1st Sub. H.B. 135
         FOCUS ON FRONT-LINE TEACHERS PROGRAM

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 14, 2012 5:15 PM



Representative Jim Nielson proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 9 through 10 :    

             9          This bill provides additional
{   WPUs to a school district or charter school with a higher

             10      than average percentage of resources allocated to front-line teachers  
}
  funding to certain education agencies that meet certain criteria       .


2.    Page 1, Lines 13 through 17 :    

             13          .    defines terms;
{   and   }

             14          .    creates the Focus on Front-Line Teachers Program, which provides for the
             15      distribution of additional WPUs to a qualifying district or charter school, depending
             16      on how relatively high the district or charter school is in comparison to the state
             17      average in its allocation of resources for front-line teachers
{   .   }        ; and

    . requires certain education agencies to report information on front-line teachers to the Education Interim Committee;  


3.    Page 1, Lines 19 through 21 :    

             19          This bill appropriates:
             20          .    to the Basic School Program, as an ongoing appropriation:
             21              .    from the Education Fund, $5,000,000
{   .   }        ; and

    .     to the Utah State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, as an ongoing appropriation:
        .     from the Education Fund, $40,000.  


4.    Page 4, Lines 97 through 98 :    

             97          (c) the results of the audit described in Subsection (5).
  (7) By the November Interim meeting each year, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind shall report to the Education Interim Committee the front-line teacher percentage, the compensation percentage, and the LEA percentage, calculated for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.      

             98          
{   (7)   }        (8)       The State Board of Education may use no more than 1% of money appropriated for


5.    Page 4, Line 109 :    

             109           Focus on Front-Line Teachers Program (1775 WPUs)        $5,000,000


  To Utah State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

        From Education Fund                                    $40,000
        Schedule of Programs:
            Instruction                            $40,000  
    


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