S.B. 3 Enrolled

MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM ACT
AMENDMENTS
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; PROVIDING FOR STATE AND LOCAL
FUNDING OF THE MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM ACT; PROVIDING A CEILING FOR
THE STATE CONTRIBUTION OF THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PORTION OF
THE ACT NOT TO EXCEED $1,535,110,246; ESTABLISHING THE VALUE OF THE
WEIGHTED PUPIL UNIT AT $2,006; PROVIDING DISTRIBUTION FORMULAS;
PROVIDING A $28,358,000 APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL BUILDING AID; PROVIDING
$10,400,000 IN ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
53A-17a-103, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-104, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-111, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-112, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-113, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-116, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-119, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-120, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-121, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-123, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-124, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-124.1, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-124.5, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-125, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-126, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999

53A-17a-128, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-129, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-130, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-131.1, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-131.2, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-131.3, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-131.4, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-131.6, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-131.8, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-131.9, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-131.11, as enacted by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-131.12, as enacted by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-132, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-135, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-17a-137, as last amended by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 1993
53A-21-105, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
53A-25-111, as enacted by Chapter 250, Laws of Utah 1998
ENACTS:
53A-17a-131.13, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53A-17a-131.14, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53A-17a-131.15, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53A-17a-131.16, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53A-17a-131.17, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53A-17a-131.18, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53A-17a-131.19, Utah Code Annotated 1953
REPEALS:
53A-17a-124.7, as enacted by Chapter 232, Laws of Utah 1998
53A-17a-131.5, as last amended by Chapter 234, Laws of Utah 1998

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This act enacts uncodified material.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 53A-17a-103 is amended to read:
53A-17a-103. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Basic state-supported school program" or "basic program" means public education
programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students that are operated and
maintained for the amount derived by multiplying the number of weighted pupil units for each district
by [$1,901] $2,006, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(2) "Certified revenue levy" means a property tax levy that provides the same amount of ad
valorem property tax revenue as was collected for the prior year, plus new growth, but exclusive of
revenue from collections from redemptions, interest, and penalties.
(3) "Leeway program" or "leeway" means a state-supported voted leeway program or board
leeway program authorized under Section 53A-17a-133 or 53A-17a-134 .
(4) "Pupil in average daily membership (ADM)" means a full-day equivalent pupil.
(5) "State-supported minimum school program" or "minimum school program" means public
school programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools.
(a) The minimum school program established in the districts shall include the equivalent of
a school term of nine months as determined by the State Board of Education.
(b) (i) The board shall establish the number of days or equivalent instructional hours that
school is held for an academic school year.
(ii) Education, enhanced by utilization of technologically enriched delivery systems, when
approved by local school boards, shall receive full support by the State Board of Education as it
pertains to fulfilling the 990-hour attendance requirements, excluding time spent viewing commercial
advertising.
(c) The program shall be operated and maintained for the total of the following annual costs:
(i) the cost of a basic state-supported school program;
(ii) the amount appropriated in Section 53A-17a-123 for the local program;

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(iii) the amount appropriated in Section 53A-17a-125 for retirement and social security;
(A) each school district shall receive its share of retirement and social security monies based
on its total weighted pupil units compared to the total weighted pupil units for all districts in the state;
(B) the monies needed to support retirement and social security shall be determined by taking
the district's prior year allocation and adjusting it for student growth, for the percentage increase in
the value of the weighted pupil unit, and the effect of any change in the rates for retirement, social
security, or both;
(iv) the amount of the employer contribution required or made in behalf of employees under
Sections 49-2-301 and 49-3-301 ;
(v) the amount of the employer contribution under Section 1400 of the Federal Insurance
Contribution Act in accordance with Section 67-11-5 for local school boards;
(vi) the amount appropriated in Chapter 17a:
(A) for an incentives for excellence program;
(B) as a contingency fund for the State Board of Education;
(C) for state-supported transportation;
(D) for a [teacher inservice] staff development program;
(E) for regional service centers;
(F) for the educational technology initiative program;
(G) for a school nurse program;
(H) for a comprehensive guidance program;
(I) for families, agencies, and communities together for children and youth at risk programs;
(J) for experimental and developmental programs;
(K) for alternative language services programs;
(L) for highly impacted schools; [and]
(M) for character education programs; [and]
(N) for technology, life, careers, and work-based programs;
(O) for truancy intervention and prevention programs;
(P) for a transportation levy program;

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(Q) for a reading initiative program;
(R) for a reading performance improvement scholarship program;
(S) for an alternative middle schools program;
(T) for a school land trust program; and
(U) for an assessment and accountability program; and
(vii) the cost of a leeway program.
(d) The program includes school construction aid programs authorized under Title 53A,
Chapter 21, Public Education Capital Outlay Act.
(6) "Weighted pupil unit or units" means the unit of measure of factors that is computed in
accordance with this chapter for the purpose of determining the costs of a program on a uniform basis
for each district.
Section 2. Section 53A-17a-104 is amended to read:
53A-17a-104. Amount of state's contribution toward minimum school program.
(1) The total contribution of the state toward the cost of the operation and maintenance
portion of the minimum school program, as provided and defined in Section 53A-17a-103 , may not
exceed the sum of [$1,439,215,683] $1,535,110,246 for the [1999-2000] 2000-01 school year,
except as otherwise provided by the Legislature through supplemental appropriations.
(2) It is intended that the funds provided are for the following purposes and in the following
amounts:
Estimated State and
Estimated Local Funds at
[$1,901] $2,006
Weighted Purpose Per Weighted
Pupil Units State Contribution Pupil Unit
[19,604] 20,222 Basic program - kindergarten. [$37,267,204] $40,565,332
[427,276] 426,422 Basic program - grades 1-12. [$812,251,676] $855,402,532
41,394 Basic program - professional staff. [$78,689,994] $83,036,364
1,655 Basic program - administrative costs. [$3,146,155] $3,319,930

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[5,494] 7,080 Basic program - necessarily existent small [$10,444,094] $14,202,480
schools and units for consolidated schools.
52,697 Special education - regular program [$100,176,997] $105,710,182
- add-on WPUs for students with disabilities.
[4,724] 5,038 Preschool Special Education Program. [$8,980,324] $10,106,228
12,299 Self-contained regular WPUs. [$23,380,399] $24,671,794
237 Extended year program for severely disabled. [$450,537] $475,422
1,350 Special education - state programs. [$2,566,350] $2,708,100
19,464 Applied technology and technical education [$37,001,064] $39,044,784
district programs.
989 Applied technology district set-aside. [$1,880,089] $1,983,934
[9,598] 10,039 Youth at risk programs. [$18,245,798] $20,138,234
3,407 Adult education. [$6,476,707] $6,834,442
3,841 Accelerated learning programs. [$7,301,741] $7,705,046
11,549 Local programs. [$21,954,649] $23,167,294
24,253 Career ladder. [$46,104,953] $48,651,518
29,577 Class size reduction. [$56,225,877] $59,331,462
[669,408] 671,513 TOTAL OF ALL ABOVE [$1,272,544,608] $1,347,055,078
PROGRAMS
Social Security and retirement programs. [$244,458,871] $253,325,728
Pupil Transportation to and from school. [$50,237,319] $53,236,772
Contingency fund. $419,246
Incentives for excellence. $614,911
Regional service centers. [$1,111,595] $1,172,733
Staff Development. $1,965,577
Comprehensive Guidance. [$7,033,759] $7,420,659
Educational Technology Initiative[.] $8,970,322
- Maintenance.

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Alternative Language Services. [$2,828,564] $3,328,564
Highly Impacted Schools. $4,873,207
Character Education Program. $397,680
Families, Agencies, and Communities Together. $1,250,670
School Nurses. $496,949
Transportation Levy. $225,000
Technology, Life, Careers, and Work-Based $2,235,000
Learning Programs.
Truancy Intervention and Prevention. $150,000
[Youth in Custody.] [$1,000,000]
Reading Performance Improvement
Scholarship Program. $9,000
Reading Initiative. $5,000,000
Experimental and Developmental Program. $5,933,056
Alternative Middle Schools Program. $2,000,000
School Land Trust Program. $4,775,000
Assessment and Accountability Program. $3,500,000
State Contribution to School Districts. $1,113,100
State-supported voted leeway. [$109,075,315] $121,242,797
State-supported board leeway. [$34,968,963] $36,111,863
Total estimated contributions to [$1,750,790,612] $1,866,822,912
school districts for all programs.
Less estimated proceeds from [$311,574,929] $331,712,666
state-supported local levies.
TOTAL STATE FUNDS [$1,439,215,683] $1,535,110,246
Section 3. Section 53A-17a-111 is amended to read:
53A-17a-111. Weighted pupil units for programs for students with disabilities --
District allocation.

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(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$135,554,607 (71,307]
$143,671,726 (71,621 weighted pupil units) for allocation to local school board programs for
students with disabilities.
(2) Included in the appropriation is [$100,176,997] $105,710,182 for add-on WPUs for
students with disabilities enrolled in regular programs.
(3) The number of weighted pupil units for students with disabilities shall reflect the direct
cost of programs for those students conducted in accordance with definitions, guidelines, rules, and
standards established by the State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(4) Disability program monies allocated to districts are restricted and shall be spent for the
education of students with disabilities but may include expenditures for approved programs of
services conducted for certified instructional personnel who have students with disabilities in their
classes.
(5) The State Board of Education shall establish and strictly interpret definitions and provide
standards for determining which students have disabilities and shall assist districts in determining the
services that should be provided to students with disabilities.
(6) Each year the board shall evaluate the standards and guidelines that establish the
identifying criteria for disability classifications to assure strict compliance with those standards by the
districts.
(7) Each district shall receive its allocation of monies appropriated in Subsection
53A-17a-111 (2) for add-on WPUs for students with disabilities enrolled in regular programs as
provided in this subsection.
(a) The State Board of Education shall use the total number of special education add-on
weighted pupil units used to fund fiscal year 1989-90 as a foundation for the special education add-on
appropriation.
(b) A district's special education add-on WPUs for the current year may not be less than the
foundation special education add-on WPUs.
(8) When monies appropriated under this chapter fund the foundation weighted pupil units,

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as outlined in Subsection (7)(a), growth WPUs shall be added to the prior year special education
add-on WPUs, and growth WPUs shall be determined as follows:
(a) The special education student growth factor is calculated by comparing S-3 total special
education ADM of two years previous to the current year to the S-3 total special education ADM
three years previous to the current year, not to exceed the official October total district growth factor
from the prior year.
(b) When calculating and applying the growth factor, a district's S-3 total special education
ADM for a given year is limited to 12.18% of the district's S-3 total student ADM for the same year.
(c) Growth ADMs are calculated by applying the growth factor in Subsection (8)(a) to the
S-3 total special education ADM of two years previous to the current year.
(d) Growth ADMs for each district in Subsection (8)(c) are multiplied by 1.53 weighted pupil
units and added to the prior year special education add-on WPU to determine each district's total
allocation.
(9) If monies appropriated under this chapter for programs for students with disabilities do
not meet the costs of districts for those programs, each district shall first receive the amount
generated for each student with a disability under the basic program.
Section 4. Section 53A-17a-112 is amended to read:
53A-17a-112. Preschool special education appropriation -- Extended year program
appropriation -- Appropriation for special education programs in state institutions.
(1) Included in the [$135,554,607] $143,671,726 appropriation under Section 53A-17a-111
is:
(a) an amount of [$8,980,324] $10,106,228 for preschool special education programs;
(b) an amount of [$23,380,399] $24,671,794 for self-contained regular WPU special
education programs;
(c) an amount of [$450,537] $475,422 for extended year programs for the severely disabled;
and
(d) an amount of [$2,566,350] $2,708,100 for special education programs in state institutions
and for district impact aid.

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(2) (a) The amount designated for the preschool special education program under Subsection
(1)(a) is allocated to school districts to provide a free, appropriate public education to preschool
students with a disability, ages three through five.
(b) The monies are distributed on the basis of a school district's previous year December 1
disabled preschool child count as mandated by federal law.
(3) The extended school year program for the severely disabled is limited to students with
severe disabilities with education program goals identifying significant regression and recoupment
disability as approved by the State Board of Education.
(4) (a) The monies appropriated for self-contained regular special education programs may
not be used to supplement other school programs.
(b) Monies in any of the other restricted line item appropriations may not be reduced more
than 2% to be used for purposes other than those specified by the appropriation, unless otherwise
provided by law.
(5) (a) The State Board of Education shall compute preschool funding by a factor of 1.205
times the current December 1 child count of eligible preschool aged three, four, and five-year-olds
times the WPU value, limited to 8% growth over the prior year December 1 count.
(b) The board shall develop guidelines to implement the funding formula for preschool special
education, and establish prevalence limits for distribution of the monies.
Section 5. Section 53A-17a-113 is amended to read:
53A-17a-113. Weighted pupil units for applied technology education programs --
Funding of approved programs -- Performance measures -- Qualifying criteria.
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board for Applied Technology Education, hereafter
referred to in this section as the board, [$37,001,064] $39,044,784 (19,464 weighted pupil units)
to pay the added instructional costs of approved applied technology education programs.
(a) Included in the appropriation is [$800,321] $844,526 (421 weighted pupil units) for
summer applied technology agriculture programs.
(b) These monies are allocated to eligible recipients as provided in Subsections (2), (3), and
(4).

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(c) Money appropriated under Subsection 53A-17a-113 (1) and any money appropriated for
work-based education may not be used to fund programs below the ninth grade level.
(2) Weighted pupil units are computed for pupils in approved programs.
(a) The board shall fund approved programs based upon hours of membership of 9th through
12th grade students.
(b) The board shall use an amount not to exceed 20% of the total appropriation under this
section to fund approved programs based on performance measures such as placement and
competency attainment defined in standards set by the board for districts to qualify for applied
technology funding.
(c) Leadership organization funds shall constitute an amount not to exceed 1% of the total
appropriation under this section, and shall be distributed to each local educational agency sponsoring
applied technology student leadership organizations in a ratio representing the agency's share of the
state's total membership in those organizations.
(d) The board shall make the necessary calculations for distribution of the appropriation to
school districts and may revise and recommend changes necessary for achieving equity and ease of
administration.
(3) (a) Twenty weighted pupil units shall be computed for each district, or 25 weighted pupil
units may be computed for each district that consolidates applied technology administrative services
with one or more other districts.
(b) Between 10 and 25 weighted pupil units shall be computed for each high school
conducting approved applied technology education programs in a district according to standards
established by the board.
(c) Forty weighted pupil units shall be computed for each district that operates an approved
district applied technology center.
(d) Between five and seven weighted pupil units shall be computed for each summer applied
technology agriculture program according to standards established by the board.
(e) The board shall, by rule, establish qualifying criteria for districts to receive weighted pupil
units under Subsection (3).

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(4) (a) All monies allocated under Subsection (1) are computed by using average daily
membership in approved programs for the previous year.
(b) A district that has experienced student growth in grades 9 through 12 for the previous
year shall have the growth factor applied to the previous year's weighted pupil units when calculating
the allocation of monies under this subsection.
(5) (a) The board shall establish rules for the upgrading of high school applied technology
education programs.
(b) The rules shall reflect technical training and actual marketable job skills in society.
(c) The rules shall include procedures to assist school districts to convert existing programs
which are not preparing students for the job market into programs that will accomplish that purpose.
(6) Programs that do not meet board standards may not be funded under this section.
Section 6. Section 53A-17a-116 is amended to read:
53A-17a-116. Weighted pupil units for applied technology set-aside programs.
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board for Applied Technology Education [$1,880,089]
$1,983,934 (989 weighted pupil units) for an applied technology set-aside program.
(2) Applied technology set-aside funds appropriated to the board are allocated by Request
for Proposal (RFP) to provide a district minimum payment for applied technology education.
(3) Each district shall receive a guaranteed minimum allocation.
(4) The set-aside funds remaining after the initial minimum payment allocation are distributed
by an RFP process to help pay for equipment costs necessary to initiate new programs and for high
priority programs as determined by labor market information.
Section 7. Section 53A-17a-119 is amended to read:
53A-17a-119. Weighted pupil units for adult education programs.
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$6,476,707] $6,834,442 (3,407
weighted pupil units) for allocation to local school boards for adult education programs, consisting
of adult high school completion and adult basic skills programs.
(2) Each district shall receive its pro rata share of the appropriation for adult high school
completion programs based on the number of people listed in the latest official census who are over

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18 years of age and who do not have a high school diploma and prior year participation.
(3) On February 1 of each school year, the State Board of Education shall recapture monies
not used for an adult high school completion program for reallocation to districts that have
implemented programs based on need and effort as determined by the board.
(4) To the extent of monies available, school districts shall provide programs to adults who
do not have a diploma and who intend to graduate from high school, with particular emphasis on
homeless individuals who are seeking literacy and life skills.
(5) Overruns in adult education in any district may not reduce the value of the weighted pupil
unit for this program in another district.
(6) The board shall provide the Legislature with a recommendation as to if and when any fees
should be charged for participation in the adult high school completion programs funded under this
section.
(7) School districts shall spend money on adult basic skills programs according to standards
established by the board.
Section 8. Section 53A-17a-120 is amended to read:
53A-17a-120. Weighted pupil units for accelerated learning programs.
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$7,301,741] $7,705,046 (3,841
weighted pupil units) for allocation to local school boards for accelerated learning programs in grades
one through 12, which include programs for the gifted and talented, concurrent enrollment, and
advanced placement.
(2) (a) A school participating in the concurrent enrollment programs offered under Section
53A-15-101 shall receive on a per student basis up to $33.33 per quarter hour or $50 per semester
hour for each hour of higher education course work undertaken at the school.
(b) Each year the amounts specified in Subsection (2)(a) shall be adjusted in proportion to the
increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit from the prior year established in Subsection
53A-17a-103 (1).
(3) (a) Districts shall spend monies for these programs according to standards established by
the State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative

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Rulemaking Act.
(b) The State Board of Education shall develop uniform and consistent policies for school
districts to follow in utilizing advanced placement and concurrent enrollment monies.
Section 9. Section 53A-17a-121 is amended to read:
53A-17a-121. Weighted pupil units for youth at risk programs.
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$18,245,798 (9,598] $20,138,234
(10,039 weighted pupil units) for allocation to local school boards for youth at risk programs,
including the following:
(a) youth in custody;
(b) adolescent pregnancy prevention;
(c) homeless and disadvantaged minority students;
(d) mathematics, engineering, and science achievement programs;
(e) gang prevention and intervention; and
(f) at-risk flow through.
(2) Districts shall spend monies for these programs according to standards established by the
State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
Act.
(3) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall allocate
moneys for adolescent pregnancy prevention programs to school districts on the basis of a district's
total number of students enrolled in classes as of October 1 that teach a curriculum of adolescent
pregnancy prevention as compared to the total number of students enrolled in such programs in
school districts throughout the state.
(b) The adolescent pregnancy prevention programs funded under this subsection shall require
written consent from parents or guardians for student participation, involve parents or guardians of
participating students in a substantial and consistent manner, and comply with the requirements of
Sections 76-7-321 through 76-7-325 .
(c) To qualify for participation in the program, a district shall demonstrate to the state board
through prior research and pilot studies with similar student populations that those students attained

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and retained knowledge, values, attitudes, and behaviors that promote abstinence from sexual activity
before marriage, and that the students had a lower pregnancy rate than comparison groups that did
not participate in the program.
(d) Further qualification requires approval by the local board and state board of all teaching
materials, handouts, media materials, audiovisual materials, textbooks, curriculum materials, and
course outlines to be used in the program.
(e) The state board may not use a district's participation in the adolescent pregnancy
prevention program as an offset against the district's historical proportionate share of the remaining
fund balance.
(f) A school district may spend any additional moneys allocated for adolescent pregnancy
prevention programs as long as the programs comply with the guidelines established in Subsections
(3)(b), (c), and (d), if the need for such a program is greater than the allocation received under
Subsection (a).
(4) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall allocate
moneys to school districts for homeless and disadvantaged minority students.
(b) Each district shall receive its allocation on the basis of:
(i) the total number of homeless students in the district;
(ii) added to 50% of the number of disadvantaged minority students in the district;
(iii) multiplying the total of Subsections (i) and (ii) by the value of the weighted pupil unit;
and
(iv) prorating the amount under Subsection (iii) to the amount in Subsection (4)(a).
(5) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall allocate
moneys for mathematics, engineering, and science achievement programs, MESA programs, in the
districts.
(b) The board shall make the distribution to school districts on a competitive basis by
application under guidelines established by the board.
(6) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall distribute
moneys for gang prevention and intervention programs at the district or school level.

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(b) The board shall make the distribution to school districts under guidelines established by
the board consistent with Section 53A-15-601 .
(7) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall distribute
moneys for programs for youth in custody.
(b) The board shall allocate these moneys to school districts which operate programs for
youth in custody in accordance with standards established by the board.
[(c) In addition to the appropriation under Subsection (1), there is appropriated for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1999, $1,000,000 for youth in custody programs operated by school districts.]
(8) From the amount appropriated for youth at-risk programs, the board shall allocate monies
based on:
(a) a formula which takes into account prior year WPU's per district and a district's low
income population; and
(b) a minimum base of no less than $18,600 for small school districts.
Section 10. Section 53A-17a-123 is amended to read:
53A-17a-123. State contribution for the local program.
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$21,954,649] $23,167,294
(11,549 weighted pupil units) for allocation to school districts for the local program on the basis of
each district's prior year weighted pupil units for grades K-12 and necessarily existent small schools.
(2) As an exception to Section 53A-17a-136 these monies may be used for the following
purposes:
(a) maintenance and operation costs;
(b) capital outlay and debt service; or
(c) a combination of maintenance and operation costs and capital outlay and debt service.
Section 11. Section 53A-17a-124 is amended to read:
53A-17a-124. State contributions to career ladders -- Distribution of appropriation --
Performance bonus.
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$46,104,953] $48,651,518
(24,253 weighted pupil units) for career ladders for distribution to school districts in accordance with

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career ladder guidelines provided by the state board and Title 53A, Chapter 9.
(a) The state board shall distribute the appropriation, upon application, to each local school
board by a formula based on the average of equal weighting considerations for:
(i) a district's prior year average daily membership;
(ii) the total number of teachers employed by a district during the prior year; and
(iii) weighted pupil units allocated to the district.
(b) The Legislature shall provide for an annual adjustment in the career ladder appropriation
in proportion to:
(i) the increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit established in this chapter; and
(ii) the increase in the number of students in the state over the prior year.
(2) Each school district participating in the career ladder program may spend career ladder
monies:
(a) to pay a performance bonus to teachers judged by the district as being outstanding in
regular classroom performance;
(b) (i) for additional nonteaching days for teachers to devote to curriculum development,
inservice training, preparation, and related activities;
(ii) a local board of education may specifically use from the career ladder appropriation an
amount equivalent to $300 per eligible teacher per year for approved inservice costs, for daily
stipends, for per diem expenses, and for eligible teacher trainers; and
(c) for negotiated additional teacher compensation for extending the length of the
instructional day or the number of instructional days.
Section 12. Section 53A-17a-124.1 is amended to read:
53A-17a-124.1. State contribution for staff development -- Training on personalized
education plans.
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2000, $1,965,577 for staff development for school teachers, including instruction in methods which
incorporate the [revised mathematics and science] core curriculum, with emphasis on language
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the development of teacher skills in the use of new assessment tools that demonstrate student
competency.
(2) The board shall use the appropriation to improve access to schooling for all students by
training teachers to provide a personalized education plan to meet the needs of each child.
[(3) Included in the appropriation is $500,000 specifically designated for training teachers
in implementing reading and literacy initiatives.]
Section 13. Section 53A-17a-124.5 is amended to read:
53A-17a-124.5. Appropriation for class size reduction.
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$56,225,877] for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2000, $59,331,462 (29,577 weighted pupil units) to reduce the average class size
in kindergarten through the eighth grade in the state's public schools.
(2) [(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), each] Each district shall receive its allocation
based upon prior year average daily membership in kindergarten through grade eight plus growth as
determined under Subsection 53A-17a-106 (3) as compared to the state total.
[(b) The State Board of Education shall distribute 5% of the appropriation to school districts
based upon a formula developed by the board that takes into account:]
[(i) a school district's ability to raise money for growth and accompanying capital facility
needs;]
[(ii) need as reflected by:]
[(A) the current number of students in the affected grades in the district who are in alternative
housing; and]
[(B) growth in the affected grades both within the district and compared to the state as a
whole; and]
[(iii) the school district's past and present effort to raise money and to construct new or to
better utilize existing facilities through scheduling or delivery systems in order to deal with class size
reduction.]
[(c) The formula used to distribute moneys under Subsection (2)(b) shall be phased out as
follows:]

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[(i) 5% of the moneys shall be distributed by the formula for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1999; and]
[(ii) the formula distribution shall be totally eliminated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2000.]
(3) (a) A district may use its allocation to reduce class size in any one or all of the grades
referred to under this section, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3)(b).
(b) (i) Each district shall use 50% of its allocation to reduce class size in any one or all of
grades kindergarten through grade two, with an emphasis on improving student reading skills.
(ii) If a district's average class size is below 18 in grades kindergarten through two, it may
petition the state board for, and the state board may grant, a waiver to use its allocation under
Subsection (3)(b)(i) for class size reduction in the other grades.
(4) Schools may use nontraditional innovative and creative methods to reduce class sizes with
this appropriation and may use part of their allocation to focus on class size reduction for specific
groups, such as at risk students, or for specific blocks of time during the school day.
(5) (a) A school district may use up to 20% of its allocation under Subsection (1) for capital
facilities projects if such projects would help to reduce class size.
(b) If a school district's student population increases by 5% or 700 students from the previous
school year, the school district may use up to 50% of any allocation it receives under this section for
classroom construction.
(6) This appropriation is to supplement any other appropriation made for class size reduction.
(7) (a) The State Board of Education shall compile information on class size, both in average
student-teacher ratios and in actual number of students enrolled in each classroom by grade level for
elementary grades and by subject matter for secondary grades.
(b) The State Board of Education shall establish uniform class size reporting rules among
districts.
(c) Provisions may be made for explaining special circumstances where class size exceeds or
is below normal distributions.
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instruction a summary report on the overall district plan for utilizing class size reduction funds
provided by the Legislature.
(b) If the district has received new additional class size reduction funds during the previous
year, the district shall report data identifying how:
(i) the use of the funds complies with legislative intent; and
(ii) the use of the funds supplements the district's class size reduction plan.
(9) The Legislature shall provide for an annual adjustment in the appropriation authorized
under this section in proportion to the increase in the number of students in the state in kindergarten
through grade eight.
Section 14. Section 53A-17a-125 is amended to read:
53A-17a-125. Appropriation for retirement and social security.
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$244,458,871] $253,325,728 for
retirement and social security costs.
(2) The employee's retirement contribution shall be 1% for employees who are under the
state's contributory retirement program.
(3) The employer's contribution under the state's contributory retirement program is
determined under Section 49-2-301 , subject to the 1% contribution under Subsection (2).
(4) The employer-employee contribution rate for employees who are under the state's
noncontributory retirement program is determined under Section 49-3-301 .
Section 15. Section 53A-17a-126 is amended to read:
53A-17a-126. State support of pupil transportation -- Incentives to increase economy
and productivity in student transportation.
(1) The state's contribution of [$50,237,319] $53,236,772 for state-supported transportation
of public school students is apportioned and distributed in accordance with Section 53A-17a-127 ,
except as otherwise provided in this section.
(2) (a) Included in the appropriation under Subsection (1) is an amount not less than
[$1,397,000] $1,710,235 to be deducted prior to any other distribution under this section to school
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the schools' students.
(b) The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind shall utilize these funds to pay for
transportation of their students based on current valid contractual arrangements and best
transportation options and methods as determined by the schools.
(c) All student transportation costs of the schools shall be paid from the allocation received
under Subsection (2).
(3) Each district shall receive its approved transportation costs, except that if during the fiscal
year the total transportation allowance for all districts exceeds the amount appropriated, all
allowances shall be reduced pro rata to equal not more than that amount.
(4) Included in the appropriation under Subsection (1) is an amount of $187,000 for
transportation of students, as approved by the state board, for school districts that consolidate
schools, implement double session programs at the elementary level, or utilize other alternatives to
building construction that require additional student transportation.
(5) (a) Part of the state's contribution for transportation, not to exceed $200,000, may be
used as an incentive for districts to increase economy and productivity in student transportation.
(b) This amount is distributed on a pro rata basis among districts which have achieved the
most efficiency according to the state formula.
(c) Districts receiving the incentive funding may expend the monies at the discretion of the
local school board.
(6) (a) Local school boards shall provide salary adjustments to employee groups that work
with the transportation of students comparable to those of classified employees authorized under
Section 53A-17a-137 , when dividing the weighted pupil unit for salary adjustment purposes.
(b) The State Board of Education shall conduct a study to evaluate the reimbursement system
of funding for pupil transportation with emphasis on looking at methodologies that will provide
incentives for districts that will encourage economical practices.
Section 16. Section 53A-17a-128 is amended to read:
53A-17a-128. Contingency fund for State Board of Education -- Laboratory school at
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(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education from the total amount of state
[funds] monies listed in Section 53A-17a-104 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, $419,246 as
a contingency fund to do the following:
(a) stabilize the value of the weighted pupil unit;
(b) maintain program levels in districts that may experience unanticipated and unforeseen
losses of students;
(c) equalize programs in districts where a strict application of the law provides inequity;
(d) pay the added costs when Utah students attend school out of state; and
(e) assist in the operation of the laboratory school at Utah State University, through the
allocation of monies for a teacher career ladder program at the school.
(2) The State Board of Education shall make a strict accounting of these [funds] monies and
return any unused part to the Uniform School Fund at the close of each fiscal year.
(3) (a) There is established an advisory board for the laboratory school consisting of the
following:
(i) the president of Utah State University or his designee;
(ii) the state superintendent of public instruction or his designee;
(iii) the dean of the College of Education at Utah State University or his designee;
(iv) a local superintendent of schools;
(v) a staff member from the office of the State Board of Education;
(vi) a staff member from a local school board;
(vii) a staff member from the College of Education at Utah State University; and
(viii) two lay citizens noted for their contribution to the improvement of education.
(b) The advisory board members in Subsections (a)(iv) through (viii) are appointed by the
State Board of Education for terms specified by that body.
Section 17. Section 53A-17a-129 is amended to read:
53A-17a-129. State contribution for incentives for excellence.
(1) The state's contribution of $614,911 for the incentives for excellence program for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, [1999] 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for

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distribution to school districts according to guidelines established by the board.
(2) A school district shall use its allocation to promote a strong partnership between public
education and private enterprise, to seek additional financial support from the business community,
and to enhance its educational excellence.
(3) School districts are encouraged under this program to develop projects that rely on
matching private and public monies to promote educational excellence.
Section 18. Section 53A-17a-130 is amended to read:
53A-17a-130. State contribution to regional service centers.
The state's contribution of [$1,111,595] $1,172,733 for regional service centers for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution
according to guidelines established by the board.
Section 19. Section 53A-17a-131.1 is amended to read:
53A-17a-131.1. State contribution to the educational technology initiative.
(1) The state's contribution of $8,970,322 for maintaining the educational technology
initiative programs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of
Education for distribution according to [rules adopted by the board consistent with] Title 53A,
Chapter 1, Part 7, Educational Technology Programs.
(2) Monies received under this section may be used to maintain existing programs and for
inservice programs required to implement the technology.
(3) Each school district shall develop a comprehensive inservice plan and report expenditures
for teacher training to the State Office of Education.
Section 20. Section 53A-17a-131.2 is amended to read:
53A-17a-131.2. State contribution to highly impacted schools program.
The state's contribution of $4,873,207 for the Highly Impacted Schools Program for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution
according to the formula adopted by the board under Section 53A-15-701 , which authorizes the
Highly Impacted Schools Program.
Section 21. Section 53A-17a-131.3 is amended to read:

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53A-17a-131.3. State contributions to the school nurses program.
The state's contribution of $496,949 for the school nurses program for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution according to
guidelines established by the board.
Section 22. Section 53A-17a-131.4 is amended to read:
53A-17a-131.4. State contribution to Alternative Language Services Program.
(1) The state's contribution of [$2,828,564] $3,328,564 for an Alternative Language Services
Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education
as a funding base for school districts to meet the limited-English-proficient and second language
acquisition needs of Utah's language minority student population.
(2) The board shall allocate the appropriation to school districts based on submission of grant
applications and assurances of and compliance with qualifying criteria established by the state board
pursuant to its rulemaking authority.
Section 23. Section 53A-17a-131.6 is amended to read:
53A-17a-131.6. State contribution to Character Education Program.
(1) The state's contribution of $397,680 for a Character Education Program for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, [1999] 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution to
school districts according to rules adopted by the state board.
(2) School districts shall use the appropriation primarily for implementing curriculum within
the classroom that provides for the direct instruction of students.
(3) Character education monies shall also be used to provide inservice training to teachers
on the use and teaching of character education materials and to acquaint teachers with the
requirements in the Utah Constitution and state statutes to teach qualities of character.
(4) Character education programs are to be systematic and comprehensive in their approach
and include student materials, parental involvement, and teacher training.
(5) The principles taught, such as integrity, social responsibility, and the importance of the
work ethic should be designed to help students avoid high risk behaviors and learn to function as
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(6) The State Office of Education shall assist districts and teachers in providing and
recommending character education curriculum to students that meets the guidelines referred to in this
section.
(7) Proposals in which parents are involved with educators in all phases of the design,
implementation, and evaluation of school and district programs shall be given highest priority.
Section 24. Section 53A-17a-131.8 is amended to read:
53A-17a-131.8. State contribution to the Comprehensive Guidance Program.
(1) The state's contribution of [$7,033,759] $7,420,659 for a Comprehensive Guidance
Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education
for distribution to school districts as follows:
(a) the board shall distribute the appropriation to districts to be used at their secondary
schools in grades 7-12, with the following priority:
(i) grades 9-12; and
(ii) grades 7-8 for those schools which meet program standards, to provide a guidance
curriculum and individual educational/occupational program for each student at the school;
(b) each school shall meet qualification criteria established by rules made by the State Board
of Education in order to receive moneys under this program; and
(c) the appropriation shall also be used to provide responsive services and eliminate
nonguidance activities currently being performed by counselors.
(2) (a) It is anticipated that under this program counselors will increase direct services to
students to involve at least 80% of the counselors' time and that districts shall document this with
onsite review teams.
(b) Districts shall provide training to their secondary teachers on their role in assisting in the
development and implementation of SEOPs.
(3) The state superintendent of public instruction shall:
(a) prepare an inventory of working SEOPs for networking with schools throughout the
state; and
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Section 25. Section 53A-17a-131.9 is amended to read:
53A-17a-131.9. State contribution to agencies coming together for children and youth
at risk.
(1) There is appropriated $1,250,670 to the State Board of Education for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2000, to implement Title 63, Chapter 75, Families, Agencies, and Communities
Together for Children and Youth At Risk Act.
(2) Participation in the at risk programs funded under this section shall require consent from
a parent or legal guardian for the participant to receive initial or continuing services under the
program.
(3) A participant's parent or legal guardian shall be actively involved in the program and all
applicable state and federal laws and regulations shall be observed by the entities and individuals
providing the services.
(4) The board shall use the appropriation to experiment on a community full-service delivery
system level to provide data on the merits of moving the concept to a fully implemented statewide
system.
Section 26. Section 53A-17a-131.11 is amended to read:
53A-17a-131.11. State contribution to truancy intervention and prevention.
The state's contribution of $150,000 for the Truancy Intervention and Prevention Program
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for
distribution to school districts according to guidelines established by the board in accordance with
Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Section 27. Section 53A-17a-131.12 is amended to read:
53A-17a-131.12. State contribution to Technology, Life, Careers, and Work-based
Learning Programs.
The state's contribution of $2,235,000 for the Technology, Life, Careers, and Work-based
Learning Programs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of
Education for distribution to school districts according to guidelines established by the board in
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Section 28. Section 53A-17a-131.13 is enacted to read:
53A-17a-131.13. State contribution to guarantee transportation levy.
The state's contribution of $225,000 to the guarantee transportation levy program for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution
to school districts according to guidelines established by the board in accordance with Title 63,
Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Section 29. Section 53A-17a-131.14 is enacted to read:
53A-17a-131.14. State contribution for reading initiative program.
The state's contribution of $5,000,000 for the reading initiative program for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution to school
districts to fund the reading achievement programs established in Section 53A-1-605.5 according to
guidelines established by the board in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act.
Section 30. Section 53A-17a-131.15 is enacted to read:
53A-17a-131.15. State contribution for Reading Performance Improvement
Scholarship Program.
The state's contribution of $9,000 for the Reading Performance Improvement Scholarship
Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education
to fund the program as established in Section 53A-3-402.11 according to guidelines established by
the board in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Section 31. Section 53A-17a-131.16 is enacted to read:
53A-17a-131.16. State contribution for alternative middle schools programs.
The state's contribution of $2,000,000 for an alternative middle schools program for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education to fund the program as
provided in Section 53A-11-909 .
Section 32. Section 53A-17a-131.17 is enacted to read:
53A-17a-131.17. State contribution for a School Land Trust Program.
The state's contribution of $4,775,000 for a School Land Trust Program for the fiscal year

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beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution to school
districts according to guidelines established by the board in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Section 33. Section 53A-17a-131.18 is enacted to read:
53A-17a-131.18. State contribution for assessment and accountability program.
The state's contribution of $3,500,000 for an assessment and accountability program for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution
according to guidelines established by the board.
Section 34. Section 53A-17a-131.19 is enacted to read:
53A-17a-131.19. State contribution to school districts for local programs.
The state's contribution of $1,113,100 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is allocated
to school districts for local programs on the basis of each district's prior year weighted pupil units for
grades K-12 and necessarily existent small schools.
Section 35. Section 53A-17a-132 is amended to read:
53A-17a-132. Experimental and developmental programs.
(1) The state's contribution of $5,933,056 for experimental and developmental programs for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution
to school districts as follows:
(a) the board shall distribute the first part, 34% of the appropriation, equally among the state's
40 school districts;
(b) the board shall distribute the second part, 41% of the appropriation, to each district on
the basis of its kindergarten through grade 12 average daily membership for the prior year as
compared to the prior year state total kindergarten through grade 12 average daily membership; and
(c) the board shall distribute 25% of the appropriation pursuant to standards established by
the board in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(2) (a) A school district may fund a new experimental or developmental program with monies
appropriated under Subsection (1) for a maximum of three consecutive years.
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program monies or terminate the program.
(3) (a) The State Board of Education shall allocate $100,000 of the
experimental-developmental appropriation for programs to improve the efficiency of classified
employees in the public schools.
(b) The programs should include training components, classified staffing formulas, and
preventative maintenance formulas.
(4) (a) The State Board of Education shall allocate $584,900 of the appropriation for the
planning, development, and implementation of alternative experimental pilot programs, using
[certificated] licensed teachers, which are cooperative ventures that have demonstrated support of
parents, the recognized teachers' organization, administrators, and students.
(b) The State Board of Education shall select schools for the pilot programs by a grant
process using selection criteria developed by the state board.
(5) Models for experimental activities similar to the nine district consortium activities are
permissible under the experimental and developmental appropriation.
Section 36. Section 53A-17a-135 is amended to read:
53A-17a-135. Certified revenue levy.
(1) (a) In order to qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic program and
as its contribution toward its costs of the basic program, each school district shall impose a minimum
basic tax rate per dollar of taxable value that generates [$182,893,646] $189,329,826 in revenues
statewide.
(b) The preliminary estimate for the [1999-2000] 2000-01 tax rate is [.001847] .001845.
(c) The State Tax Commission shall certify on or before June 22 the rate that generates
[$182,893,646] $189,329,826 in revenues statewide.
(d) If the minimum basic tax rate exceeds the certified revenue levy as defined in Section
59-2-102 , the state is subject to the notice requirements of Section 59-2-926 .
(e) For the calendar year beginning on January 1, 1998, and ending December 31, 1998, the
certified revenue levy shall be increased by the amount necessary to offset the decrease in revenues
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in uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section 59-2-405 enacted by the Legislature
during the 1997 Annual General Session.
(f) For the calendar year beginning on January 1, 1999, and ending on December 31, 1999,
the certified revenue levy shall be adjusted by the amount necessary to offset the adjustment in
revenues from uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section 59-2-405.1 as a result of the
adjustment in uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section 59-2-405.1 enacted by the
Legislature during the 1998 Annual General Session.
(2) (a) The state shall contribute to each district toward the cost of the basic program in the
district that portion which exceeds the proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1).
(b) In accord with the state strategic plan for public education and to fulfill its responsibility
for the development and implementation of that plan, the Legislature instructs the State Board of
Education, the governor, and the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst in each of the coming five years
to develop budgets that will fully fund student enrollment growth.
(3) (a) If the proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1) equal or exceed the cost
of the basic program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic program.
(b) The proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1) which exceed the cost of the
basic program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law.
Section 37. Section 53A-17a-137 is amended to read:
53A-17a-137. Classified employees' compensation.
(1) In view of the fact that instructional salary money is supported by both the value of the
weighted pupil unit and by a line item appropriation for reform measures, other educational personnel,
including classified employees, shall be given added consideration in the division of the weighted pupil
unit.
(2) Local school boards shall provide higher [salary] compensation adjustments to classified
employee groups in comparison to other district employee groups when dividing the weighted pupil
unit for [salary] compensation adjustment purposes.
Section 38. Section 53A-21-105 is amended to read:
53A-21-105. State contribution to capital outlay programs.

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[(1)] The state contribution toward the cost of the programs established under Section
53A-21-102 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, [1999] 2000, shall consist of an appropriation
totaling [$29,358,000] $28,358,000 to the State Board of Education from the Uniform School Fund.
[(2) Of the amount appropriated under Subsection (1), $1,000,000 is one-time money.]
Section 39. Section 53A-25-111 is amended to read:
53A-25-111. Annual salary adjustments for school employees -- Benefits.
(1) (a) The board shall adjust the salary schedule applicable to nonadministrative [certificated]
licensed staff at the school each school year.
(b) The board shall make the adjustment equal to [the] a weighted average adjustment for
nonadministrative [certificated] licensed staff adopted by the public school districts of the state as
determined by the State Office of Education. This average shall be weighted by the number of
teachers in each district.
(c) The board shall increase this weighted average by 10% in any year in which the Utah
Schools for the Deaf and the Blind teachers are not ranked in the top ten in 20 year earnings when
compared to the 40 school districts of the state.
(2) (a) The adjustment shall be computed using adjustments made by the school districts by
December 1 of each year.
(b) The board shall apply the adjustment to the salary schedule effective July 1 of the
following year.
(3) The board shall make salary adjustments for administrative and [noncertificated]
nonlicensed staff at the school on the basis of adjustments approved for state government employees
in similar positions.
(4) Administrative, [certificated] licensed, and [noncertificated] nonlicensed staff at the
school shall receive the same benefits as those provided to state government employees.
Section 40. One-time appropriations.
In addition to the contributions and appropriations set out in Title 53A, Chapter 17a,
Minimum School Program Act, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, there is appropriated from
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fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, $10, 400,000 in one-time non-lapsing monies as follows:
(1) $6,000,000 for textbooks and school supplies; and
(2) $4,400,000 for teacher supplies and materials as a funding source for H.B. 189,
Classroom Supplies.
Section 41. Intent language.
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that school boards, in their negotiations with teachers,
may determine to allow a portion of the legislative appropriation for teacher compensation funds to
be utilized for class size reduction, textbooks, and school supplies, so long as teachers with five or
less years in the classroom receive additional significant compensation.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the growth in the Youth in Custody Program for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, shall be funded from carryover balances in the Youth in Custody
Program.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state superintendent of public instruction's annual
report contain specific, separate reporting of expenditures for textbooks and supplies by each school
district.
(4) (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Office of Education work with the
Education Interim Committee and the Education Appropriations Subcommittee during the 2000
interim to study and propose a modified funding formula for the capital outlay foundation program,
which includes an emergency building needs program.
(b) The study shall focus on the issue of more equitably meeting the capital facility needs of
school districts by examining each district's capital outlay tax efforts, its available resources for capital
facilities, which shall take into consideration assessed valuation within the district and outstanding
indebtedness incurred for new school space, and applying those factors to the district's growth in
student population.
(5) (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that prior to distributing funds appropriated under
the restricted basic school programs within the "At-Risk Programs" the State Office of Education
shall retain $200,000 to fund a specialist, associated costs, and program budget, for minority students,
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the needs of minority students and increasing graduation rates among minority students and other
students at risk of not graduating.
(b) It is the further intent of the Legislature that for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000,
$100,000 of the appropriation be retained before distribution of funds for the purpose of a
collaborative research effort with the Center for the School of the Future at Utah State University to
identify risk factors and successful programs and program characteristics that will improve graduation
rates among students at risk of not graduating.
(c) It is the further intent of the Legislature that the funds retained under Subsections (5)(a)
and (b) shall be proportionately retained from the six program areas funded collectively as "At-Risk
Programs," Youth in Custody, Pregnancy Prevention, Homeless and Minority, At-Risk Regular
Program, MESA, and Gang Prevention.
Section 42. Repealer.
This act repeals:
Section 53A-17a-124.7, Appropriation for class size reduction in grades 7 & 8.
Section 53A-17a-131.5, State contribution for the Centennial Schools Program.
Section 43. Effective date.
This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.

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