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MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM ACT

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AMENDMENTS

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2002 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

             6      This act modifies provisions relating to the State System of Public Education in the funding
             7      of the Minimum School Program. This act provides a ceiling for the state contribution of the
             8      of the operation and maintenance portion of the minimum school program Minimum School
             9      Program Act not to exceed $1,586,482,794. This act establishes the value of the weighted
             10      pupil unit at $2,132, establishes block grants and distribution formulas, and provides a
             11      $28,358,000 appropriation for school building aid. This act takes effect on July 1, 2002.
             12      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             13      AMENDS:
             14          53A-3-701, as enacted by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             15          53A-13-107, as last amended by Chapter 224, Laws of Utah 2000
             16          53A-17a-103, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             17          53A-17a-104, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             18          53A-17a-111, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             19          53A-17a-112, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             20          53A-17a-113, as last amended by Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 2001, First Special Session
             21          53A-17a-114, as last amended by Chapter 306, Laws of Utah 1993
             22          53A-17a-116, as last amended by Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 2001, First Special Session
             23          53A-17a-119, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             24          53A-17a-120, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             25          53A-17a-121, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             26          53A-17a-123, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             27          53A-17a-124, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001



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         53A-17a-124.5, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             29          53A-17a-125, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             30          53A-17a-126, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             31          53A-17a-131.2, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             32          53A-17a-131.9, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             33          53A-17a-131.13, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             34          53A-17a-131.15, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             35          53A-17a-131.17, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             36          53A-17a-131.19, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             37          53A-17a-132, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             38          53A-17a-133, as last amended by Chapters 335 and 336, Laws of Utah 2001
             39          53A-17a-135, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             40          53A-17a-146, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 72, Laws of Utah 1991
             41          53A-21-105, as last amended by Chapters 234 and 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             42      ENACTS:
             43          53A-17a-123.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             44          53A-17a-148, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             45      REPEALS:
             46          53A-17a-113.5, as enacted by Chapter 11, Laws of Utah 1996
             47          53A-17a-117, as last amended by Chapter 53, Laws of Utah 1992
             48          53A-17a-131.4, as last amended by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 2001
             49      This act enacts uncodified material.
             50      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             51          Section 1. Section 53A-3-701 is amended to read:
             52           53A-3-701. School and school district professional development plans.
             53          (1) (a) Each public school and school district shall develop and implement a systematic,
             54      comprehensive, and long-term plan for staff professional development.
             55          (b) Each school shall use its community council, school directors, or a subcommittee of
             56      the community council as described in Subsection 53A-16-101.5 (4) to help develop and implement
             57      the plan.
             58          (2) Each plan shall include the following components:



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         (a) an alignment of professional development activities at the school and school district
             60      level with:
             61          (i) the School LAND Trust Program authorized under Section 53A-16-101.5 ;
             62          (ii) the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students under Title 53A, Chapter 1,
             63      Part 6, Achievement Tests;
             64          (iii) the Educational Technology Initiative under Title 53A, Chapter 1, Part 7, Educational
             65      Technology Programs;
             66          (iv) Sections 53A-6-101 and 53A-6-104 of the Educator Licensing and Professional
             67      Practices Act;
             68          (v) Title 53A, Chapter 9, Teacher Career Ladders; and
             69          (vi) Title 53A, Chapter 10, Educator Evaluation;
             70          (b) provision for the development of internal instructional leadership and support;
             71          (c) the periodic presence of all stakeholders at the same time in the professional
             72      development process, to include administrators, educators, support staff, parents, and students;
             73          (d) provisions for the use of consultants to enhance and evaluators to assess the
             74      effectiveness of the plan as implemented; and
             75          (e) the time required for and the anticipated costs of implementing and maintaining the
             76      plan.
             77          (3) (a) Each local school board shall review and either approve or recommend
             78      modifications for each school plan within its district so that each school's plan is compatible with
             79      the district plan.
             80          (b) The board shall:
             81          (i) provide positive and meaningful assistance to a school, if requested by its community
             82      council or school directors, in drafting and implementing its plan; and
             83          (ii) monitor the progress of each school plan and hold each school accountable for meeting
             84      the objectives of its plan.
             85          (4) (a) The State Board of Education, through the superintendent of public instruction,
             86      shall work with school districts to identify the resources required to implement and maintain each
             87      school's and school district's professional development plan required under this section.
             88          (b) (i) The state board shall make an annual budget recommendation to the Legislature for
             89      state funding of professional development plans under this section.



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         (ii) The recommendation shall take into account:
             91          (A) monies that could be used for professional development from the programs listed in
             92      Subsection (2)(a); and
             93          (B) the [professional development block grant program] Quality Teaching Block Grant
             94      Program authorized under the Minimum School Program Act.
             95          [(5) (a) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, school districts shall use $10,000,000
             96      of the school professional development appropriation made in Section 53A-17a-124 , for teacher
             97      professional development days beyond the regular school year as follows:]
             98          [(i) each school district shall use its allocation for teacher professional development related
             99      to implementing and maintaining the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students and may
             100      use such training models as Schools for All and Urban Learning Centers in its professional
             101      development program; and]
             102          [(ii) monies for these two additional days shall be allocated to a school district without
             103      requiring matching monies.]
             104          [(b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, the Legislature shall increase the funding
             105      for teacher professional development under Section 53A-17a-124 and Subsection (5)(a) to provide
             106      for a total of three days of teacher professional development related to implementing and
             107      maintaining the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students.]
             108          [(c) Schools are urged to collaborate with one another in the implementation of the teacher
             109      development program under Subsection (5)(a) to maximize the effectiveness of the appropriation.]
             110          [(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that of the $10,000,000 allocated to school districts
             111      for additional days $42,305 shall be allocated to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind per
             112      day for each additional day funded.]
             113          Section 2. Section 53A-13-107 is amended to read:
             114           53A-13-107. Adoption information.
             115          (1) Each local school board shall ensure that an annual presentation on adoption is given
             116      to its secondary school students in grades 7-12, so that each student receives the presentation at
             117      least once during grades 7-9 and at least once during grades 10-12.
             118          (2) The presentation shall be made by a licensed teacher as part of the health education
             119      core [and may be included as part of a district's teenage pregnancy prevention program authorized
             120      under Section 53A-17a-121 ].



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         Section 3. Section 53A-17a-103 is amended to read:
             122           53A-17a-103. Definitions.
             123          As used in this chapter:
             124          (1) "Basic state-supported school program" or "basic program" means public education
             125      programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students that are operated and
             126      maintained for the amount derived by multiplying the number of weighted pupil units for each
             127      district by [$2,116] $2,132, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
             128          (2) "Certified revenue levy" means a property tax levy that provides the same amount of
             129      ad valorem property tax revenue as was collected for the prior year, plus new growth, but exclusive
             130      of revenue from collections from redemptions, interest, and penalties.
             131          (3) "Leeway program" or "leeway" means a state-supported voted leeway program or board
             132      leeway program authorized under Section 53A-17a-133 or 53A-17a-134 .
             133          (4) "Pupil in average daily membership (ADM)" means a full-day equivalent pupil.
             134          (5) (a) "State-supported minimum school program" or "minimum school program" means
             135      public school programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools as described in this
             136      Subsection (5).
             137          [(a)] (b) The minimum school program established in the districts shall include the
             138      equivalent of a school term of nine months as determined by the State Board of Education.
             139          [(b)] (c) (i) The board shall establish the number of days or equivalent instructional hours
             140      that school is held for an academic school year.
             141          (ii) Education, enhanced by utilization of technologically enriched delivery systems, when
             142      approved by local school boards, shall receive full support by the State Board of Education as it
             143      pertains to fulfilling the [990-hour] attendance requirements, excluding time spent viewing
             144      commercial advertising.
             145          [(c)] (d) The program shall be operated and maintained for the total of the following
             146      annual costs:
             147          (i) the cost of a basic state-supported school program;
             148          (ii) [the amount] other amounts appropriated in [Section 53A-17a-123 for the local
             149      discretionary block grant] Chapter 17a in addition to the basic program; and
             150          [(iii) the amount appropriated in Section 53A-17a-125 for retirement and social security;]
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     based on its total weighted pupil units compared to the total weighted pupil units for all districts
             153      in the state;]
             154          [(B) the monies needed to support retirement and social security shall be determined by
             155      taking the district's prior year allocation and adjusting it for student growth, for the percentage
             156      increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit, and the effect of any change in the rates for
             157      retirement, social security, or both;]
             158          [(iv) the amount of the employer contribution required or made in behalf of employees
             159      under Sections 49-2-301 and 49-3-301 ;]
             160          [(v) the amount of the employer contribution under Section 1400 of the Federal Insurance
             161      Contribution Act in accordance with Section 67-11-5 for local school boards;]
             162          [(vi) the amount appropriated in Chapter 17a:]
             163          [(A) for a professional development block grant program;]
             164          [(B) for state-supported transportation;]
             165          [(C) for families, agencies, and communities together for children and youth at risk
             166      programs;]
             167          [(D) for experimental and developmental programs;]
             168          [(E) for alternative language services programs;]
             169          [(F) for highly impacted schools;]
             170          [(G) for a guarantee transportation levy program;]
             171          [(H) for a school land trust program;]
             172          [(I) for adult education programs;]
             173          [(J) for At-risk programs;]
             174          [(K) for accelerated learning programs;]
             175          [(L) for a math and science beginning teacher recruitment program;]
             176          [(M) for a block grant hold harmless program; and]
             177          [(N) for an electronic high school program; and]
             178          [(vii) the cost of a leeway program.]
             179          [(d)] (iii) [The program includes] school construction aid programs authorized under Title
             180      53A, Chapter 21, Public Education Capital Outlay Act.
             181          (6) "Weighted pupil unit or units" means the unit of measure of factors that is computed
             182      in accordance with this chapter for the purpose of determining the costs of a program on a uniform



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     basis for each district.
             184          Section 4. Section 53A-17a-104 is amended to read:
             185           53A-17a-104. Amount of state's contribution toward minimum school program.
             186          (1) The total contribution of the state toward the cost of the operation and maintenance
             187      portion of the minimum school program[, as provided and defined in Section 53A-17a-103 ,] may
             188      not exceed the sum of [$1,607,061,760] $1,586,482,794 for the [2001-02 school year] fiscal year
             189      beginning July 1, 2002, except as otherwise provided by the Legislature through supplemental
             190      appropriations.
             191          (2) It is intended that the funds provided are for the following purposes and in the
             192      following amounts:
             193                                           Estimated State and
             194                                           Local Funds at
             195      Estimated                                    [$2,116] $2,132
             196      Weighted             Purpose                 Per Weighted
             197      Pupil Units            State Contribution                 Pupil Unit
             198      [20,616] 20,097    Basic program - kindergarten.        [ $43,623,456] $42,846,804
             199      [427,244] 429,871    Basic program - grades 1-12.         [$904,048,304] $916,484,972
             200      [41,394] 41,187    Basic program - professional staff.        [ $87,589,704] $87,810,684
             201      1,655         Basic program - administrative costs.     [$3,501,980] $3,528,460
             202      [7,336] 7,386    Basic program - necessarily existent small     [$15,522,976] $15,746,952
             203                   schools and units for consolidated schools.    
             204      [53,153] 52,997    Special education - regular program     [$112,471,748] $112,989,604
             205                   - add-on WPUs for students with disabilities.
             206      [6,109] 6,146    Preschool Special Education Program.     [$12,926,644] $13,103,272
             207      [12,466] 12,542    Self-contained regular WPUs.         [$26,378,056] $26,739,544
             208      [237] 238        Extended year program for severely disabled. [$501,492] $507,416
             209      [1,350] 1,358    Special education - state programs.         [$2,856,600] $2,895,256
             210      [23,423] 23,566    Applied technology and technical education     [$49,563,068] $50,242,712
             211                   district programs.
             212      [989] 995        Applied technology district set-aside.     [$2,092,724] $2,121,340
             213      [29,577] 29,757    Class size reduction.                 [$62,584,932] $63,441,924



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     [625,549] 627,795    TOTAL OF ALL ABOVE PROGRAMS [$1,323,661,684] $1,338,458,940
             215                  [Professional Development Block Grant.         $68,821,511]
             216                  Social Security and retirement programs. [$214,685,479] $217,072,218
             217                   Pupil Transportation to and from school.    [$55,745,940] $56,164,040
             218                  Guarantee Transportation Levy.             $500,000
             219                  Local Discretionary Block Grant Program.     [$49,948,636] $21,824,448
             220                  Interventions for Student Success Block Grant Program    $15,553,062
             221                  Quality Teaching Block Grant Program            $69,178,111
             222                  Math and Science - Beginning Teacher Recruitment. [$2,400,000] $500,000
             223                  [Families, Agencies, and Communities Together.     $1,250,670]
             224                  [Alternative Language Services.             $3,528,564]
             225                  Highly Impacted Schools.                 $5,123,207
             226                  At-risk Programs.                 [$25,023,588] $24,324,161
             227                  Adult Education.                 [$8,368,247] $8,431,047
             228                  Accelerated Learning Programs.         [$9,551,074] $8,622,674
             229                  [Block Grant Hold Harmless.                 $3,897,110]
             230                  Experimental and Developmental Program.     [$3,102,369] $602,369
             231                  Electronic High School.             [$200,000] $400,000
             232                  School LAND Trust Program.         [$5,200,000] $6,000,000
             233                  State-supported voted leeway. [$141,362,359] $141,682,087
             234                  State-supported board leeway. [$41,149,682] $41,465,445
             235                  Total estimated contributions to     [$1,963,520,120] $1,955,901,809
             236                   school districts for all programs.    
             237                  Less estimated proceeds from     [$356,458,360] $369,419,015
             238                   state-supported local levies.
             239                  TOTAL STATE FUNDS         [$1,607,061,760] $1,586,482,794
             240          Section 5. Section 53A-17a-111 is amended to read:
             241           53A-17a-111. Weighted pupil units for programs for students with disabilities --
             242      District allocation.
             243          (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$155,134,540 (73,315] for the
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     local school board programs for students with disabilities.
             246          (2) Included in the appropriation is [$112,471,748] $112,989,604 for add-on WPUs for
             247      students with disabilities enrolled in regular programs.
             248          (3) The number of weighted pupil units for students with disabilities shall reflect the direct
             249      cost of programs for those students conducted in accordance with [definitions, guidelines, rules,
             250      and standards] rules established by the State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63,
             251      Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             252          (4) Disability program monies allocated to districts are restricted and shall be spent for the
             253      education of students with disabilities but may include expenditures for approved programs of
             254      services conducted for certified instructional personnel who have students with disabilities in their
             255      classes.
             256          (5) The State Board of Education shall establish and strictly interpret definitions and
             257      provide standards for determining which students have disabilities and shall assist districts in
             258      determining the services that should be provided to students with disabilities.
             259          (6) Each year the board shall evaluate the standards and guidelines that establish the
             260      identifying criteria for disability classifications to assure strict compliance with those standards by
             261      the districts.
             262          (7) Each district shall receive its allocation of monies appropriated in Subsection
             263      53A-17a-111 (2) for add-on WPUs for students with disabilities enrolled in regular programs as
             264      provided in this subsection.
             265          (a) The State Board of Education shall use the total number of special education add-on
             266      weighted pupil units used to fund fiscal year 1989-90 as a foundation for the special education
             267      add-on appropriation.
             268          (b) A district's special education add-on WPUs for the current year may not be less than
             269      the foundation special education add-on WPUs.
             270          (8) When monies appropriated under this chapter fund the foundation weighted pupil units,
             271      as outlined in Subsection (7)(a), growth WPUs shall be added to the prior year special education
             272      add-on WPUs, and growth WPUs shall be determined as follows:
             273          (a) The special education student growth factor is calculated by comparing S-3 total special
             274      education ADM of two years previous to the current year to the S-3 total special education ADM
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     factor from the prior year.
             277          (b) When calculating and applying the growth factor, a district's S-3 total special education
             278      ADM for a given year is limited to 12.18% of the district's S-3 total student ADM for the same
             279      year.
             280          (c) Growth ADMs are calculated by applying the growth factor in Subsection (8)(a) to the
             281      S-3 total special education ADM of two years previous to the current year.
             282          (d) Growth ADMs for each district in Subsection (8)(c) are multiplied by 1.53 weighted
             283      pupil units and added to the prior year special education add-on WPU to determine each district's
             284      total allocation.
             285          (9) If monies appropriated under this chapter for programs for students with disabilities
             286      do not meet the costs of districts for those programs, each district shall first receive the amount
             287      generated for each student with a disability under the basic program.
             288          Section 6. Section 53A-17a-112 is amended to read:
             289           53A-17a-112. Preschool special education appropriation -- Extended year program
             290      appropriation -- Appropriation for special education programs in state institutions.
             291          (1) Included in the [$155,134,540] $156,235,092 appropriation under Section
             292      53A-17a-111 is:
             293          (a) an amount of [$12,926,644] $13,103,272 for preschool special education programs;
             294          (b) an amount of [$26,378,056] $26,739,544 for self-contained regular WPU special
             295      education programs;
             296          (c) an amount of [$501,492] $507,416 for extended year programs for the severely
             297      disabled; and
             298          (d) an amount of [$2,856,600] $2,895,256 for special education programs in state
             299      institutions and for district impact aid.
             300          (2) (a) The amount designated for the preschool special education program under
             301      Subsection (1)(a) is allocated to school districts to provide a free, appropriate public education to
             302      preschool students with a disability, ages three through five.
             303          (b) The monies are distributed on the basis of a school district's previous year December
             304      1 disabled preschool child count as mandated by federal law.
             305          (3) The extended school year program for the severely disabled is limited to students with
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     disability as approved by the State Board of Education.
             308          (4) (a) The monies appropriated for self-contained regular special education programs may
             309      not be used to supplement other school programs.
             310          (b) Monies in any of the other restricted line item appropriations may not be reduced more
             311      than 2% to be used for purposes other than those specified by the appropriation, unless otherwise
             312      provided by law.
             313          (5) (a) The State Board of Education shall compute preschool funding by a factor of 1.47
             314      times the current December 1 child count of eligible preschool aged three, four, and five-year-olds
             315      times the WPU value, limited to 8% growth over the prior year December 1 count.
             316          (b) The board shall develop guidelines to implement the funding formula for preschool
             317      special education, and establish prevalence limits for distribution of the monies.
             318          Section 7. Section 53A-17a-113 is amended to read:
             319           53A-17a-113. Weighted pupil units for applied technology education programs --
             320      Funding of approved programs -- Performance measures -- Qualifying criteria.
             321          (1) (a) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education[, hereafter referred to in this
             322      section as the board, $49,563,068 (23,423] for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, $50,242,712
             323      (23,566 weighted pupil units) to pay [the added instructional costs of] for approved applied
             324      technology education programs and the comprehensive guidance program.
             325          [(a)] (b) Included in the appropriation is [$890,836] $908,232 ([421] 426 weighted pupil
             326      units) for summer applied technology agriculture programs.
             327          (c) The money appropriated in this Subsection (1):
             328          [(b) These monies are] (i) shall be allocated to eligible recipients as provided in
             329      Subsections (2), (3), and (4)[.]; and
             330          [(c)] (ii) [Money appropriated under Subsection 53A-17a-113 (1) and any money
             331      appropriated for work-based education] may not be used to fund programs below the S [ [ ] ninth [ ] ]
             332      [ seventh ] s grade level.
             333          (2) Weighted pupil units are computed for pupils in approved programs.
             334          (a) The board shall fund approved programs based upon hours of membership of 9th
             335      through 12th grade students.
             336          (b) The board shall use an amount not to exceed 20% of the total appropriation under this
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     competency attainment defined in standards set by the board [for districts to qualify for applied
             339      technology funding].
             340          (c) Leadership organization funds shall constitute an amount not to exceed 1% of the total
             341      appropriation under this section, and shall be distributed to each local educational agency
             342      sponsoring applied technology student leadership organizations [in a ratio representing] based on
             343      the agency's share of the state's total membership in those organizations.
             344          (d) The board shall make the necessary calculations for distribution of the appropriation
             345      to school districts and may revise and recommend changes necessary for achieving equity and ease
             346      of administration.
             347          (3) (a) Twenty weighted pupil units shall be computed for applied technology education
             348      administrative costs for each district, [or] except 25 weighted pupil units may be computed for
             349      each district that consolidates applied technology administrative services with one or more other
             350      districts.
             351          (b) Between 10 and 25 weighted pupil units shall be computed for each high school
             352      conducting approved applied technology education programs in a district according to standards
             353      established by the board.
             354          (c) Forty weighted pupil units shall be computed for each district that operates an approved
             355      district applied technology center.
             356          (d) Between five and seven weighted pupil units shall be computed for each summer
             357      applied technology agriculture program according to standards established by the board.
             358          (e) The board shall, by rule, establish qualifying criteria for districts to receive weighted
             359      pupil units under Subsection (3).
             360          (4) (a) [All monies allocated under Subsection (1) are computed by] Monies remaining
             361      after the allocations made under Subsections (2) and (3) shall be allocated using average daily
             362      membership in approved programs for the previous year.
             363          (b) A district that has experienced student growth in grades 9 through 12 for the previous
             364      year shall have the growth factor applied to the previous year's weighted pupil units when
             365      calculating the allocation of monies under this subsection.
             366          (5) (a) The board shall establish rules for the upgrading of high school applied technology
             367      education programs.
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         (c) The rules shall include procedures to assist school districts to convert existing
             370      programs which are not preparing students for the job market into programs that will accomplish
             371      that purpose.
             372          (6) Programs that do not meet board standards may not be funded under this section.
             373          Section 8. Section 53A-17a-114 is amended to read:
             374           53A-17a-114. Applied technology program alternatives.
             375          (1) If a school district determines that a secondary student's applied technology education
             376      goals are better achieved at a [district applied technology center, an applied technology center, area
             377      applied technology school, or skills center] regional applied technology college created under Title
             378      53B, Chapter 2a, Utah College of Applied Technology, the student may attend that institution.
             379          [(2) (a) Funds allocated under Subsection (1) are for approved programs designed to meet
             380      performance criteria and guidelines established by the state board.]
             381          [(b) Efforts shall focus upon placement of students into jobs or into further training in a
             382      directly related program.]
             383          [(3)] (2) Students served under this section in [an applied technology center, area applied
             384      technology school, skills center, or district applied technology center] a regional applied
             385      technology college shall continue to be counted in the regular school program average daily
             386      membership of the sending school district.
             387          Section 9. Section 53A-17a-116 is amended to read:
             388           53A-17a-116. Weighted pupil units for applied technology set-aside programs.
             389          (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$2,092,724 (989] for the fiscal
             390      year beginning July 1, 2002, $2,121,340 (995 weighted pupil units) for an applied technology
             391      set-aside program.
             392          [(2) Applied technology set-aside funds appropriated to the board are allocated by Request
             393      for Proposal (RFP) to provide a district minimum payment for applied technology education.]
             394          [(3)] (2) Each district shall receive a guaranteed minimum allocation from the monies
             395      appropriated in Subsection (1).
             396          [(4)] (3) The set-aside funds remaining after the initial minimum payment allocation are
             397      distributed by an RFP process to help pay for equipment costs necessary to initiate new programs
             398      and for high priority programs as determined by labor market information.
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          53A-17a-119. Appropriation for adult education programs.
             401          (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$8,368,247] for the fiscal year
             402      beginning July 1, 2002, $8,431,047 for allocation to local school boards for adult education
             403      programs, consisting of adult high school completion and adult basic skills programs.
             404          (2) Each district shall receive its pro rata share of the appropriation for adult high school
             405      completion programs based on the number of people listed in the latest official census who are
             406      over 18 years of age and who do not have a high school diploma and prior year participation S OR
             406a      AS APROVED BY BOARD RULE s .
             407          (3) On February 1 of each school year, the State Board of Education shall recapture monies
             408      not used for an adult high school completion program for reallocation to districts that have
             409      implemented programs based on need and effort as determined by the board.
             410          (4) To the extent of monies available, school districts shall provide programs to adults who
             411      do not have a diploma and who intend to graduate from high school, with particular emphasis on
             412      homeless individuals who are seeking literacy and life skills.
             413          (5) Overruns in adult education in any district may not reduce the value of the weighted
             414      pupil unit for this program in another district.
             415          (6) The board shall provide the Legislature with a recommendation as to if and when any
             416      fees should be charged for participation in the adult high school completion programs funded
             417      under this section.
             418          (7) School districts shall spend money on adult basic skills programs according to
             419      standards established by the board.
             420          Section 11. Section 53A-17a-120 is amended to read:
             421           53A-17a-120. Appropriation for accelerated learning programs.
             422          (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$9,551,074] for the fiscal year
             423      beginning July 1, 2002, $8,622,674 for allocation to local school boards for accelerated learning
             424      programs in grades one through 12, which include programs for the gifted and talented, concurrent
             425      enrollment, and advanced placement.
             426          (2) (a) A school participating in the concurrent enrollment programs offered under Section
             427      53A-15-101 shall receive on a per student basis up to $33.33 per quarter hour or $50 per semester
             428      hour for each hour of higher education course work undertaken at the school.
             429          (b) Each year the amounts specified in Subsection (2)(a) shall be adjusted in proportion to
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     53A-17a-103 (1).
             432          (3) (a) Districts shall spend monies for these programs according to [standards] rules
             433      established by the State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             434      Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             435          (b) The State Board of Education shall develop uniform and consistent policies for school
             436      districts to follow in utilizing advanced placement and concurrent enrollment monies.
             437          Section 12. Section 53A-17a-121 is amended to read:
             438           53A-17a-121. Appropriation for At-risk programs.
             439          (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$25,023,588] for the fiscal year
             440      beginning July 1, 2002, $24,324,161 for allocation to local school boards for at-risk programs,
             441      including the following:
             442          (a) youth in custody;
             443          [(b) adolescent pregnancy prevention;]
             444          [(c)] (b) homeless and disadvantaged minority students;
             445          [(d)] (c) mathematics, engineering, and science achievement programs;
             446          [(e)] (d) gang prevention and intervention; and
             447          [(f)] (e) at-risk flow through.
             448          (2) Districts shall spend monies for these programs according to [standards] rules
             449      established by the State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             450      Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             451          [(3) (a) From the amount appropriated for at-risk programs, the board shall allocate
             452      moneys for adolescent pregnancy prevention programs to school districts on the basis of a district's
             453      total number of students enrolled in classes as of October 1 that teach a curriculum of adolescent
             454      pregnancy prevention as compared to the total number of students enrolled in such programs in
             455      school districts throughout the state.]
             456          [(b) The adolescent pregnancy prevention programs funded under this subsection shall
             457      require written consent from parents or guardians for student participation, involve parents or
             458      guardians of participating students in a substantial and consistent manner, and comply with the
             459      requirements of Sections 76-7-321 through 76-7-325 .]
             460          [(c) To qualify for participation in the program, a district shall demonstrate to the state
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     attained and retained knowledge, values, attitudes, and behaviors that promote abstinence from
             463      sexual activity before marriage, and that the students had a lower pregnancy rate than comparison
             464      groups that did not participate in the program.]
             465          [(d) Further qualification requires approval by the local board and state board of all
             466      teaching materials, handouts, media materials, audiovisual materials, textbooks, curriculum
             467      materials, and course outlines to be used in the program.]
             468          [(e) The state board may not use a district's participation in the adolescent pregnancy
             469      prevention program as an offset against the district's historical proportionate share of the remaining
             470      fund balance.]
             471          [(f) A school district may spend any additional monies allocated for adolescent pregnancy
             472      prevention programs as long as the programs comply with the guidelines established in
             473      Subsections (3)(b), (c), and (d), if the need for such a program is greater than the allocation
             474      received under Subsection (3)(a).]
             475          [(4)] (3) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall
             476      allocate moneys to school districts for homeless and disadvantaged minority students.
             477          (b) Each district shall receive its allocation on the basis of:
             478          (i) the total number of homeless students in the district;
             479          (ii) added to 50% of the number of disadvantaged minority students in the district;
             480          (iii) multiplying the total of Subsections [(4)] (3)(b)(i) and (ii) by the value of the weighted
             481      pupil unit; and
             482          (iv) prorating the amount under Subsection [(4)] (3)(b)(iii) to the amount in Subsection
             483      [(4)] (3)(a).
             484          [(5)] (4) (a) From the amount appropriated for at-risk programs, the board shall allocate
             485      monies for mathematics, engineering, and science achievement programs, MESA programs, in the
             486      districts.
             487          (b) The board shall make the distribution to school districts on a competitive basis by
             488      application under guidelines established by the board.
             489          [(6)] (5) (a) From the amount appropriated for at-risk programs, the board shall distribute
             490      moneys for gang prevention and intervention programs at the district or school level.
             491          (b) The board shall make the distribution to school districts under guidelines established
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         [(7)] (6) (a) From the amount appropriated for at-risk programs, the board shall distribute
             494      moneys for programs for youth in custody.
             495          (b) The board shall allocate these moneys to school districts which operate programs for
             496      youth in custody in accordance with standards established by the board.
             497          [(8)] (7) From the amount appropriated for at-risk programs, the board shall allocate
             498      monies based on:
             499          (a) a formula which takes into account prior year WPU's per district and a district's low
             500      income population; and
             501          (b) a minimum base of no less than $18,600 for small school districts.
             502          Section 13. Section 53A-17a-123 is amended to read:
             503           53A-17a-123. Local Discretionary Block Grant Program -- State contribution.
             504          (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July
             505      1, [2001, $49,948,636 for a local discretionary block grant program comprised of the following
             506      components:] 2002, $21,824,448 for the Local Discretionary Block Grant Program.
             507          [(a) truancy intervention and prevention;]
             508          [(b) an unrestricted local program;]
             509          [(c) incentives for excellence;]
             510          [(d) the Educational Technology Initiative;]
             511          [(e) character education;]
             512          [(f) school nurses;]
             513          [(g) alternative middle schools;]
             514          [(h) reading initiative;]
             515          [(i) experimental-developmental programs; and]
             516          [(j) a local discretionary program.]
             517          [(2) The board shall distribute the appropriation on the basis of the intent language
             518      provided under Subsection (3) of the Intent Language provision of this act.]
             519          [(3) Notwithstanding current statutory provisions for programs in the local discretionary
             520      block grant and the special population programs, which are Families, Agencies, and Communities
             521      Together, Alternative Language Services, Highly Impacted Schools, At-risk Programs, Adult
             522      Education and Accelerated Learning, and with the exception of those programs for which funds
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     spend the allocation for any or all programs within the appropriated block.]
             525          (2) The State Board of Education shall distribute the money appropriated in Subsection
             526      (1) to school districts and charter schools according to a formula adopted by the board, after
             527      consultation with school districts and charter schools, that allocates the funding in a fair and
             528      equitable manner.
             529          (3) Schools districts and charter schools shall use Local Discretionary Block Grant monies
             530      for:
             531          (a) maintenance and operation costs;
             532          (b) capital outlay; and
             533          (c) debt service.
             534          Section 14. Section 53A-17a-123.5 is enacted to read:
             535          53A-17a-123.5. Interventions for Student Success Block Grant Program -- State
             536      contribution.
             537          (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July
             538      1, 2002, $15,553,062 for the Interventions for Student Success Block Grant Program.
             539          (2) The State Board of Education shall distribute the money appropriated in Subsection
             540      (1) to school districts and charter schools according to a formula adopted by the board, after
             541      consultation with school districts and charter schools, that allocates the funding in a fair and
             542      equitable manner.
             543          (3) Schools districts and charter schools shall use Interventions for Student Success Block
             544      Grant monies to improve student academic success, with priority given to interventions on behalf
             545      of students not performing to standards as determined by U-PASS test results.
             546          (4) (a) Each school district shall develop a plan for the expenditure of Interventions for
             547      Student Success Block Grant monies.
             548          (b) The plan:
             549          (i) shall specify anticipated results; and
             550          (ii) may include continuing existing programs to improve students' academic success for
             551      which funds were appropriated before the establishment of the block grant.
             552          (c) The local school board shall approve the plan for the expenditure of the block grant
             553      monies in an open public meeting before the monies are spent.
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          53A-17a-124. Quality Teaching Block Grant Program -- State contributions.
             556          (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July
             557      1, [2001, $68,821,511] 2002, $69,178,111 for [teacher professional development programs and
             558      teacher career ladders for distribution to school districts on the basis of each district's total
             559      weighted pupil units in kindergarten, grades one through 12, and the necessarily existent small
             560      schools portions of the Minimum School Program as compared to the state total] the Quality
             561      Teaching Block Grant Program.
             562          [(2) Each school district may spend career ladder monies:]
             563          [(a) to pay a performance bonus to teachers judged by the district as being outstanding in
             564      regular classroom performance;]
             565          [(b) (i) for additional nonteaching days for teachers to devote to curriculum development,
             566      inservice training, preparation, and related activities;]
             567          [(ii) a local board of education may specifically use from the career ladder appropriation
             568      an amount equivalent to $300 per eligible teacher per year for approved inservice costs, for daily
             569      stipends, for per diem expenses, and for eligible teacher trainers; and]
             570          [(c) for negotiated additional teacher compensation for extending the length of the
             571      instructional day or the number of instructional days.]
             572          [(3) Of the amount appropriated, $10,000,000 shall be distributed by the State Board of
             573      Education for teacher professional development days beyond the regular school year under Section
             574      53A-3-701 and standards established by the board in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             575      Administrative Procedures Act.]
             576          (2) The State Board of Education shall distribute the money appropriated in Subsection
             577      (1) to school districts and charter schools according to a formula adopted by the board, after
             578      consultation with school districts and charter schools, that allocates the funding in a fair and
             579      equitable manner.
             580          (3) Schools districts and charter schools shall use Quality Teaching Block Grant monies
             581      to implement school and school district comprehensive, long-term professional development plans
             582      required by Section 53A-3-701 .
             583          (4) Each local school board shall:
             584          (a) as provided by Section 53A-3-701 , review and either approve or recommend
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     the district so that each school's plan is compatible with the district's comprehensive, long-term
             587      professional development plan; and
             588          (b) in an open public meeting, approve a plan to spend Quality Teaching Block Grant
             589      monies to implement the school district's comprehensive, long-term professional development
             590      plan.
             591          Section 16. Section 53A-17a-124.5 is amended to read:
             592           53A-17a-124.5. Appropriation for class size reduction.
             593          (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July
             594      1, [2001, $62,584,932 (29,577] 2002, $63,441,924 (29,757 weighted pupil units) to reduce the
             595      average class size in kindergarten through the eighth grade in the state's public schools.
             596          (2) Each district shall receive its allocation based upon prior year average daily
             597      membership in kindergarten through grade eight plus growth as determined under Subsection
             598      53A-17a-106 (3) as compared to the state total.
             599          (3) (a) A district may use its allocation to reduce class size in any one or all of the grades
             600      referred to under this section, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3)(b).
             601          (b) (i) Each district shall use 50% of its allocation to reduce class size in any one or all
             602      of grades kindergarten through grade two, with an emphasis on improving student reading skills.
             603          (ii) If a district's average class size is below 18 in grades kindergarten through two, it may
             604      petition the state board for, and the state board may grant, a waiver to use its allocation under
             605      Subsection (3)(b)(i) for class size reduction in the other grades.
             606          (4) Schools may use nontraditional innovative and creative methods to reduce class sizes
             607      with this appropriation and may use part of their allocation to focus on class size reduction for
             608      specific groups, such as at risk students, or for specific blocks of time during the school day.
             609          (5) (a) A school district may use up to 20% of its allocation under Subsection (1) for
             610      capital facilities projects if such projects would help to reduce class size.
             611          (b) If a school district's student population increases by 5% or 700 students from the
             612      previous school year, the school district may use up to 50% of any allocation it receives under this
             613      section for classroom construction.
             614          (6) This appropriation is to supplement any other appropriation made for class size
             615      reduction.
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     average student-teacher ratios and in actual number of students enrolled in each classroom by
             618      grade level for elementary grades and by subject matter for secondary grades.
             619          (b) The State Board of Education shall establish uniform class size reporting rules among
             620      districts.
             621          (c) Provisions may be made for explaining special circumstances where class size exceeds
             622      or is below normal distributions.
             623          (8) (a) Each school district shall provide annually to the state superintendent of public
             624      instruction a summary report on the overall district plan for utilizing class size reduction funds
             625      provided by the Legislature.
             626          (b) If the district has received new additional class size reduction funds during the previous
             627      year, the district shall report data identifying how:
             628          (i) the use of the funds complies with legislative intent; and
             629          (ii) the use of the funds supplements the district's class size reduction plan.
             630          (9) The Legislature shall provide for an annual adjustment in the appropriation authorized
             631      under this section in proportion to the increase in the number of students in the state in
             632      kindergarten through grade eight.
             633          Section 17. Section 53A-17a-125 is amended to read:
             634           53A-17a-125. Appropriation for retirement and social security.
             635          (1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July
             636      1, [2001, $214,685,479] 2002, $217,072,218 for retirement and social security costs.
             637          (2) The employee's retirement contribution shall be 1% for employees who are under the
             638      state's contributory retirement program.
             639          (3) The employer's contribution under the state's contributory retirement program is
             640      determined under Section 49-2-301 , subject to the 1% contribution under Subsection (2).
             641          (4) The employer-employee contribution rate for employees who are under the state's
             642      noncontributory retirement program is determined under Section 49-3-301 .
             643          (5) (a) Each school district shall receive its share of retirement and social security monies
             644      based on its total weighted pupil units compared to the total weighted pupil units for all districts
             645      in the state.
             646          (b) The monies needed to support retirement and social security shall be determined by
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         (i) student growth;
             649          (ii) the percentage increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit; and
             650          (iii) the effect of any change in the rates for retirement, social security, or both.
             651          Section 18. Section 53A-17a-126 is amended to read:
             652           53A-17a-126. State support of pupil transportation -- Incentives to increase economy
             653      and productivity in student transportation.
             654          (1) The state's contribution of [$55,745,940] $56,164,040 for state-supported
             655      transportation of public school students for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2002, is
             656      apportioned and distributed in accordance with Section 53A-17a-127 , except as otherwise provided
             657      in this section.
             658          (2) (a) Included in the appropriation under Subsection (1) is an amount not less than
             659      [$1,923,148] $1,936,610 to be deducted prior to any other distribution under this section to school
             660      districts, and allocated to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind to pay transportation costs
             661      of the schools' students.
             662          (b) The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind shall utilize these funds to pay for
             663      transportation of their students based on current valid contractual arrangements and best
             664      transportation options and methods as determined by the schools.
             665          (c) All student transportation costs of the schools shall be paid from the allocation received
             666      under Subsection (2).
             667          (3) Each district shall receive its approved transportation costs, except that if during the
             668      fiscal year the total transportation allowance for all districts exceeds the amount appropriated, all
             669      allowances shall be reduced pro rata to equal not more than that amount.
             670          (4) Included in the appropriation under Subsection (1) is an amount of $187,000 for
             671      transportation of students, as approved by the state board, for school districts that consolidate
             672      schools, implement double session programs at the elementary level, or utilize other alternatives
             673      to building construction that require additional student transportation.
             674          (5) (a) Part of the state's contribution for transportation, not to exceed $200,000, may be
             675      used as an incentive for districts to increase economy and productivity in student transportation.
             676          (b) This amount is distributed on a pro rata basis among districts which have achieved the
             677      most efficiency according to the state formula.
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             680          (6) (a) Local school boards shall provide salary adjustments to employee groups that work
             681      with the transportation of students comparable to those of classified employees authorized under
             682      Section 53A-17a-137 , when dividing the weighted pupil unit for salary adjustment purposes.
             683          (b) The State Board of Education shall conduct a study to evaluate the reimbursement
             684      system of funding for pupil transportation with emphasis on looking at methodologies that will
             685      provide incentives for districts that will encourage economical practices.
             686          Section 19. Section 53A-17a-131.2 is amended to read:
             687           53A-17a-131.2. State contribution to highly impacted schools program.
             688          The state's contribution of $5,123,207 for the Highly Impacted Schools Program for the
             689      fiscal year beginning July 1, [2001] 2002, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for
             690      distribution according to the formula adopted by the board under Section 53A-15-701 , which
             691      authorizes the Highly Impacted Schools Program.
             692          Section 20. Section 53A-17a-131.9 is amended to read:
             693           53A-17a-131.9. Agencies coming together for children and youth at risk.
             694          (1) [There is] Monies appropriated [$1,250,670] to or received by the State Board of
             695      Education [for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001,] to maintain Title 63, Chapter 75, Families,
             696      Agencies, and Communities Together for Children and Youth At Risk Act, shall be subject to the
             697      provisions of this section.
             698          (2) Participation in the at risk programs funded under this section shall require consent
             699      from a parent or legal guardian for the participant to receive initial or continuing services under
             700      the program.
             701          (3) A participant's parent or legal guardian shall be actively involved in the program and
             702      all applicable state and federal laws and regulations shall be observed by the entities and
             703      individuals providing the services.
             704          (4) The board shall use the appropriation to experiment on a community full-service
             705      delivery system level to provide data on the merits of moving the concept to a fully implemented
             706      statewide system.
             707          Section 21. Section 53A-17a-131.13 is amended to read:
             708           53A-17a-131.13. State contribution to guarantee transportation levy.
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     fiscal year beginning July 1, [2001] 2002, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for
             711      distribution to school districts according to [guidelines] rules established by the board in
             712      accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             713          Section 22. Section 53A-17a-131.15 is amended to read:
             714           53A-17a-131.15. State contribution for the Electronic High School.
             715          The state's contribution of [$200,000] $400,000 for the Electronic High School for the
             716      fiscal year beginning July 1, [2001] 2002, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for
             717      distribution to the school according to [guidelines] rules established by the board in accordance
             718      with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             719          Section 23. Section 53A-17a-131.17 is amended to read:
             720           53A-17a-131.17. State contribution for a School LAND Trust Program.
             721          (1) (a) [The state's contribution of $5,200,000 or the amount as determined by Subsections
             722      53A-16-101.5 (1), (2), and (3) for a] Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), there is appropriated
             723      $6,000,000 to the State Board of Education as the state's contribution for the School LAND Trust
             724      Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, [2001, is appropriated to the State Board of Education
             725      for distribution to school districts according to guidelines] 2002.
             726          (b) If the amount of money in the Uniform School Fund described in Subsection
             727      53A-16-101.5 (2) is less than or greater than $6,000,000, the appropriation shall be equal to the
             728      amount of money in the Uniform School Fund described in Subsection 53A-16-101.5 (2).
             729          (2) The State Board of Education shall distribute the money appropriated in Subsection
             730      (1) in accordance with Section 53A-16-101.5 and rules established by the board in accordance with
             731      Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             732          Section 24. Section 53A-17a-131.19 is amended to read:
             733           53A-17a-131.19. State contribution to math and science beginning teacher
             734      recruitment program.
             735          The state's contribution of [$2,400,000] $500,000 for a math and science beginning teacher
             736      recruitment program, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, [2001] 2002, is appropriated to the State
             737      Board of Education for distribution according to Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 6, Public Education
             738      Job Enhancement Program.
             739          Section 25. Section 53A-17a-132 is amended to read:
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         (1) The state's contribution of [$3,102,369] $602,369 for experimental and developmental
             742      programs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, [2001] 2002, is appropriated to the State Board of
             743      Education for distribution to school districts pursuant to [standards] rules established by the board
             744      in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             745          (2) (a) A school district may fund a new experimental or developmental program with
             746      monies appropriated under Subsection (1) for a maximum of three consecutive years.
             747          (b) After the third year, the district shall either fund the program with regular ongoing
             748      program monies or terminate the program.
             749          [(3) (a) The State Board of Education shall allocate $100,000 of the
             750      experimental-developmental appropriation for programs to improve the efficiency of classified
             751      employees in the public schools.]
             752          [(b) The programs should include training components, classified staffing formulas, and
             753      preventative maintenance formulas.]
             754          [(4) (a) The State Board of Education shall allocate $584,900 of the appropriation for the
             755      planning, development, and implementation of alternative experimental pilot programs, using
             756      licensed teachers, which are cooperative ventures that have demonstrated support of parents, the
             757      recognized teachers' organization, administrators, and students.]
             758          [(b) The State Board of Education shall select schools for the pilot programs by a grant
             759      process using selection criteria developed by the state board.]
             760          [(5) Models for experimental activities similar to the nine district consortium activities are
             761      permissible under the experimental and developmental appropriation.]
             762          Section 26. Section 53A-17a-133 is amended to read:
             763           53A-17a-133. State-supported voted leeway program authorized -- Election
             764      requirements -- State guarantee -- Reconsideration of the program.
             765          (1) An election to consider adoption or modification of a voted leeway program is required
             766      if initiative petitions signed by 10% of the number of electors who voted at the last preceding
             767      general election are presented to the local school board or by action of the board.
             768          (2) (a) To establish a voted leeway program, a majority of the electors of a district voting
             769      at an election in the manner set forth in Section 53A-16-110 must vote in favor of a special tax.
             770          (b) The district may maintain a school program which exceeds the cost of the program
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         (c) In order to receive state support the first year, a district must receive voter approval no
             773      later than December 1 of the year prior to implementation.
             774          (d) The additional program is the state-supported voted leeway program of the district.
             775          (3) (a) Under the voted leeway program, the state shall contribute an amount sufficient to
             776      guarantee $17.14 per weighted pupil unit for each .0001 of the first .0016 per dollar of taxable
             777      value.
             778          (b) The same dollar amount guarantee per weighted pupil unit for the .0016 per dollar of
             779      taxable value under Subsection (3)(a) shall apply to the board-approved leeway authorized in
             780      Section 53A-17a-134 , so that the guarantee shall apply up to a total of .002 per dollar of taxable
             781      value if a school district levies a tax rate under both programs.
             782          (c) (i) Beginning July 1, [ 2002 ] 2003 , the $17.14 guarantee under Subsections (3)(a)
             782a      and
             783      (b) shall be indexed each year to the value of the weighted pupil unit by making the value of the
             784      guarantee equal to [.009044] .008544 times the value of the prior year's weighted pupil unit.
             785          (ii) The guarantee shall increase by .0005 times the value of the prior year's weighted pupil
             786      unit for each succeeding year until the guarantee is equal to .010544 times the value of the prior
             787      year's weighted pupil unit.
             788          (d) (i) The amount of state guarantee money to which a school district would otherwise
             789      be entitled to under Subsection (3) may not be reduced for the sole reason that the district's levy
             790      is reduced as a consequence of changes in the certified tax rate under Section 59-2-924 pursuant
             791      to changes in property valuation.
             792          (ii) Subsection (3)(d)(i) applies for a period of two years following any such change in the
             793      certified tax rate.
             794          (4) (a) An election to modify an existing voted leeway program is not a reconsideration
             795      of the existing program unless the proposition submitted to the electors expressly so states.
             796          (b) A majority vote opposing a modification does not deprive the district of authority to
             797      continue an existing program.
             798          (c) If adoption of a leeway program is contingent upon an offset reducing other local
             799      school board levies, the board must allow the electors, in an election, to consider modifying or
             800      discontinuing the program prior to a subsequent increase in other levies that would increase the
             801      total local school board levy.
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     school district to continue an existing voted leeway program previously authorized by the voters.
             804          Section 27. Section 53A-17a-135 is amended to read:
             805           53A-17a-135. Certified revenue levy.
             806          (1) (a) In order to qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic program and
             807      as its contribution toward its costs of the basic program, each school district shall impose a
             808      minimum basic tax rate per dollar of taxable value that generates [$196,908,771] $206,690,578
             809      in revenues statewide.
             810          (b) The preliminary estimate for the [2001-02] 2002-03 tax rate is [.001768] .001813.
             811          (c) The State Tax Commission shall certify on or before June 22 the rate that generates
             812      [$196,908,771] $206,690,578 in revenues statewide.
             813          (d) If the minimum basic tax rate exceeds the certified revenue levy as defined in Section
             814      59-2-102 , the state is subject to the notice requirements of Section 59-2-926 .
             815          [(e) For the calendar year beginning on January 1, 1998, and ending December 31, 1998,
             816      the certified revenue levy shall be increased by the amount necessary to offset the decrease in
             817      revenues from uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section 59-2-405 as a result of
             818      the decrease in uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section 59-2-405 enacted by the
             819      Legislature during the 1997 Annual General Session.]
             820          [(f) For the calendar year beginning on January 1, 1999, and ending on December 31,
             821      1999, the certified revenue levy shall be adjusted by the amount necessary to offset the adjustment
             822      in revenues from uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section 59-2-405.1 as a result
             823      of the adjustment in uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section 59-2-405.1 enacted
             824      by the Legislature during the 1998 Annual General Session.]
             825          (2) (a) The state shall contribute to each district toward the cost of the basic program in
             826      the district that portion which exceeds the proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1).
             827          (b) In accord with the state strategic plan for public education and to fulfill its
             828      responsibility for the development and implementation of that plan, the Legislature instructs the
             829      State Board of Education, the governor, and the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst in each of the
             830      coming five years to develop budgets that will fully fund student enrollment growth.
             831          (3) (a) If the proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1) equal or exceed the cost
             832      of the basic program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic program.
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     basic program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law.
             835          Section 28. Section 53A-17a-146 is amended to read:
             836           53A-17a-146. Reduction of district allocation based on insufficient revenues.
             837          (1) (a) If it is necessary because of insufficient revenues in the Uniform School Fund [and
             838      the Mineral Lease Account of the General Fund] for the Legislature to reduce appropriations made
             839      to support schools under Title 53A, Chapter 17a, Minimum School Program Act[, and Title 53A,
             840      Chapters 21, Public Education Capital Outlay Act, and 22, Construction of Schools in Districts
             841      with New Industrial Plants,] the State Board of Education, after consultation with each school
             842      district[, shall reduce that district's allocation by an amount equal to the legislatively imposed
             843      percentage reduction in the total state contribution to the support of the public schools.] and charter
             844      school, shall reduce each school district's and charter school's allocation of monies appropriated
             845      to support school districts and charter schools.
             846          (b) Each school district's or charter school's share of the total reduction of appropriations
             847      to support school districts and charter schools shall be in the same proportion of the school
             848      district's or charter school's allocation of appropriated monies is to the total appropriations to
             849      support school districts and charter schools.
             850          (2) Each district and charter school shall determine which programs are affected by, and
             851      the amount of, the reductions.
             852          (3) The requirement to spend a specified amount in any particular program is waived if
             853      reductions are required under this section.
             854          Section 29. Section 53A-17a-148 is enacted to read:
             855          53A-17a-148. Use of nonlapsing balances.
             856          For the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2002, the State Board of Education may use up to
             857      $300,000 of nonlapsing balances for the following:
             858          (1) to stabilize the value of the weighted pupil unit;
             859          (2) to maintain program levels in school districts that may experience unanticipated and
             860      unforeseen losses of students;
             861          (3) to equalize programs in school districts where a strict application of the law provides
             862      inequity;
             863          (4) to pay the added cost when students attend school out of state;
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     allocation of monies for a career ladder program at the school; and
             866          (6) other uses approved by the board.
             867          Section 30. Section 53A-21-105 is amended to read:
             868           53A-21-105. State contribution to capital outlay programs.
             869          The state contribution toward the cost of the programs established under Section
             870      53A-21-102 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, [2001] 2002, shall consist of an appropriation
             871      totaling [$38,358,000] $28,358,000 to the State Board of Education from the Uniform School
             872      Fund.
             873          Section 31. Intent language.
             874          It is the intent of the Legislature that no more than $70,000 of the monies appropriated
             875      to fund the School LAND Trust program shall be expended for administration of the program each
             876      year.
             877          Section 32. Repealer.
             878          This act repeals:
             879          Section 53A-17a-113.5, Appropriations subcommittees' joint annual meetings.
             880          Section 53A-17a-117, Approval of expenditures.
             881          Section 53A-17a-131.4, State contribution to Alternative Language Services Program.
             882          Section 33. Effective date.
             883          This act takes effect on July 1, 2002.





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