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MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM BUDGET

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AMENDMENTS

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2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Bradley G. Last

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Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill provides funding for the Minimum School Program.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    modifies provisions governing the inclusion of foreign exchange students for the
             14      purpose of apportioning state monies;
             15          .    establishes the value of the weighted pupil unit at $2,514;
             16          .    establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the maintenance and operations
             17      portion of the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2007-08 of $2,272,474,120;
             18      and
             19          .    makes one-time appropriations for fiscal year 2007-08 for:
             20              .    instructional technology;
             21              .    classroom supplies;
             22              .    a uniform online summative test system;
             23              .    pupil transportation;
             24              .    the Capital Outlay Foundation Program; and
             25              .    the Enrollment Growth Program.
             26      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             27          This bill appropriates:
             28          .    as an ongoing appropriation, $2,173,474,120 from the Uniform School Fund for
             29      fiscal year 2007-08;


             30          .    as an ongoing appropriation, $21,000,000 from the Interest and Dividends Account
             31      for fiscal year 2007-08; and
             32          .    for fiscal year 2007-08 only, $128,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund.
             33      Other Special Clauses:
             34          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
             35          This bill coordinates with H.B. 3 by providing that certain amendments in this bill
             36      supersede the amendments in H.B. 3.
             37          This bill coordinates with H.B. 79 by providing substantive amendments.
             38      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             39      AMENDS:
             40          53A-2-206, as last amended by Chapter 354, Laws of Utah 2006
             41          53A-17a-103, as last amended by Chapter 354, Laws of Utah 2006
             42          53A-17a-104, as last amended by Chapters 4 and 354, Laws of Utah 2006
             43          53A-17a-113, as last amended by Chapter 320, Laws of Utah 2003
             44          53A-17a-114, as last amended by Chapter 279, Laws of Utah 2002
             45          53A-17a-116, as last amended by Chapter 320, Laws of Utah 2003
             46      Uncodified Material Affected:
             47      ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
             48     
             49      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             50          Section 1. Section 53A-2-206 is amended to read:
             51           53A-2-206. Interstate compact students -- Inclusion in attendance count --
             52      Funding for foreign exchange students -- Annual report -- Requirements for exchange
             53      student agencies.
             54          (1) A school district or charter school may include the following students in the
             55      district's or school's membership and attendance count for the purpose of apportionment of
             56      state monies:
             57          [(a) a foreign exchange student sponsored by an agency approved by the district's local


             58      school board or charter school's governing board, subject to the limitation of Subsection (2);]
             59          [(b)] (a) a student enrolled under an interstate compact, established between the State
             60      Board of Education and the state education authority of another state, under which a student
             61      from one compact state would be permitted to enroll in a public school in the other compact
             62      state on the same basis as a resident student of the receiving state; or
             63          [(c)] (b) a student receiving services under the Compact on Placement of Children.
             64          [(2) (a) Through June 30, 2007, the number of foreign exchange students that may be
             65      counted for the purpose of apportioning state monies shall be the lesser of:]
             66          [(i) the number of foreign exchange students:]
             67          [(A) enrolled in the school district or charter school; and]
             68          [(B) sponsored by an exchange student agency approved by the district's local school
             69      board or charter school's governing board; or]
             70          [(ii) the number of students that have withdrawn from the school district or charter
             71      school to participate in a foreign exchange program in a foreign country.]
             72          (2) (a) A school district or charter school may include foreign exchange students in the
             73      district's or school's membership and attendance count for the purpose of apportionment of
             74      state monies, except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) through (e).
             75          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Section 53A-17a-106 , foreign exchange students may not be
             76      included in average daily membership for the purpose of determining the number of weighted
             77      pupil units in the grades 1-12 basic program.
             78          (ii) Subject to the limitation in Subsection (2)(c), the number of weighted pupil units in
             79      the grades 1-12 basic program attributed to foreign exchange students shall be equal to the
             80      number of foreign exchange students who were:
             81          (A) enrolled in a school district or charter school on October 1 of the previous fiscal
             82      year; and
             83          (B) sponsored by an agency approved by the district's local school board or charter
             84      school's governing board.
             85          [(b) (i) Beginning July 1, 2007, the] (c) (i) The total number of foreign exchange


             86      students in the state that may be counted for the purpose of apportioning state monies under
             87      Subsection (2)(b) shall be the lesser of:
             88          (A) the number of foreign exchange students enrolled in public schools in the state on
             89      October 1 of the previous fiscal year; or
             90          (B) 328 foreign exchange students.
             91          (ii) The State Board of Education shall make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter
             92      46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to administer the cap on the number of foreign
             93      exchange students that may be counted for the purpose of apportioning state monies under
             94      Subsection (2)(b).
             95          (d) Notwithstanding Sections 53A-17a-133 and 53A-17a-134 , weighted pupil units in
             96      the grades 1-12 basic program for foreign exchange students, as determined by Subsections
             97      (2)(b) and (c), may not be included for the purposes of determining a school district's state
             98      guarantee money under the voted or board leeway programs.
             99          (e) Notwithstanding Section 53A-17a-125 , foreign exchange students may not be
             100      included in enrollment when calculating student growth for the purpose of adjusting the annual
             101      appropriation for retirement and Social Security.
             102          (3) A school district or charter school may:
             103          (a) enroll foreign exchange students that do not qualify for state monies; and
             104          (b) pay for the costs of those students with other funds available to the school district
             105      or charter school.
             106          (4) Due to the benefits to all students of having the opportunity to become familiar
             107      with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures, school districts are encouraged to
             108      enroll foreign exchange students, as provided in Subsection (3), particularly in schools with
             109      declining or stable enrollments where the incremental cost of enrolling the foreign exchange
             110      student may be minimal.
             111          (5) The board shall make an annual report to the Legislature on the number of
             112      exchange students and the number of interstate compact students sent to or received from
             113      public schools outside the state.


             114          (6) (a) A local school board or charter school governing board shall require each
             115      approved exchange student agency to provide it with a sworn affidavit of compliance prior to
             116      the beginning of each school year.
             117          (b) The affidavit shall include the following assurances:
             118          (i) that the agency has complied with all applicable policies of the board;
             119          (ii) that a household study, including a background check of all adult residents, has
             120      been made of each household where an exchange student is to reside, and that the study was of
             121      sufficient scope to provide reasonable assurance that the exchange student will receive proper
             122      care and supervision in a safe environment;
             123          (iii) that host parents have received training appropriate to their positions, including
             124      information about enhanced criminal penalties under Subsection 76-5-406 (10) for persons who
             125      are in a position of special trust;
             126          (iv) that a representative of the exchange student agency shall visit each student's place
             127      of residence at least once each month during the student's stay in Utah;
             128          (v) that the agency will cooperate with school and other public authorities to ensure
             129      that no exchange student becomes an unreasonable burden upon the public schools or other
             130      public agencies;
             131          (vi) that each exchange student will be given in the exchange student's native language
             132      names and telephone numbers of agency representatives and others who could be called at any
             133      time if a serious problem occurs; and
             134          (vii) that alternate placements are readily available so that no student is required to
             135      remain in a household if conditions appear to exist which unreasonably endanger the student's
             136      welfare.
             137          (7) (a) A local school board or charter school governing board shall provide each
             138      approved exchange student agency with a list of names and telephone numbers of individuals
             139      not associated with the agency who could be called by an exchange student in the event of a
             140      serious problem.
             141          (b) The agency shall make a copy of the list available to each of its exchange students


             142      in the exchange student's native language.
             143          Section 2. Section 53A-17a-103 is amended to read:
             144           53A-17a-103. Definitions.
             145          As used in this chapter:
             146          (1) "Basic state-supported school program" or "basic program" means public education
             147      programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students that are operated and
             148      maintained for the amount derived by multiplying the number of weighted pupil units for each
             149      district by [$2,417] $2,514, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
             150          (2) "Certified revenue levy" means a property tax levy that provides an amount of ad
             151      valorem property tax revenue equal to the sum of:
             152          (a) the amount of property tax revenue to be generated statewide in the previous year
             153      from imposing a minimum basic tax rate, as specified in Subsection 53A-17a-135 (1)(a); and
             154          (b) the product of:
             155          (i) new growth, as defined in Section 59-2-924 and rules of the State Tax Commission;
             156      and
             157          (ii) the minimum basic tax rate certified by the State Tax Commission for the previous
             158      year.
             159          (3) "Leeway program" or "leeway" means a state-supported voted leeway program or
             160      board leeway program authorized under Section 53A-17a-133 or 53A-17a-134 .
             161          (4) "Pupil in average daily membership (ADM)" means a full-day equivalent pupil.
             162          (5) (a) "State-supported minimum school program" or "minimum school program"
             163      means public school programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools as
             164      described in this Subsection (5).
             165          (b) The minimum school program established in the districts shall include the
             166      equivalent of a school term of nine months as determined by the State Board of Education.
             167          (c) (i) The board shall establish the number of days or equivalent instructional hours
             168      that school is held for an academic school year.
             169          (ii) Education, enhanced by utilization of technologically enriched delivery systems,


             170      when approved by local school boards, shall receive full support by the State Board of
             171      Education as it pertains to fulfilling the attendance requirements, excluding time spent viewing
             172      commercial advertising.
             173          (d) The program includes the total of the following annual costs:
             174          (i) the cost of a basic state-supported school program; and
             175          (ii) other amounts appropriated in this chapter in addition to the basic program.
             176          (6) "Weighted pupil unit or units or WPU or WPUs" means the unit of measure of
             177      factors that is computed in accordance with this chapter for the purpose of determining the
             178      costs of a program on a uniform basis for each district.
             179          Section 3. Section 53A-17a-104 is amended to read:
             180           53A-17a-104. Amount of state's contribution toward minimum school program.
             181          (1) The total contribution of the state toward the cost of the minimum school program
             182      may not exceed the sum of [$2,032,219,545] $2,272,474,120 for the fiscal year beginning July
             183      1, [2006] 2007, except as otherwise provided by the Legislature through supplemental
             184      appropriations.
             185          (2) There is appropriated from state and local funds for fiscal year [2006-07] 2007-08
             186      for distribution to school districts and charter schools, in accordance with this chapter, monies
             187      for the following purposes and in the following amounts:
             188          (a) basic program - kindergarten, [$57,234,560 (23,680] $61,819,260 (24,590 WPUs);
             189          (b) basic program - grades 1-12, [$1,118,053,443 (462,579] $1,202,446,200 (478,300
             190      WPUs);
             191          (c) basic program - professional staff, [$106,128,053 (43,909] $112,436,136 (44,724
             192      WPUs);
             193          (d) basic program - administrative costs, [$3,937,293 (1,629] $4,072,680 (1,620
             194      WPUs);
             195          (e) basic program - necessarily existent small schools and units for consolidated
             196      schools, [$18,487,633] $19,229,586 (7,649 WPUs);
             197          (f) special education - regular program - add-on WPUs for students with disabilities,


             198      [$136,350,221 (56,413] $143,034,030 (56,895 WPUs);
             199          (g) preschool special education program, [$19,717,886 (8,158] $20,918,994 (8,321
             200      WPUs);
             201          (h) self-contained regular WPUs, [$32,148,517 (13,301] $33,587,040 (13,360 WPUs);
             202          (i) extended year program for severely disabled, [$887,039] $922,638 (367 WPUs);
             203          (j) special education programs in state institutions and district impact aid, [$3,487,731
             204      (1,443] $4,090,278 (1,627 WPUs);
             205          (k) [applied technology] career and technical education district programs, [$59,934,349
             206      (24,797] $65,147,796 (25,914 WPUs), including [$1,045,033] $1,114,000 for summer [applied
             207      technology] career and technical education agriculture programs;
             208          (l) [applied technology] career and technical education district set-aside, [$2,562,020
             209      (1,060] $2,742,774 (1,091 WPUs);
             210          (m) class size reduction, [$74,378,341 (30,773] $82,330,986 (32,749 WPUs);
             211          (n) Social Security and retirement programs, [$310,891,038] $333,315,119;
             212          (o) pupil transportation to and from school, [$62,601,763] $70,928,797, of which not
             213      less than [$2,173,569] $2,462,300 shall be allocated to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind
             214      to pay for transportation costs of the schools' students;
             215          (p) guarantee transportation levy, $500,000;
             216          (q) Local Discretionary Block Grant Program, $21,820,748;
             217          (r) Interventions for Student Success Block Grant Program, [$16,792,888]
             218      $17,953,612;
             219          (s) Quality Teaching Block Grant Program, [$62,993,704] $73,947,829;
             220          (t) highly impacted schools, $5,123,207;
             221          (u) at-risk programs, [$27,992,056] $29,926,867;
             222          (v) adult education, [$9,148,653] $9,781,008;
             223          (w) accelerated learning programs, [$12,010,853] $12,841,043;
             224          (x) electronic high school, [$1,300,000] $2,000,000;
             225          (y) School LAND Trust Program, [$15,000,000] $21,000,000;


             226          (z) state-supported voted leeway, [$196,085,303] $227,700,777;
             227          (aa) state-supported board leeway, [$54,704,476] $62,066,336;
             228          (bb) charter schools, pursuant to Section 53A-1a-513 , [$21,552,450] $28,509,000;
             229          (cc) K-3 Reading Improvement Program, $12,500,000; [and]
             230          (dd) state-supported board leeway for K-3 Reading Improvement Program,
             231      $15,000,000; and
             232          (ee) Public Education Job Enhancement Program, $2,430,000.
             233          Section 4. Section 53A-17a-113 is amended to read:
             234           53A-17a-113. Weighted pupil units for career and technical education programs
             235      -- Funding of approved programs -- Performance measures -- Qualifying criteria.
             236          (1) (a) Money appropriated to the State Board of Education in Section 53A-17a-104 for
             237      approved [applied technology] career and technical education programs and the comprehensive
             238      guidance program:
             239          (i) shall be allocated to eligible recipients as provided in Subsections (2), (3), [and] (4),
             240      and (5); and
             241          (ii) may not be used to fund programs below the ninth grade level.
             242          (b) Subsection (1)(a)(ii) does not apply to the following programs:
             243          (i) comprehensive guidance;
             244          (ii) Technology-Life-Careers; and
             245          (iii) work-based learning programs.
             246          (2) (a) Weighted pupil units are computed for pupils in approved programs.
             247          (b) (i) The board shall fund approved programs based upon hours of membership of
             248      9th through 12th grade students.
             249          (ii) Subsection (2)(b)(i) does not apply to the following programs:
             250          (A) comprehensive guidance;
             251          (B) Technology-Life-Careers; and
             252          (C) work-based learning programs.
             253          (c) The board shall use an amount not to exceed 20% of the total appropriation under


             254      this section to fund approved programs based on performance measures such as placement and
             255      competency attainment defined in standards set by the board.
             256          (d) Leadership organization funds shall constitute an amount not to exceed 1% of the
             257      total appropriation under this section, and shall be distributed to each local educational agency
             258      sponsoring [applied technology] career and technical education student leadership
             259      organizations based on the agency's share of the state's total membership in those
             260      organizations.
             261          (e) The board shall make the necessary calculations for distribution of the
             262      appropriation to school districts and may revise and recommend changes necessary for
             263      achieving equity and ease of administration.
             264          (3) (a) Twenty weighted pupil units shall be computed for [applied technology] career
             265      and technical education administrative costs for each district, except 25 weighted pupil units
             266      may be computed for each district that consolidates [applied technology] career and technical
             267      education administrative services with one or more other districts.
             268          (b) Between 10 and 25 weighted pupil units shall be computed for each high school
             269      conducting approved [applied technology] career and technical education programs in a district
             270      according to standards established by the board.
             271          (c) Forty weighted pupil units shall be computed for each district that operates an
             272      approved [district applied technology] career and technical education center.
             273          (d) Between five and seven weighted pupil units shall be computed for each summer
             274      [applied technology] career and technical education agriculture program according to standards
             275      established by the board.
             276          (e) The board shall, by rule, establish qualifying criteria for districts to receive
             277      weighted pupil units under this Subsection (3).
             278          (4) (a) Monies remaining after the allocations made under Subsections (2) and (3) shall
             279      be allocated using average daily membership in approved programs for the previous year.
             280          (b) A district that has experienced student growth in grades 9 through 12 for the
             281      previous year shall have the growth factor applied to the previous year's weighted pupil units


             282      when calculating the allocation of monies under this Subsection (4).
             283          (5) Of the monies allocated to comprehensive guidance programs pursuant to board
             284      rules, $1,000,000 in grants shall be awarded to school districts or charter schools that:
             285          (a) provide an equal amount of matching funds; and
             286          (b) do not supplant other funds used for comprehensive guidance programs.
             287          [(5)] (6) (a) The board shall establish rules for the upgrading of high school [applied
             288      technology] career and technical education programs.
             289          (b) The rules shall reflect career and technical training and actual marketable job skills
             290      in society.
             291          (c) The rules shall include procedures to assist school districts to convert existing
             292      programs which are not preparing students for the job market into programs that will
             293      accomplish that purpose.
             294          [(6)] (7) Programs that do not meet board standards may not be funded under this
             295      section.
             296          Section 5. Section 53A-17a-114 is amended to read:
             297           53A-17a-114. Career and technical education program alternatives.
             298          (1) If a school district determines that a secondary student's [applied technology] career
             299      and technical education goals are better achieved at a regional applied technology college
             300      created under Title 53B, Chapter 2a, Utah College of Applied Technology, the student may
             301      attend that institution.
             302          (2) Students served under this section in a regional applied technology college shall
             303      continue to be counted in the regular school program average daily membership of the sending
             304      school district.
             305          Section 6. Section 53A-17a-116 is amended to read:
             306           53A-17a-116. Weighted pupil units for career and technical education set-aside
             307      programs.
             308          (1) Each district shall receive a guaranteed minimum allocation from the monies
             309      appropriated to the State Board of Education in Section 53A-17a-104 for [an applied


             310      technology] a career and technical education set-aside program.
             311          (2) The set-aside funds remaining after the initial minimum payment allocation are
             312      distributed by an RFP process to help pay for equipment costs necessary to initiate new
             313      programs and for high priority programs as determined by labor market information.
             314          Section 7. Ongoing appropriation for school nurses.
             315          (1) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
             316      appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08, $1,000,000 to the State
             317      Board of Education for school nurses.
             318          (2) The State Board of Education shall distribute monies appropriated in Subsection (1)
             319      to award grants to school districts and charter schools that:
             320          (a) provide an equal amount of matching funds; and
             321          (b) do not supplant other monies used for school nurses.
             322          Section 8. Ongoing appropriation for library books and electronic resources.
             323          (1) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
             324      appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08, $1,500,000 to the State
             325      Board of Education for library books and electronic resources.
             326          (2) The State Board of Education shall distribute the money appropriated in Subsection
             327      (1) as follows:
             328          (a) 25% shall be divided equally among all public schools; and
             329          (b) 75% shall be divided among public schools based on each school's average daily
             330      membership as compared to the total average daily membership.
             331          (3) A school district or charter school may not use money appropriated in Subsection
             332      (1) to supplant other monies used to purchase library books or electronic resources.
             333          Section 9. One-time appropriation for instructional technology.
             334          (1) There is appropriated $50,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year
             335      2007-08 only to the State Board of Education for instructional technology.
             336          (2) The State Board of Education shall distribute the money appropriated under
             337      Subsection (1) as follows:


             338          (a) $3,000,000 shall be used as provided in Subsection (6);
             339          (b) 5% of the money remaining after the allocation under Subsection (2)(a) shall be
             340      distributed to school districts on an equal basis;
             341          (c) for purposes of Subsection (2)(b), the combined charter schools shall be treated as
             342      one school district; and
             343          (d) the money remaining after the allocations under Subsections (2)(a) and (b) shall be
             344      distributed to school districts and charter schools on a per pupil basis.
             345          (3) School districts and charter schools shall use the money appropriated under
             346      Subsection (1) for instructional technology that enhances and facilitates learning for students,
             347      including:
             348          (a) computers, including wireless laptop computers;
             349          (b) audio enhancement products for classrooms;
             350          (c) instructional enhancement items, including digital projectors, interactive polling
             351      devices, and document cameras;
             352          (d) computer peripheral equipment;
             353          (e) mobile interactive technology products;
             354          (f) education software and digital content;
             355          (g) other instructional devices and protective cases; and
             356          (h) technology infrastructure.
             357          (4) Prior to using money distributed under this section, a school district or charter
             358      school shall:
             359          (a) submit an instructional technology plan to the State Board of Education that
             360      specifies how the school district or charter school intends to spend its allocation; and
             361          (b) receive approval of the plan from the State Board of Education.
             362          (5) It is the intent of the Legislature that the appropriation under Subsection (1):
             363          (a) is nonlapsing;
             364          (b) does not supplant other monies used for instructional technology; and
             365          (c) does not have to be expended in the 2007-08 fiscal year, but may be retained and


             366      used in subsequent fiscal years, in accordance with the school district's or charter school's
             367      instructional technology plan described in Subsection (4).
             368          (6) The appropriation described under Subsection (2)(a) shall be used by the State
             369      Board of Education as follows:
             370          (a) the board shall issue a request for proposals for an electronic student achievement
             371      and management data system that:
             372          (i) would provide a protected history of students' academic achievement and progress,
             373      including Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS) and No Child Left
             374      Behind accountability data;
             375          (ii) would appropriately provide the protected data described in Subsection (6)(a)(i) to
             376      teachers, administrators, parents, school districts, and the State Board of Education;
             377          (iii) would allow the secure transfer of data among schools within a school district and
             378      among school districts within the state; and
             379          (iv) could be implemented statewide within two years;
             380          (b) the board may, in its discretion, use an amount up to $3,000,000 to fund a proposal
             381      received in accordance with the provisions under Subsection (6)(a);
             382          (c) the board's funding shall be one-time start-up costs for the electronic student
             383      achievement and management data system;
             384          (d) the electronic student achievement and management data system, if funded, shall be
             385      made available, on a local option basis, to school districts and charter schools statewide; and
             386          (e) the ongoing operational and maintenance costs of the electronic student
             387      achievement and management data system shall be provided by the school districts and charter
             388      schools that elect to participate in the system.
             389          Section 10. One-time appropriation for classroom supplies.
             390          (1) There is appropriated from the Uniform School Fund to the State Board of
             391      Education for fiscal year 2007-08 only, $10,000,000 for classroom supplies and materials.
             392          (2) (a) Of the amount appropriated in Subsection (1), the board shall distribute
             393      $7,500,000 to classroom teachers in school districts, the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the


             394      Edith Bowen Laboratory School, and charter schools on the basis of the number of classroom
             395      teachers in each school as compared to the total number of classroom teachers.
             396          (b) Teachers shall receive up to the following amounts:
             397          (i) a teacher on salary schedule steps one through three teaching in grades kindergarten
             398      through six or preschool handicapped - $360;
             399          (ii) a teacher on salary schedule steps one through three teaching in grades seven
             400      through twelve - $310;
             401          (iii) a teacher on salary schedule step four or higher teaching in grades kindergarten
             402      through six or preschool handicapped - $285; and
             403          (iv) a teacher on salary schedule step four or higher teaching in grades seven through
             404      twelve - $235.
             405          (c) If the appropriation in Subsection (1) is not sufficient to provide to each teacher the
             406      full amount allowed under Subsection (2)(b), teachers on salary schedule steps one through
             407      three shall receive the full amount allowed with the remaining monies apportioned to all other
             408      teachers.
             409          (3) (a) Of the amount appropriated in Subsection (1), the State Board of Education
             410      shall distribute $2,500,000 for classroom supplies and materials in accordance with a
             411      distribution formula established by rule.
             412          (b) The State Board of Education shall make rules in accordance with Subsections
             413      (3)(c) and (d) and Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for the
             414      distribution of the $2,500,000.
             415          (c) The rules shall give priority to teachers in any grade in the first year of teaching in
             416      the awarding of the monies.
             417          (d) The rules may allow the monies to be distributed to teachers in any grade in the
             418      second through the fifth year of teaching.
             419          (4) Teachers shall spend the money appropriated in Subsection (1) for school supplies,
             420      materials, or field trips under rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
             421          (5) As used in this section, "classroom teacher" or "teacher" means permanent teacher


             422      positions filled by one teacher or two or more job-sharing teachers:
             423          (a) who are licensed personnel;
             424          (b) who are paid on the teacher's salary schedule;
             425          (c) who are hired for an entire contract period; and
             426          (d) whose primary function is to provide instructional or a combination of instructional
             427      and counseling services to students in public schools.
             428          Section 11. One-time appropriation for uniform online summative test system.
             429          (1) There is appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only,
             430      $10,000,000 to the State Board of Education to be distributed to school districts and charter
             431      schools to implement a uniform online summative test system as provided in Section
             432      53A-1-708 .
             433          (2) The State Board of Education shall retain $350,000 of the amount provided in
             434      Subsection (1) to expand online test delivery, analysis, and reporting programs of the Career
             435      and Technical Education section of the Utah State Office of Education.
             436          (3) The State Board of Education shall make a report to the Public Education
             437      Appropriations Subcommittee by November 30, 2007 that details progress on implementing
             438      online testing programs, including cost per test.
             439          Section 12. One-time appropriation for pupil transportation.
             440          There is appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only,
             441      $8,000,000 to the State Board of Education for pupil transportation to and from school as
             442      provided in Subsections 53A-17a-127 (1) through (5).
             443          Section 13. One-time appropriation for Capital Outlay Foundation Program.
             444          There is appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only,
             445      $15,000,000 to the State Board of Education for the Capital Outlay Foundation Program
             446      described in Section 53A-21-103 .
             447          Section 14. One-time appropriation for Enrollment Growth Program.
             448          There is appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only,
             449      $35,000,000 to the State Board of Education for the Enrollment Growth Program described in


             450      Section 53A-21-103.5 .
             451          Section 15. Foreign exchange student study.
             452          It is the intent of the Legislature that the Public Education Appropriations
             453      Subcommittee shall study funding of foreign exchange students during one of their regularly
             454      scheduled interim committee meetings.
             455          Section 16. Effective date.
             456          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
             457          Section 17. Coordinating H.B. 160 with H.B. 3 -- Superseding amendments.
             458          If this H.B. 160 and H.B. 3, Minimum School Program Base Budget Amendments, both
             459      pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the amendments to Section 53A-17a-104 in H.B.
             460      160 supersede the amendments to Section 53A-17a-104 in H.B. 3 when the Office of
             461      Legislative Research and General Counsel prepares the Utah Code database for publication.
             462          Section 18. Coordinating H.B. 160 with H.B. 79 -- Substantively superseding
             463      amendments.
             464          Notwithstanding any coordination clause in H.B. 79, Concurrent Enrollment
             465      Amendments, if this H.B. 160 and H.B. 79, Concurrent Enrollment Amendments, both pass, it
             466      is the intent of the Legislature that when the Office of Legislative Research and General
             467      Counsel prepares the Utah Code database for publication:
             468          (1) the appropriation for accelerated learning programs in Subsection
             469      53A-17a-104 (2)(w) shall be changed to "$3,975,546";
             470          (2) the appropriation for concurrent enrollment in Subsection 53A-17a-104 (2)(x) shall
             471      be changed to "$9,215,497";
             472          (3) the appropriation under Subsection 53A-17a-104 (1) in this bill supercedes the
             473      appropriation under Subsection 53A-17a-104 (1) in H.B. 79 except that the appropriation under
             474      Subsection 53A-17a-104 (1) in this H.B. 160 shall be increased by $350,000; and
             475          (4) the increase to the appropriation in Subsection 53A-17a-104 (1) provided by
             476      Subsection (3) of this coordination clause shall be cumulative with the increase to the
             477      appropriation in Subsection 53A-17a-104 (1) provided by the coordination clause in H.B.164.


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