First Substitute H.B. 120

Representative Ron Bigelow proposes the following substitute bill:

1 EDUCATION MATERIALS CENTER
2 2008 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Ron Bigelow
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill establishes a materials center under the direction of the State Board of
10 Education.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . establishes a materials center under the direction of the State Board of Education;
14 . requires the materials center to:
15 . develop and create original materials and gather available materials; and
16 . make the materials available on-line for school districts, charter schools,
17 schools, and educators;
18 . allows the materials center to use the state printing contract to print materials; and
19 . sets priorities for the materials center.
20 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
21 This bill appropriates as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints,
22 $1,400,000 from the Education Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 to the State Board of Education.
23 Other Special Clauses:
24 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.
25 Utah Code Sections Affected:

26 ENACTS:
27 53A-1-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 53A-1-304 is enacted to read:
31 53A-1-304. Materials center.
32 (1) The State Board of Education shall establish a materials center.
33 (2) The materials center shall:
34 (a) develop and create original materials and gather available materials that support and
35 enhance the instruction of the core curriculum in the state's public schools, including:
36 (i) workbooks and worksheets; and
37 (ii) textbooks; and
38 (b) make the materials described under Subsection (2)(a) available on-line for school
39 districts, charter schools, schools, and educators.
40 (3) The materials center may:
41 (a) use the state printing contract to print materials described under Subsection (2)(a);
42 (b) distribute materials to school districts, charter schools, schools, and educators;
43 (c) charge reasonable costs for printed materials; and
44 (d) seek input from school districts, charter schools, educators, and parents regarding
45 the development of materials.
46 (4) (a) The first priority of the materials center shall be the development of materials
47 for kindergarten through grade three.
48 (b) The second priority of the materials center shall be the development of materials for
49 grades four through six.
50 Section 2. Appropriation.
51 As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is appropriated
52 from the Education Fund for fiscal year 2008-09, $1,400,000 to the State Board of Education to
53 fund the establishment of a materials center in accordance with the provisions of Section
54 53A-1-304 .
55 Section 3. Effective date.
56 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.