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9 General Description:
10 This bill creates a National Board Certification Scholarship Program for public school
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12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 ▸ defines terms;
15 ▸ creates the National Board Certification Scholarship Program;
16 ▸ directs the State Board of Education to:
17 • award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible teachers to attain a National
18 Board Certification or renew an existing National Board Certification;
19 • select an independent evaluator, through a request for proposals process, to
20 evaluate the effectiveness of National Board Certified Teachers; and
21 • make rules; and
22 ▸ repeals the National Board Certification Scholarship Program, except provisions
23 related to scholarship repayment, on July 1, 2018.
24 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
25 This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2016:
26 ▸ to the State Board of Education - State Office of Education - Initiative Programs, as
27 a one-time appropriation:
28 • from the Education Fund, $370,000.
29 Other Special Clauses:
30 This bill provides a special effective date.
31 Utah Code Sections Affected:
32 AMENDS:
33 63I-1-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 189, 226, and 412
34 ENACTS:
35 53A-6-1001, Utah Code Annotated 1953
36 53A-6-1002, Utah Code Annotated 1953
37 53A-6-1003, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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39 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
40 Section 1. Section 53A-6-1001 is enacted to read:
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42 53A-6-1001. Title.
43 This part is known as "The National Board Certification Scholarship Program."
44 Section 2. Section 53A-6-1002 is enacted to read:
45 53A-6-1002. Definitions.
46 (1) "Board" means the State Board of Education.
47 (2) "Eligible teacher" means a teacher that:
48 (a) has been licensed under Title 53A, Chapter 6, Educator Licensing and Professional
49 Practices Act;
50 (b) is employed by an LEA; and
51 (c) meets other criteria as determined by the board.
52 (3) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means a school district, charter school, or the
53 Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
54 (4) "National Board Certification" or "certificate" means a certificate issued by the
55 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
56 Section 3. Section 53A-6-1003 is enacted to read:
57 53A-6-1003. National Board Certification Scholarship Program.
58 (1) The National Board Certification Scholarship Program is created to:
59 (a) award scholarships to eligible teachers, on a competitive basis, to:
60 (i) attain a National Board Certification; or
61 (ii) renew a National Board Certification; and
62 (b) evaluate the effectiveness of National Board Certified Teachers.
63 (2) Subject to legislative appropriations, the board shall award scholarships to eligible
64 teachers, on a competitive basis, for:
65 (a) the cost to attain or renew a National Board Certification; and
66 (b) up to four days of paid professional development time that may be used to:
67 (i) cover the cost of a substitute during the school year; or
68 (ii) provide a stipend for professional development attended during the summer.
69 (3) As a condition of receiving a scholarship under this section, an eligible teacher
70 shall agree to repay the scholarship, in accordance with Subsections (4)(a) and (b), if the
71 eligible teacher receives the scholarship and:
72 (a) does not complete the certificate within three years of the date on which the
73 scholarship was awarded; or
74 (b) leaves state employment within five years of the date on which the scholarship was
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76 (4) If scholarship repayment is required under Subsection (3), the board shall:
77 (a) prorate the amount of the scholarship to be repaid under Subsection (3)(b) based on
78 the amount of time that the scholarship recipient was employed by the state after receiving the
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80 (b) amortize the amount of the scholarship repayment over five years at a fixed rate of
81 5% simple interest; and
82 (c) deposit scholarship repayment proceeds into the restricted account described in
83 Subsection (6).
84 (5) The board shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
85 Administrative Rulemaking Act, specifying:
86 (a) procedures for applying for scholarships under Subsection (2); and
87 (b) criteria for awarding scholarships under Subsection (2).
88 (6) The board shall create a restricted account consisting of:
89 (a) funds appropriated by the Legislature for the National Board Certification
90 Scholarship Program; and
91 (b) scholarship repayment proceeds described in Subsection (4)(c).
92 (7) (a) The board shall select an independent evaluator, through a request for proposals
93 process, to act as an independent contractor to conduct longitudinal research on the
94 effectiveness of National Board Certified Teachers, including a comparison of the student
95 learning gains of students taught by National Board Certified Teachers to the student learning
96 gains of students taught by other national teacher certification organizations.
97 (b) The board shall ensure that a contract with an independent evaluator selected under
98 Subsection (7)(a) require the independent evaluator to report to the Education Interim
99 Committee on or before November 1, 2017.
100 Section 4. Section 63I-1-253 is amended to read:
101 63I-1-253. Repeal dates, Titles 53, 53A, and 53B.
102 The following provisions are repealed on the following dates:
103 (1) Section 53-3-232, Conditional license, is repealed July 1, 2015.
104 (2) Subsection 53-10-202(18) is repealed July 1, 2018.
105 (3) Section 53-10-202.1 is repealed July 1, 2018.
106 (4) Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 6, Public Education Job Enhancement Program is
107 repealed July 1, 2020.
108 (5) Subsections 53A-6-1003(2), (5), and (7), are repealed July 1, 2018.
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112 is repealed July 1, 2016.
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116 repealed July 1, 2016.
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120 money from the Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells,
121 other hydrologic studies, and air quality monitoring in the West Desert, is repealed July 1,
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123 Section 5. Appropriation.
124 Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
125 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following sums of money
126 are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
127 previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
128 addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2016.
129 To State Board of Education - State Office of Education - Initiative Programs
130 From Education Fund, One-time
$370,000
131 Schedule of Programs:
132 National Board Certification Scholarship Program $370,000
133 The Legislature intends that:
134 (1) the State Board of Education:
135 (a) use at least $100,000 of the appropriation provided in this section to award
136 scholarships for teachers to attain a National Board Certification;
137 (b) use at least $70,000 of the appropriation provided in this section to award
138 scholarships for teachers to renew a National Board Certification;
139 (c) use up to $200,000 of the appropriation provided in this section for an independent
140 evaluation of the program; and
141 (d) expend appropriations provided under this section in fiscal years 2016, 2017, and
142 2018; and
143 (2) appropriations provided under this section not lapse.
144 Section 6. Effective date.
145 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 12, 2015.
146 (2) Uncodified Section 5, Appropriation, takes effect on July 1, 2015.