S.B. 181

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HIGHER EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
2 AMENDMENTS
3 2002 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
6 This act modifies the State System of Higher Education by authorizing part of the monies
7 in the Public Education Job Enhancement Program to be used for the technology training
8 of administrators as well as superintendents and principals. This act also authorizes those
9 monies to be expended, regardless of matching monies being available.
10 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
11 AMENDS:
12 53A-1a-601, as enacted by Chapter 238, Laws of Utah 2001
13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
14 Section 1. Section 53A-1a-601 is amended to read:
15 53A-1a-601. Job enhancements for technology training.
16 (1) In conjunction with the Engineering and Computer Science Initiative provided for in
17 Section 53B-6-105 , there is established a Public Education Job Enhancement Program to attract,
18 train, and retain highly qualified secondary teachers in mathematics, physics, chemistry, physical
19 science, learning technology, and information technology.
20 (2) The program shall provide for the following:
21 (a) application by a school district superintendent or the principal of a secondary school
22 on behalf of a qualified teacher;
23 (b) an award of up to $20,000 or a scholarship to cover the tuition costs for a master's
24 degree, an endorsement, or graduate education in the areas identified in Subsection (1) to be given
25 to selected public school teachers on a competitive basis:
26 (i) whose applications are approved under Subsection 53A-1a-602 (4); and
27 (ii) who teach at the secondary level in the state's public education system for four years

28 in the areas identified in Subsection (1);
29 (c) (i) as to the cash awards under Subsection (2)(b), payment of the award in two
30 installments, with an initial payment of up to $10,000 at the beginning of the term and up to
31 $10,000 at the conclusion of the term;
32 (ii) repayment of a portion of the initial payment by the teacher if the teacher fails to
33 complete two years of the four-year teaching term in the areas identified in Subsection (1) as
34 provided by rule of the State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
35 Administrative Rulemaking Act, unless waived for good cause by the Job Enhancement
36 Committee created in Section 53A-1a-602 ; and
37 (iii) nonpayment of the second installment if the teacher fails to complete the four-year
38 teaching term; and
39 (d) (i) as to the scholarships awarded under Subsection (2)(b), provision for the providing
40 institution to certify adequate performance in obtaining the master's degree, endorsement, or
41 graduate education in order for the teacher to maintain the scholarship; and
42 (ii) repayment by the teacher of a prorated portion of the scholarship, if the teacher fails
43 to teach in the state system of public education in the areas identified in Subsection (1) for four
44 years after obtaining the master's degree, the endorsement, or graduate education.
45 (3) An individual teaching in the public schools under a letter of authorization may
46 participate in the cash award program if:
47 (a) the individual has taught under the letter of authorization for at least one year in the
48 areas referred to in Subsection (1); and
49 (b) the application made under Subsection (2)(a) is based in large part upon the individual
50 receiving a superior evaluation as a classroom teacher.
51 (4) (a) The program may provide for the expenditure of up to $1,000,000 of available
52 monies, if at least an equal amount of matching monies become available, to provide professional
53 development training to superintendents, administrators, and principals in the effective use of
54 technology in public schools.
55 (b) An award granted under this Subsection (4) shall be made in accordance with criteria
56 developed and adopted by the Job Enhancement Committee created in Section 53A-1-602 .
57 (c) An amount up to $120,000 of the $1,000,000 authorized in Subsection (4)(a) may be
58 expended, regardless of the matching monies being available.

Legislative Review Note
as of 2-21-02 2:09 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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