H.B. 363

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PUBLIC EDUCATION STATE CAPITOL VISIT FUNDING
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Steve Eliason
5 Senate Sponsor: Aaron Osmond
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill provides funding to take public school students on field trips to the state
10 capitol.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . allows the State Board of Education to award grants to school districts and charter
14 schools to take students on field trips to the state capitol;
15 . specifies that the grant money may be used to pay for transportation expenses
16 related to taking students on a field trip to the state capitol; and
17 . requires the State Board of Education to make rules:
18 . establishing procedures for applying for and awarding grants; and
19 . specifying how grant money shall be allocated among school districts and
20 charter schools.
21 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22 This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2014:
23 . to the State Board of Education as a one-time appropriation:
24 . from the Education Fund, H. [ $20,000 ] $9,800 .H .
25 Other Special Clauses:
26 This bill provides an effective date.
27 Utah Code Sections Affected:

28 ENACTS:
29 53A-17a-169, 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-169 is enacted to read:
33 53A-17a-169. Grants for field trips to the state capitol.
34 (1) The State Board of Education may award grants to school districts and charter
35 schools to take students on field trips to the state capitol.
36 (2) Grant money may be used to pay for transportation expenses related to a field trip
37 to the State Capitol.
38 (3) The State Board of Education shall make rules:
39 (a) establishing procedures for applying for and awarding grants; and
40 (b) specifying how grant money shall be allocated among school districts and charter
41 schools.
42 Section 2. Appropriation.
43 Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
44 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, the following sums of money
45 are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
46 previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
47 addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2014.
48 To State Board of Education
49 From Education Fund, One-time H. [ $20,000 ] $9,800 .H
50 Schedule of Programs:
51 Related to Basic Program - State Capitol Field Trips H. [ $20,000 ] $9,800 .H 52 Section 3. Effective date.
53 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 14, 2013.
54 (2) Uncodified Section 2, Appropriation, takes effect on July 1, 2013.

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