S.B. 109

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LOCAL SCHOOL FUNDING LEGISLATIVE
2 TASK FORCE
3 2009 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: D. Chris Buttars
6 House Sponsor: ____________
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill creates the Local School Funding Legislative Task Force.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . creates the Local School Funding Legislative Task Force, including its membership,
14 chairs, compensation of members, and staffing; and
15 . requires the task force to review, make recommendations, and present a final report
16 on specified issues.
17 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
18 This bill appropriates:
19 . $32,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 only.
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 This bill is repealed on November 30, 2009.
22 Uncodified Material Affected:
23 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Local School Funding Legislative Task Force -- Membership -- Interim
27 rules followed -- Compensation -- Staff -- Duties.

28 (1) There is created the Local School Funding Legislative Task Force consisting of the
29 following 11 members:
30 (a) four members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
31 three of whom may be from the same political party; and
32 (b) seven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
33 House of Representatives, no more than five of whom may be from the same political party.
34 (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
35 under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
36 (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
37 of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
38 (3) In conducting its business, the task force shall comply with the rules of legislative
39 interim committees.
40 (4) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force shall be paid in accordance
41 with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Expense and Mileage
42 Reimbursement for Authorized Legislative Meetings, Special Sessions, and Veto Override
43 Sessions.
44 (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
45 to the task force.
46 (6) The task force may hold up to eight meetings from April through November.
47 (7) (a) The task force shall study and make recommendations on alternative ways to
48 provide funding of local schools, including:
49 (i) studying efficiencies in school funding;
50 (ii) more local control of education resources; and
51 (iii) the implementation of a local funding pilot project for a school district.
52 (b) The task force shall submit a final report to the Public Education Appropriations
53 Subcommittee and the Education Interim Committee before November 30, 2009.
54 Section 2. Appropriation.
55 There is appropriated $32,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 only, as
56 follows:
57 (1) $12,000 to the Senate to pay for compensation and expenses of senators on the task
58 force and for additional interim committee meetings; and

59 (2) $20,000 to the House of Representatives to pay for the compensation and expenses
60 of representatives on the task force and for additional interim committee meetings.
61 Section 3. Repeal date.
62 This bill is repealed on November 30, 2009.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-12-09 12:16 PM

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel