This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 2:15 PM by ryoung.
This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 10:31 AM by lpoole.
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8 LONG TITLE
9 Committee Note:
10 The Native American Legislative Liaison Committee recommended this bill.
11 General Description:
12 This bill modifies provisions related to education and American Indians and Alaskan
13 Natives.
14 Highlighted Provisions:
15 This bill:
16 ▸ creates a pilot program related to teachers at American Indian and Alaskan Native
17 concentrated schools Ĥ→ [
18 ▸ makes technical corrections.
19 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20 This bill appropriates for fiscal year 2018:
21 ▸ to the State Board of Education - Ĥ→ [
21a Office ←Ĥ , as an ongoing
22 appropriation:
23 • from the Education Fund, Ŝ→ [
24 Other Special Clauses:
25 This bill provides a special effective date.
26 Utah Code Sections Affected:
27 AMENDS:
28 53A-31-403, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 63
29 53A-31-405, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 63
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31 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32 Section 1. Section 53A-31-403 is amended to read:
33 53A-31-403. Pilot programs created.
34 (1) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2016-2017, there is created a five-year pilot program
35 administered by the board to provide grants targeted to address the needs of American Indian
36 and Alaskan Native students.
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38 charter schools to be used to fund stipends, recruitment, retention, and professional
39 development of teachers who teach in American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated
40 schools.
41 (2) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2017-2018, there is created a four-year pilot program
42 administered by the board to provide grants targeted to address the needs of American Indian
43 and Alaskan Native students Ĥ→ [
44 than 7,000 American Indians or Alaskan Natives residing in the county
45 (b) The pilot program shall consist of a grant program to school districts and charter
46 schools Ĥ→ [
47 recruitment, retention, and professional development of teachers who teach in American Indian
48 and Alaskan Native concentrated schools.
48a Ĥ→ (c) In determining grant recipients under this Subsection (2), the board shall give priority
48b to American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools located in a county of the fourth,
48c fifth, or sixth class with significant populations of American Indians and Alaskan Natives. ←Ĥ
49 (3) Up to 3% of the money appropriated to [
50 used by the board for costs in implementing the pilot program.
51 Section 2. Section 53A-31-405 is amended to read:
52 53A-31-405. Reporting -- Meeting.
53 (1) The liaison shall annually report to the Native American Legislative Liaison
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55 (a) what entities receive a grant under this part;
56 (b) the effectiveness of the expenditures of grant money; and
57 (c) recommendations, if any, for additional legislative action.
58 (2) The Native American Legislative Liaison Committee shall annually schedule at
59 least one meeting at which education is discussed with selected stakeholders.
60 Section 3. Appropriation.
61 The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
62 2017, and ending June 30, 2018. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
63 fiscal year 2018. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
64 Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
65 indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
66 To State Board of Education - Ĥ→ [
66a Office ←Ĥ
67 From Education Fund
Ŝ→ [$500,000] $250,000 ←Ŝ
68 Schedule of Programs:
69 Pilot Teacher Retention Grant Program
Ŝ→ [$500,000] $250,000 ←Ŝ
70 Section 4. Effective date.
71 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
72 upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
73 Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
74 the date of veto override.
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