H.B. 16 Enrolled

FUNDING CLASSROOM SUPPLIES
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Ron Bigelow
Patrice Arent
Gary F. Cox
Christine R. Fox-Finlinson
Raymond W. Short
Gerry A. Adair
Peter C. Knudson
Beverly Ann Evans
John L. Valentine
Ralph Becker
Gene Davis
Trisha S. Beck
Perry Buckner
Mary Carlson
Craig W. Buttars
John E. Swallow
Daniel H. Tuttle
Neal B. Hendrickson
Brent H. Goodfellow
Orville D. Carnahan
Michael R. Styler
David L. Gladwell
David L. Zolman
Joseph G. Murray
Marda Dillree
Steve Barth
Lowell A. Nelson
Thomas Hatch
Sheryl L. Allen
Tammy J. Rowan
Richard M. Siddoway
Susan J. Koehn
Bill Wright
Dave Hogue
Lloyd W. Frandsen
Judy Ann Buffmire
Keele Johnson
Patricia B. Larson
Duane Bourdeaux
Jack A. Seitz
DeMar Bud Bowman
Don E. Bush
Bradley T. Johnson
Richard L. Walsh
Loretta Baca
Bryan D. Holladay
A. Lamont Tyler
Wayne A. Harper
Loraine T. Pace
Glenn Way
Afton B. Bradshaw
Brad King
Nora B. Stephens
Robert H. M. Killpack
Jordan Tanner
John B. Arrington
Melvin R. Brown
Kevin S. Garn
Martin R. Stephens
Jeff Alexander
J. Brent Haymond
Greg J. Curtis

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; PROVIDING A $3,500,000
APPROPRIATION FOR TEACHER CLASSROOM SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This act enacts uncodified material.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Appropriation.
(1) There is appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 1998-99,
$3,500,000 to the State Board of Education for distribution to public school teachers for classroom
supplies and materials.
(2) The board shall distribute the appropriation directly to classroom teachers through the

state's 40 school districts on the basis of the number of classroom teachers in each public school as
compared to the total number of classroom teachers in the 40 school districts.
(3) Each teacher shall receive up to $150 and may spend the money for school supplies,
materials, or field trips under rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Public schools" and "school districts" include the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind,
Edith Bowen Laboratory School, and Applied Technology Centers.
(b) "Teachers" mean permanent teacher positions filled by one teacher or two or more
job-sharing teachers who are certificated personnel, paid on the teacher's salary schedule, and whose
primary function is to provide instructional or a combination of instructional and counseling services
to students in the public schools. They must be hired by the district for an entire contract period.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act takes effect on July 1, 1998.

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