First Substitute H.B. 363

Representative Gregory H. Hughes proposes the following substitute bill:

1 BEVERLEY TAYLOR SORENSON ELEMENTARY
2 ARTS LEARNING PROGRAM
3 2008 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Gregory H. Hughes
6 Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble
7
8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill creates the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program to
11 provide grants to integrate arts teaching and learning into selected schools.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . creates the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program to provide
15 grants to integrate arts teaching and learning into selected schools for students in
16 kindergarten through grade six;
17 . requires the State Board of Education to:
18 . establish a grant program for school and school district arts coordinators; and
19 . annually contract with an independent, qualified program evaluator; and
20 . requires partnerships between participating schools and certain institutions of higher
21 education for quality pre-service and in-service training, research, and leadership
22 development for arts education.
23 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
24 This bill appropriates:
25 . as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, $7,310,000 from

26 the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 to the State Board of Education;
27 . as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, $600,000 from the
28 Education Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 to the State Board of Regents; and
29 . $1,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 only, to the State
30 Board of Education.
31 Other Special Clauses:
32 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.
33 Utah Code Sections Affected:
34 ENACTS:
35 53A-17a-154, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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37 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
38 Section 1. Section 53A-17a-154 is enacted to read:
39 53A-17a-154. Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program.
40 (1) The Legislature finds that a strategic placement of arts in elementary education can
41 impact the critical thinking of students in other core subject areas, including mathematics,
42 reading, and science.
43 (2) The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program is created to
44 enhance the social, emotional, academic, and arts learning of students in kindergarten through
45 grade six by integrating arts teaching and learning into core subject areas.
46 (3) From monies appropriated for the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts
47 Learning Program, the State Board of Education shall, after consulting with the Utah Arts
48 Council and receiving their recommendations:
49 (a) establish a grant program to allow school districts and charter schools to hire 100
50 highly qualified, full-time arts coordinators to be based at 100 schools;
51 (b) provide up to $10,000 in one-time funds for each school arts coordinator described
52 under Subsection (3)(a) to purchase supplies and equipment;
53 (c) establish a grant program to allow 20 school districts to hire art coordinators,
54 provided that a qualifying school district provides matching funds in an amount equal to the
55 grant amount; and
56 (d) annually contract with an independent, qualified evaluator, selected through a

57 request for proposals process, to evaluate the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts
58 Learning Program.
59 (4) Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program monies may not be
60 used to supplant funds for existing programs funded by the state, but may be used to augment
61 existing programs.
62 (5) Schools that participate in the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning
63 Program shall partner with institutions of higher education that award elementary education
64 degrees to obtain quality pre-service and in-service training, research, and leadership
65 development for arts education.
66 (6) The State Board of Education shall, after consultation with the Utah Arts Council,
67 make an annual report during the 2009, 2010, and 2011 interims to the Public Education
68 Interim Committee describing the program's impact on students in kindergarten through grade
69 six.
70 Section 2. Ongoing appropriations.
71 (1) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
72 appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2008-09, $7,310,000 to the State
73 Board of Education to fund the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program
74 established in Section 53A-17a-154 .
75 (2) (a) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is
76 appropriated from the Education Fund for fiscal year 2008-09, $600,000 to the State Board of
77 Regents.
78 (b) It is the Intent of the Legislature that the appropriation under Subsection (2)(a) shall
79 be distributed to institutions of higher education that award elementary education degrees to
80 provide:
81 (i) support to partner school districts and charter schools that participate in the
82 Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program established in Section
83 53A-17a-154 ; and
84 (ii) quality pre-service and in-service training, research, and leadership development
85 for arts education;
86 (c) It is the Intent of the Legislature that a maximum of 8% of the appropriation under
87 Subsection (2)(a) may be used to support indirect costs.

88 Section 3. One-time appropriation.
89 There is appropriated $1,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year
90 2008-09 only, to the State Board of Education to allocate for the purchase of supplies and
91 equipment purchase supplies in accordance with the provisions of Subsection
92 53A-17a-154 (3)(b).
93 Section 4. Effective date.
94 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.