H.B. 96
         UTAH SCHOOL READINESS INITIATIVE

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 10, 2014 11:01 AM



Representative Gregory H. Hughes proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 13 through 15 :    

             13          This bill:
             14          .    creates the School Readiness
{   Special Revenue Fund   }        Restricted Account       ;

             15          .    creates the School Readiness Board (board) to negotiate contracts with private

2.    Page 2, Lines 41 through 46 :    

             41      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             42          This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2015:
             43          .    to the General Fund Restricted - School Readiness
{   Special Revenue Fund   }        Restricted Account       , as an

             44      ongoing appropriation:
             45              .    from the General Fund, $5,000,000
{   .   }        ; and

    . to Governor's Office - Governor's Office of Management and Budget, as an ongoing appropriation:
        . from the School Readiness Restricted Account, $5,000,000.  

             46      Other Special Clauses:

3.    Page 2, Lines 48 through 49 :    

             48      Utah Code Sections Affected:
  AMENDS:      

  63J-1-602.3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapters 117 and 295 and last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 117      

             49      ENACTS:

4.    Page 5, Lines 127 through 131 :    

             127          53A-1b-104. School Readiness
{   Special Revenue Fund   }        Restricted Account       -- Creation -- Funding --

             128      Distribution of funds.
             129          (1) There is created
{   a special revenue fund   } in the      {   Education   }        General       Fund        a restricted account       known as the

             130      "School Readiness
{   Special Revenue Fund   }        Restricted Account       " to fund:

             131          (a) the High Quality School Readiness Grant Program described in Section



5.    Page 5, Lines 139 through 147 :    

             139          (2) The
{   special revenue fund   }        restricted account       consists of:

             140          (a) money appropriated to the restricted account by the Legislature;
             141          (b) all income and interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the
             142      account;
             143          (c) federal grants; and
             144          (d) private donations.
             145          (3)
{   The board may annually use funds in the special revenue fund   }        Subject to legislative appropriations, money in the restricted account may be used       for the following

             146      purposes:
             147          (a) to award grants under the High Quality School Readiness Grant Program described

6.    Page 6, Lines 154 through 155 :    

             154          (d) up to 2% annually
  of the amount appropriated by legislature under Subsection (2)(a),       for administration costs and to monitor the programs described

             155      in this part.

7.    Page 15, Lines 435 through 437 :    

             435          (d) The additional return on investment described in Subsection (1)(c) may not exceed
             436      5% above
{   the yield to maturity for   } the current      {  rate the state receives for the state's general

             437      obligation bonds  
}
  Municipal Market Data General Obligation Bond AAA scale for a 10 year maturity       at the time of the issuance of the results-based school readiness contract.


8.    Page 17, Line 497 :    
             497      (iv) the repayment schedule to the private entity if the performance outcomes are met.
      Section 12. Section 63J-1-602.3 is amended to read:      

     63J-1-602.3 List of nonlapsing funds and accounts -- Title 46 through Title 60.
    (1) Funding for the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program, as provided in Section 53-2a-1101 .
    (2) Appropriations made to the Division of Emergency Management from the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account, as provided in Section 53-2a-603 .
    (3) Appropriations made to the Department of Public Safety from the Department of Public Safety Restricted Account, as provided in Section 53-3-106 .
    (4) Appropriations to the Motorcycle Rider Education Program, as provided in Section 53-3-905 .
    (5) Appropriations from the Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau Restricted Account created in Section 53-8-303 .
    (6) Appropriations from the DNA Specimen Restricted Account created in Section 53-10-407 .
    (7) The Canine Body Armor Restricted Account created in Section 53-16-201 .
    
  (8) The School Readiness Restricted Account created in Section 53A-1b-104.      

    
{   (8)   }        (9)       Appropriations to the State Board of Education, as provided in Section 53A-17a-105 .

    
{   (9)   }        (10)       Money received by the State Office of Rehabilitation for the sale of certain products or services,

as provided in Section 53A-24-105 .


    
{   (10)   }        (11)       Certain funds appropriated from the General Fund to the State Board of Regents for teacher preparation programs, as provided in Section 53B-6-104 .

    
{   (11)   }        (12)       A certain portion of money collected for administrative costs under the School Institutional Trust Lands Management Act, as provided under Section 53C-3-202 .

    
{   (12)   }        (13)       Certain surcharges on residential and business telephone numbers imposed by the Public Service Commission, as provided in Section 54-8b-10 .

    
{   (13)   }        (14)       Certain fines collected by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing for violation of unlawful or unprofessional conduct that are used for education and enforcement purposes, as provided in Section 58-17b-505 .

    
{   (14)   }        (15)       Certain fines collected by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing for use in education and enforcement of the Security Personnel Licensing Act, as provided in Section 58-63-103 .

    
{   (15)   }        (16)       Appropriations from the Relative Value Study Restricted Account created in Section 59-9-105 .

    
{   (16)   }        (17)       The Cigarette Tax Restricted Account created in Section 59-14-204 .


9.    Page 17, Lines 503 through 509 :    

             503      addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2015.
 

    (1) Operating and Capital Budgets. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or fund accounts indicated for the use and support of the government of the State of Utah.
    To Governor's Office - Governor's Office of Management and Budget
        From General Fund Restricted - School Readiness Restricted Account        $5,000,000
        Schedule of Programs:
            Administration                             $100,000
            School Readiness Initiative                    $4,900,000
    (2) Restricted Fund and Account Transfers. The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following amounts among the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from the recipient funds must be authorized elsewhere in an appropriations act.  

             504          To General Fund Restricted - School Readiness
{   Special Revenue Fund   }        Restricted Account      

             505              From General Fund
$5,000,000

             506              Schedule of Programs:
             507                  General Fund Restricted - School Readiness
             508                  
{   Special Revenue Fund   }        Restricted Account                   $5,000,000

             509          Section 13. Effective date.


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