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H.B. 2

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PUBLIC EDUCATION BUDGET AMENDMENTS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Melvin R. Brown

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Senate Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Executive Appropriations Committee Interim Committee recommended this bill.
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill supplements or reduces appropriations previously provided for school districts,
             12      charter schools, and certain state education agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
             13      2013, and ending June 30, 2014, and modifies related budgetary provisions.
             14      Highlighted Provisions:
             15          This bill:
             16          .    modifies an index by which the state guarantee dollar amount per weighted pupil
             17      unit for the voted leeway and board-authorized leeway programs annually increases;
             18          .    provides budget increases and decreases for the use and support of certain state
             19      education agencies;
             20          .    provides budget increases and decreases for programs that support school districts
             21      and charter schools;
             22          .    provides a distribution formula for the appropriation for Teacher Supplies and
             23      Materials;
             24          .    provides intent language;
             25          .    establishes the value of the weighted pupil unit for fiscal year 2013-14 at:
             26              .    $2,659 for the special education and career and technology add-on programs;
             27      and


             28              .    $2,899 for all other programs; and
             29          .    makes technical changes.
             30      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             31          This bill appropriates for fiscal year 2013-14:
             32          .    $5,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund;
             33          .    $139,745,600 from the Education Fund; and
             34          .    $19,912,400 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
             35      Other Special Clauses:
             36          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2013.
             37      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             38      AMENDS:
             39          53A-17a-133, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 421
             40          53A-17a-164, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 371
             41      REPEALS:
             42          53A-1-408, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 250 and 382
             43      Uncodified Material Affected:
             44      ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
             45     
             46      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             47          Section 1. Section 53A-17a-133 is amended to read:
             48           53A-17a-133. State-supported voted local levy authorized -- Election
             49      requirements -- State guarantee -- Reconsideration of the program.
             50          (1) An election to consider adoption or modification of a voted local levy is required if
             51      initiative petitions signed by 10% of the number of electors who voted at the last preceding
             52      general election are presented to the local school board or by action of the board.
             53          (2) (a) (i) To impose a voted local levy, a majority of the electors of a district voting at
             54      an election in the manner set forth in Subsections (8) and (9) must vote in favor of a special
             55      tax.
             56          (ii) The tax rate may not exceed .002 per dollar of taxable value.
             57          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), in order to receive state support the first
             58      year, a district must receive voter approval no later than December 1 of the year prior to


             59      implementation.
             60          (c) Beginning on or after January 1, 2012, a school district may receive state support in
             61      accordance with Subsection (3) without complying with the requirements of Subsection (2)(b)
             62      if the local school board imposed a tax in accordance with this section during the taxable year
             63      beginning on January 1, 2011 and ending on December 31, 2011.
             64          (3) (a) In addition to the revenue a school district collects from the imposition of a levy
             65      pursuant to this section, the state shall contribute an amount sufficient to guarantee $27.36 per
             66      weighted pupil unit for each .0001 of the first .0016 per dollar of taxable value.
             67          (b) The same dollar amount guarantee per weighted pupil unit for the .0016 per dollar
             68      of taxable value under Subsection (3)(a) shall apply to the portion of the board local levy
             69      authorized in Section 53A-17a-164 , so that the guarantee shall apply up to a total of .002 per
             70      dollar of taxable value if a school district levies a tax rate under both programs.
             71          (c) (i) Beginning July 1, [2013] 2014, the $27.36 guarantee under Subsections (3)(a)
             72      and (b) shall be indexed each year to the value of the weighted pupil unit for the grades 1
             73      through 12 program by making the value of the guarantee equal to [.010544] .00963 times the
             74      value of the prior year's weighted pupil unit for the grades 1 through 12 program.
             75          (ii) The guarantee shall increase by .0005 times the value of the prior year's weighted
             76      pupil unit for the grades 1 through 12 program for each succeeding year subject to the
             77      Legislature appropriating funds for an increase in the guarantee.
             78          (d) (i) The amount of state guarantee money to which a school district would otherwise
             79      be entitled to receive under this Subsection (3) may not be reduced for the sole reason that the
             80      district's levy is reduced as a consequence of changes in the certified tax rate under Section
             81      59-2-924 pursuant to changes in property valuation.
             82          (ii) Subsection (3)(d)(i) applies for a period of five years following any such change in
             83      the certified tax rate.
             84          (e) The guarantee provided under this section does not apply to the portion of a voted
             85      local levy rate that exceeds the voted local levy rate that was in effect for the previous fiscal
             86      year, unless an increase in the voted local levy rate was authorized in an election conducted on
             87      or after July 1 of the previous fiscal year and before December 2 of the previous fiscal year.
             88          (4) (a) An election to modify an existing voted local levy is not a reconsideration of the
             89      existing authority unless the proposition submitted to the electors expressly so states.


             90          (b) A majority vote opposing a modification does not deprive the district of authority to
             91      continue the levy.
             92          (c) If adoption of a voted local levy is contingent upon an offset reducing other local
             93      school board levies, the board must allow the electors, in an election, to consider modifying or
             94      discontinuing the imposition of the levy prior to a subsequent increase in other levies that
             95      would increase the total local school board levy.
             96          (d) Nothing contained in this section terminates, without an election, the authority of a
             97      school district to continue imposing an existing voted local levy previously authorized by the
             98      voters as a voted leeway program.
             99          (5) Notwithstanding Section 59-2-919 , a school district may budget an increased
             100      amount of ad valorem property tax revenue derived from a voted local levy imposed under this
             101      section in addition to revenue from new growth as defined in Subsection 59-2-924 (4), without
             102      having to comply with the notice requirements of Section 59-2-919 , if:
             103          (a) the voted local levy is approved:
             104          (i) in accordance with Subsections (8) and (9) on or after January 1, 2003; and
             105          (ii) within the four-year period immediately preceding the year in which the school
             106      district seeks to budget an increased amount of ad valorem property tax revenue derived from
             107      the voted local levy; and
             108          (b) for a voted local levy approved or modified in accordance with this section on or
             109      after January 1, 2009, the school district complies with the requirements of Subsection (7).
             110          (6) Notwithstanding Section 59-2-919 , a school district may levy a tax rate under this
             111      section that exceeds the certified tax rate without having to comply with the notice
             112      requirements of Section 59-2-919 if:
             113          (a) the levy exceeds the certified tax rate as the result of a school district budgeting an
             114      increased amount of ad valorem property tax revenue derived from a voted local levy imposed
             115      under this section;
             116          (b) the voted local levy was approved:
             117          (i) in accordance with Subsections (8) and (9) on or after January 1, 2003; and
             118          (ii) within the four-year period immediately preceding the year in which the school
             119      district seeks to budget an increased amount of ad valorem property tax revenue derived from
             120      the voted local levy; and


             121          (c) for a voted local levy approved or modified in accordance with this section on or
             122      after January 1, 2009, the school district complies with requirements of Subsection (7).
             123          (7) For purposes of Subsection (5)(b) or (6)(c), the proposition submitted to the
             124      electors regarding the adoption or modification of a voted local levy shall contain the following
             125      statement:
             126          "A vote in favor of this tax means that (name of the school district) may increase
             127      revenue from this property tax without advertising the increase for the next five years."
             128          (8) (a) Before imposing a property tax levy pursuant to this section, a school district
             129      shall submit an opinion question to the school district's registered voters voting on the
             130      imposition of the tax rate so that each registered voter has the opportunity to express the
             131      registered voter's opinion on whether the tax rate should be imposed.
             132          (b) The election required by this Subsection (8) shall be held:
             133          (i) at a regular general election conducted in accordance with the procedures and
             134      requirements of Title 20A, Election Code, governing regular elections;
             135          (ii) at a municipal general election conducted in accordance with the procedures and
             136      requirements of Section 20A-1-202 ; or
             137          (iii) at a local special election conducted in accordance with the procedures and
             138      requirements of Section 20A-1-203 .
             139          (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsections (8)(a) and (b), beginning on or
             140      after January 1, 2012, a school district may levy a tax rate in accordance with this section
             141      without complying with the requirements of Subsections (8)(a) and (b) if the school district
             142      imposed a tax in accordance with this section at any time during the taxable year beginning on
             143      January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2011.
             144          (9) If a school district determines that a majority of the school district's registered
             145      voters voting on the imposition of the tax rate have voted in favor of the imposition of the tax
             146      rate in accordance with Subsection (8), the school district may impose the tax rate.
             147          Section 2. Section 53A-17a-164 is amended to read:
             148           53A-17a-164. Board local levy -- State guarantee.
             149          (1) Subject to the other requirements of this section, for a calendar year beginning on
             150      or after January 1, 2012, a local school board may levy a tax to fund the school district's
             151      general fund.


             152          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a tax rate imposed by a school district
             153      pursuant to this section may not exceed .0018 per dollar of taxable value in any calendar year.
             154          (b) A tax rate imposed by a school district pursuant to this section may not exceed
             155      .0025 per dollar of taxable value in any calendar year if, during the calendar year beginning on
             156      January 1, 2011, the school district's combined tax rate for the following levies was greater
             157      than .0018 per dollar of taxable value:
             158          (i) a recreation levy imposed under Section 11-2-7 ;
             159          (ii) a transportation levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-127 ;
             160          (iii) a board-authorized levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-134 ;
             161          (iv) an impact aid levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-143 ;
             162          (v) the portion of a 10% of basic levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-145 that is
             163      budgeted for purposes other than capital outlay or debt service;
             164          (vi) a reading levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-151 ; and
             165          (vii) a tort liability levy imposed under Section 63G-1-704 .
             166          (3) (a) In addition to the revenue a school district collects from the imposition of a levy
             167      pursuant to this section, the state shall contribute an amount sufficient to guarantee that each
             168      .0001 of the first .0004 per dollar of taxable value generates an amount equal to [.010544]
             169      .00963 times the value of the prior year's weighted pupil unit.
             170          (b) (i) The amount of state guarantee money to which a school district would otherwise
             171      be entitled to under this Subsection (3) may not be reduced for the sole reason that the district's
             172      levy is reduced as a consequence of changes in the certified tax rate under Section 59-2-924
             173      pursuant to changes in property valuation.
             174          (ii) Subsection (3)(b)(i) applies for a period of five years following any changes in the
             175      certified tax rate.
             176          (4) A school district that imposes a board local levy in the calendar year beginning on
             177      January 1, 2012, is exempt from the public notice and hearing requirements of Section
             178      59-2-919 if the school district budgets an amount of ad valorem property tax revenue equal to
             179      or less than the sum of the following amounts:
             180          (a) the amount of revenue generated during the calendar year beginning on January 1,
             181      2011, from the sum of the following levies of a school district:
             182          (i) a recreation levy imposed under Section 11-2-7 ;


             183          (ii) a transportation levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-127 ;
             184          (iii) a board-authorized levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-134 ;
             185          (iv) an impact aid levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-143 ;
             186          (v) the portion of a 10% of basic levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-145 that is
             187      budgeted for purposes other than capital outlay or debt service;
             188          (vi) a reading levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-151 ; and
             189          (vii) a tort liability levy imposed under Section 63G-1-704 ; and
             190          (b) revenue from new growth as defined in Subsection 59-2-924 (4)(c).
             191          Section 3. Repealer.
             192          This bill repeals:
             193          Section 53A-1-408, Appropriations reallocation.
             194          Section 4. One-time appropriation for classroom supplies.
             195          (1) As used in this section, "classroom teacher" or "teacher" means permanent teacher
             196      positions filled by one teacher or two or more job-sharing teachers:
             197          (a) who are licensed personnel;
             198          (b) who are paid on the teacher's salary schedule;
             199          (c) who are hired for an entire contract period; and
             200          (d) whose primary function is to provide instructional or a combination of instructional
             201      and counseling services to students in public schools.
             202          (2) (a) The State Board of Education shall distribute money appropriated for Teacher
             203      Supplies and Materials to classroom teachers in school districts, the Utah Schools for the Deaf
             204      and the Blind, and charter schools on the basis of the number of classroom teachers in each
             205      school as compared to the total number of classroom teachers.
             206          (b) Teachers shall receive up to the following amounts:
             207          (i) a teacher on salary schedule steps one through three teaching in grades kindergarten
             208      through 6 or preschool handicapped - $250;
             209          (ii) a teacher on salary schedule steps one through three teaching in grades 7 through
             210      12 - $200;
             211          (iii) a teacher on salary schedule step four or higher teaching in grades kindergarten
             212      through 6 or preschool handicapped - $175; and
             213          (iv) a teacher on salary schedule step four or higher teaching in grades 7 through 12 -


             214      $150.
             215          (c) If the appropriation is not sufficient to provide to each teacher the full amount
             216      allowed under Subsection (2)(b), teachers on salary schedule steps one through three shall
             217      receive the full amount allowed with the remaining money apportioned to all other teachers.
             218          (3) Teachers shall spend money appropriated for classroom supplies and materials for
             219      school supplies, materials, or field trips under rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
             220          Section 5. Appropriation for state education agencies and programs that support
             221      school districts and charter schools -- Value of the weighted pupil unit.
             222          (1) Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act,
             223      for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, the following sums of
             224      money are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
             225      previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
             226      addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2014.
             227          (2) The value of each weighted pupil unit (WPU) for fiscal year 2013-14 is increased
             228      from the value of the WPU for fiscal year 2013-14 established in S.B. 1, Public Education Base
             229      Budget, and set at:
             230          (a) $2,659 for:
             231          (i) Special Education - Add-on; and
             232          (ii) Career and Technical Education District Add-on; and
             233          (b) $2,899 for all other Basic School programs.
             234      Basic School Program
             235      Item 1 To Basic School Program
             236          From Uniform School Fund
$5,000,000

             237          From Education Fund
$91,262,000

             238          From Local Revenue
$5,070,100

             239          Schedule of Programs:
             240              Kindergarten (1,010 WPUs)                $4,467,500
             241              Grades 1 - 12 (11,212 WPUs)            $62,977,300
             242              Necessarily Existent Small Schools            $496,000
             243              Professional Staff (3,901 WPUs)            $14,082,800
             244              Administrative Costs (-60 WPUs)            ($85,000)


             245              Special Education - Add-on (2,196 WPUs)        $9,401,500
             246              Special Education - Preschool (209 WPUs)        $1,140,600
             247              Special Education - Self-contained (-201 WPUs)    $238,700
             248              Special Education - Extended School Year        $41,200
             249                  (6 WPUs)
             250              Special Education - State Programs (102 WPUs)    $453,500
             251              Career and Technical Education            $3,754,700
             252                  District Add-on (856 WPUs)
             253              Class Size Reduction (767 WPUs)            $4,363,300
             254      Related to Basic Programs
             255      Item 2 To Related to Basic Programs - Related to Basic School Programs
             256          From Education Fund
$24,317,200

             257          From Education Fund, One-time
$15,600,000

             258          From Interest and Dividends Account
$6,110,000

             259          Schedule of Programs:
             260              To and From School - Pupil Transportation    $3,401,700
             261              Enhancement for At-Risk Students        $952,000
             262              Youth in Custody                $777,600
             263              Enhancement for Accelerated Students    $168,800
             264              Adult Education                $382,000
             265              Concurrent Enrollment            $362,100
             266              School LAND Trust Program        $6,110,000
             267              Charter School Local Replacement        $6,886,100
             268              Charter School Administration        $550,600
             269              Educator Salary Adjustments            $2,296,300
             270              Critical Languages and Dual Immersion    $1,040,000
             271              Teacher Supplies and Materials        $5,000,000
             272              Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts    $4,000,000
             273              Early Intervention                $7,500,000
             274              Statewide Computer Adaptive Testing    $6,600,000
             275                  Infrastructure Grants


             276          The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education allocate $3,200,000 from the
             277      appropriation for "To and From School - Pupil Transportation" to support pupil transportation
             278      costs at the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
             279          The Legislature intends that the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, in working
             280      with the public education fiscal analyst, study its pupil transportation contract and report to the
             281      Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee before the November 2013 Interim meeting on
             282      whether the most cost effective method of transportation is being used.
             283          The Legislature intends that the enrollment in charter schools in the 2014-15 school
             284      year may increase up to 7,650 students over the projected enrollment of 56,927 in the 2013-14
             285      school year.
             286          The Legislature intends that the appropriation for the "Flexible Allocation - WPU
             287      Distribution" program be distributed to school districts and charter schools on the basis of the
             288      number of weighted pupil units in a school district or charter school compared to the total
             289      number of weighted pupil units and that the State Board of Education provide for the reporting
             290      of school districts and charter schools expenditures of the program money.
             291      Voted and Board Leeway Programs
             292      Item 3 To Voted and Board Leeway Programs - Voted and Board Local Levy Programs
             293          From Education Fund
$4,870,000

             294          From Local Revenue
$4,603,400

             295          Schedule of Programs:
             296              Voted Local Levy Program            $998,900
             297              Board Local Levy Program            $8,474,500
             298      State Board of Education
             299      Item 4 To State Board of Education - State Office of Education
             300          From Education Fund
($37,700)

             301          From Education Fund, One-time
$1,200,000

             302          From Federal Funds
($200)

             303          From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Lease
($100)

             304          From General Fund Restricted - Land Exchange Distribution Account
$12,700

             305          Schedule of Programs:
             306              Board and Administration            $174,700


             307              Teaching and Learning            $1,000,000
             308      Item 5 To State Board of Education - Utah State Office of Education - Initiative Programs
             309          From Education Fund
$2,500,000

             310          Schedule of Programs:
             311              Contracts and Grants                $2,500,000
             312          The Legislature intends that the Utah State Office of Education develop quantifiable
             313      performance measures associated with the programs contained in the "Utah State Office of
             314      Education - Initiative Programs" line item that directly tie the achievements of the various
             315      programs to the incurred costs, and report its findings to the Public Education Appropriations
             316      Subcommittee by the November 2013 Interim meeting.
             317      Item 6 To State Board of Education - Charter School Finance Authority
             318          From Education Fund Restricted - Charter School Reserve Account
$50,000

             319          Schedule of Programs:
             320              Charter School Finance Authority        $50,000
             321      Item 7 To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board
             322          The Legislature intends that the Charter School Board develop quantifiable
             323      performance measures associated with the activities of the State Charter School Board that
             324      directly tie the achievements of the various programs to the incurred costs, and report its
             325      findings to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee before the November 2013
             326      Interim meeting.
             327      Item 8 To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing Professional Practices
             328          From Dedicated Credits Revenue
($200)

             329          From Professional Practices Restricted Subfund
($439,300)

             330          From Lapsing Balance
$203,800

             331          Schedule of Programs:
             332              Educator Licensing                ($235,700)
             333      Item 9 To State Board of Education - State Office of Education - Child Nutrition
             334          From Federal Funds
$100

             335          Schedule of Programs:
             336              Child Nutrition                $100
             337          The Legislature intends that the Utah State Office of Education develop quantifiable


             338      performance measures associated with the activities of the "Child Nutrition" line item that
             339      directly tie the achievements of the various programs to the incurred costs, and report its
             340      findings to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee before the November 2013
             341      Interim meeting.
             342      Item 10 To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach
             343          From Education Fund
$250,000

             344          Schedule of Programs:
             345              Professional Outreach Programs        $245,900
             346              Subsidy Program                $4,100
             347      Item 11 To State Board of Education - State Office of Education - Educational Contracts
             348          The Legislature intends that the Utah State Office of Education address the notional
             349      cost differentials per inmate for educational programs at the state prisons in comparison with
             350      county jails and assess whether any potential savings exist, and report its findings to the Public
             351      Education Appropriations Subcommittee before the November 2013 Interim meeting.
             352      Item 12 To State Board of Education - Science Outreach
             353          From Education Fund
$475,000

             354          Schedule of Programs:
             355              Informal Science Education Enhancement    $250,000
             356              Requests for Proposals            $225,000
             357      Item 13 To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
             358          From Education Fund
($690,900)

             359          Schedule of Programs:
             360              Instructional Services                ($43,000)
             361              Support Services                ($647,900)
             362          The Legislature intends that the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind develop
             363      quantifiable performance measures associated with the programs within the "Utah Schools for
             364      the Deaf and the Blind" line item that directly tie the achievements of the various programs to
             365      the incurred costs, and report its findings to the Public Education Appropriations
             366      Subcommittee before the November 2013 Interim meeting.
             367      State Board of Education
             368      Item 14 To State Board of Education - Indirect Cost Pool


             369          From Dedicated Credits - Intragovernmental Revenue
$4,302,100

             370          From Beginning Nonlapsing Appropriation Balances
($188,200)

             371          From Closing Nonlapsing Appropriation Balances
$188,200

             372          Schedule of Programs:
             373              Superintendent Indirect Cost Pool        $4,302,100
             374          Section 6. Effective date.
             375          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2013.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 3-11-13 10:54 AM


Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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