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H.B. 513

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EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Merlynn T. Newbold

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Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill creates an early intervention program in Title 53A, State System of Public
             10      Education.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    creates an early intervention program, targeted to at-risk students, delivered through
             14      a voluntary enhanced kindergarten program at school districts and charter schools
             15      that choose to offer the program; and
             16          .    establishes guidelines for the State Board of Education to distribute early
             17      intervention funds, based on at-risk indicators.
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          This bill appropriates:
             20          .    to Related to Basic, as a one-time appropriation:
             21              .    from the Education Fund, $7,500,000; and
             22          .    to the State Board of Education - State Office of Education - Initiative Programs, as
             23      a one-time appropriation:
             24              .    from the Education Fund, $2,500,000.
             25      Other Special Clauses:
             26          This bill provides an effective date.
             27      Utah Code Sections Affected:


             28      ENACTS:
             29          53A-17a-167, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             31      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             32          Section 1. Section 53A-17a-167 is enacted to read:
             33          53A-17a-167. Early Intervention Program.
             34          (1) The State Board of Education shall distribute funds appropriated under this section,
             35      consistent with guidelines in this section, to school districts and charter schools that apply for
             36      the funds.
             37          (2) A school district or charter school shall use funds appropriated in this section to
             38      offer an early intervention program, delivered through an enhanced kindergarten program that:
             39          (a) is an academic program focused on building age-appropriate literacy and numeracy
             40      skills;
             41          (b) uses an evidence-based early intervention model;
             42          (c) is targeted to at-risk students; and
             43          (d) is delivered through additional hours or other means.
             44          (3) A school district or charter school may not require a student to participate in an
             45      enhanced kindergarten program described in Subsection (2).
             46          (4) The State Board of Education shall distribute funds appropriated under this section
             47      to school districts and charter schools based on the number of kindergarten students eligible to
             48      receive free or reduced price school lunch in each school district or charter school that applies
             49      for funding under Subsection (1).
             50          Section 2. Appropriation.
             51          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
             52      following sums of money are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or
             53      reduced from amounts previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated for the
             54      fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013. These are additions to any
             55      amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2013.
             56          To Related to Basic
             57              From Education Fund, one-time
$7,500,000

             58              Schedule of Programs:


             59                  Early Intervention Program            $7,500,000
             60          To the State Board of Education - Utah State Office of Education - Initiative Programs
             61              From the Education Fund, one-time             
    $2,500,000

             62              Schedule of Programs:
             63                  Contracts and Grants                $2,500,000
             64          The Legislature intends that:
             65          (1) the $7,500,000 appropriation from Early Intervention Program be used to carry out
             66      the requirements of Section 53A-17a-167 ;
             67          (2) the $2,500,000 appropriation from Contracts and Grants shall be used by the State
             68      Board of Education to issue a request for proposals for adaptive learning technology and
             69      assessments for early intervention for kindergarten; and
             70          (3) the appropriation under this section:
             71          (a) be one-time; and
             72          (b) not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2013.
             73          Section 3. Effective date.
             74          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect May 8, 2012.
             75          (2) Uncodified Section 2, Appropriation, takes effect on July 1, 2012.




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