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8 General Description:
9 This bill creates the Charter School Funding Task Force.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ creates the Charter School Funding Task Force;
13 ▸ provides for membership of the task force and compensation for members; and
14 ▸ specifies duties and responsibilities of the task force.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2016:
17 ▸ to the Legislature - Senate, as a one-time appropriation:
18 • from the General Fund, One-time, $16,000;
19 ▸ to the Legislature - House of Representatives, as a one-time appropriation:
20 • from the General Fund, One-time, $16,000; and
21 ▸ to the Legislature - Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, as a
22 one-time appropriation:
23 • from the General Fund, One-time, $40,000.
24 Other Special Clauses:
25 This bill provides a special effective date.
26 Utah Code Sections Affected:
27 AMENDS:
28 63I-2-236, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 150 and 189
29 ENACTS:
30 36-29-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
31 36-29-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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33 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
34 Section 1. Section 36-29-101 is enacted to read:
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36 36-29-101. Title.
37 This chapter is known as "Legislative Task Forces."
38 Section 2. Section 36-29-102 is enacted to read:
39 36-29-102. Charter School Funding Task Force -- Creation -- Membership --
40 Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff -- Duties -- Interim Report.
41 (1) There is created the Charter School Funding Task Force consisting of the following
42 13 members:
43 (a) four members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
44 three of whom may be from the same political party;
45 (b) four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
46 House of Representatives, no more than three of whom may be from the same political party;
47 (c) three members of the State Board of Education:
48 (i) one member who is appointed by the president of the Senate;
49 (ii) one member who is appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; and
50 (iii) one member who is appointed by the chair of the State Board of Education;
51 (d) one member of the State Charter School Board appointed by the chair of the State
52 Charter School Board; and
53 (e) one school district business administrator, appointed by the speaker of the House of
54 Representatives.
55 (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
56 under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
57 (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
58 of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
59 (3) (a) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a quorum.
60 (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the task force.
61 (4) (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall
62 be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3,
63 Legislator Compensation.
64 (b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator may not receive compensation
65 for the member's work associated with the task force, but may receive per diem and
66 reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force at the rates
67 established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
68 (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel and the Office of the
69 Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall provide staff support to the task force.
70 (6) The task force shall review and make recommendations on the following issues:
71 (a) charter school funding provisions under Section 53A-1a-513, including:
72 (i) the method for determining charter school enrollment for funding purposes;
73 (ii) the amount of school district revenues a school district is required to allocate for
74 each resident student of the school district who is enrolled in a charter school; and
75 (iii) the weighting structure for distributing funds to charter schools according to grade
76 level;
77 (b) the content of a property tax notice related to the amount of property taxes imposed
78 on a taxpayer that represents revenue distributed to charter schools under Section 53A-1a-513;
79 (c) limits on charter school enrollment capacity under Section 53A-1a-502.5; and
80 (d) funding for administrative costs.
81 (7) A final report, including any proposed legislation, shall be presented to the
82 Education Interim Committee before November 30, 2015.
83 Section 3. Section 63I-2-236 is amended to read:
84 63I-2-236. Repeal dates -- Title 36.
85 (1) Section 36-12-15.1 is repealed July 1, 2015.
86 (2) Sections 36-28-101 through 36-28-104 are repealed July 1, 2019.
87 (3) Section 36-29-102 is repealed July 1, 2016.
88 Section 4. Appropriation.
89 Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
90 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following sums of money
91 are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
92 previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
93 addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2016.
94 To Legislature - Senate
95 From General Fund, One-time
$16,000
96 Schedule of Programs:
97 Administration $16,000
98 To Legislature - House of Representatives
99 From General Fund, One-time
$16,000
100 Schedule of Programs:
101 Administration $16,000
102 To Legislature - Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
103 From General Fund, One-time
$40,000
104 Schedule of Programs:
105 Administration $40,000
106 Section 5. Effective date.
107 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 12, 2015.
108 (2) Uncodified Section 4, Appropriation, takes effect on July 1, 2015.
Legislative Review Note
as of 2-27-15 11:49 AM
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel