Senator Lyle W. Hillyard proposes the following substitute bill:


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PUBLIC EDUCATION BASE BUDGET AMENDMENTS

2     
2017 GENERAL SESSION

3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

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House Sponsor: Daniel McCay

6     

7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9           This bill appropriates funds for the support and operation of public education for the
10     fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸      provides appropriations for the use and support of state education agencies;
14          ▸     provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts and charter
15     schools;
16          ▸     sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) initially at $3,184 for fiscal year
17     2018;
18          ▸     sets the estimated minimum basic tax rate at .001596 for fiscal year 2018;
19          ▸     provides appropriations for other purposes as described; and
20          ▸     provides intent language.
21     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22          This bill appropriates for fiscal year 2018:
23          ▸     $4,309,500 from the General Fund;
24          ▸     $23,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund;
25          ▸     $3,048,635,500 from the Education Fund; and

26          ▸     $1,523,226,100 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
27          This bill appropriates $2,977,000 in expendable funds and accounts for fiscal year
28     2018.
29          This bill appropriates $78,000,000 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal
30     year 2018, including:
31          ▸     $3,000,000 from the General Fund; and
32          ▸     $75,000,000 from the Education Fund.
33          This bill appropriates $147,900 in fiduciary funds for fiscal year 2018.
34     Other Special Clauses:
35          This bill provides a special effective date.
36     Utah Code Sections Affected:
37     AMENDS:
38          53A-17a-135, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 2
39     Uncodified Material Affected:
40     ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
41     

42     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
43          Section 1. Section 53A-17a-135 is amended to read:
44          53A-17a-135. Minimum basic tax rate -- Certified revenue levy.
45          (1) As used in this section, "basic levy increment rate" means a tax rate that will
46     generate an amount of revenue equal to $75,000,000.
47          (2) (a) In order to qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic program
48     and as its contribution toward its costs of the basic program, each school district shall impose a
49     minimum basic tax rate per dollar of taxable value that generates [$392,266,800] $399,041,300
50     in revenues statewide.
51          (b) The preliminary estimate for the [2016-17] 2017-18 minimum basic tax rate is
52     [.001695] .001596.
53          (c) The State Tax Commission shall certify on or before June 22 the rate that generates
54     [$392,266,800] $399,041,300 in revenues statewide.
55          (d) If the minimum basic tax rate exceeds the certified revenue levy as defined in
56     Section 53A-17a-103, the state is subject to the notice requirements of Section 59-2-926.

57          (3) (a) The state shall contribute to each district toward the cost of the basic program in
58     the district that portion which exceeds the proceeds of the difference between:
59          (i) the minimum basic tax rate to be imposed under Subsection (2); and
60          (ii) the basic levy increment rate.
61          (b) In accordance with the state strategic plan for public education and to fulfill its
62     responsibility for the development and implementation of that plan, the Legislature instructs
63     the State Board of Education, the governor, and the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst in each
64     of the coming five years to develop budgets that will fully fund student enrollment growth.
65          (4) (a) If the difference described in Subsection (3)(a) equals or exceeds the cost of the
66     basic program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic program.
67          (b) The proceeds of the difference described in Subsection (3)(a) that exceed the cost
68     of the basic program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law.
69          (5) The State Board of Education shall:
70          (a) deduct from state funds that a school district is authorized to receive under this
71     chapter an amount equal to the proceeds generated within the school district by the basic levy
72     increment rate; and
73          (b) deposit the money described in Subsection (5)(a) into the Minimum Basic Growth
74     Account created in Section 53A-17a-135.1.
75          Section 2. Appropriations for state education agencies, school districts, and
76     charter schools -- Value of weighted pupil unit .
77           (1) The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
78     2017, and ending June 30, 2018. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1,
79     Budgetary Procedures Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the
80     funds or accounts indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
81          (2) The value of the weighted pupil unit for fiscal year 2018 is initially set at $3,184.
82     
Item 1

83          To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
84               From Uniform School Fund
23,000,000

85               From Education Fund
2,273,000,500

86               From Local Revenue
399,041,300

87               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
11,042,700


88               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(11,042,700)

89               Schedule of Programs:
90                    Kindergarten (27,529 WPUs)          87,652,300
91                    Grades 1 - 12 (576,394 WPUs)          1,842,013,000
92                    Foreign Exchange (328 WPUs)          1,044,400
93                    Necessarily Existent Small Schools
94                     (9,514 WPUs)                    30,292,700
95                    Professional Staff (55,577 WPUs)          176,957,200
96                    Administrative Costs (1,490 WPUs)          4,744,200
97                    Special Education - Add-On
98                     (77,514 WPUs)                    246,804,500
99                    Special Education - Preschool
100                     (10,238 WPUs)                    32,597,800
101                    Special Education - Self-Contained
102                     (13,940 WPUs)                    44,385,000
103                    Special Education - Extended School Year
104                     (429 WPUs)                    1,365,900
105                    Special Education - Impact Aid
106                     (2,016 WPUs)                    6,418,900
107                    Special Education - Intensive Services
108                     (397 WPUs)                    1,264,000
109                    Special Education - Extended Year for
110                     Special Educators (909 WPUs)          2,894,300
111                    Career and Technical Education - Add-On
112                     (28,040 WPUs)                    89,279,400
113                    Class Size Reduction (39,990 WPUs)     127,328,200
114          (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
115     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
116     performance measures for the Basic School Program:
117          (a) High School Graduation (Target = 90%);
118          (b) ACT Performance (Target = increase the number of students earning an 18

119     composite score);
120          (c) Career and Technical Education Career Pathway Completer (Target = 40%); and
121          (d) Career and Technical Education Career Pathway Concentrator (Target = 75%).
122          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
123     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
124     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
125     education system established by the State Board of Education.
126     
Item 2

127          To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic
128     School Programs
129               From Education Fund
531,326,900

130               From Interest and Dividends Account
45,000,000

131               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
14,044,400

132               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(14,044,400)

133               Schedule of Programs:
134                    To and From School - Pupil Transportation     79,265,300
135                    Pupil Transportation Grants for Unsafe
136                     Routes                         500,000
137                    Guarantee Transportation Program          500,000
138                    Flexible Allocation - WPU Distribution     7,788,000
139                    Enhancement for At-Risk Students          26,539,500
140                    Youth in Custody                    21,505,000
141                    Adult Education                    10,563,900
142                    Enhancement for Accelerated Students     4,764,000
143                    Centennial Scholarship Program          250,000
144                    Concurrent Enrollment               10,209,200
145                    Title I Schools Paraeducators Program     300,000
146                    School LAND Trust Program          45,000,000
147                    Charter School Local Replacement          135,356,000
148                    Charter School Administration          7,463,700
149                    K-3 Reading Improvement               15,000,000

150                    Educator Salary Adjustments               167,094,400
151                    USFR Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted
152                     Account                         6,799,900
153                    School Library Books and Electronic
154                     Resources                         850,000
155                    Matching Fund for School Nurses          1,002,000
156                    Critical Languages and Dual Immersion     2,956,000
157                    USTAR Centers (Year-Round Math and
158                     Science)                         6,200,000
159                    Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts     8,880,000
160                    Early Intervention                    7,500,000
161                    Digital Teaching and Learning Program     10,040,000
162          (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
163     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
164     performance measures for the Related to Basic School Program:
165          (a) Students Earning At Least One Advanced Credit (Target = 98%);
166          (b) Students Earning At Least One Advanced Credit Above Graduation Requirement
167     (Target = 89%); and
168          (c) Advanced Coursework Offered in High School (Target = increase from the current
169     average of 69 courses).
170          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
171     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
172     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
173     education system established by the State Board of Education.
174     
Item 3

175          To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local
176     Levy Programs
177               From Education Fund
123,416,200

178               From Education Fund Restricted - Minimum Basic
179                Growth Account
56,250,000

180               From Local Revenue
414,776,500


181               Schedule of Programs:
182                    Voted Local Levy Program               444,226,900
183                    Board Local Levy Program               135,215,800
184                    Board Local Levy Program - Reading
185                     Improvement                    15,000,000
186          (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
187     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
188     performance measures for Voted and Board Local Levy Programs:
189          (a) School Districts Maximizing State Guarantee Tax Increments (Target = 41 school
190     districts);
191          (b) Equalization Funding -- Voted Local Levy Program (Target = none); and
192          (c) Equalization Funding -- Board Local Levy Program (Target = none).
193          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
194     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
195     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
196     education system established by the State Board of Education.
197     
Item 4

198          To State Board of Education - School Building Programs
199               From Education Fund
14,499,700

200               From Education Fund Restricted - Minimum Basic Growth
201                Account
18,750,000

202               Schedule of Programs:
203                    Foundation Program                    27,610,900
204                    Enrollment Growth Program               5,638,800
205          (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
206     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
207     performance measures for the School Building Program:
208          (a) Equalization Funding (Target = none);
209          (b) State Funding Reach to School Districts (Target = 41 school districts); and
210          (c) State Funding Impact (Target = none).
211          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the

212     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
213     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
214     education system established by the State Board of Education.
215     
Item 5

216          To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office
217               From General Fund
307,800

218               From Education Fund
35,289,900

219               From Federal Funds
340,891,900

220               From Dedicated Credits Revenue
6,008,900

221               From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Lease
1,688,500

222               From General Fund Restricted - Land Exchange Distribution
223                Account
16,900

224               From General Fund Restricted - Substance Abuse Prevention
506,400

225               From Interest and Dividends Account
635,100

226               From Land Grant Management Fund
2,000

227               From Revenue Transfers
1,482,500

228               Schedule of Programs:
229                    Assessment and Accountability          17,895,500
230                    Educational Equity                    128,300
231                    Board and Administration               13,627,100
232                    Business Services                    972,200
233                    Career and Technical Education          20,581,900
234                    District Computer Services               6,307,100
235                    Federal Elementary and Secondary Education
236                     Act                              112,889,400
237                    Law and Legislation                    230,400
238                    Math Teacher Training               500,000
239                    Public Relations                    162,500
240                    School Trust                         592,700
241                    Special Education                    181,065,300
242                    Teaching and Learning               30,877,500

243                    Statewide Online Education Program     750,000
244                    Pilot Teacher Retention Grant Program     250,000
245     
     (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
246     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
247     performance measures for the State Administrative Office line item:
248          (a) LEA IDEA noncompliance correction (Target = 100%);
249          (b) Special Education funding alignment with formula and State Board of Education
250     board rule (Target = 95%); and
251          (c) LEA professional development (Target = 100%).
252          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
253     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
254     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
255     education system established by the State Board of Education.
256     
Item 6

257          To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program Categorical Program
258     Administration
259               From Education Fund
1,442,500

260               From Revenue Transfers
(148,700)

261               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
100

262               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(200)

263               Schedule of Programs:
264                    CTE Comprehensive Guidance          150,300
265                    Enhancement for At-Risk Students          257,100
266                    Youth-In-Custody                    404,800
267                    Adult Education                    206,100
268                    Dual Immersion                    181,000
269                    Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts     94,400
270     
     (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
271     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
272     performance measures for the Minimum School Program Categorical Program Administration
273     line item:

274          (a) Professional development for dual immersion teachers (Target = 500 teachers);
275          (b) Support for guest dual immersion teachers (Target = 100 teachers);
276          (c) Advanced coursework offered in high schools (Target = 15 schools/5,000 students);
277          (d) Beverley Taylor Sorenson (BTS) program application processing (Target = 34
278     districts/22 charter schools);
279          (e) Process applications for BTS professional development (Target = 7 colleges); and
280          (f) BTS fidelity of program implementation (Target = 50 site visits and 100% review of
281     annual reports).
282          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
283     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
284     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
285     education system established by the State Board of Education.
286     
Item 7

287          To State Board of Education - Initiative Programs
288               From General Fund
4,001,700

289               From Education Fund
27,616,000

290               From General Fund Restricted - Autism Awareness Account
10,000

291               From Revenue Transfers
(68,300)

292               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
40,200

293               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(40,200)

294               Schedule of Programs:
295                    Contracts and Grants                    300,000
296                    Electronic High School               2,600
297                    Upstart Early Childhood Education          6,263,900
298                    ProStart Culinary Arts Program          403,100
299                    CTE Online Assessments               341,000
300                    General Financial Literacy               178,000
301                    Carson Smith Scholarships               3,981,100
302                    Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarships     24,500
303                    Electronic Elementary Reading Tool          2,100,000
304                    ELL Software Licenses               3,000,000

305                    Autism Awareness                    10,000
306                    Early Intervention                    4,600,000
307                    Peer Assistance                    400,000
308                    Intergenerational Poverty Interventions     1,000,000
309                    School Turnaround and Leadership
310                     Development Act                    6,974,800
311                    Partnerships for Student Success          1,980,400
312     
     (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
313     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
314     performance measures for the Initiative Programs line item:
315          (a) Carson Smith Scholarship (CSS) annual compliance reporting (Target = 100%);
316          (b) CSS on-site compliance verification (Target = 33%);
317          (c) CSS document review compliance verification (Target = 100%);
318          (d) Award Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarships (PETTS) (Target = 100%);
319          (e) Geographical distribution of PETTS recipients (Target = 100%);
320          (f) Report PETTS award winners annually to Utah State Board of Education (Target =
321     100%);
322          (g) Autism Awareness annual compliance reporting (Target = 100%);
323          (h) Autism Awareness compliance with statute (Target = 100%); and
324          (i) Distribution of Autism Awareness funding (Target = 100%).
325          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
326     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
327     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
328     education system established by the State Board of Education.
329     
Item 8

330          To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board
331               From Education Fund
3,854,400

332               From Revenue Transfers
(181,600)

333               Schedule of Programs:
334                    State Charter School Board               3,672,800
335     
     (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before

336     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
337     performance measures for the State Charter School Board line item:
338          (a) Communication survey average score from stakeholders (Target = 5);
339          (b) Increase charter schools in compliance with charter agreement (Target = 75%); and
340          (c) Develop plan for restructuring the Charter board staff (Target = complete plan).
341          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
342     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
343     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
344     education system established by the State Board of Education.
345     
Item 9

346          To State Board of Education - Utah Charter School Finance Authority
347               From Education Fund Restricted - Charter School Reserve Account
50,000

348               Schedule of Programs:
349                    Utah Charter School Finance Authority     50,000
350     
Item 10

351          To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing Professional Practices
352               From Dedicated Credits Revenue
34,500

353               From Professional Practices Restricted Subfund
2,423,000

354               From Revenue Transfers
(317,500)

355               Schedule of Programs:
356                    Educator Licensing                    2,140,000
357     
     (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
358     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
359     performance measures for the Educator Licensing line item:
360          (a) Background checks for educators (Target = 100%);
361          (b) Background check response and notification of LEA within 72 hours (Target =
362     100%);
363          (c) Licensing standards (Target = 95%);
364          (d) Teacher preparation in assigned subject area (Target = 95%); and
365          (e) Educator license support (Target = 90% of educators responded to within 72 hours
366     and 75% of all issues resolved within 5 business days).

367          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
368     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
369     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
370     education system established by the State Board of Education.
371     
Item 11

372          To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition
373               From Education Fund
143,800

374               From Federal Funds
159,619,700

375               From Dedicated Credit - Liquor Tax
39,262,300

376               From Revenue Transfers
(321,600)

377               Schedule of Programs:
378                    Child Nutrition                    198,704,200
379     
     (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
380     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
381     performance measures for the Child Nutrition line item:
382          (a) School districts served (Target = 41);
383          (b) Administrative reviews completed (Target = 100% over a three-year cycle); and
384          (c) Programming at new sites (Target = 70).
385          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
386     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
387     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
388     education system established by the State Board of Education.
389     
Item 12

390          To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition - Federal Commodities
391               From Federal Funds
19,159,300

392               Schedule of Programs:
393                    Child Nutrition - Federal Commodities     19,159,300
394     
Item 13

395          To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach
396               From Education Fund
3,925,000

397               Schedule of Programs:

398                    Professional Outreach Programs          3,871,000
399                    Subsidy Program                    54,000
400     
     (1) (a) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
401     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
402     performance measures for Fine Arts Outreach -- Professional Outreach in the Schools Program:
403          (i) Local Education Agencies Served in a Three-Year Period (Target = 95%);
404          (ii) Number of Students and Educators Receiving Services (Target = 450,000 students/
405     25,000 teachers); and
406          (iii) Efficacy of Education Programming as Determined by Peer Review (Target =
407     85%).
408          (b) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
409     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
410     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
411     education system established by the State Board of Education.
412          (2) (a) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
413     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
414     performance measures for Fine Arts Outreach -- Subsidy Program:
415          (i) Local Education Agencies Served in a Three-Year Period (Target = 85%);
416          (ii) Number of Students and Educators Receiving Services (Target = 140,000 students/
417     5,000 teachers); and
418          (iii) Efficacy of Education Programming as Determined by Peer Review (Target =
419     90%).
420          (b) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
421     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
422     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
423     education system established by the State Board of Education.
424     
Item 14

425          To State Board of Education - Science Outreach
426               From Education Fund
4,390,000

427               Schedule of Programs:
428                    Informal Science Education Enhancement     4,115,000

429                    Provisional Program                    225,000
430                    Integrated Student and New Facility
431                     Learning                         50,000
432     
     (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
433     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
434     performance measures for Science Outreach:
435          (a) Student Science Experiences (Target = 250,000);
436          (b) Student Field Trips (Target = 200,000); and
437          (c) Teacher Professional Development (Target = 7,000).
438          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
439     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
440     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
441     education system established by the State Board of Education.
442     
Item 15

443          To State Board of Education - Educational Contracts
444               From Education Fund
3,140,300

445               Schedule of Programs:
446                    Youth Center                         1,153,200
447                    Corrections Institutions               1,987,100
448     
Item 16

449          To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
450               From Education Fund
26,470,300

451               From Federal Funds
99,100

452               From Dedicated Credits Revenue
1,584,200

453               From Revenue Transfers
5,671,700

454               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
2,347,800

455               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(900,300)

456               Schedule of Programs:
457                    Educational Services                    16,040,400
458                    Support Services                    19,232,400
459          (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before

460     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
461     performance measures for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind line item:
462          (a) Campus educational services (Target = increase K-12 literacy scores by 3%);
463          (b) Outreach educational services (Target = increase K-12 literacy scores by 5%); and
464          (c) Deaf-Blind Educational Services (Target = improve communication matrix scores
465     by 3%).
466          (2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
467     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
468     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
469     education system established by the State Board of Education.
470     
Item 17

471          To State Board of Education - Teaching and Learning
472               From Education Fund
120,000

473               From Revenue Transfers
8,974,800

474               Schedule of Programs:
475                    Student Access to High Quality School
476                     Readiness Programs               9,094,800
477          (1) (a) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education report on or before
478     September 30, 2017, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the following
479     performance measures for the Teaching and Learning line item: Preschool proficiency (Target
480     = 10 percentage points greater than peers; and
481          (b) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
482     report a mission for each line item, any recommended changes to these initial performance
483     measures that may better reflect that mission, as well as the broader goals for the public
484     education system established by the State Board of Education.
485          (2) The Legislature intends that:
486          (a) for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the Department of Workforce Services shall allocate
487     up to $11,000,000 of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding to fund programs
488     described in Title 53A, Chapter 1b, Part 2, Expanded Access to High Quality School Readiness
489     Programs Act;
490          (b) the State Board of Education shall use funds appropriated from Revenue Transfer -

491     Temporary Assistance for Needy Families consistent with federal requirements for those funds;
492     and
493          (c) the State Board of Education may:
494          (i) use up to $140,000 of the appropriation to the State Board of Education to contract
495     with an independent evaluator to conduct an evaluation, as required by Section 53A-1b-208;
496          (ii) use up to $2,000,000 of the appropriation to the State Board of Education to provide
497     grants for home-based technology school readiness programs, as described in Section
498     53A-1b-205; and
499          (iii) use the ongoing appropriation to the State Board of Education from the Education
500     Fund for administrative costs.
501     
Item 18

502          To School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
503               From School and Institutional Trust Fund Management Account
877,800

504               Schedule of Programs:
505                    School and Institutional Trust Fund Office     877,800
506          Section 3. Expendable funds and accounts.
507          The Legislature has reviewed the following expendable funds. Where applicable, the
508     Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts among funds and
509     accounts as indicated. Outlays and expenditures from the recipient funds or accounts may be
510     made without further legislative action according to a fund or account's applicable authorizing
511     statute.
512     
Item 19

513          To State Board of Education - Charter School Revolving Account
514               From Interest Income
56,200

515               From Repayments
1,511,400

516               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
6,989,300

517               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(7,045,500)

518               Schedule of Programs:
519                    Charter School Revolving Account          1,511,400
520     
Item 20

521          To State Board of Education - School Building Revolving Account

522               From Interest Income
83,900

523               From Repayments
1,465,600

524               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
9,833,600

525               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(9,917,500)

526               Schedule of Programs:
527                    School Building Revolving Account          1,465,600
528     
Item 21

529          To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition Program Commodities Fund
530               From Dedicated Credits Revenue
200

531               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
200

532               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(400)

533          Section 4. Fund and account transfers.
534          The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
535     amounts among the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
536     the recipient funds must be authorized elsewhere in an appropriations act.
537     
Item 22

538          To General Fund Restricted - School Readiness Account
539               From General Fund
3,000,000

540               Schedule of Programs:
541                    General Fund Restricted - School Readiness
542                     Account                         3,000,000
543     
Item 23

544          To Education Fund Restricted - Minimum Basic Growth Account
545               From Education Fund
75,000,000

546               Schedule of Programs:
547                    Education Fund Restricted - Minimum
548                     Basic Growth Account               75,000,000
549          Section 5. Fiduciary funds.
550          The Legislature has reviewed proposed revenues, expenditures, fund balances, and
551     changes in fund balances for the following fiduciary funds.
552     
Item 24


553          To State Board of Education - Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Donation Fund
554               From Dedicated Credits Revenue
115,000

555               From Interest Income
5,400

556               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
687,800

557               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(687,800)

558               Schedule of Programs:
559                    Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Donation
560                     Fund                         120,400
561     
Item 25

562          To State Board of Education - Education Tax Check-Off Lease Refunding
563               From Trust and Agency Funds
27,500

564               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
28,700

565               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(28,700)

566               Schedule of Programs:
567                    Education Tax Check-Off Lease Refunding     27,500
568          Section 6. Effective date.
569          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2017.