H.B. 96
         UTAH SCHOOL READINESS INITIATIVE

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 6 March 12, 2014 1:28 PM



Senator Stephen H. Urquhart proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Line 45
    House Floor Amendments
    2-11-2014 :
    

             45              .    from the General Fund,
{   $5,000,000   }        $3,000,000       H. [.] ; and


2.    Page 2, Line 45c
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             45c              . from the School Readiness Restricted Account,
{   $5,000,000   }        $3,000,000       . .H


3.    Page 4, Lines 97 through 98
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             97          (8) "Performance outcome measure" means a cost avoidance in special education use
             98      H. [or other remedial services] .H for
{   a student funded pursuant to a contract under this part.   }        a student at-risk for later special education placement in kindergarten through grade 12 who receives preschool education funded pursuant to a results-based school readiness contract.      


4.    Page 4, Line 105
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             105      repayment to a private entity if certain performance outcome measures are achieved.
  (11) "Student at-risk for later special education placement" means a preschool student who, at preschool entry, scores at or below two standard deviations below the mean on the assessment selected by the board under Section 53A-1b-110.      


5.    Page 6, Lines 154 through 154a
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             154          (d)
{   up to 2% annually   } H.      {   of the amount appropriated by legislature under Subsection


             154a
     (2)(a),   } .H for administration costs and to monitor the programs described

6.    Page 8, Lines 228 through 234 :    

             228          (5)
  (a)       In awarding a grant under Subsection (4), the State Board of Education, Department

             229      of Workforce Services, and the board shall consider:
             230          
{   (a)   }        (i)       a respondent's capacity to effectively implement the components described in

             231      Section 53A-1b-105;
             232          
{   (b)   }        (ii)       the percentage of a respondent's students who are economically disadvantaged; and

             233          
{   (c)   }        (iii)       the level of administrative support and leadership at a respondent's program to

             234      effectively implement, monitor, and evaluate the program.
  (b) The board may not award a grant to an LEA without obtaining approval from the State Board of Education to award the grant to the LEA.      


7.    Page 15, Lines 445 through 446
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             445          (c) a provision that repayment to the private entity is:
             446          (i) based upon available money in the School Readiness
{   Special Revenue Fund   }        Restricted Account       ; and


8.    Page 15, Lines 454 through 457
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             454          (4) The board shall select a uniform assessment
  of age-appropriate cognitive or language skills       that:

             455          (a) is
{   a   } nationally      {   norm-based measure of age-appropriate cognitive or language skills;   }        norm-referenced;      

             456          (b) has established reliability;
{   and   }

             457          (c) has established validity with other similar measures and with later school outcomes
{   .   }        ; and

(d) has strong psychometric characteristics.  


9.    Page 17a, Lines 503d through 503i
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             503d          To Governor's Office - Governor's Office of Management and Budget
             503e              From General Fund Restricted - School Readiness Restricted Account
             503f          
{   $5,000,000   }        $3,000,000      

             503g              Schedule of Programs:


             503h                  Administration                 S. [ $100,000] $200,000 .S
             503i                  School Readiness Initiative            
S. [$4,900,000]
{   $4,800,000   } .S        $2,800,000      


10.    Page 17a, Lines 504 through 508a
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             504          To General Fund Restricted - School Readiness H. [Special Revenue Fund] Restricted
             504a      Account .H
             505              From General Fund
     {   $5,000,000   }        $3,000,000      

             506              Schedule of Programs:
             507                  General Fund Restricted - School Readiness
             508                   H. [Special Revenue Fund] Restricted Account .H
             508a              
{   $5,000,000   }        $3,000,000      


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