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H.B. 83
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill reorganizes provisions relating to a revolving loan account for charter schools.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . eliminates the Charter School Building Revolving Subaccount within the School
13 Building Revolving Account and creates the Charter School Revolving Account
14 within the Uniform School Fund;
15 . specifies the permitted uses of funds in the Charter School Revolving Account and
16 procedures for making loans from the account;
16a H. . provides that the assets of, and loan payments for loans made from, the Charter School
16b Building Revolving Subaccount shall be deposited into the Charter School Revolving
16c Account; .H and
17 . makes technical amendments.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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20 Other Special Clauses:
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21a This bill provides revisor instructions. .H
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 53A-21-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 162
25 63J-1-602.3, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 265
26 ENACTS:
27 53A-1a-522, 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-1a-522 is enacted to read:
31 53A-1a-522. Charter School Revolving Account.
32 (1) As used in this section, "account" means the Charter School Revolving Account.
33 (2) (a) There is created within the Uniform School Fund H. a restricted account known
33a as .H the Charter School Revolving
34 Account to provide assistance to charter schools to:
35 (i) meet school building construction and renovation needs; and
36 (ii) pay for expenses related to the start up of a new charter school or the expansion of
37 an existing charter school.
38 (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Charter School Board,
39 shall administer the Charter School Revolving Account in accordance with rules adopted by the
40 State Board of Education.
41 (3) The Charter School Revolving Account shall consist of:
42 (a) money appropriated to the account by the Legislature;
43 (b) money received from the repayment of loans made from the account; and
44 (c) interest earned on money in the account.
45 (4) The state superintendent of public instruction shall make loans to charter schools
46 from the account to pay for the costs of:
47 (a) planning expenses;
48 (b) constructing or renovating charter school buildings;
49 (c) equipment and supplies; or
50 (d) other start-up or expansion expenses.
51 (5) Loans to new charter schools or charter schools with urgent facility needs may be
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53 (6) (a) The State Board of Education shall establish a committee to:
54 (i) review requests by charter schools for loans under this section; and
55 (ii) make recommendations regarding approval or disapproval of the loan applications
56 to the State Charter School Board and the State Board of Education.
57 (b) (i) A committee established under Subsection (6)(a) shall include individuals who
58 have expertise or experience in finance, real estate, or charter school administration.
59 (ii) Of the members appointed to a committee established under Subsection (6)(a):
60 (A) one member shall be nominated by the governor; and
61 (B) the remaining members shall be selected from a list of nominees submitted by the
62 State Charter School Board.
63 (c) If the committee recommends approval of a loan application under Subsection
64 (6)(a)(ii), the committee's recommendation shall include:
65 (i) the recommended amount of the loan;
66 (ii) the payback schedule; and
67 (iii) the interest rate to be charged.
68 (d) A committee member may not:
69 (i) be a relative, as defined in Section 53A-1a-518 , of a loan applicant; or
70 (ii) have a pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, with a loan applicant or any person
71 or entity that contracts with a loan applicant.
72 (7) A loan under this section may not be made unless the State Board of Education, in
73 consultation with the State Charter School Board, approves the loan.
74 (8) The term of a loan to a charter school under this section may not exceed five years.
75 (9) The State Board of Education may not approve loans to charter schools under this
76 section that exceed a total of $2,000,000 in any H. fiscal .H year.
76a H. (10)(a) On the effective date of this bill, the assets of the Charter School Building
76b Subaccount administered by the State Board of Education shall be deposited into the Charter
76c School Revolving Account.
76d (b) Beginning on the effective date of this bill, loan payments for loans made from the
76e Charter School Building Subaccount shall be deposited into the Charter School Revolving
76f Account .H
77 Section 2. Section 53A-21-401 is amended to read:
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79 53A-21-401. School Building Revolving Account -- Access to the account.
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81 the Uniform School Fund H. a restricted account known as .H the School Building Revolving
81a Account to provide short-term help
82 to school districts to meet district needs for school building construction and renovation[
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87 the School Building Revolving Account in accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of
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89 (2) The State Board of Education may not allocate funds from the School Building
90 Revolving Account that exceed a school district's bonding limit minus its outstanding bonds.
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93 (a) levy a combined capital levy rate of at least .0024;
94 (b) contract with the state superintendent of public instruction to repay the money, with
95 interest at a rate established by the state superintendent, within five years of receipt, using
96 future state capital outlay allocations, local revenues, or both;
97 (c) levy sufficient ad valorem taxes under Section 11-14-310 to guarantee annual loan
98 repayments, unless the state superintendent of public instruction alters the payment schedule to
99 improve a hardship situation; and
100 (d) meet any other condition established by the State Board of Education pertinent to
101 the loan.
102 (4) (a) The state superintendent shall establish a committee, including representatives
103 from state and local education entities, to:
104 (i) review requests by school districts for loans under this section; and
105 (ii) make recommendations regarding approval or disapproval of the loan applications
106 to the state superintendent.
107 (b) If the committee recommends approval of a loan application under Subsection
108 (4)(a)(ii), the committee's recommendation shall include:
109 (i) the recommended amount of the loan;
110 (ii) the payback schedule; and
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153 Section 3. Section 63J-1-602.3 is amended to read:
154 63J-1-602.3. List of nonlapsing funds and accounts -- Title 46 through Title 60.
155 (1) Certain funds associated with the Law Enforcement Operations Account, as
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157 (2) The Public Safety Honoring Heroes Restricted Account created in Section
158 53-1-118 .
159 (3) Funding for the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program, as provided in
160 Section 53-2-107 .
161 (4) Appropriations made to the Department of Public Safety from the Department of
162 Public Safety Restricted Account, as provided in Section 53-3-106 .
163 (5) Appropriations to the Motorcycle Rider Education Program, as provided in Section
164 53-3-905 .
165 (6) The DNA Specimen Restricted Account created in Section 53-10-407 .
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170 of Education for new teacher bonus and performance-based compensation plans, as provided in
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182 School Institutional Trust Lands Management Act, as provided under Section 53C-3-202 .
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184 lines imposed by the Public Service Commission, as provided in Section 54-8b-10 .
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186 Licensing for violation of unlawful or unprofessional conduct that are used for education and
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193 Licensing for use in education and enforcement of the Security Personnel Licensing Act, as
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198 Fund, as provided in Section 59-12-103 .
198a H. Section 4. Effective date.
198b If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
198c upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
198d Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
198e the date of veto override.
198f Section 5. Revisor Instructions.
198g It is the intent of the Legislature, that in preparing the Utah Code database for
198h publication, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall replace the phrase
198i "the effective date of this bill" in Subsections 53A-1a-522(10)(a) and 53A-1a-522(10)(b) with
198j the bill's actual effective date. .H
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-13-11 10:18 AM