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Fifth Substitute H.B. 139

Senator Stephen H. Urquhart proposes the following substitute bill:


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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND

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MATHEMATICS ACTION CENTER

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Val L. Peterson

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Senate Sponsor: Stephen H. Urquhart

             7      Cosponsors:
             8      Jacob L. Anderegg
             9      Jerry B. Anderson
             10      Stewart Barlow
             11      Roger E. Barrus
             12      Derek E. Brown
             13      Kay J. Christofferson
             14      Spencer J. Cox
             15      Rich Cunningham
             16      Brad L. Dee
             17      Susan Duckworth
             18      Rebecca P. Edwards
             19      Janice M. Fisher
             20      Gage Froerer
             21      Francis D. Gibson
             22      Richard A. GreenwoodCraig Hall
Stephen G. Handy
Lynn N. Hemingway
Don L. Ipson
Ken Ivory
Brian S. King
John Knotwell
Bradley G. Last
Dana L. Layton
David E. Lifferth
Mike K. McKell
Carol Spackman Moss
Jim Nielson
Michael E. Noel
Curtis Oda
Lee B. PerryJeremy A. Peterson
Marie H. Poulson
Kraig Powell
Paul Ray
Edward H. Redd
Angela Romero
Douglas V. Sagers
V. Lowry Snow
Jon E. Stanard
Keven J. Stratton
Earl D. Tanner
R. Curt Webb
John R. Westwood
Mark A. Wheatley
Larry B. Wiley
Brad R. Wilson              23     
             24      LONG TITLE


             25      General Description:
             26          This bill creates educational programs for science, technology, engineering, and
             27      mathematics (STEM).
             28      Highlighted Provisions:
             29          This bill:
             30          .    creates a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Action
             31      Center Board;
             32          .    requires the STEM Action Center Board to:
             33              .    establish a STEM Action Center; and
             34              .    appoint an executive director to oversee administration of the STEM Action
             35      Center;
             36          .    requires the Governor's Office of Economic Development to staff the STEM Action
             37      Center Board and the STEM Action Center;
             38          .    requires the STEM Action Center Board to select providers, through a request for
             39      proposals process, to provide education related instructional technology;
             40          .    requires the STEM Action Center Board to work with private industry to obtain
             41      private funding and support for the STEM Action Center;
             42          .    as funding allows, requires the STEM Action Center Board to perform certain
             43      duties related to the STEM Action Center;
             44          .    requires the executive director to track student achievement and progress in STEM
             45      areas;
             46          .    requires the STEM Action Center Board to report to the Education Interim
             47      Committee, the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and the State
             48      Board of Education once each year;
             49          .    creates the STEM education related technology program;
             50          .    allows the State Board of Education staff and STEM Action Center staff to award
             51      STEM education related instructional technology and related professional
             52      development to school districts and charter schools for instructional technology for
             53      STEM related education if certain conditions are met;
             54          .    specifies criteria to consider in selecting STEM education related instructional
             55      technology;


             56          .    provides that certain education related instructional technology may be acquired
             57      through a direct award or sole source procurement process for purposes of
             58      conducting a pilot; and
             59          .    eliminates certain duties of the State Advisory Council on Science and Technology
             60      related to science and technology fairs and camps.
             61      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             62          This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2014:
             63          .    to Governor's Office of Economic Development - STEM Action Center, as an
             64      ongoing appropriation:
             65              .    from the General Fund, $1,500,000; and
             66          .    to Governor's Office of Economic Development - STEM Action Center, as a
             67      one-time appropriation:
             68              .    from the General Fund, $8,500,000.
             69      Other Special Clauses:
             70          This bill provides an effective date.
             71      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             72      AMENDS:
             73          63M-1-608, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             74      ENACTS:
             75          63M-1-3201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             76          63M-1-3202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             77          63M-1-3203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             78          63M-1-3204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             79          63M-1-3205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             80          63M-1-3206, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             81          63M-1-3207, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             82     
             83      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             84          Section 1. Section 63M-1-608 is amended to read:
             85           63M-1-608. Science education program.
             86          (1) (a) There is established an informal science and technology education program


             87      within the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
             88          (b) The state science advisor shall act as the executive director of the program.
             89          (c) The State Advisory Council on Science and Technology shall advise the program,
             90      including:
             91          (i) approving all money expended by the science and technology education program;
             92          (ii) approving all operations of the program; and
             93          (iii) making policies and procedures to govern the program.
             94          (2) The program may:
             95          (a) provide informal science and technology-based education to elementary and
             96      secondary students;
             97          (b) expose public education students to college level science and technology
             98      disciplines; and
             99          [(c) administer a science and technology camp program; and]
             100          [(d)] (c) provide other informal promotion of science and technology education in
             101      [this] the state[, including the direct sponsorship of science fairs and science olympiads].
             102          [(3) The science and technology camp program described under Subsection (2)(c) shall
             103      be:]
             104          [(a) provided exclusively for elementary and secondary students and their teachers;]
             105          [(b) established as a grant program for camp providers; and]
             106          [(c) administered based upon annual requests for proposals, a documented review
             107      process, and grant awards.]
             108          Section 2. Section 63M-1-3201 is enacted to read:
             109     
Part 32. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Action Center

             110          63M-1-3201. Definitions.
             111          As used in this part:
             112          (1) "Board" means the STEM Action Center Board created in Section 63M-1-3202 .
             113          (2) "Educator" has the meaning defined in Section 53A-6-103 .
             114          (3) "Office" means the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
             115          (4) "Provider" means a provider, selected by staff of the board and staff of the Utah
             116      State Board of Education, on behalf of the board:
             117          (a) through a request for proposals process; or


             118          (b) through a direct award or sole source procurement process for a pilot described in
             119      Section 63M-1-3205 .
             120          (5) "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
             121          (6) "STEM Action Center" means the center described in Section 63M-1-3204 .
             122          Section 3. Section 63M-1-3202 is enacted to read:
             123          63M-1-3202. STEM Action Center Board creation -- Membership.
             124          (1) There is created the STEM Action Center Board within the office, composed of the
             125      following members:
             126          (a) five private sector members who represent business, appointed by the governor;
             127          (b) the state superintendent of public instruction or the state superintendent of public
             128      instruction's designee;
             129          (c) the commissioner of higher education or the commissioner of higher education's
             130      designee;
             131          (d) one member appointed by the governor;
             132          (e) a member of the State Board of Education, chosen by the chair of the State Board of
             133      Education;
             134          (f) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development or the
             135      executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development's designee; and
             136          (g) the president of the Utah College of Applied Technology or the president of the
             137      Utah College of Applied Technology's designee.
             138          (2) (a) The private sector members appointed by the governor in Subsection (1)(a) shall
             139      represent a business whose primary focus is science, technology, or engineering.
             140          (b) Except as required by Subsection (2)(c), members appointed by the governor shall
             141      be appointed to four-year terms.
             142          (c) The length of terms of the members shall be staggered so that approximately half of
             143      the committee is appointed every two years.
             144          (d) The members may not serve more than two full consecutive terms except where the
             145      governor determines that an additional term is in the best interest of the state.
             146          (e) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             147      appointed for the unexpired term.
             148          (3) Attendance of a simple majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the


             149      transaction of official committee business.
             150          (4) Formal action by the committee requires a majority vote of a quorum.
             151          (5) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
             152      may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
             153          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
             154          (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
             155          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             156      63A-3-107 .
             157          (6) The governor shall select the chair of the board to serve a one-year term.
             158          (7) The executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development or the
             159      executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development's designee shall serve as
             160      the vice chair of the board.
             161          (8) The state science advisor described in Section 63M-1-606 and the office shall
             162      provide staff support to the board.
             163          Section 4. Section 63M-1-3203 is enacted to read:
             164          63M-1-3203. STEM Action Center Board -- Duties.
             165          (1) The board shall:
             166          (a) establish a STEM Action Center program to:
             167          (i) coordinate STEM activities in the state among the following stakeholders:
             168          (A) the State Board of Education;
             169          (B) school districts and charter schools;
             170          (C) the State Board of Regents;
             171          (D) institutions of higher education;
             172          (E) parents of home-schooled students; and
             173          (F) other state agencies;
             174          (ii) align public education STEM activities with higher education STEM activities; and
             175          (iii) create and coordinate best practices among public education and higher education;
             176          (b) with the consent of the Senate, appoint an executive director to oversee the
             177      administration of the STEM Action Center;
             178          (c) select a physical location for the STEM Action Center;
             179          (d) strategically engage industry and business entities to cooperate with the board:


             180          (i) to support professional development and provide other assistance for educators and
             181      students; and
             182          (ii) to provide private funding and support for the STEM Action Center;
             183          (e) give direction to the STEM Action Center and the providers selected through a
             184      request for proposals process pursuant to this part; and
             185          (f) work to meet the following expectations:
             186          (i) that at least 50 educators are implementing best practice learning tools in
             187      classrooms per each product specialist or manager working with the STEM Action Center;
             188          (ii) performance change in student achievement in each classroom working with a
             189      STEM Action Center product specialist or manager; and
             190          (iii) that students from at least 50 high schools participate in the STEM competitions,
             191      fairs, and camps described in Subsection 63M-1-3204 (2)(d).
             192          (2) The board may:
             193          (a) enter into contracts for the purposes of this part;
             194          (b) apply for, receive, and disburse funds, contributions, or grants from any source for
             195      the purposes set forth in this part;
             196          (c) employ, compensate, and prescribe the duties and powers of individuals necessary
             197      to execute the duties and powers of the board;
             198          (d) prescribe the duties and powers of the STEM Action Center providers; and
             199          (e) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             200      make rules to administer this part.
             201          Section 5. Section 63M-1-3204 is enacted to read:
             202          63M-1-3204. STEM Action Center Program.
             203          (1) As funding allows, the board shall:
             204          (a) establish a STEM Action Center;
             205          (b) ensure that the STEM Action Center:
             206          (i) is accessible by the public; and
             207          (ii) includes the components described in Subsection (2);
             208          (c) work cooperatively with the State Board of Education to acquire technology and
             209      select schools as described in Sections 63M-1-3205 and 63M-1-3206 ; and
             210          (d) engage private entities to provide financial support or employee time for STEM


             211      activities in schools in addition to what is currently provided by private entities.
             212          (2) As funding allows, the executive director of the STEM Action Center shall:
             213          (a) support professional development for educators regarding education related
             214      instructional technology that supports STEM education;
             215          (b) ensure that the STEM Action Center acts as a research and development center for
             216      education related instructional technology acquired through a request for proposals process
             217      described in Section 63M-1-3205 ;
             218          (c) review and acquire STEM education related technology for:
             219          (i) educator professional development;
             220          (ii) assessment, data collection, analysis, and reporting; and
             221          (iii) public school instruction;
             222          (d) facilitate participation in interscholastic STEM related competitions, fairs, and
             223      camps;
             224          (e) engage private industry in the development and maintenance of the STEM Action
             225      Center;
             226          (f) use resources to bring the latest STEM education learning tools into public
             227      education classrooms;
             228          (g) identify at least 10 best practice innovations used in Utah schools that have resulted
             229      in at least 80% of students performing at grade level in STEM areas;
             230          (h) identify best practices being used outside the state and implement selected practices
             231      through a pilot program;
             232          (i) identify:
             233          (i) three learning tools for kindergarten through grade 6 identified as best practices; and
             234          (ii) three learning tools per STEM subject for grades 7 through 12 identified as best
             235      practices;
             236          (j) provide a Utah best practices database, including best practices from public
             237      education, higher education, the Utah Education Network, and other STEM related entities;
             238          (k) keep track of the following items related to the best practices database described in
             239      Subsection (2)(j):
             240          (i) how the best practices database is being used; and
             241          (ii) how many individuals are using the database, including the demographics of the


             242      users, if available;
             243          (l) join and participate in a national STEM network;
             244          (m) identify performance changes linked to use of the best practices database described
             245      in Subsection (2)(j);
             246          (n) work cooperatively with the State Board of Education to designate schools as
             247      STEM schools, where the schools have agreed to adopt a plan of STEM implementation in
             248      alignment with criteria set by the State Board of Education and the board;
             249          (o) support best methods of professional development, including methods of
             250      professional development that reduce cost and increase effectiveness, to help educators learn
             251      how to most effectively implement best practice learning tools in classrooms;
             252          (p) recognize a high school's achievement in the STEM competitions, fairs, and camps
             253      described in Subsection (2)(d);
             254          (q) send student results from STEM competitions, fairs, and camps described in
             255      Subsection (2)(d) to media and ask the media to report on them;
             256          (r) develop and distribute STEM toolkits to parents of students being served by the
             257      STEM Action Center;
             258          (s) support targeted professional development for improved instruction in STEM in
             259      grades 6, 7, and 8, including:
             260          (i) improved instructional materials that are dynamic and engaging for students;
             261          (ii) targeted instruction for students who traditionally avoid enrolling in STEM
             262      courses;
             263          (iii) introduction of engaging engineering courses; and
             264          (iv) introduction of other research-based methods that support student achievement in
             265      STEM areas; and
             266          (t) ensure that an online college readiness assessment tool be accessible by:
             267          (i) public education students; and
             268          (ii) higher education students.
             269          (3) The board may prescribe other duties for the STEM Action Center in addition to
             270      the responsibilities described in this section.
             271          (4) (a) The executive director shall track and compare the student performance of
             272      students participating in a STEM Action Center program to all other similarly situated students


             273      in the state, in the following STEM related activities, at the beginning and end of each year:
             274          (i) public education high school graduation rates;
             275          (ii) the number of students taking a remedial mathematics course at an institution of
             276      higher education described in Section 53B-1-102 ;
             277          (iii) the number of students who graduate from a Utah public school and begin a
             278      postsecondary education program; and
             279          (iv) the number of students, as compared to all similarly situated students, who are
             280      performing at grade level in STEM classes.
             281          (b) The State Board of Education and the State Board of Regents shall provide
             282      information to the board to assist the board in complying with the requirements of Subsection
             283      (4)(a) if allowed under federal law.
             284          Section 6. Section 63M-1-3205 is enacted to read:
             285          63M-1-3205. Acquisition of STEM education related instructional technology
             286      program -- Research and development of education related instructional technology
             287      through a pilot program.
             288          (1) For purposes of this section:
             289          (a) "Pilot" means a pilot of the program.
             290          (b) "Program" means the STEM education related instructional technology program
             291      created in Subsection (2).
             292          (2) (a) There is created the STEM education related instructional technology program
             293      to provide public schools the STEM education related instructional technology described in
             294      Subsection (3).
             295          (b) On behalf of the board, the staff of the board and the staff of the State Board of
             296      Education shall collaborate and may select one or more providers, through a request for
             297      proposals process, to provide STEM education related instructional technology to school
             298      districts and charter schools.
             299          (c) On behalf of the board, the staff of the board and the staff of the State Board of
             300      Education shall consider and may accept an offer from a provider in response to the request for
             301      proposals described in Subsection (2)(b) even if the provider did not participate in a pilot
             302      described in Subsection (5).
             303          (3) The STEM education related instructional technology shall:


             304          (a) support mathematics instruction for students in grade 6, 7, or 8; or
             305          (b) support mathematics instruction for secondary students to prepare the secondary
             306      students for college mathematics courses.
             307          (4) In selecting a provider for STEM education related instructional technology to
             308      support mathematics instruction for students in grade 6, 7, or 8 as described in Subsection
             309      (3)(a), the board shall consider the following criteria:
             310          (a) the technology contains individualized instructional support for skills and
             311      understanding of the core standards in mathematics;
             312          (b) the technology is self-adapting to respond to the needs and progress of the learner;
             313      and
             314          (c) the technology provides opportunities for frequent, quick, and informal assessments
             315      and includes an embedded progress monitoring tool and mechanisms for regular feedback to
             316      students and teachers.
             317          (5) Before issuing a request for proposals described in Subsection (2), on behalf of the
             318      board, the staff of the board and the staff of the State Board of Education shall collaborate and
             319      may:
             320          (a) conduct a pilot of the program to test and select providers for the program;
             321          (b) select at least two providers through a direct award or sole source procurement
             322      process for the purpose of conducting the pilot; and
             323          (c) select schools to participate in the pilot.
             324          (6) (a) A contract with a provider for STEM education related instructional technology
             325      may include professional development for full deployment of the STEM education related
             326      instructional technology.
             327          (b) No more than 10% of the money appropriated for the program may be used to
             328      provide professional development related to STEM education related instructional technology
             329      in addition to the professional development described in Subsection (6)(a).
             330          Section 7. Section 63M-1-3206 is enacted to read:
             331          63M-1-3206. Grants to schools for STEM education instructional technology.
             332          (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, on behalf of the board, the staff of the board
             333      and the staff of the State Board of Education shall collaborate and shall:
             334          (a) distribute STEM education related instructional technology described in Section


             335      63M-1-3205 to school districts and charter schools; and
             336          (b) provide related professional development to the school districts and charter schools
             337      that receive STEM education related instructional technology.
             338          (2) A school district or charter school may apply to the board, through a competitive
             339      process, to receive STEM education related instructional technology from the board.
             340          (3) A school district or charter school that receives STEM education related
             341      instructional technology as described in this section shall provide the school district's or charter
             342      school's own computer hardware.
             343          Section 8. Section 63M-1-3207 is enacted to read:
             344          63M-1-3207. Report to Legislature and the State Board of Education.
             345          (1) The board shall report the progress of the STEM Action Center, including the
             346      information described in Subsection (2), to the following groups once each year:
             347          (a) the Education Interim Committee;
             348          (b) the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee; and
             349          (c) the State Board of Education.
             350          (2) The report described in Subsection (1) shall include information that demonstrates
             351      the effectiveness of the program, including:
             352          (a) the number of educators receiving professional development;
             353          (b) the number of students receiving services from the STEM Action Center;
             354          (c) a list of the providers selected pursuant to this part;
             355          (d) a report on the STEM Action Center's fulfilment of its duties described in
             356      Subsection 63M-1-3204 ; and
             357          (e) student performance of students participating in a STEM Action Center program as
             358      collected in Subsection 63M-1-3204 (5).
             359          Section 9. Appropriation.
             360          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
             361      the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, the following sums of money
             362      are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
             363      previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
             364      addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2014.
             365          To Governor's Office of Economic Development - STEM Action Center


             366              From General Fund
$1,500,000

             367              From General Fund, one-time
$8,500,000

             368              Schedule of Programs:
             369                  STEM Action Center                $10,000,000
             370          The Legislature intends that:
             371          (1) up to $1,500,000 of the appropriation for STEM Action Center be used to establish
             372      a STEM Action Center as described in Section 63M-1-3204 ;
             373          (2) at least $5,000,000 of the appropriation for STEM Action Center be used for STEM
             374      education related instructional technology and related professional development to support
             375      mathematics instruction for students in grades 6, 7, or 8 as described in Subsection
             376      63M-1-3205 (3)(a) and Section 63M-1-3206 , and related assessment, data collection, analysis,
             377      and reporting;
             378          (3) at least $3,500,000 of the appropriation for STEM Action Center be used for STEM
             379      education related instructional technology and related professional development to support
             380      mathematics instruction for secondary students to prepare the secondary students for college
             381      mathematics courses as described in Subsection 63M-1-3205 (3)(b) and Section 63M-1-3206 ,
             382      and related assessment, data collection, analysis, and reporting;
             383          (4) that the appropriation described in Subsection (1):
             384          (a) be ongoing; and
             385          (b) not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2014; and
             386          (5) that the appropriations described in Subsections (2) and (3):
             387          (a) be one-time; and
             388          (b) not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2014.
             389          Section 10. Effective date.
             390          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), if approved by two-thirds of all the members
             391      elected to each house, this bill takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day following
             392      the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's
             393      signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
             394          (2) Uncodified Section 9, Appropriation, takes effect on July 1, 2013.


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