H.B.
139
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS ACTION
CENTER
House Committee
Amendments
Amendment 1 February 20, 2013 12:21 PM
Representative Val L. Peterson
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page
2, Lines 36 through 39
:
36
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
37
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2014:
38
. to
{
the General Fund Restricted -
}
Governor's Office of Economic Development
-
Administration
, as
39
an ongoing appropriation:
2. Page
2, Lines 40 through 43
:
40
. from the General Fund,
{
$14,000,000; and
}
$15,000,000.
41
{
. to State Board of Education - State Office of Education, as an ongoing
42
appropriation:
43
. from the General Fund, $1,000,000.
}
3. Page
4, Lines 116 through 118
:
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(c) strategically engage industry and business entities to cooperate with the board:
117
(i) to
{
provide
}
support
professional development and
provide
other assistance
{
to
}
for
educators and students;
118
and
4. Page
5, Lines 147 through 151
:
147
(2) The executive director of the STEM Action Center shall:
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(a)
{
provide
}
support
professional development
{
to
}
for
educators regarding
{
:
149
(i) blended learning models; and
150
(ii)
}
education related instructional technology
that supports STEM education
;
151
(b) ensure that the STEM Action Center acts as a research and development center for
5. Page
6, Line 157
:
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(d) organize
{
and
}
,
host
, and facilitate participation in
interscholastic STEM related
competitions, fairs, and camps;
6. Page
6, Line 182 through Page 7, Line 184
:
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(o)
{
implement
}
support
best methods of professional development, including methods of
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professional development that reduce cost and increase effectiveness, to help educators learn
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how to most effectively implement best practice learning tools in classrooms;
7. Page
7, Lines 193 through 201
:
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(t)
{
track the performance of educators who receive
}
support STEM professionals working
to obtain
a competency-based license in
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accordance with Section
53A-6-104.5
;
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(u)
{
target
}
support targeted
professional development for improved instruction in STEM in
grades 6, 7,
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and 8, including:
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(i) improved instructional materials that are more dynamic and stimulating for
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students;
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(ii) targeted instruction for students who traditionally avoid enrolling in STEM
200
courses;
{
and
}
201
(iii) introduction of stimulating engineering courses;
and
(iv) introduction of other research based methods that support student achievement in STEM
areas;
8. Page
7, Lines 206 through 208
:
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(w) develop and produce a low cost, highly-interactive, print and online mathematics
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{
textbook
}
instructional support materials
, for students in grades 7 and 8, that will meet the State
Board of Education's core
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curriculum standards for mathematics.
9. Page
8, Lines 233 through 236
:
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(1) Subject to legislative appropriations, the
{
State Board of Education
}
board
shall award a
234
grant to a school district or charter school to fund STEM career and technical education courses
235
if the school district or charter school provides matching funds for at least 100% of the grant
236
amount.
10. Page
9, Line 262 through Page 10, Line 281
:
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addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2014.
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To
{
General Fund Restricted -
}
Governor's Office of Economic Development
-
Administration
264
From General Fund
{
$14,000,000
}
$15,000,000
265
Schedule of Programs:
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Administration
{
$14,000,000
}
$15,000,000
267
{
To State Board of Education - State Office of Education
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From General Fund $1,000,000
269
Schedule of Programs:
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Career and Technical Education $1,000,000
}
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The Legislature intends that:
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(1) the appropriation for Administration be used:
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(a) to establish a STEM Action Center as described in Section 63M-1-3204;
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(b) to provide or establish a physical location for the STEM Action Center;
{
and
}
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(c) for education related instructional technology as described in Section 63M-1-3205;
and
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{
(2) the appropriation for Career and Technical Education be used by the State Board of
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Education
}
(d)
to award grants to school districts and charter schools for STEM related career and
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technical education courses as described in Section 63M-1-3206; and
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{
(3)
}
(2)
the
{
appropriations
}
appropriation
described in
{
Subsections
}
Subsection
(1)
{
and (2)
}
:
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(a) be ongoing; and
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(b) not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2014.
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