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TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENTS

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2022 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Jefferson Moss

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Senate Sponsor: Ann Millner

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends a notice requirement for a reallocation of instructional hours or school
10     days for teacher preparation time or teacher professional development.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     amends a notice requirement for a reallocation of instructional hours or school days
14     for teacher preparation time or teacher professional development; and
15          ▸     makes technical changes.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
19          This bill provides a special effective date.
20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     AMENDS:
22          53F-2-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 224
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 53F-2-102 is amended to read:
26          53F-2-102. Definitions.
27          As used in this chapter:
28          (1) "Basic state-supported school program," "basic program," or "basic school
29     program" means public education programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school

30     students that are operated and maintained for the amount derived by multiplying the number of
31     weighted pupil units for each school district or charter school by the value established each
32     year in the enacted public education budget, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
33          (2) "LEA governing board" means a local school board or charter school governing
34     board.
35          (3) "Pupil in average daily membership" or "ADM" means a full-day equivalent pupil.
36          (4) (a) "Minimum School Program" means the state-supported public school programs
37     for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools as described in this Subsection (4).
38          (b) The Minimum School Program established in school districts and charter schools
39     shall include the equivalent of a school term of nine months as determined by the state board.
40          (c) (i) The state board shall establish the number of days or equivalent instructional
41     hours that school is held for an academic school year.
42          (ii) Education, enhanced by utilization of technologically enriched delivery systems,
43     when approved by an LEA governing board, shall receive full support by the state board as it
44     pertains to fulfilling the attendance requirements, excluding time spent viewing commercial
45     advertising.
46          (d) (i) An LEA governing board may reallocate up to 32 instructional hours or four
47     school days established under Subsection (4)(c) for teacher preparation time or teacher
48     professional development.
49          (ii) A reallocation of instructional hours or school days under Subsection (4)(d)(i) is
50     subject to the approval of two-thirds of the members of an LEA governing board voting in a
51     regularly scheduled meeting:
52          (A) at which a quorum of the LEA governing board is present; and
53          (B) held in compliance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
54          (iii) If an LEA governing board reallocates instructional hours or school days as
55     provided by this Subsection (4)(d), the school district or charter school shall notify students'
56     parents of the school calendar at least:
57          (A) 90 days before the beginning of the school year[.]; or

58          (B) for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, due to circumstances within the
59     LEA or a given school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 14 calendar days before the
60     reallocated instructional hours or school days.
61          (iv) Instructional hours or school days reallocated for teacher preparation time or
62     teacher professional development pursuant to this Subsection (4)(d) is considered part of a
63     school term referred to in Subsection (4)(b).
64          (e) The Minimum School Program includes a program or allocation funded by a line
65     item appropriation or other appropriation designated as follows:
66          (i) Basic School Program;
67          (ii) Related to Basic Programs;
68          (iii) Voted and Board Levy Programs; or
69          (iv) Minimum School Program.
70          (5) "Weighted pupil unit or units or WPU or WPUs" means the unit of measure of
71     factors that is computed in accordance with this chapter for the purpose of determining the
72     costs of a program on a uniform basis for each school district or charter school.
73          Section 2. Effective date.
74          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
75     upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
76     Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
77     the date of veto override.