This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 4:22 PM by lerror.
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PUBLIC EDUCATION BUDGET AMENDMENTS

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

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House Sponsor: Daniel McCay

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill supplements or reduces appropriations previously provided for the support and
10     operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending
11     June 30, 2018, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019.
12     Highlighted Provisions:
13          This bill:
14          ▸     provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools,
15     and state education agencies;
16          ▸     sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) at $3,395 for fiscal year 2019;
17          ▸     adjusts the number of weighted pupil units to reflect anticipated student enrollment
18     in fall 2018;
19          ▸     amends provisions related to certain appropriations for public education, including
20     appropriations for:
21          •     adult education;
22          •     school nurses; and
23          •     the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program;
24          ▸     repeals provisions related to grants for unsafe routes;
25          ▸     provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
26          ▸     provides intent language; and
27          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.

28     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
29          This bill appropriates $17,101,400 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2018,
30     including:
31          ▸     $150,000 from the General Fund;
32          ▸     $3,099,100 from the Education Fund; and
33          ▸     $13,852,300 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
34          This bill appropriates $193,669,100 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
35     2019, including:
36          ▸     $600,000 from the General Fund;
37          ▸     $10,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund;
38          ▸     $161,392,400 from the Education Fund; and
39          ▸     $21,676,700 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
40     Other Special Clauses:
41          This bill provides a special effective date.
42          This bill provides a coordination clause.
43     Utah Code Sections Affected:
44     AMENDS:
45          53F-2-401, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
46          53F-2-402, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
47          53F-2-406, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
48          53F-2-410, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
49     REPEALS:
50          53F-2-412, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
51     Uncodified Material Affected:
52     ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
53     Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
54          53F-2-414, Utah Code Annotated 1953
55     

56     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
57          Section 1. Section 53F-2-401 is amended to read:
58          53F-2-401. Appropriation for adult education programs.

59          (1) Money appropriated to the State Board of Education for adult education shall be
60     allocated to school districts for adult high school completion and adult basic skills programs.
61          (2) (a) The State Board of Education and the Department of Corrections, subject to
62     legislative appropriation, are responsible for providing the programs described in Subsection
63     (1) to individuals in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
64          (b) To fulfill the responsibility described in Subsection (2)(a), the State Board of
65     Education and the Department of Corrections shall, where feasible, contract with appropriate
66     private or public agencies to provide educational and related administrative services.
67          (c) The State Board of Education shall allocate at least 15% of the money appropriated
68     to the State Board of Education for adult education to support the programs for which the State
69     Board of Education and the Department of Corrections are responsible under this Subsection
70     (2).
71          [(2) Each] (3) (a) For money that is not allocated under Subsection (2)(c), each school
72     district shall receive a pro rata share of the appropriation for adult high school completion
73     programs based on the number of people in the school district listed in the latest official census
74     who are over 18 years of age and who do not have a high school diploma and prior year
75     participation or as approved by State Board of Education rule.
76          [(3)] (b) On February 1 of each school year, the State Board of Education shall
77     recapture money not used for an adult high school completion program described in Subsection
78     (3)(a) for reallocation to school districts that have implemented programs based on need and
79     effort as determined by the State Board of Education.
80          (4) To the extent of money available, school districts shall provide program services to
81     adults who do not have a diploma and who intend to graduate from high school, with particular
82     emphasis on homeless individuals who are seeking literacy and life skills.
83          (5) Overruns in adult education in any school district may not reduce the value of the
84     weighted pupil unit for this program in another school district.
85          (6) School districts shall spend money on adult basic skills programs according to
86     standards established by the State Board of Education.
87          Section 2. Section 53F-2-402 is amended to read:
88          53F-2-402. State support of pupil transportation.
89          (1) Money appropriated to the State Board of Education for state-supported

90     transportation of public school students shall be apportioned and distributed in accordance with
91     Section 53F-2-403, except as otherwise provided in this section [or Section 53F-2-412].
92          (2) (a) The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind shall use an allocation of pupil
93     transportation money to pay for transportation of students based on current valid contractual
94     arrangements and best transportation options and methods as determined by the schools.
95          (b) All student transportation costs of the schools shall be paid from the allocation of
96     pupil transportation money specified in statute.
97          (3) (a) A local school board may only claim eligible transportation costs as legally
98     reported on the prior year's annual financial report submitted under Section 53G-4-404.
99          (b) The state shall contribute 85% of approved transportation costs, subject to budget
100     constraints.
101          (c) If in a fiscal year the total transportation allowance for all school districts exceeds
102     the amount appropriated for that purpose, all allowances shall be reduced pro rata to equal not
103     more than the amount appropriated.
104          Section 3. Section 53F-2-406 is amended to read:
105          53F-2-406. Appropriation for school nurses.
106          (1) The State Board of Education shall distribute money appropriated for school nurses
107     to award grants to school districts and charter schools that:
108          [(1)] (a) provide an equal amount of matching funds; and
109          [(2)] (b) do not supplant other money used for school nurses.
110          (2) (a) A school district or charter school that is awarded a grant under this section
111     shall require each school nurse employed by the school district or charter school to complete
112     two hours of continuing nurse education on the emotional and mental health of students.
113          (b) The continuing nurse education described in Subsection (2)(a) shall include training
114     on:
115          (i) the awareness of, screening for, and triaging to appropriate treatment for mental
116     health problems;
117          (ii) trauma-informed care;
118          (iii) signs of mental illness;
119          (iv) alcohol and substance abuse;
120          (v) response to acute mental health crises; and

121          (vi) suicide prevention, including information about the 24-hour availability of the
122     School Safety and Crisis Line established under Section 53E-10-502.
123          Section 4. Section 53F-2-410 is amended to read:
124          53F-2-410. Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program.
125          (1) (a) Subject to the requirements of Subsection (1)(b), the State Board of Education
126     shall distribute money appropriated for the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program to
127     school districts and charter schools according to a formula adopted by the State Board of
128     Education, after consultation with local education boards.
129          (b) (i) The State Board of Education shall appropriate Ĥ→ [
$1,200,000] $1,500,000 ←Ĥ
129a      from the
130     appropriation for Enhancement for At-Risk Students for a gang prevention and intervention
131     program designed to help students at-risk for gang involvement stay in school.
132          (ii) Money for the gang prevention and intervention program shall be distributed to
133     school districts and charter schools through a request for proposals process.
134          (2) In establishing a distribution formula under Subsection (1)(a), the State Board of
135     Education shall use the following criteria:
136          (a) low performance on statewide assessments described in Section 53E-4-301;
137          (b) poverty;
138          (c) mobility; [and]
139          (d) limited English proficiency[.]; and
140          (e) homelessness.
141          (3) A local education board shall use money distributed under this section to improve
142     the academic achievement of students who are at risk of academic failure.
143          (4) The State Board of Education shall develop performance criteria to measure the
144     effectiveness of the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program.
145          (5) If a school district or charter school receives an allocation of less than $10,000
146     under this section, the school district or charter school may use the allocation as described in
147     Section 53F-2-206.
148          Section 5. Repealer.
149          This bill repeals:
150          Section 53F-2-412, Grants for unsafe routes.
151          Section 6. Fiscal year 2018 appropriations.

152          The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
153     2017, and ending June 30, 2018. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
154     fiscal year 2018.
155          Subsection 6(a). Operating and Capital Budgets.
156          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
157     Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
158     the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
159     
Public Education

160     
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program

161     
Item 1
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
162          From Education Fund, One-Time
8,000,000

163          Schedule of Programs:
164               Grades 1 - 12                              8,000,000
165     
Item 2
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School

166     Programs
167          From Education Fund, One-Time
2,556,100

168          From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust Distribution Account,
169           One-Time
13,852,300

170          Schedule of Programs:
171               School LAND Trust Program               13,852,300
172               Educator Salary Adjustments                    2,556,100
173     
Item 3
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local
174     Levy Programs
175          From Education Fund, One-Time
(8,000,000)

176          Schedule of Programs:
177               Voted Local Levy Program                    (4,000,000)
178               Board Local Levy Program                    (4,000,000)
179     
State Board of Education

180     
Item 4
To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office
181          From General Fund, One-Time
150,000

182          From Education Fund, One-Time
543,000


183          Schedule of Programs:
184               Board and Administration                    543,000
185               Student Advocacy Services                    150,000
186          Section 7. Fiscal year 2019 appropriations -- Value of the weighted pupil unit.
187          (1) The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
188     2018, and ending June 30, 2019. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
189     fiscal year 2019.
190          (2) The value of each weighted pupil unit (WPU) for fiscal year 2019 is increased from
191     the value of the WPU for fiscal year 2019 established in H.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget
192     Amendments, and set at $3,395.
193          Subsection 7(a). Operating and Capital Budgets.
194          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
195     Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
196     the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
197     
Public Education

198     
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program

199     
Item 5
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
200          From Education Fund
226,364,400

201          From Education Fund, One-Time
(10,000,000)

202          From Uniform School Fund, One-Time
10,000,000

203          Schedule of Programs:
204               Kindergarten (-716 WPUs)                    (154,500)
205               Grades 1 - 12 (5,830 WPUs)                    60,126,600
206               Foreign Exchange                         27,600
207               Necessarily Existent Small Schools (74 WPUs)     1,050,300
208               Professional Staff (-263 WPUs)               3,795,000
209               Administrative Costs (-60 WPUs)               (72,200)
210               Special Education - Add-On (2,092 WPUs)          13,843,400
211               Special Education - Preschool (275 WPUs)          1,838,900
212               Special Education - Self-Contained (26 WPUs)     1,259,600
213               Special Education - Extended School Year

214                (8 WPUs)                              64,100
215               Special Education - Impact Aid (27 WPUs)          256,800
216               Special Education - Intensive Services (9 WPUs)     95,100
217               Special Education - Extended Year for Special
218                Educators                              76,400
219               Career and Technical Education - Add-On
220                (341 WPUs)                         3,550,000
221               Class Size Reduction (41,416 WPUs)          140,607,300
222     
Item 6
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School

223     Programs
224          From Education Fund
(68,269,700)

225          From Education Fund Restricted - Charter School Levy Account
1,739,600

226          From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust Distribution Account
23,600,000

227          Schedule of Programs:
228               To and From School - Pupil Transportation          3,606,000
229               Flexible Allocation - WPU Distribution          (291,641,100)
230               Enhancement for At-Risk Students               10,039,900
231               Youth in Custody                         1,995,900
232               Adult Education                         2,333,100
233               Enhancement for Accelerated Students          186,700
234               Concurrent Enrollment                    400,100
235               School LAND Trust Program               23,600,000
236               Charter School Local Replacement               7,946,800
237               Charter School Administration               155,000
238               K-3 Reading Improvement                    15,000,000
239               Educator Salary Adjustments                    173,645,500
240               Matching Fund for School Nurses               1,002,000
241               Critical Languages and Dual Immersion          450,000
242               Teacher Supplies and Materials               500,000
243               Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts
244                Learning Program                         500,000

245               Early Intervention                         7,500,000
246               Civics Education - State Capitol Field Trips          (150,000)
247     
Item 7
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local

248     Levy Programs
249          From Education Fund
4,950,400

250          Schedule of Programs:
251               Voted Local Levy Program                    6,782,600
252               Board Local Levy Program                    (1,832,200)
253     
State Board of Education

254     
Item 8
To State Board of Education - Education Contracts
255          From Education Fund
(3,142,900)

256          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(362,000)

257          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
362,000

258          Schedule of Programs:
259               Corrections Institutions                    (1,989,700)
260               Youth Center                              (1,153,200)
261     
Item 9
To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing

262          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
500,000

263          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(500,000)

264     
Item 10
To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach

265          From Education Fund
60,000

266          Schedule of Programs:
267               Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools     60,000
268     
Item 11
To State Board of Education - Initiative Programs

269          From General Fund
350,000

270          From Education Fund
9,600,000

271          From General Fund Restricted - Autism Awareness Account
11,700

272          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
14,500,000

273          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(14,500,000)

274          Schedule of Programs:
275               Autism Awareness                         11,700

276               Carson Smith Scholarships                    350,000
277               Early Intervention Reading Software               7,600,000
278               UPSTART                              2,000,000
279     
Item 12
To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration

280          From Education Fund
70,600

281          From Education Fund, One-Time
50,000

282          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,756,900

283          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,756,800)

284          Schedule of Programs:
285               Adult Education                         70,600
286               CTE Comprehensive Guidance               100
287               Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts
288                Learning Program                         50,000
289     
Item 13
To State Board of Education - Science Outreach

290          From Education Fund
190,000

291          Schedule of Programs:
292               Informal Science Education Enhancement          190,000
293     
Item 14
To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office

294          From Education Fund
569,600

295          From Education Fund Restricted - Underage Drinking Prevention
296           Program Restricted Account
1,750,000

297          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
8,123,300

298          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(11,834,700)

299          Schedule of Programs:
300               Board and Administration                    543,000
301               Indirect Cost Pool                         (3,711,400)
302               Statewide Online Education Program          26,600
303               Student Advocacy Services                    1,750,000
304          (1) (a) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education prioritize the
305     expenditure of funds appropriated for Board and Administration between requested full-time
306     equivalent positions and programmatic cost.

307          (b) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education report on or
308     before July 31, 2018, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the intended
309     expenditure of the funds described in Subsection (1)(a) in fiscal year 2019.
310          (2) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use any nonlapsing
311     balances generated from the licensing of Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence
312     assessment questions to develop additional assessment questions, to provide professional
313     learning for Utah educators, and for risk mitigation purposes.
314     
Item 15
To State Board of Education - General System Support

315          From General Fund, One-Time
250,000

316          From Education Fund Restricted - Underage Drinking Prevention
317           Program Restricted Account
(1,750,000)

318          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
13,282,600

319          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(13,282,600)

320          Schedule of Programs:
321               Teaching and Learning                    (1,750,000)
322               Career and Technical Education               250,000
323     
Item 16
To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board

324          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,570,000

325          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,570,000)

326     
Item 17
To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

327          From Education Fund
450,000

328          From Education Fund, One-Time
500,000

329          Schedule of Programs:
330               Educational Services                         950,000
331     
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office

332     
Item 18
To School and Institutional Trust Fund Office

333          From School and Institutional Trust Fund Management Account
36,700

334          Schedule of Programs:
335               School and Institutional Trust Fund Office          36,700
336          Section 8. Effective date.
337          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on July 1, 2018.

338          (2) If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, Section 6,
339     Fiscal year 2018 appropriations, takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day
340     following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the
341     governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
342          Section 9. Coordinating S.B. 2 with H.B. 230 -- Substantive amendments.
343          If this S.B. 2 and H.B. 230, Related to Basic School Programs Review, both pass and
344     become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that on July 1, 2018, the Office of Legislative
345     Research and General Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for publication, delete
346     Subsection 53F-2-414(3)(b).






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