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CENTER FOR THE SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE

                 
1999 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Lloyd W. Frandsen

                  AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; ESTABLISHING THE CENTER FOR THE SCHOOL
                  OF THE FUTURE AT UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY; ESTABLISHING DUTIES AND
                  RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CENTER; PROVIDING FOR A $250,000
                  APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
                  This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
                  ENACTS:
                      53B-18-801, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 53B-18-801 is enacted to read:
                 
Part 8. Center for the School of the Future

                      53B-18-801. Establishment of the center -- Purpose -- Duties and responsibilities.
                      (1) There is hereby established the Center for the School of the Future at Utah State
                  University, hereafter referred to as "the center."
                      (2) (a) The purpose of the center is to promote best practices in the state's public education
                  system and encourage cooperative and research development relationships between public and
                  higher education.
                      (b) For purposes of this section "best practices" means the best process or system that
                  effectively achieves an educational objective.
                      (3) The center has the following duties and responsibilities:
                      (a) to direct its efforts to those education issues judged to be of greatest importance by the
                  State Office of Education, school districts, and their patrons, subject to the availability of funds
                  to sustain its efforts;
                      (b) to coordinate and collaborate with education stakeholders, such as institutions of higher
                  education, the State Office of Education, school districts, parent-teacher organizations, and other
                  public and private educational interests in identifying or developing and then implementing best


                  practices throughout the state's public education system;
                      (c) to contribute to the creation and maintenance of a public education system that
                  continually and systematically improves itself by building upon the most effective education policies,
                  programs, and practices and rejecting those that are less effective;
                      (d) to identify problems and challenges in providing educational and related services to all
                  students in the public schools, including special education students and students at risk;
                      (e) to identify current public and private resources at both the state and national level that
                  are available to resolve problems or overcome challenges within the public education system and
                  seek additional resources as necessary; and
                      (f) to support the implementation of best practices in the public education system through
                  professional development programs and dissemination of information.
                      (4) The center in collaboration with the State Office of Education shall:
                      (a) clarify the problems and challenges identified under this section, identify desired
                  outcomes, and agree upon measures of outcomes;
                      (b) prioritize the problems and challenges;
                      (c) identify readily accessible resources to solve problems and challenges, including best
                  practices that could be implemented with little or no adaptation;
                      (d) determine whether new programs or procedures should be developed, and estimate the
                  extent of effort required for that development;
                      (e) determine which existing programs should be eliminated; and
                      (f) assist in implementing solutions, monitoring accomplishments, disseminating results, and
                  facilitating the extension of successful efforts to new settings.
                      Section 2. Appropriation.
                      (1) There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 1999-2000, $250,000 to Utah
                  State University to help fund the activities of the Center for the School of the Future at the university
                  and to allow the center to promote collaborative efforts between the public and private sector in
                  identifying and implementing best practices throughout the state's public education system.
                      (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that for fiscal year 2000-2001, and for each fiscal year

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                  thereafter, the Legislative Fiscal Analyst include in its budget recommendations a line item to
                  provide ongoing funding for the program established under Section 53B-18-601 .
                      Section 3. Effective date.
                      This act takes effect on July 1, 1999.

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