Fiscal Note
HB0274S01 - Utah K-8 Online Virtual School
State Impact:
Enactment of this bill appropriates $754,200 in ongoing Uniform School Fund and $100,000 in supplemental Uniform School Fund to the State Board of Education to implement the provisions of this bill. Bill provisions provide that each student enrolled in the Utah K-8 Online school receive the value of one Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) for each full-time equivalent student.
Potential Utah K-8 Online students in the public school system are currently counted in the enrollments of their district of residence and generate WPUs for Minimum School Program funding. Students currently enrolled in the public school system may not generate additional costs through the implementation, but a transfer of WPU revenue allocations from the resident district to the Utah K-8 Online school may occur. Estimates indicate that approximately 70 students may attend the Utah K-8 Online school that are not currently enrolled in the public school system. The estimated impact of providing the value of one WPU for each of these students not currently enrolled in the public school system is $176,000 in Uniform School Fund.
| Funding Source | FY 2008 Approp. | FY 2009 Approp. | FY 2010 Approp. | FY 2008 Revenue | FY 2009 Revenue | FY 2010 Revenue |
| Uniform School Fund | $0 | $930,200 | $930,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Uniform School Fund, One-time | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $100,000 | $930,200 | $930,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Individual, Business and/or Local Impact:
Enactment of this bill likely will not result in direct, measurable costs and/or benefits for individuals, businesses, or local governments.
| 2/28/2008, 11:10:02 AM, Lead Analyst: Leishman, B. | Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst |