accordance with this section shall be for the previous
             66      school year.
             67          (2) (a) An LEA shall report all necessary data to the State Board of Education for
             68      purposes of calculating the percentages defined in Section 53A-1-410 .
             69          (b) An LEA shall report the following data to the State Board of Education:
             70          (i) the LEA's total number of FTE front-line teachers; and
             71          (ii) the LEA's average class size for:
             72          (A) elementary school;
             73          (B) middle or junior high; and
             74          (C) high school; and
             75          (c) The State Board of Education shall make rules specifying how an LEA reports
             76      required data for purposes of this Subsection (2).
             77          (3) By November 1, 2011, the State Board of Education shall conduct an audit of the
             78      data submitted by LEAs pursuant to Subsection (2) to ensure conformity and comparability.
             79          (4) By the November 2011 Interim meeting, the State Board of Education shall report
             80      to the Education Interim Committee:
             81          (a) the statewide and LEA percentages defined in Section 53A-1-410 ;
             82          (b) all underlying data submitted by the LEAs described in Subsection (2);
             83          (c) the results of the audit described in Subsection (3); and
             84          (d) the average daily membership of each LEA, as reported in the most recent state
             85      superintendent's report.


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