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First Substitute H.B. 139
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill creates educational programs for science, technology, engineering, and
11 mathematics (STEM).
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . creates a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Action
15 Center Board;
16 . requires the STEM Action Center Board to:
17 . establish a STEM Action Center; and
18 . appoint an executive director to oversee administration of the STEM Action
19 Center;
20 . requires the Governor's Office of Economic Development to staff the STEM Action
21 Center Board and the STEM Action Center;
22 . requires the STEM Action Center Board to select providers, through a request for
23 proposals process, to provide education related instructional technology;
24 . requires the STEM Action Center Board to work with private industry to obtain
25 private funding and support for the STEM Action Center;
26 . requires the STEM Action Center Board to perform certain duties related to the
27 STEM Action Center;
28 . requires the executive director to track student achievement and progress in STEM
29 areas;
30 . requires the STEM Action Center Board, and all providers selected through a
31 request for proposals process, to report to the Education Interim Committee, the
32 Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and the State Board of Education
33 once each year; and
34 . requires the State Board of Education to award grants to school districts and charter
35 schools for STEM related education courses if certain conditions are met.
36 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
37 This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2014:
38 . to Governor's Office of Economic Development - Administration, as an ongoing
39 appropriation:
40 . from the General Fund, $15,000,000;
41 . to Governor's Office of Economic Development - Administration, as a one-time
42 appropriation:
43 . from the General Fund, ($5,000,000); and
44 . to State Board of Education - State Office of Education, as a one-time
45 appropriation:
46 . from the General Fund, $5,000,000.
47 Other Special Clauses:
48 This bill provides an effective date.
49 Utah Code Sections Affected:
50 ENACTS:
51 53A-17a-169, Utah Code Annotated 1953
52 63M-1-3201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53 63M-1-3202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
54 63M-1-3203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
55 63M-1-3204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
56 63M-1-3205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
57 63M-1-3206, Utah Code Annotated 1953
58 REPEALS:
59 63M-1-608, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
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61 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
62 Section 1. Section 53A-17a-169 is enacted to read:
63 53A-17a-169. Grants to schools for STEM education grant program.
64 (1) For purposes of this section, "SEOP" has the same meaning as defined in Section
65 53A-1a-106 .
66 (2) Subject to legislative appropriations, the State Board of Education shall award
67 grants to school districts and charter schools to fund:
68 (a) a school district's or charter school's STEM career and technical education courses
69 if the school district or charter school provides matching funds for at least 100% of the grant
70 amount; or
71 (b) a school district's or charter school's STEM education plan described in Subsection
72 (3).
73 (3) (a) A school district or charter school may apply for a grant from the State Board of
74 Education, through a competitive process, to fund the school district's or charter school's
75 STEM education plan.
76 (b) A school district's or charter school's STEM education plan shall:
77 (i) focus on STEM education in grades 6, 7, and 8; and
78 (ii) include a plan to increase the number of students in grade 8 who, through an SEOP
79 process, plan to enroll in STEM courses as part of the students' high school course selection.
80 (4) The money awarded to a school district or charter school described in this section
81 may not be used to supplant funds for existing STEM education courses, but shall be used to
82 augment STEM education courses.
83 Section 2. Section 63M-1-3201 is enacted to read:
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85 63M-1-3201. Definitions.
86 As used in this part:
87 (1) "Board" means the STEM Action Center Board created in Section 63M-1-3202 .
88 (2) "Educator" has the meaning defined in Section 53A-6-103 .
89 (3) "Office" means the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
90 (4) "Provider" means a provider, selected by the board through a request for proposals
91 process, to provide services as part of the STEM Action Center pursuant to this part.
92 (5) "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
93 (6) "STEM Action Center" means the center described in Section 63M-1-3204 .
94 Section 3. Section 63M-1-3202 is enacted to read:
95 63M-1-3202. STEM Action Center Board creation -- Membership.
96 (1) There is created the STEM Action Center Board within the office, composed of the
97 following members:
98 (a) the governor or the governor's designee;
99 (b) at least four private sector members who represent business, appointed by the
100 governor;
101 (c) the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or the State Superintendent of Public
102 Instruction's designee;
103 (d) the Commissioner of Higher Education or the Commissioner of Higher Education's
104 designee;
105 (e) a representative of the Department of Workforce Services, appointed by the director
106 of the Department of Workforce Services; and
107 (f) the State Science Advisor described in Section 63M-1-606 .
108 (2) Except as required by Subsection (3), members appointed by the governor shall be
109 appointed to four-year terms.
110 (3) The length of terms of the members shall be staggered so that approximately half of
111 the committee is appointed every two years.
112 (4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
113 appointed for the unexpired term.
114 (5) Attendance of a simple majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the
115 transaction of official committee business.
116 (6) Formal action by the committee requires a majority vote of a quorum.
117 (7) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
118 may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
119 (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
120 (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
121 (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
122 63A-3-107 .
123 (8) The office shall provide staff support to the board.
124 Section 4. Section 63M-1-3203 is enacted to read:
125 63M-1-3203. STEM Action Center Board -- Duties.
126 (1) The board shall:
127 (a) establish a STEM Action Center Program to:
128 (i) coordinate STEM activities in the state among the following stakeholders:
129 (A) the State Board of Education;
130 (B) school districts and charter schools;
131 (C) the State Board of Regents;
132 (D) institutions of higher education;
133 (E) parents of home-schooled students; and
134 (F) other state agencies;
135 (ii) align public education STEM activities with higher education STEM activities; and
136 (iii) create and coordinate best practices among public education and higher education;
137 (b) select a physical location for the STEM Action Center described in Section
138 63M-1-3204 ;
139 (c) strategically engage industry and business entities to cooperate with the board:
140 (i) to support professional development and provide other assistance for educators and
141 students; and
142 (ii) to provide private funding and support for the STEM Action Center;
143 (d) give direction to the office, the STEM Action Center, and the providers selected
144 through a request for proposals process pursuant to this part; and
145 (e) work to meet the following expectations:
146 (i) that at least 50 educators are implementing best practice learning tools in
147 classrooms per each product specialist or manager working with the STEM Action Center;
148 (ii) performance change in student achievement in each classroom working with a
149 STEM Action Center product specialist or manager; and
150 (iii) that students from at least 50 high schools participate in the STEM competitions,
151 fairs, and camps described in Subsection 63M-1-3204 (2)(d).
152 (2) The board may:
153 (a) enter into contracts for the purposes of this part;
154 (b) apply for, receive, and disburse funds, contributions, or grants from any source for
155 the purposes set forth in this part;
156 (c) employ, compensate, and prescribe the duties and powers of individuals necessary
157 to execute the duties and powers of the board; and
158 (d) prescribe the duties and powers of the STEM Action Center providers.
159 Section 5. Section 63M-1-3204 is enacted to read:
160 63M-1-3204. STEM Action Center Program.
161 (1) The board shall:
162 (a) establish a STEM Action Center;
163 (b) appoint an executive director to oversee the administration of the STEM Action
164 Center;
165 (c) ensure that the STEM Action Center:
166 (i) is accessible by the public; and
167 (ii) includes the components described in Subsection (2);
168 (d) work cooperatively with the State Board of Education to implement the State Board
169 of Education's STEM education grant program described in Section 53A-17a-169 ; and
170 (e) engage at least 25 private entities to provide financial support or employee time for
171 STEM activities in schools in addition to what is currently provided by private entities.
172 (2) The executive director of the STEM Action Center shall:
173 (a) support professional development for educators regarding education related
174 instructional technology that supports STEM education;
175 (b) ensure that the STEM Action Center acts as a research and development center for
176 education related instructional technology acquired through a request for proposals process
177 described in Section 63M-1-3205 ;
178 (c) review and acquire education related technology for:
179 (i) educator professional development; and
180 (ii) public school instruction;
181 (d) facilitate participation in interscholastic STEM related competitions, fairs, and
182 camps;
183 (e) engage private industry in the development and maintenance of the STEM Action
184 Center;
185 (f) use resources to bring the latest STEM education learning tools into public
186 education classrooms;
187 (g) identify at least 10 best practice innovations used in Utah schools that have resulted
188 in at least 80% of students performing at grade level in STEM areas;
189 (h) identify at least 25 best practices being used outside the state and implement at least
190 10 of the best practices through a pilot program;
191 (i) identify:
192 (i) three learning tools per grade in each of grades kindergarten through grade 6
193 identified as best practices; and
194 (ii) three learning tools per STEM subject in each of grades 7 through grade 12
195 identified as best practices;
196 (j) provide a Utah best practices database including best practices from public
197 education, higher education, the Utah Education Network, and other STEM related entities;
198 (k) keep track of the following items related to the best practices database described in
199 Subsection (2)(j):
200 (i) how the best practices database is being used; and
201 (ii) how many individuals are using the database, including the demographics of the
202 users, if available;
203 (l) join and participate in a national STEM network;
204 (m) identify performance changes linked to use of the best practices database described
205 in Subsection (2)(j);
206 (n) implement at least five applied learning curriculum pilots in classrooms;
207 (o) support best methods of professional development, including methods of
208 professional development that reduce cost and increase effectiveness, to help educators learn
209 how to most effectively implement best practice learning tools in classrooms;
210 (p) recognize a high school's achievement in the STEM competitions, fairs, and camps
211 described in Subsection (2)(d);
212 (q) send student results from STEM competitions, fairs, and camps described in
213 Subsection (2)(d) to media and ask that the media report on them in a similar manner;
214 (r) develop and distribute STEM toolkits to parents of students being tracked by STEM
215 Action Center;
216 (s) produce a newsletter at least once a week to be made available to interested
217 individuals, including legislators;
218 (t) support STEM professionals working to obtain a competency-based license in
219 accordance with Section 53A-6-104.5 and as granted by the State Board of Education;
220 (u) support targeted professional development for improved instruction in STEM in
221 grades 6, 7, and 8, including:
222 (i) improved instructional materials that are more dynamic and stimulating for
223 students;
224 (ii) targeted instruction for students who traditionally avoid enrolling in STEM
225 courses;
226 (iii) introduction of stimulating engineering courses; and
227 (iv) introduction of other research based methods that support student achievement in
228 STEM areas;
229 (v) ensure that an online college readiness assessment tool developed by the State
230 Board of Regents be accessible by:
231 (i) public education students; and
232 (ii) higher education students; and
233 (w) develop and produce a low cost, highly-interactive, print and online mathematics
234 instructional support materials, for students in grades 7 and 8, that will meet the State Board of
235 Education's core curriculum standards for mathematics.
236 (3) The board may prescribe other duties for the STEM Action Center in addition to
237 the responsibilities described in this section.
238 (4) (a) The executive director shall track and compare the student performance of
239 students participating in a STEM Action Center program to all other similarly situated students
240 in the state, in the following STEM related activities, at the beginning and end of each year:
241 (i) public education high school graduation rates;
242 (ii) the number of students taking a remedial mathematics course at an institution of
243 higher education described in Section 53B-1-102 ;
244 (iii) the number of students who graduate from a Utah public school and begin a
245 postsecondary education program; and
246 (iv) the number of students, as compared to all similarly situated students, who are
247 performing at grade level in STEM classes.
248 (b) The State Board of Education shall provide information to the board to assist the
249 board in complying with the requirements of Subsection (4)(a) if allowed under federal law.
250 Section 6. Section 63M-1-3205 is enacted to read:
251 63M-1-3205. Acquisition of education related instructional technology -- Research
252 and development of education related instructional technology.
253 (1) The board shall select one or more providers, through a request for proposals
254 process, to provide education related instructional technology for educators and students.
255 (2) Before issuing a request for proposals described in Subsection (1), the board shall
256 find the best known methods of purchasing learning tools, including education related
257 instructional technology, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6, Utah Procurement Code.
258 Section 7. Section 63M-1-3206 is enacted to read:
259 63M-1-3206. Report to Legislature and the State Board of Education.
260 (1) The board and all providers shall report the progress of the STEM Action Center,
261 including the information described in Subsection (2), to the following groups once each year:
262 (a) the Education Interim Committee;
263 (b) the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee; and
264 (c) the State Board of Education.
265 (2) The report described in Subsection (1) shall include information that demonstrates
266 the effectiveness of the program, including:
267 (a) the number of educators receiving professional development;
268 (b) the number of students receiving services from the STEM Action Center;
269 (c) a list of the providers selected pursuant to this part;
270 (d) a report on the STEM Action Center's fulfilment of its duties described in
271 Subsection 63M-1-3204 ; and
272 (e) student performance of students participating in a STEM Action Center program as
273 collected in Subsection 63M-1-3204 (5).
274 Section 8. Repealer.
275 This bill repeals:
276 Section 63M-1-608, Science education program.
277 Section 9. Appropriation.
278 Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
279 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, the following sums of money
280 are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
281 previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
282 addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2014.
283 To Governor's Office of Economic Development - Administration
284 From General Fund
$15,000,000
285 From General Fund, one-time
($5,000,000)
286 Schedule of Programs:
287 Administration $10,000,000
288 To State Board of Education - Related to Basic School Programs
289 From General Fund, one-time
$5,000,000
290 Schedule of Programs:
291 STEM Education Grant Program $5,000,000
292 The Legislature intends that:
293 (1) the appropriation for Administration be used to:
294 (a) establish a STEM Action Center as described in Section 63M-1-3204 ;
295 (b) establish a physical location for the STEM Action Center; and
296 (c) for education related instructional technology as described in Section 63M-1-3205 ;
297 (2) the appropriation for STEM Education Grant Program be used by the State Board
298 of Education to award grants to school districts and charter schools for STEM related education
299 courses as described in Section 53A-17a-169 ;
300 (3) the appropriation described in Subsection (1):
301 (a) be ongoing; and
302 (b) not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2014; and
303 (4) the appropriation described in Subsection (2):
304 (a) be one-time; and
305 (b) not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2014.
306 Section 10. Effective date.
307 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 14, 2013.
308 (2) Uncodified Section 9, Appropriation, takes effect on July 1, 2013.
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