COBI 2015 - Assessment and Accountability

Overview
Issues
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Assessment and Accountability program represents the costs associated with researching educator evaluation methodology, providing consultative support to superintendents/charter directors on mentor development, providing professional development opportunities, developing assessment and accountability standards, conducting education conferences, and various other issues related to the needs of beginning to advanced teachers, mentoring, and licensing.

Funding History

Funding Issues

USOE Indirect Cost Pool Transfers

No Description

Related Publications

Leasing of SAGE Online Adaptive Test Questions

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $18,751,000 from all sources for Assessment and Accountability. This is a 4.4 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $14,055,100 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 5.4 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

The following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Additional ACT Funding$0$470,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$0$470,000Education Fund, One-time

No Description

Student Privacy Act$180,000$5,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$180,000$0Education Fund

$0$5,000Education Fund, One-time

Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue. Enactment of this bill may cost the Utah State Office of Education $758,000 ongoing beginning in FY 2016 and $275,100 one-time in FY 2016 from the Education Fund for expunging data, training, training materials, support staff, equipment, and third party audits.

USOE Indirect Cost Pool Transfers ($263,400) ($277,300)

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

($263,400) ($277,300)Transfers - Indirect Costs

No Description

Intent Language

HB0002: Item 4

The Legislature intends that the Utah State Board of Education use any nonlapsing balances generated from the licensing of Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence (SAGE) questions to other states to develop additional assessment questions and provide professional learning for Utah educators.

HB0002: Item 4

The Legislature intends that the Utah State Board of Education use the revenue bond savings of $264,700 from the Education Fund to support a portion of their Risk Mitigation Plan.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Education Fund	0	0	6,969,500	14,325,600	6,627,600	6,700,000	13,327,600	242,100	13,569,700
Education Fund, One-time	0	0	1,000,000	272,200	4,400	0	4,400	481,000	485,400
Federal Funds	0	0	4,766,000	2,681,500	4,784,500	(18,500)	4,766,000	46,400	4,812,400
Federal Mineral Lease	0	0	139,500	229,000	142,300	0	142,300	4,600	146,900
Transfers - Indirect Costs	0	0	0	0	0	(277,300)	(277,300)	13,900	(263,400)
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	48,200	5,372,700	16,900	(16,900)	0	0	0
Closing Nonlapsing	0	0	(16,900)	(5,490,100)	(16,900)	16,900	0	0	0
Total	$0	$0	$12,906,300	$17,390,900	$11,558,800	$6,404,200	$17,963,000	$788,000	$18,751,000

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	0	0	1,988,400	2,227,800	2,340,000	510,100	2,850,100	286,500	3,136,600
In-state Travel	0	0	6,900	13,300	6,900	5,800	12,700	0	12,700
Out-of-state Travel	0	0	27,200	19,000	27,200	13,800	41,000	0	41,000
Current Expense	0	0	8,313,300	12,905,300	6,936,200	4,408,100	11,344,300	21,500	11,365,800
DP Current Expense	0	0	50,300	34,700	50,300	81,200	131,500	500	132,000
DP Capital Outlay	0	0	0	43,600	0	0	0	0	0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	0	0	2,520,200	2,147,200	2,198,200	1,662,500	3,860,700	465,600	4,326,300
Transfers	0	0	0	0	0	(277,300)	(277,300)	13,900	(263,400)
Total	$0	$0	$12,906,300	$17,390,900	$11,558,800	$6,404,200	$17,963,000	$788,000	$18,751,000

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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	0	0	24	24	24	5.42	29.42	(0.42)	29
Actual FTE	0	0	21.10	22.69	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.