S.B.
42
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Senate Committee
Amendments
Amendment 2 February 7, 2014 3:09 PM
Senator Aaron Osmond
proposes 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
:
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(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
:
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(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
:
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(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
:
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(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
}
;
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(b) attendance;
7. Page
11, Line 323 through Page 12, Line 338
:
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addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2015.
To State Board of Education - Utah State Office of Education - Initiative Programs
324
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);
}
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{
(4)
}
(3)
the appropriation under this section is:
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(a) ongoing, subject to availability of funds;
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