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H.B. 166
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5 Judy Ann Buffmire
6 Fred J. Fife
7 James R. Gowans
Keele Johnson
Tammy J. Rowan
Lawanna Shurtliff
Matt Throckmorton
8 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; MODIFYING THE NECESSARILY
9 EXISTENT SMALL SCHOOLS FORMULA; h PROVIDING A $3,168,000 APPROPRIATION; h
9a MAKING CERTAIN TECHNICAL CHANGES;
10 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
12 AMENDS:
13 53A-17a-109, as enacted by Chapter 72, Laws of Utah 1991
14 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
15 Section 1. Section 53A-17a-109 is amended to read:
16 53A-17a-109. Necessarily existent small schools -- Computing additional weighted
17 pupil units -- Consolidation of small schools.
18 (1) Upon application by each school district, the State Board of Education shall, in
19 consultation with local school boards, classify particular schools in each district as necessarily
20 existent small schools.
21 (a) Applications must be submitted to the state board [
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23 (b) The state board [
(i) h govern the
24 approval of these schools consistent with principles of efficiency and economy and which shall
25 serve the purpose of eliminating schools where consolidation is feasible by participation in special
26 school units h [
26a (ii) ENSURE THAT DISTRICTS ARE NOT BUILDING SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN h
26b h CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER WHERE ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY WOULD BE BETTER
26c SERVED BY ONE SCHOOL MEETING THE NEEDS OF SECONDARY STUDENTS IN A DESIGNATED
26d GEOGRAPHICAL AREA.
26e (c) A ONE OR TWO-YEAR SECONDARY SCHOOL THAT HAS RECEIVED NECESSARILY
26f EXISTENT SMALL SCHOOL MONEY UNDER THIS SECTION PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2000, MAY CONTINUE
26g TO RECEIVE SUCH MONEY IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS UNDER STATE BOARD RULE. h
27 (2) The state board [
28 (a) prepare and publish objective standards and guidelines for determining which small
29 schools are necessarily existent after consultation with local school boards[
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31 the school districts in which small schools are operated for the purpose of improving school
32 programs, bringing about greater economy and efficiency, and reporting to the Legislature changes
33 needed in the law pertaining to small schools.
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35 are computed using regression formulas [
36 (a) The regression formulas establish the following maximum sizes for funding under the
37 necessarily existent small school program:
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44 (b) Schools with fewer than ten students shall receive the same add-on weighted pupil
45 units as schools with ten students.
46 (c) The state board [
47 on the regression formula to each school district.
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49 additional units may be allowed a district each year, not to exceed two years.
50 (b) The units may not exceed the difference between what the district receives for a
51 consolidated school and what it would have received for the small schools had they not been
52 consolidated.
53 (c) A district may use the monies allocated under this subsection for maintenance and
54 operation of school programs or for other school purposes as approved by the state board [
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55a h Section 2. Appropriation.
55b THERE IS APPROPRIATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-01, FROM THE UNIFORM SCHOOL FUND
55c TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION $3,168,000 TO FUND THE CHANGES IN THE REGRESSION
55d FORMULA FOR NECESSARILY EXISTENT SMALL SCHOOLS UNDER SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT,
55e INCLUDING SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT COSTS. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
55f THAT THIS APPROPRIATION SHALL SUPPLEMENT THE APPROPRIATION MADE FOR NECESSARILY
55g EXISTENT SMALL SCHOOLS IN S.B. 3, MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM ACT AMENDMENTS. h
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57 This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.
Legislative Review Note
as of 11-17-99 3:05 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
Committee Note
The Education Interim Committee recommended this bill.
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