H.B. 3

1

MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM BASE BUDGET
2 AMENDMENTS
3 2007 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Bradley G. Last
6 Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
7
8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill provides base funding for the Minimum School Program.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the maintenance and operations
14 portion of the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2007-08 of $2,083,978,214;
15 . appropriates $27,288,900 to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2007-08 for
16 school building aid programs for school districts; and
17 . makes technical corrections.
18 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
19 This bill appropriates for fiscal year 2007-08:
20 . $2,068,978,214 from the Uniform School Fund;
21 . $15,000,000 from the Interest and Dividends Account; and
22 . $27,288,900 from the Uniform School Fund for school building aid programs.
23 Other Special Clauses:
24 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
25 Utah Code Sections Affected:
26 AMENDS:
27 53A-17a-104, as last amended by Chapters 4 and 354, Laws of Utah 2006

28 53A-17a-135, as last amended by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 2006
29 53A-21-105, as last amended by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 2006
30
31 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32 Section 1. Section 53A-17a-104 is amended to read:
33 53A-17a-104. Amount of state's contribution toward minimum school program.
34 (1) The total contribution of the state toward the cost of the minimum school program
35 may not exceed the sum of [$2,032,219,545] $2,083,978,214 for the fiscal year beginning July
36 1, [2006] 2007, except as otherwise provided by the Legislature through supplemental
37 appropriations.
38 (2) There is appropriated from state and local funds for fiscal year [2006-07] 2007-08
39 for distribution to school districts and charter schools, in accordance with this chapter, monies
40 for the following purposes and in the following amounts:
41 (a) basic program - kindergarten, [$57,234,560 (23,680] $59,434,030 (24,590 WPUs);
42 (b) basic program - grades 1-12, [$1,118,053,443 (462,579] $1,155,628,125 (478,125
43 WPUs);
44 (c) basic program - professional staff, [$106,128,053 (43,909] $108,097,908 (44,724
45 WPUs);
46 (d) basic program - administrative costs, [$3,937,293 (1,629] $3,915,540 (1,620
47 WPUs);
48 (e) basic program - necessarily existent small schools and units for consolidated
49 schools, $18,487,633 (7,649 WPUs);
50 (f) special education - regular program - add-on WPUs for students with disabilities,
51 [$136,350,221 (56,413] $137,877,765 (57,045 WPUs);
52 (g) preschool special education program, [$19,717,886 (8,158] $20,111,857 (8,321
53 WPUs);
54 (h) self-contained regular WPUs, [$32,148,517 (13,301] $32,291,120 (13,360 WPUs);
55 (i) extended year program for severely disabled, $887,039 (367 WPUs);
56 (j) special education programs in state institutions and district impact aid, [$3,487,731
57 (1,443] $3,932,459 (1,627 WPUs);
58 (k) applied technology and technical education district programs, [$59,934,349

59 (24,797] $61,672,172 (25,516 WPUs), including [$1,045,033] $1,071,200 for summer applied
60 technology agriculture programs;
61 (l) applied technology district set-aside, [$2,562,020 (1,060] $2,636,947 (1,091
62 WPUs);
63 (m) class size reduction, [$74,378,341 (30,773] $79,154,333 (32,749 WPUs);
64 (n) Social Security and retirement programs, [$310,891,038] $320,564,316;
65 (o) pupil transportation to and from school, [$62,601,763] $64,354,612, of which not
66 less than [$2,173,569] $2,234,400 shall be allocated to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind
67 to pay for transportation costs of the schools' students;
68 (p) guarantee transportation levy, $500,000;
69 (q) Public Education Job Enhancement Program, $2,500,000;
70 [(q)] (r) Local Discretionary Block Grant Program, $21,820,748;
71 [(r)] (s) Interventions for Student Success Block Grant Program, [$16,792,888]
72 $17,263,089;
73 [(s)] (t) Quality Teaching Block Grant Program, [$62,993,704] $64,757,528;
74 [(t)] (u) highly impacted schools, $5,123,207;
75 [(u)] (v) at-risk programs, [$27,992,056] $28,775,834;
76 [(v)] (w) adult education, [$9,148,653] $9,404,815;
77 [(w)] (x) accelerated learning programs, [$12,010,853] $12,347,157;
78 [(x)] (y) electronic high school, $1,300,000;
79 [(y)] (z) School LAND Trust Program, $15,000,000;
80 [(z)] (aa) state-supported voted leeway, [$196,085,303] $227,623,677;
81 [(aa)] (bb) state-supported board leeway, [$54,704,476] $62,043,436;
82 [(bb)] (cc) charter schools, pursuant to Section 53A-1a-513 , [$21,552,450]
83 $27,021,488;
84 [(cc)] (dd) K-3 Reading Improvement Program, $12,500,000; and
85 [(dd)] (ee) state-supported board leeway for K-3 Reading Improvement Program,
86 $15,000,000.
87 Section 2. Section 53A-17a-135 is amended to read:
88 53A-17a-135. Minimum basic tax rate -- Certified revenue levy.
89 (1) (a) In order to qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic program

90 and as its contribution toward its costs of the basic program, each school district shall impose a
91 minimum basic tax rate per dollar of taxable value that generates [$232,483,090] $245,254,790
92 in revenues statewide.
93 (b) The preliminary estimate for the [2006-07] 2007-08 minimum basic tax rate is
94 [.001593] .001474.
95 (c) The State Tax Commission shall certify on or before June 22 the rate that generates
96 [$232,483,090] $245,254,790 in revenues statewide.
97 (d) If the minimum basic tax rate exceeds the certified revenue levy as defined in
98 Section 53A-17a-103 , the state is subject to the notice requirements of Section 59-2-926 .
99 (2) (a) The state shall contribute to each district toward the cost of the basic program in
100 the district that portion which exceeds the proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection
101 (1).
102 (b) In accord with the state strategic plan for public education and to fulfill its
103 responsibility for the development and implementation of that plan, the Legislature instructs
104 the State Board of Education, the governor, and the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst in each
105 of the coming five years to develop budgets that will fully fund student enrollment growth.
106 (3) (a) If the proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1) equal or exceed the
107 cost of the basic program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic
108 program.
109 (b) The proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1) which exceed the cost of
110 the basic program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law.
111 Section 3. Section 53A-21-105 is amended to read:
112 53A-21-105. State contribution to capital outlay programs.
113 (1) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
114 appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year [2006-07] 2007-08, $27,288,900 to
115 the State Board of Education for the capital outlay programs created in Section 53A-21-102 .
116 (2) Of the monies appropriated in Subsection (1), the State Board of Education shall
117 distribute:
118 (a) $24,358,000 in accordance with the Capital Outlay Foundation Program described
119 in Section 53A-21-103 ; and
120 (b) $2,930,900 in accordance with the Enrollment Growth Program described in

121 Section 53A-21-103.5 .
122 Section 4. Effective date.
123 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.




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