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
House Floor Amendments
2-11-2014
:
45c
. from the School Readiness Restricted Account,
{
$5,000,000
}
$3,000,000
. .H
3. Page
4, Lines 97 through 98
House Floor Amendments
2-11-2014
:
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(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
a.House Floor Amendments
b.2-11-2014
:
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
House Floor Amendments
2-11-2014
:
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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2-11-2014
:
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
House Floor Amendments
2-11-2014
:
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(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
Senate Committee Amendments
3-5-2014
:
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
Senate Committee Amendments
3-5-2014
:
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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