H.B. 197 Enrolled

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GRANTS FOR MATH TEACHER TRAINING
2 2012 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Rebecca P. Edwards
5 Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill appropriates money for math teacher training programs.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . appropriates money to the State Board of Education to award grants to institutions
13 of higher education or nonprofit education organizations for math teacher training
14 programs;
15 . specifies the qualifications of individuals eligible to receive the training; and
16 . requires the State Board of Education to make rules establishing criteria for
17 awarding grants for math teacher training programs.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19 This bill appropriates:
20 . to the State Board of Education, as an ongoing appropriation:
21 . from the Education Fund, $500,000.
22 Other Special Clauses:
23 This bill provides an effective date.
24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 ENACTS:
26 53A-6-901, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 53A-6-901 is enacted to read:

30 Part 9. Grant Program for Teacher Training in Math
31 53A-6-901. Grants for math teacher training programs.
32 (1) If the state obtains matching funds of equal sums from private contributors, the
33 board may award grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit educational
34 organizations for programs that provide mentoring and training leading to a secondary
35 education license with an endorsement in mathematics for an individual who:
36 (a) is not a teacher in a public or private school;
37 (b) does not have a teaching license;
38 (c) has a bachelor's degree or higher; and
39 (d) demonstrates a high level of mathematics competency by:
40 (i) successfully completing substantial course work in mathematics; and
41 (ii) passing a mathematics content exam.
42 (2) (a) The board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
43 Administrative Rulemaking Act, that establish criteria for awarding grants under this section.
44 (b) In awarding grants, the board shall consider the amount or percent of matching
45 funds provided by the grant recipient.
46 Section 2. Appropriation.
47 Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
48 following sums of money are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or
49 reduced from amounts previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated for the
50 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013. These are additions to any
51 amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2013.
52 To State Board of Education
53 From Education Fund, ongoing $500,000
54 Schedule of Programs:
55 Math Teacher Training $500,000
56 Section 3. Effective date.
57 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), if approved by two-thirds of all the members

58 elected to each house, this bill takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day following
59 the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's
60 signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
61 (2) Uncodified Section 2, Appropriation, takes effect on July 1, 2012.