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MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM BASE BUDGET

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AMENDMENTS

             3     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Bradley G. Last

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

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             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 2008-09 of $2,327,524,711;
             15          .    appropriates $27,288,900 to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2008-09 for
             16      school building aid programs for school districts; and
             17          .    makes one-time appropriations for fiscal year 2007-08 for educator salary
             18      adjustments and bonuses.
             19      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          This bill appropriates:
             21          .    as an ongoing appropriation, $2,333,813,611 from the Uniform School Fund for
             22      fiscal year 2008-09;
             23          .    as an ongoing appropriation, $21,000,000 from the Interest and Dividends Account
             24      for fiscal year 2008-09; and
             25          .    for fiscal year 2007-08 only, $22,347,000 from the Uniform School Fund.
             26      Other Special Clauses:
             27          This bill provides an effective date.


             28      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             29      AMENDS:
             30          53A-17a-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 2, 344, 368, and 372
             31          53A-17a-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 344
             32          53A-17a-135, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 2
             33          53A-21-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 2
             34      ENACTS:
             35          53A-17a-154, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             36          53A-17a-155, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             37      Uncodified Material Affected:
             38      ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
             39     
             40      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             41          Section 1. Section 53A-17a-104 is amended to read:
             42           53A-17a-104. Amount of state's contribution toward minimum school program.
             43          (1) The total contribution of the state toward the cost of the minimum school program
             44      may not exceed the sum of [$2,273,574,120] $2,327,524,711 for the fiscal year beginning July
             45      1, [2007] 2008, except as otherwise provided by the Legislature through supplemental
             46      appropriations.
             47          (2) There is appropriated from state and local funds for fiscal year [2007-08] 2008-09
             48      for distribution to school districts and charter schools, in accordance with this chapter, monies
             49      for the following purposes and in the following amounts:
             50          (a) basic program - kindergarten, [$61,819,260 (24,590] $63,589,116 (25,294 WPUs);
             51          (b) basic program - grades 1-12, [$1,202,446,200 (478,300] $1,227,493,182 (488,263
             52      WPUs);
             53          (c) basic program - professional staff, [$112,436,136 (44,724] $113,464,362 (45,133
             54      WPUs);
             55          (d) basic program - administrative costs, $4,072,680 (1,620 WPUs);
             56          (e) basic program - necessarily existent small schools and units for consolidated
             57      schools, $19,229,586 (7,649 WPUs);
             58          (f) special education - regular program - add-on WPUs for students with disabilities,


             59      [$143,034,030 (56,895] $151,981,356 (60,454 WPUs);
             60          (g) preschool special education program, [$20,918,994 (8,321] $21,542,466 (8,569
             61      WPUs);
             62          (h) self-contained regular WPUs, [$33,587,040 (13,360] $33,727,824 (13,416 WPUs);
             63          (i) extended year program for severely disabled, [$922,638 (367] $945,264 (376
             64      WPUs);
             65          (j) special education programs in state institutions and district impact aid, [$4,090,278
             66      (1,627] $4,188,324 (1,666 WPUs);
             67          (k) career and technical education district programs, [$65,147,796 (25,914]
             68      $65,879,370 (26,205 WPUs), including [$1,114,000] $1,126,300 for summer career and
             69      technical education agriculture programs;
             70          (l) career and technical education district set-aside, [$2,742,774 (1,091] $2,808,138
             71      (1,117 WPUs);
             72          (m) class size reduction, [$82,330,986 (32,749] $86,212,602 (34,293 WPUs);
             73          (n) Social Security and retirement programs, [$333,315,119] $341,371,755;
             74          (o) pupil transportation to and from school, [$70,928,797] $72,631,088, of which not
             75      less than [$2,462,300] $2,521,400 shall be allocated to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind
             76      to pay for transportation costs of the schools' students;
             77          (p) guarantee transportation levy, $500,000;
             78          (q) Local Discretionary Block Grant Program, $21,820,748;
             79          (r) Interventions for Student Success Block Grant Program, [$17,953,612]
             80      $18,384,499;
             81          (s) Quality Teaching Block Grant Program, [$73,947,829] $75,722,577;
             82          (t) highly impacted schools, $5,123,207;
             83          (u) at-risk programs, [$29,926,867] $30,645,112;
             84          (v) adult education, [$9,781,008] $10,015,752;
             85          (w) accelerated learning programs, [$3,975,546] $4,093,250;
             86          (x) concurrent enrollment, [$9,215,497] $9,436,669;
             87          (y) electronic high school, $2,000,000;
             88          (z) School LAND Trust Program, $21,000,000;
             89          (aa) state-supported voted leeway, [$227,700,777] $273,337,346;


             90          (bb) state-supported board leeway, [$62,066,336] $71,575,858;
             91          (cc) charter schools, pursuant to Section 53A-1a-513 , [$28,509,000] $36,549,000;
             92          (dd) charter school administrative costs, [$750,000] $898,566;
             93          (ee) K-3 Reading Improvement Program, [$12,500,000] $15,000,000;
             94          (ff) state-supported board leeway for K-3 Reading Improvement Program,
             95      $15,000,000; [and]
             96          (gg) Public Education Job Enhancement Program, $2,430,000[.];
             97          (hh) charter schools ongoing per student funding, $3,512,488;
             98          (ii) educator salary adjustments, $90,731,500;
             99          (jj) library books and electronic resources, $1,500,000;
             100          (kk) school nurses, $1,000,000; and
             101          (ll) critical languages, $230,000.
             102          Section 2. Section 53A-17a-108 is amended to read:
             103           53A-17a-108. Weighted pupil units for school district administrative costs --
             104      Appropriation for charter school administrative costs.
             105          (1) Administrative costs weighted pupil units are computed and distributed to districts
             106      in accordance with the following schedule:
             107     
Administrative Costs Schedule

             108          School District Enrollment as of October 1            Weighted Pupil Units
             109          1 - 2,000 students                            53
             110          2,001 - 10,000 students                        48
             111          10,001 - 20,000 students                        25
             112          20,001 and above                            16
             113          (2) Money appropriated to the State Board of Education for charter school
             114      administrative costs, including an appropriation in Section 53A-17a-104 , shall be distributed to
             115      charter schools in the amount of [$62] $31 for each charter school student in enrollment.
             116          (3) Charter schools are not eligible for funds for administrative costs under Subsection
             117      (1).
             118          Section 3. Section 53A-17a-135 is amended to read:
             119           53A-17a-135. Minimum basic tax rate -- Certified revenue levy.
             120          (1) (a) In order to qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic program


             121      and as its contribution toward its costs of the basic program, each school district shall impose a
             122      minimum basic tax rate per dollar of taxable value that generates [$245,254,790] $260,731,750
             123      in revenues statewide.
             124          (b) The preliminary estimate for the [2007-08] 2008-09 minimum basic tax rate is
             125      [.001474] .00125.
             126          (c) The State Tax Commission shall certify on or before June 22 the rate that generates
             127      [$245,254,790] $260,731,750 in revenues statewide.
             128          (d) If the minimum basic tax rate exceeds the certified revenue levy as defined in
             129      Section 53A-17a-103 , the state is subject to the notice requirements of Section 59-2-926 .
             130          (2) (a) The state shall contribute to each district toward the cost of the basic program in
             131      the district that portion which exceeds the proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection
             132      (1).
             133          (b) In accord with the state strategic plan for public education and to fulfill its
             134      responsibility for the development and implementation of that plan, the Legislature instructs
             135      the State Board of Education, the governor, and the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst in each
             136      of the coming five years to develop budgets that will fully fund student enrollment growth.
             137          (3) (a) If the proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1) equal or exceed the
             138      cost of the basic program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic
             139      program.
             140          (b) The proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1) which exceed the cost of
             141      the basic program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law.
             142          Section 4. Section 53A-17a-154 is enacted to read:
             143          53A-17a-154. Appropriation for school nurses.
             144          The State Board of Education shall distribute monies appropriated in Section
             145      53A-17a-104 for school nurses to award grants to school districts and charter schools that:
             146          (1) provide an equal amount of matching funds; and
             147          (2) do not supplant other monies used for school nurses.
             148          Section 5. Section 53A-17a-155 is enacted to read:
             149          53A-17a-155. Appropriation for library books and electronic resources.
             150          (1) The State Board of Education shall distribute monies appropriated in Section
             151      53A-17a-104 for library books and electronic resources as follows:


             152          (a) 25% shall be divided equally among all public schools; and
             153          (b) 75% shall be divided among public schools based on each school's average daily
             154      membership as compared to the total average daily membership.
             155          (2) A school district or charter school may not use monies distributed under Subsection
             156      (1) to supplant other monies used to purchase library books or electronic resources.
             157          Section 6. Section 53A-21-105 is amended to read:
             158           53A-21-105. State contribution to capital outlay programs.
             159          (1) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
             160      appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year [2007-08] 2008-09, $27,288,900 to
             161      the State Board of Education for the capital outlay programs created in Section 53A-21-102 .
             162          (2) Of the monies appropriated in Subsection (1), the State Board of Education shall
             163      distribute:
             164          (a) $24,358,000 in accordance with the Capital Outlay Foundation Program described
             165      in Section 53A-21-103 ; and
             166          (b) $2,930,900 in accordance with the Enrollment Growth Program described in
             167      Section 53A-21-103.5 .
             168          Section 7. Intent language for charter schools appropriation.
             169          It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Education shall distribute the
             170      monies appropriated in Subsection 53A-17a-104 (2)(hh) based upon average daily membership
             171      of the charter schools.
             172          Section 8. One-time appropriation for educator salary adjustments.
             173          There is appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only,
             174      $19,905,000 for educator salary adjustments as provided in Section 53A-17a-153 .
             175          Section 9. One-time appropriation for educator bonuses.
             176          (1) There is appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2007-08 only,
             177      $2,442,000 for educator bonuses.
             178          (2) Monies appropriated in Subsection (1) shall be distributed by the State Board of
             179      Education and awarded to educators in the same manner as money appropriated for educator
             180      salary adjustments pursuant to Section 53A-17a-153 .
             181          Section 10. Effective date.
             182          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect


             183      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             184      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
             185      the date of veto override, except the following take effect on July 1, 2008:
             186          (1) Sections 53A-17a-154 and 53A-17a-155 ;
             187          (2) the amendments to:
             188          (a) Section 53A-17a-104 ;
             189          (b) Section 53A-17a-108 ;
             190          (c) Section 53A-17a-135 ; and
             191          (d) Section 53A-21-105 ; and
             192          (3) Section 7, Intent language for charter schools appropriation.




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