S.B. 158

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ADULT HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION AMENDMENTS
2 1997 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Pete Suazo
5 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; MODIFYING THE BASIS ON WHICH
6 SCHOOL DISTRICTS RECEIVE THEIR PRO RATA SHARE OF THE ADULT HIGH
7 SCHOOL APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 53A-17a-119, as last amended by Chapter 321, Laws of Utah 1996
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 53A-17a-119 is amended to read:
13 53A-17a-119. Weighted pupil units for adult high school completion programs.
14 (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education $5,623,926 (3,234 weighted
15 pupil units) for allocation to local school boards for adult high school completion programs.
16 (2) Each district shall receive its pro rata share of the appropriation based on the [number
17 of people listed in the latest official census] average daily membership of adult high school
18 completion students in the program who are over 18 years of age and who do not have a high
19 school diploma and prior year participation.
20 (3) On February 1 of each school year, the State Board of Education shall recapture
21 monies not used for an adult high school completion program for reallocation to districts that have
22 implemented programs based on need and effort as determined by the State Board of Education.
23 (4) To the extent of monies available, school districts shall provide programs to adults who
24 do not have a diploma and who intend to graduate from high school, with particular emphasis on
25 homeless individuals who are seeking literacy and life skills.
26 (5) Overruns in adult education in any district may not reduce the value of the weighted
27 pupil unit for this program in another district.

1 (6) The board shall provide the Legislature with a recommendation as to if and when any
2 fees should be charged for participation in the programs funded under this section.
3 Section 2. Effective date.
4 This act takes effect on July 1, 1997.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-30-97 10:24 AM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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