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UTAH STATE SENATE
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * 320 STATE CAPITOL
P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035
February 14, 2014
Mr. President:
The Education Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 42, EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, by Senator A. Osmond, with the following amendments:
1. Page
1, Lines 14 through 15
:
14
. establishes the High Quality Preschool Pilot Program to fund certain preschool
15
programs to
{
serve at-risk
}
intergenerational poverty
students;
2. Page
2, Lines 30 through 31
:
30
Programs, as an ongoing appropriation:
31
. from the Education Fund,
{
$6,000,000
}
$3,000,000
.
3. Page
4, Lines 98 through 105
:
98
(5) "Eligible student" means a student who:
99
(a) lives in the attendance boundaries of an eligible LEA;
100
(b) is economically disadvantaged; and
101
(c)
{
(i)
}
is classified as a child affected by intergenerational poverty
{
;
or
}
.
102
{
(ii) (A) is classified as an English language learner; and
103
(B) scores below average on an age-appropriate pre-assessment selected by an
eligible
104
LEA.
105
(6) "Intergenerational poverty" has the same meaning as in Section
35A-9-102
.
4. Page
5, Lines 142 through 144
:
142
(b) the number of students the eligible LEA plans to serve, categorized by
age
{
,
}
and
143
intergenerational poverty status
{
, English language learner status, and free or
reduced price
144
school lunch status
5. Page
9, Lines 264 through 269
:
264
(4) The board may use up to:
265
(a) 2%
per year
of the total appropriation under this part to administer and
monitor the program;
and
266
(b)
{
$250,000
}
10%
per year of the total appropriation under this part
to
:
(i)
contract with an
267
evaluator as required under Subsection
53A-1a-1107
(3); and
268
{
(c) $250,000 per year of the total appropriation under this part to
}
(ii)
select or develop a
269
school readiness assessment as required under Subsection
53A-1a-1104
(3)(c).
6. Page
9, Line 274 through Page 10, Line 276
:
274
(a) number of students served by the LEA's preschool, reported by
age
and
intergenerational
275
poverty status,
{
English language learner status, and free or reduced price student
lunch status
}
;
276
(b) attendance;
7. Page
11, Line 323 through Page 12, Line 338
:
323
addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2015.
To State Board of Education - Utah State Office of Education - Initiative
Programs
From Education Fund
{
$6,000,000
}
$3,000,000
325
Schedule of Programs:
326
Contracts and Grants
{
$6,000,000
}
$3,000.000
327
The Legislature intends that:
328
(1)
{
$5,375,000
}
$2,625,000
of the appropriation under this section is to
be used to carry out the
329
requirements of Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 11, High Quality Preschool Pilot Program;
330
(2) $375,000 of the appropriation under this section is to be used to provide
one-time
331
grants to eligible LEAs for computer labs, hardware, and early childhood related software
as
332
described in Subsection
53A-1a-1104
(9);
and
333
{
(3) up to $500,000 of the appropriation under this section may be used to:
334
(a) contract with an evaluator as required under Subsection
53A-1a-1107
(3);
and
335
(b) select or develop a school readiness assessment as required under
Subsection
336
53A-1a-1104
(3)(c);
}
337
{
(4)
}
(3)
the appropriation under this section is:
338
(a) ongoing, subject to availability of funds;
Respectfully,
Stuart C. Reid
Committee Chair
Voting: 6-0-2
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Bill NumberAction Class
Action Code
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*SCRAMD*
SB0042S