Subcommittee Summary Background The Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee reviews and approves the largest budget appropriated by the Legislature. The subcommittee oversees the budgets for three principal areas in public education. First, the Minimum School Program which provides general operating revenues to all school districts and charter schools in the state. Second, the School Building Program supports school districts in school building construction and renovation. Finally, the Education Agencies administer and support the public education system. Individual budget categories within the education agencies include: the Utah State Office of Education, State Charter School Board, Educator Licensing, Child Nutrition Programs, Fine Arts Outreach, Science Outreach, and Education Contracts. Statutory Authority The following statutory and constitutional references govern Utah's education system. Each subsequent chapter details the statutory reference as they relate to education programs, agencies and line items. - Utah State Constitution Article 10 - Education - The constitution provides for the establishment of free non-sectarian schools, defines what constitutes the public education system, and places the responsibility of general control and supervision of the system in a State Board of Education.
- UCA Title 53A - State System of Public Education - All statutory references for Utah's public education system may be found in Section 53A.
- UCA 53A-1a-103 - Provides the mission of Utah's public education system as recognized and defined by the Legislature.
- UCA 53A-1a-104 - Details the characteristics of what constitutes Utah's public education and that the Legislature shall assist in maintaining a system that meets these characteristics.
Funding Detail During the 2008 General Session, the Legislature appropriated a total budget of over $3.7 billion for FY 2009, which includes $2.68 billion from the Uniform School Fund and $3.5 billion from the General Fund. Of the total budget, nearly $3.5 billion directly funds school districts and charter schools. | Sources of Finance | 2005
Actual | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Approp | | General Fund | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,900,000 | $2,500,000 | | General Fund, One-time | $1,400,000 | $2,585,900 | $7,600,000 | ($8,500,000) | $1,000,000 | | Uniform School Fund | $1,761,564,411 | $1,863,013,175 | $2,075,451,245 | $2,338,952,308 | $2,454,834,086 | | Uniform School Fund, One-time | $32,989,900 | $19,425,000 | $44,233,800 | $238,673,000 | $224,900,200 | | Federal Funds | $310,345,500 | $339,393,000 | $340,160,200 | $339,840,500 | $339,528,200 | | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $25,025,100 | $27,573,300 | $30,304,200 | $32,563,100 | $29,037,400 | | Federal Mineral Lease | $1,932,700 | $2,896,200 | $912,100 | $3,187,100 | $845,900 | | GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account | $0 | $0 | $0 | $394,000 | $302,400 | | GFR - Substance Abuse Prevention | $490,000 | $494,100 | $494,500 | $495,900 | $494,500 | | USFR - Interest and Dividends Account | $0 | $14,080,000 | $15,081,900 | $25,808,900 | $26,909,200 | | USFR - Professional Practices | $90,700 | $226,100 | $86,100 | $1,434,800 | $1,465,900 | | Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $508,148,621 | $592,118,974 | | Local Property Tax | $404,899,577 | $446,802,002 | $470,804,680 | $0 | $0 | | Transfers | $3,394,600 | $805,100 | $3,674,200 | $5,310,800 | $4,064,800 | | Transfers - Child Nutrition | $0 | ($394,600) | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Transfers - Health | $0 | $2,224,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Transfers - Interagency | $217,900 | $776,300 | $725,500 | $0 | $748,200 | | Transfers - State Office of Education | $26,000 | $1,165,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Beginning Nonlapsing | $9,396,500 | $11,156,400 | $30,689,800 | $66,024,300 | $58,508,000 | | Closing Nonlapsing | ($10,969,100) | ($13,849,400) | ($66,019,100) | ($66,392,900) | ($24,308,000) | | Lapsing Balance | ($1,115,500) | ($15,700) | ($100,000) | ($405,700) | $0 | | Total | $2,539,688,288 | $2,718,357,577 | $2,954,099,125 | $3,496,434,729 | $3,712,949,760 |
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| | Agencies | 2005
Actual | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Approp | | State Board of Education | $388,117,900 | $427,564,400 | $438,768,300 | $446,828,000 | $450,529,800 | | Minimum School Program | $2,124,281,488 | $2,258,504,277 | $2,478,041,925 | $0 | $6,000,000 | | MSP - Basic School Program | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,752,778,398 | $1,840,119,735 | | MSP - Related to Basic Programs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $728,645,318 | $857,278,121 | | MSP - Voted and Board Leways | $0 | $0 | $0 | $304,767,113 | $359,913,204 | | MSP - One-time Initiatives | $0 | $0 | $0 | $186,127,000 | $56,820,000 | | School Building Program | $27,288,900 | $32,288,900 | $37,288,900 | $77,288,900 | $42,288,900 | | Restricted Revenue - PED | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000,000 | | Total | $2,539,688,288 | $2,718,357,577 | $2,954,099,125 | $3,496,434,729 | $3,712,949,760 |
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| | Categories of Expenditure | 2005
Actual | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Approp | | Personal Services | $33,145,500 | $36,344,300 | $39,661,800 | $43,306,800 | $45,974,700 | | In-State Travel | $654,000 | $763,000 | $746,900 | $816,800 | $710,100 | | Out of State Travel | $283,800 | $302,100 | $386,200 | $434,300 | $345,500 | | Current Expense | $19,280,900 | $21,615,900 | $24,533,300 | $25,758,100 | $27,249,100 | | DP Current Expense | $2,065,900 | $1,861,000 | $1,173,300 | $853,800 | $930,900 | | DP Capital Outlay | $870,100 | $12,800 | $124,900 | $265,100 | $88,800 | | Capital Outlay | $10,200 | $11,000 | $93,100 | $22,500 | $137,900 | | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $2,483,377,888 | $2,657,447,477 | $2,887,379,625 | $3,424,977,329 | $3,637,512,760 | | Total | $2,539,688,288 | $2,718,357,577 | $2,954,099,125 | $3,496,434,729 | $3,712,949,760 |
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| | Other Indicators | 2005
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Actual | 2009
Approp | | Budgeted FTE | 598.0 | 635.2 | 638.1 | 641.0 | 677.2 | | Vehicles | 42 | 70 | 70 | 62 | 70 |
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