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8 General Description:
9 This bill supplements or reduces appropriations previously provided for school districts,
10 charter schools, and certain state education agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
11 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and
12 ending June 30, 2017.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 ▸ amends provisions regarding funding for the Centennial Scholarship Program;
16 ▸ provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools,
17 and state education agencies;
18 ▸ sets the value of the weighted pupil unit at $3,184 for fiscal year 2017;
19 ▸ modifies the guarantee for the voted and board leeway programs;
20 ▸ provides appropriations for other purposes as described; and
21 ▸ provides intent language.
22 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
23 This bill appropriates $3,978,400 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2016,
24 including:
25 ▸ ($5,000,000) from the Uniform School Fund;
26 ▸ $8,713,400 from the Education Fund; and
27 ▸ $265,000 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
28 This bill appropriates $273,857,100 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
29 2017, including:
30 ▸ ($4,000,000) from the Uniform School Fund;
31 ▸ $199,775,900 from the Education Fund; and
32 ▸ $78,081,200 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
33 Other Special Clauses:
34 This bill provides a special effective date.
35 Utah Code Sections Affected:
36 AMENDS:
37 53A-15-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 96
38 Uncodified Material Affected:
39 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
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41 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
42 Section 1. Section 53A-15-102 is amended to read:
43 53A-15-102. Early graduation incentives -- Incentive to school district -- Partial
44 tuition scholarship for student -- Payments.
45 (1) Any secondary public school student who has completed all required courses or
46 demonstrated mastery of required skills and competencies may, with the approval of the
47 student, the student's parent or guardian, and an authorized local school official, graduate at any
48 time.
49 (2) Each public high school shall receive an amount equal to 1/2 of the scholarship
50 awarded to each student who graduates from the school at or prior to the conclusion of the
51 eleventh grade, or a proportionately lesser amount for any student who graduates after the
52 conclusion of the eleventh grade but prior to the conclusion of the twelfth grade.
53 (3) (a) A student who graduates from high school at or prior to the conclusion of the
54 eleventh grade shall receive a centennial scholarship in the lesser amount of full tuition for one
55 year or $1,000 to be used for full time enrollment at a Utah public college, university,
56 community college, applied technology center, or any other institution in the state of Utah,
57 accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges that offers postsecondary
58 courses of the student's choice upon verification that the student has registered at the institution
59 during the fiscal year following graduation from high school.
60 (b) In the case of a student who graduates after the conclusion of the eleventh grade but
61 prior to the conclusion of the twelfth grade, the student shall receive a centennial scholarship of
62 a proportionately lesser amount.
63 (4) (a) The payments authorized in Subsections (2) and (3)(a) shall be made during the
64 fiscal year that follows the student's graduation.
65 (b) The payments authorized in Subsection (3)(b) may be made during the fiscal year in
66 which the student graduates or the fiscal year following the student's graduation.
67 (5) (a) The State Board of Education shall administer the payment program authorized
68 in Subsections (2), (3), and (4).
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70 Education Fund to the State Board of Education for the costs associated with the Centennial
71 Scholarship Program based on the projected number of students who will graduate before the
72 conclusion of the twelfth grade in any given year.
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76 Section 2. Operating and capital budgets -- FY 2016 appropriations for state
77 education agencies, school districts, and charter schools.
78 Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
79 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following sums of money
80 are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
81 previously appropriated, out of the funds or amounts indicated. These sums of money are in
82 addition to amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2016.
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State Board of Education - Minimum School Program
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Item 1
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program85 From Uniform School Fund, One-time (5,000,000)
86 From Education Fund, One-time 5,000,000
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Item 2
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School88 Programs
89 From Education Fund, One-time 3,713,400
90 Schedule of Programs:
91 Educator Salary Adjustments 3,713,400
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State Board of Education
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To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing Professional Practices94 From Professional Practices Restricted Subfund, One-time 265,000
95 Schedule of Programs:
96 Educator Licensing 265,000
97 Section 3. Operating and capital budgets -- FY 2017 appropriations for state
98 education agencies, school districts, and charter schools -- Value of the weighted pupil
99 unit.
100 (1) Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act,
101 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following sums of
102 money are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
103 previously appropriated, out of the funds or amounts indicated. These sums of money are in
104 addition to amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2017.
105 (2) The value of each weighted pupil unit (WPU) for fiscal year 2017 is increased from
106 the value of the WPU for fiscal year 2017 established in H.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget
107 Amendments, and set at $3,184.
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State Board of Education - Minimum School Program
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Item 1
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program110 From Uniform School Fund (4,000,000)
111 From Education Fund 154,357,000
112 From Local Revenue 12,094,500
113 Schedule of Programs:
114 Kindergarten (-790 WPUs) 90,000
115 Grades 1 - 12 (13,570 WPUs) 94,986,700
116 Foreign Exchange (328 WPUs) 1,044,400
117 Necessarily Existent Small Schools 860,900
118 Professional Staff (1,826 WPUs) 10,759,100
119 Administrative Costs (-15 WPUs) 90,700
120 Special Education - Add-on (2,380 WPUs) 33,649,400
121 Special Education - Preschool (360 WPUs) 2,055,000
122 Special Education - Self-contained (15 WPUs) 1,328,900
123 Special Education - Extended School Year 39,400
124 Special Education - State Programs (-3,258 WPUs) (10,073,700)
125 Special Education - Impact Aid (2,016 WPUs) 6,418,900
126 Special Education - Intensive Services (397 WPUs) 1,264,000
127 Special Education - Extended Year for
128 Special Educators (909 WPUs) 2,894,300
129 Career and Technical Education - Add-on (401 WPUs) 11,716,300
130 Class Size Reduction (533 WPUs) 5,327,200
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Item 2
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School132 Programs
133 From Education Fund 1,993,500
134 From Education Fund, One-time 9,825,000
135 From Interest and Dividends Account 5,270,000
136 Schedule of Programs:
137 To and From School - Pupil Transportation 3,435,100
138 Flexible Allocation - WPU Distribution (25,906,600)
139 Enhancement for At-Risk Students 858,500
140 Youth in Custody 530,500
141 Adult Education 260,500
142 Enhancement for Accelerated Students 206,500
143 Centennial Scholarship Program 250,000
144 Concurrent Enrollment 442,500
145 School LAND Trust Program 5,270,000
146 Charter School Local Replacement 14,809,800
147 Charter School Administration 722,700
148 Educator Salary Adjustments 3,713,400
149 Critical Languages and Dual Immersion (209,400)
150 Teacher Supplies and Materials 6,000,000
151 Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts 5,630,000
152 Civics Education - State Capitol Field Trips 75,000
153 Special Education - Intensive Services 1,000,000
154 The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education recommend in the 2017
155 General Session a distribution mechanism for the Teacher Supplies and Materials appropriation
156 that considers different cost structures for individual teacher needs and experience levels.
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Item 3
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local158 Levy Programs
159 From Education Fund 23,896,800
160 From Local Revenue 23,186,600
161 Schedule of Programs:
162 Voted Local Levy Program 35,055,100
163 Board Local Levy Program 12,028,300
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State Board of Education
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Item 4
To State Board of Education - State Office of Education166 From Education Fund 1,682,200
167 From Education Fund, One-time 560,000
168 From Interest and Dividends Account, One-time 50,000
169 Schedule of Programs:
170 Board and Administration 1,682,200
171 Business Services (750,000)
172 School Trust 50,000
173 Teaching and Learning 160,000
174 Statewide Online Education Program 1,150,000
175 The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education study the division of the
176 board's office functions between regulatory functions to execute state or federal provisions and
177 service functions to support local education agencies. This study shall include an evaluation of
178 which service functions could be passed on to local education agencies, regional service
179 centers, or provided by the state for a fee and service that should remain on a state level. The
180 Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education take up to two years to complete
181 this study and report to the Education Interim Committee and the Public Education
182 Appropriations Subcommittee, making a preliminary report by November 2016 and a final
183 report by November 2017. The final report shall include recommendations on statutory
184 changes required to implement State Board of Education recommendations contained within
185 the report.
186 The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use any nonlapsing balances
187 generated from the licensing to other states of Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence
188 (SAGE) questions to develop additional assessment questions, provide professional learning
189 for Utah educators, and for risk mitigation expenditures.
190 The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use $160,000 one-time of the
191 funds appropriated to provide Dropout Prevention Program grants selected through a request
192 for proposals process. The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education select
193 two providers to award program grants, with one program conducting a character
194 development-based curriculum and one program conducting a campus-based program that
195 utilizes project-based instruction.
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Item 5
To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration197 From Education Fund 1,442,500
198 Schedule of Programs:
199 CTE Comprehensive Guidance 182,700
200 Enhancement for At-Risk Students 304,800
201 Youth-in-Custody 419,500
202 Adult Education 206,100
203 Dual Immersion 209,400
204 Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program 120,000
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Item 6
To State Board of Education - Utah State Office of Education - Initiative Programs206 From Education Fund 998,900
207 From Education Fund, One-time 3,775,000
208 Schedule of Programs:
209 Electronic High School (1,001,100)
210 Upstart Early Childhood Education 1,500,000
211 ProStart Culinary Arts Program 275,000
212 Electronic Elementary Reading Tool 500,000
213 Early Intervention 3,000,000
214 IT Academy 500,000
215 The Legislature intends that the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) authorize
216 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for one year for the UPSTART
217 program ($500,000). This TANF funding is dependent upon availability of TANF funding and
218 expenditures meeting the necessary requirements to qualify for the federal TANF program. The
219 Legislature further intends that DWS report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst no
220 later than September 1, 2016, regarding the status of these efforts.
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Item 7
To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing Professional Practices222 From Professional Practices Restricted Subfund 265,000
223 Schedule of Programs:
224 Educator Licensing 265,000
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Item 8
To State Board of Education - State Office of Education - Child Nutrition226 From Federal Funds 37,215,100
227 Schedule of Programs:
228 Child Nutrition 37,215,100
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Item 9
To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach230 From Education Fund 500,000
231 From Education Fund, One-time 125,000
232 Schedule of Programs:
233 Professional Outreach Programs 500,000
234 Provisional Program 125,000
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Item 10
To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind236 From Education Fund 300,000
237 From Education Fund, One-time 320,000
238 Schedule of Programs:
239 Educational Services 300,000
240 Support Services 320,000
241 Section 4. Effective date.
242 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), if approved by two-thirds of all the members
243 elected to each house, Uncodified Section 2, Operating and capital budgets -- FY 2016
244 appropriations for state education agencies, school districts, and charter schools, takes effect
245 upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
246 Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
247 the date of veto override.
248 (2) The following sections take effect on July 1, 2016:
249 (a) Section 53A-15-102; and
250 (b) Uncodified Section 3, Operating and capital budgets -- FY 2017 appropriations for
251 state education agencies, school districts, and charter schools -- Value of the weighted pupil
252 unit.
Legislative Review Note
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel