COBI 2015 - Educator Licensing

Overview
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Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Educator Licensing handles all procedures and mechanisms utilized in the issuance of new Utah educator licenses, adding new credentials to existing licenses, and the renewal of Utah educator licenses. Additionally, the section implements the background check requirements of Utah law.

Educator Licensing monitors LEA compliance with Utah Administrative Rule R277-520 and provides data to the School Finance section of USOE for appropriate distribution of various legislative funding sources (Professional Staff Costs, Legislative Salary Adjustment, Supplies and Materials Funding).

Funding History

Funding Issues

USOE Indirect Cost Pool Transfers

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Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $2,061,500 from all sources for Educator Licensing. This is a 2.6 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time USOE Indirect Cost Pool Transfers ($106,800) ($112,400)

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

($106,800) ($112,400)Transfers - Indirect Costs

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Statute

UCA 53A-6-101 et. seq.
- Establishes that the State Board of Education will levy fees for new, renewed, or reinstated licenses or endorsements for educators.
- Requires that the Board "shall pay the expenses of issuing licenses and of Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission (UPPAC) operations."
- Outlines that fee payments are credited to the Professional Practices Restricted Subfund in the Uniform School Fund and the Board shall cover the costs of collecting license fees from the restricted subfund.
- Requires submission of an annual report to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee detailing the fund, fees assessed and collected, and expenditures.

UCA 53A-6-401, UCA 53A-3-401, and UCA 53A-1a-512.5 address background checks on all school personnel.

During the 2007 General Session, the Legislature moved educator licensing to its own line item. This line item contains all revenue from teacher licensing fees deposited into the Professional Practices Restricted Account. In addition to creation of the line item, all FTEs associated with this program were moved from the USOE line item.

By taking these actions, the Legislature required the Educator Licensing section to operate exclusively from fee revenue generated through the licensing process (a separate line-item prohibits the USOE from supplementing the operation of the division with state revenues, or other revenues available to the agency).

Special Funds

The Educator Licensing section at USOE receives restricted Uniform School Fund revenue from the Professional Practices Restricted Subfund. Fees paid by educators to be licensed in Utah under UCA 53A-6-105 are deposited in the Professional Practices Restricted account. Funding generated through licensing fees supports the operations of processing educator licenses and the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission.

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Programs	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Educator Licensing	1,627,100	1,672,700	1,904,500	1,829,200	2,121,400	(112,400)	2,009,000	52,500	2,061,500
Total	$1,627,100	$1,672,700	$1,904,500	$1,829,200	$2,121,400	($112,400)	$2,009,000	$52,500	$2,061,500

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Dedicated Credits Revenue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38,400	38,400
Professional Practices Subfund	2,173,100	2,168,700	2,189,300	1,873,200	2,121,400	0	2,121,400	8,500	2,129,900
Transfers - Indirect Costs	0	0	0	0	0	(112,400)	(112,400)	5,600	(106,800)
Lapsing Balance	(546,000)	(496,000)	(284,800)	(44,000)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$1,627,100	$1,672,700	$1,904,500	$1,829,200	$2,121,400	($112,400)	$2,009,000	$52,500	$2,061,500

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	810,700	809,400	816,700	838,900	912,900	149,600	1,062,500	38,400	1,100,900
In-state Travel	2,500	3,000	2,800	1,100	2,800	200	3,000	0	3,000
Out-of-state Travel	1,900	4,900	8,100	4,500	8,100	(3,200)	4,900	0	4,900
Current Expense	706,300	746,500	757,600	792,100	1,083,200	(141,100)	942,100	8,000	950,100
DP Current Expense	1,100	5,300	13,900	8,400	13,900	(8,600)	5,300	500	5,800
Other Charges/Pass Thru	104,600	103,600	305,400	184,200	100,500	3,100	103,600	0	103,600
Transfers	0	0	0	0	0	(112,400)	(112,400)	5,600	(106,800)
Total	$1,627,100	$1,672,700	$1,904,500	$1,829,200	$2,121,400	($112,400)	$2,009,000	$52,500	$2,061,500

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	11	11	11	11	12	0.24	12.24	0.76	13
Actual FTE	10.70	11	11.50	11.20	0	0	0	0	0

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.