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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENTS

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2019 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Ann Millner

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House Sponsor: Val L. Peterson

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies provisions related to economic development.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     moves the STEM Action Center from the Governor's Office of Economic
13     Development to the Department of Heritage and Arts;
14          ▸     moves STEM education endorsements from the Governor's Office of Economic
15     Development to the State Board of Education;
16          ▸     requires the Governor's Office of Economic Development to develop a written
17     strategic plan;
18          ▸     creates the Utah Works Program within the Talent Ready Utah Center and describes
19     the duties associated with the program; and
20          ▸     makes technical changes.
21     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22          This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020:
23          ▸     to the Governor's Office of Economic Development -- Talent Ready Utah Center --
24     Utah Works Program, as a one-time appropriation:
25               •     from the General Fund, $4,000,000; and
26          ▸     to the Governor's Office of Economic Development -- Talent Ready Utah Center --
27     Utah Works Program, as an ongoing appropriation:
28               •     from the General Fund, $1,000,000.
29     Other Special Clauses:
30          This bill provides a special effective date.
31     Utah Code Sections Affected:
32     AMENDS:
33          63N-1-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 423
34     ENACTS:
35          63N-12-505, Utah Code Annotated 1953
36     RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
37          9-20-101, (Renumbered from 63N-12-201, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter
38     283)
39          9-20-102, (Renumbered from 63N-12-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018,
40     Chapters 415 and 423)
41          9-20-103, (Renumbered from 63N-12-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017,
42     Chapter 382)
43          9-20-104, (Renumbered from 63N-12-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017,
44     Chapter 353)
45          9-20-105, (Renumbered from 63N-12-204.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter
46     353)
47          9-20-106, (Renumbered from 63N-12-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016,
48     Chapter 139)
49          9-20-107, (Renumbered from 63N-12-206, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
50     Utah 2015, Chapter 283)
51          9-20-108, (Renumbered from 63N-12-207, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
52     Utah 2015, Chapter 283)
53          9-20-109, (Renumbered from 63N-12-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015,
54     Chapter 292 and renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 283)
55          9-20-110, (Renumbered from 63N-12-210, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017,
56     Chapter 353)
57          9-20-111, (Renumbered from 63N-12-211, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
58     Utah 2015, Chapter 283)
59          9-20-112, (Renumbered from 63N-12-212, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017,
60     Chapter 382)
61          9-20-113, (Renumbered from 63N-12-213, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018,
62     Chapter 415)
63          9-20-114, (Renumbered from 63N-12-214, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter
64     219)
65          53E-6-903, (Renumbered from 63N-12-209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016,
66     Chapter 139)
67     

68     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
69          Section 1. Section 9-20-101, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-201 is
70     renumbered and amended to read:
71     
CHAPTER 20. STEM ACTION CENTER

72     
Part 1. STEM Action Center

73          [63N-12-201].      9-20-101. Title.
74          This [part] chapter is known as the "STEM Action Center."
75          Section 2. Section 9-20-102, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-202 is
76     renumbered and amended to read:
77          [63N-12-202].      9-20-102. Definitions.
78          As used in this [part] chapter:
79          [(1) "Board" means the STEM Action Center Board created in Section 63N-12-203 .]
80          [(2)] (1) "Computing partnerships" means a set of skills, knowledge, and aptitudes
81     used in computer science, information technology, or computer engineering courses and career
82     options.
83          [(3)] (2) "Director" means the director appointed by the STEM board to oversee the
84     administration of the STEM Action Center.
85          [(4)] (3) "Educator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.
86          [(5)] (4) "Foundation" means a foundation established as described in Subsections
87     [63N-12-204(3) and (4)] 9-20-104(3) and (4).
88          [(6)] (5) "Fund" means the STEM Action Center Foundation Fund created in Section
89     [63N-12-204.5] 9-20-105.
90          [(7)] (6) "Grant program" means the Computing Partnerships Grants program created
91     in this part.
92          [(8)] (7) "High quality professional development" means professional development that
93     meets high quality standards developed by the State Board of Education.
94          [(9)] (8) "Institution of higher education" means an institution listed in Section
95     53B-1-102.
96          [(10)] (9) "K-16" means kindergarten through grade 12 and post-secondary education
97     programs.
98          [(11) "Office" means the Governor's Office of Economic Development.]
99          [(12)] (10) "Provider" means a provider selected on behalf of the STEM board by the
100     staff of the STEM board and the staff of the State Board of Education:
101          (a) through a request for proposals process; or
102          (b) through a direct award or sole source procurement process for a pilot described in
103     Section [63N-12-206] 9-20-107.
104          [(13)] (11) "Review committee" means the committee established under Section
105     [63N-12-214] 9-20-114.
106          [(14)] (12) "Stacked credentials" means credentials that:
107          (a) an individual can build upon to access an advanced job or higher wage;
108          (b) are part of a career pathway system;
109          (c) provide a pathway culminating in the equivalent of an associate's or bachelor's
110     degree;
111          (d) facilitate multiple exit and entry points; and
112          (e) recognize sub-goals or momentum points.
113          [(15)] (13) "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
114          [(16)] (14) "STEM Action Center" means the center described in Section [63N-12-205]
115     9-20-106.
116          (15) "STEM board" means the STEM Action Center Board created in Section
117     9-20-103.
118          [(17)] (16) "Talent Ready Utah" means the Talent Ready Utah Center created in
119     Section 63N-12-502.
120          Section 3. Section 9-20-103, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-203 is
121     renumbered and amended to read:
122          [63N-12-203].      9-20-103. STEM Action Center Board creation --
123     Membership.
124          (1) There is created the STEM Action Center Board [within the office], composed of
125     the following members:
126          (a) six private sector members who represent business, appointed by the governor;
127          (b) the state superintendent of public instruction or the state [superintendent of public
128     instruction's] superintendent's designee;
129          (c) the commissioner of higher education or the [commissioner of higher education's]
130     commissioner's designee;
131          (d) one member appointed by the governor;
132          (e) a member of the State Board of Education, chosen by the chair of the State Board of
133     Education;
134          (f) the executive director of the [office or the executive director's designee] department
135     or the executive director's designee;
136          (g) the Utah System of Technical Colleges commissioner of technical education or the
137     [Utah System of Technical Colleges commissioner of technical education's] commissioner's
138     designee;
139          (h) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the executive
140     [director of the Department of Workforce Services'] director's designee; and
141          (i) one member who has a degree in engineering and experience working in a
142     government military installation, appointed by the governor.
143          (2) (a) The private sector members appointed by the governor in Subsection (1)(a) shall
144     represent a business or trade association whose primary focus is science, technology, or
145     engineering.
146          (b) Except as required by Subsection (2)(c), members appointed by the governor shall
147     be appointed to four-year terms.
148          (c) The length of terms of the members shall be staggered so that approximately half of
149     the committee is appointed every two years.
150          (d) The members may not serve more than two full consecutive terms except where the
151     governor determines that an additional term is in the best interest of the state.
152          (e) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
153     appointed for the unexpired term.
154          (3) Attendance of a simple majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the
155     transaction of official committee business.
156          (4) Formal action by the [committee] STEM board requires a majority vote of a
157     quorum.
158          (5) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
159     may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
160          (a) Section 63A-3-106;
161          (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
162          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
163          (6) The governor shall select the chair of the [board] STEM board to serve a two-year
164     term.
165          (7) The executive director of the [office] department or the executive director's
166     designee shall serve as the vice chair of the STEM board.
167          Section 4. Section 9-20-104, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-204 is
168     renumbered and amended to read:
169          [63N-12-204].      9-20-104. STEM Action Center Board -- Duties.
170          (1) The STEM board shall:
171          (a) establish a STEM Action Center to:
172          (i) coordinate STEM activities in the state among the following stakeholders:
173          (A) the State Board of Education;
174          (B) school districts and charter schools;
175          (C) the State Board of Regents;
176          (D) institutions of higher education;
177          (E) parents of home-schooled students;
178          (F) other state agencies; and
179          (G) business and industry representatives;
180          (ii) align public education STEM activities with higher education STEM activities; and
181          (iii) create and coordinate best practices among public education and higher education;
182          (b) with the consent of the Senate, appoint a director to oversee the administration of
183     the STEM Action Center;
184          (c) select a physical location for the STEM Action Center;
185          (d) strategically engage industry and business entities to cooperate with the STEM
186     board:
187          (i) to support high quality professional development and provide other assistance for
188     educators and students; and
189          (ii) to provide private funding and support for the STEM Action Center;
190          (e) give direction to the STEM Action Center and the providers selected through a
191     request for proposals process pursuant to this part; and
192          (f) work to meet the following expectations:
193          (i) that at least 50 educators are implementing best practice learning tools in
194     classrooms;
195          (ii) performance change in student achievement in each classroom participating in a
196     STEM Action Center project; and
197          (iii) that students from at least 50 schools in the state participate in the STEM
198     competitions, fairs, and camps described in Subsection [63N-12-205(2)(d)] 9-20-106(2)(d).
199          (2) The STEM board may:
200          (a) enter into contracts for the purposes of this part;
201          (b) apply for, receive, and disburse funds, contributions, or grants from any source for
202     the purposes set forth in this part;
203          (c) employ, compensate, and prescribe the duties and powers of individuals necessary
204     to execute the duties and powers of the STEM board;
205          (d) prescribe the duties and powers of the STEM Action Center providers; and
206          (e) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
207     make rules to administer this part.
208          (3) The STEM board may establish a foundation to assist in:
209          (a) the development and implementation of the programs authorized under this part to
210     promote STEM education; and
211          (b) implementation of other STEM education objectives described in this part.
212          (4) A foundation established by the STEM board under Subsection (3):
213          (a) may solicit and receive contributions from a private organization for STEM
214     education objectives described in this part;
215          (b) shall comply with the requirements described in Section [63N-12-204.5] 9-20-105;
216          (c) does not have power or authority to incur contractual obligations or liabilities that
217     constitute a claim against public funds;
218          (d) may not exercise executive or administrative authority over the programs or other
219     activities described in this part, except to the extent specifically authorized by the STEM board;
220          (e) shall provide the STEM board with information detailing transactions and balances
221     associated with the foundation; and
222          (f) may not:
223          (i) engage in lobbying activities;
224          (ii) attempt to influence legislation; or
225          (iii) participate in any campaign activity for or against:
226          (A) a political candidate; or
227          (B) an initiative, referendum, proposed constitutional amendment, bond, or any other
228     ballot proposition submitted to the voters.
229          Section 5. Section 9-20-105, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-204.5 is
230     renumbered and amended to read:
231          [63N-12-204.5].      9-20-105. STEM Action Center Foundation Fund.
232          (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "STEM Action
233     Center Foundation Fund."
234          (2) The director shall administer the fund under the direction of the STEM board.
235          (3) Money may be deposited into the fund from a variety of sources, including
236     transfers, grants, private foundations, individual donors, gifts, bequests, legislative
237     appropriations, and money made available from any other source.
238          (4) Money collected by a foundation described in Subsections [63N-12-204(3)]
239     9-20-104(3) and (4) shall be deposited into the fund.
240          (5) Any portion of the fund may be treated as an endowment fund such that the
241     principal of that portion of the fund is held in perpetuity on behalf of the STEM Action Center.
242          (6) The state treasurer shall invest the money in the fund according to the procedures
243     and requirements of Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act, except that all interest
244     or other earnings derived from those investments shall be deposited into the fund.
245          (7) The director, under the direction of the STEM board, may expend money from the
246     fund for the purposes described in this part.
247          Section 6. Section 9-20-106, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-205 is
248     renumbered and amended to read:
249          [63N-12-205].      9-20-106. STEM Action Center.
250          (1) [As funding allows, the board] The STEM board shall:
251          (a) establish a STEM Action Center;
252          (b) ensure that the STEM Action Center:
253          (i) is accessible [by] to the public; and
254          (ii) includes the components described in Subsection (2);
255          (c) work cooperatively with the State Board of Education to:
256          (i) further STEM education; and
257          (ii) ensure best practices are implemented as described in Sections [63N-12-206 and
258     63N-12-207] 9-20-107 and 9-20-108;
259          (d) engage private entities to provide financial support or employee time for STEM
260     activities in schools in addition to what is currently provided by private entities; and
261          (e) work cooperatively with stakeholders to support and promote activities that align
262     STEM education and training activities with the employment needs of business and industry in
263     the state.
264          (2) As funding allows, the director of the STEM Action Center shall:
265          (a) support high quality professional development for educators regarding STEM
266     education;
267          (b) ensure that the STEM Action Center acts as a research and development center for
268     STEM education through a request for proposals process described in Section [63N-12-206]
269     9-20-107;
270          (c) review and acquire STEM education related materials and products for:
271          (i) high quality professional development;
272          (ii) assessment, data collection, analysis, and reporting; and
273          (iii) public school instruction;
274          (d) facilitate participation in interscholastic STEM related competitions, fairs, camps,
275     and STEM education activities;
276          (e) engage private industry in the development and maintenance of the STEM Action
277     Center and STEM Action Center projects;
278          (f) use resources to bring the latest STEM education learning tools into public
279     education classrooms;
280          (g) identify at least 10 best practice innovations used in Utah that have resulted in a
281     measurable improvement in student performance or outcomes in STEM areas;
282          (h) identify best practices being used outside the state and, as appropriate, develop and
283     implement selected practices through a pilot program;
284          (i) identify:
285          (i) learning tools for kindergarten through grade 6 identified as best practices; and
286          (ii) learning tools for grades 7 through 12 identified as best practices;
287          (j) collect data on Utah best practices, including best practices from public education,
288     higher education, the Utah Education and Telehealth Network, and other STEM related
289     entities;
290          (k) keep track of the following items related to best practices described in Subsection
291     (2)(j):
292          (i) how the best practices data are being used; and
293          (ii) how many individuals are using the data, including the demographics of the users,
294     if available;
295          (l) as appropriate, join and participate in a national STEM network;
296          (m) work cooperatively with the State Board of Education to designate schools as
297     STEM schools, where the schools have agreed to adopt a plan of STEM implementation in
298     alignment with criteria set by the State Board of Education and the board;
299          (n) support best methods of high quality professional development for STEM
300     education in kindergarten through grade 12, including methods of high quality professional
301     development that reduce cost and increase effectiveness, to help educators learn how to most
302     effectively implement best practice learning tools in classrooms;
303          (o) recognize achievement in the STEM competitions, fairs, and camps described in
304     Subsection (2)(d);
305          (p) send student results from STEM competitions, fairs, and camps described in
306     Subsection (2)(d) to media and ask the media to report on them;
307          (q) develop and distribute STEM information to parents of students in the state ;
308          (r) support targeted high quality professional development for improved instruction in
309     STEM education, including:
310          (i) improved instructional materials that are dynamic and engaging for students;
311          (ii) use of applied instruction; and
312          (iii) introduction of other research-based methods that support student achievement in
313     STEM areas; and
314          (s) ensure that an online college readiness assessment tool be accessible by:
315          (i) public education students; and
316          (ii) higher education students.
317          (3) The STEM board may prescribe other duties for the STEM Action Center in
318     addition to the responsibilities described in this section.
319          (4) (a) The director shall work with an independent evaluator to track and compare the
320     student performance of students participating in a STEM Action Center program to all other
321     similarly situated students in the state, if appropriate, in the following activities:
322          (i) public education high school graduation rates;
323          (ii) the number of students taking a remedial mathematics course at an institution of
324     higher education described in Section 53B-2-101;
325          (iii) the number of students who graduate from a Utah public school and begin a
326     postsecondary education program; and
327          (iv) the number of students, as compared to all similarly situated students, who are
328     performing at grade level in STEM classes.
329          (b) The State Board of Education and the State Board of Regents shall provide
330     information to the STEM board to assist the STEM board in complying with the requirements
331     of Subsection (4)(a) if allowed under federal law.
332          Section 7. Section 9-20-107, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-206 is
333     renumbered and amended to read:
334          [63N-12-206].      9-20-107. Acquisition of STEM education related
335     instructional technology program -- Research and development of education related
336     instructional technology through a pilot program.
337          (1) For purposes of this section:
338          (a) "Pilot" means a pilot of the program.
339          (b) "Program" means the STEM education related instructional technology program
340     created in Subsection (2).
341          (2) (a) There is created the STEM education related instructional technology program
342     to provide public schools the STEM education related instructional technology described in
343     Subsection (3).
344          (b) On behalf of the STEM board, the staff of the STEM board and the staff of the
345     State Board of Education shall collaborate and may select one or more providers, through a
346     request for proposals process, to provide STEM education related instructional technology to
347     school districts and charter schools.
348          (c) On behalf of the STEM board, the staff of the STEM board and the staff of the
349     State Board of Education shall consider and may accept an offer from a provider in response to
350     the request for proposals described in Subsection (2)(b) even if the provider did not participate
351     in a pilot described in Subsection (5).
352          (3) The STEM education related instructional technology shall:
353          (a) support mathematics instruction for students in:
354          (i) kindergarten through grade 6; or
355          (ii) grades 7 and 8; or
356          (b) support mathematics instruction for secondary students to prepare the secondary
357     students for college mathematics courses.
358          (4) In selecting a provider for STEM education related instructional technology to
359     support mathematics instruction for the students described in Subsection (3)(a), the STEM
360     board shall consider the following criteria:
361          (a) the technology contains individualized instructional support for skills and
362     understanding of the core standards in mathematics;
363          (b) the technology is self-adapting to respond to the needs and progress of the learner;
364     and
365          (c) the technology provides opportunities for frequent, quick, and informal assessments
366     and includes an embedded progress monitoring tool and mechanisms for regular feedback to
367     students and teachers.
368          (5) Before issuing a request for proposals described in Subsection (2), on behalf of the
369     STEM board, the staff of the STEM board and the staff of the State Board of Education shall
370     collaborate and may:
371          (a) conduct a pilot of the program to test and select providers for the program;
372          (b) select at least two providers through a direct award or sole source procurement
373     process for the purpose of conducting the pilot; and
374          (c) select schools to participate in the pilot.
375          (6) (a) A contract with a provider for STEM education related instructional technology
376     may include professional development for full deployment of the STEM education related
377     instructional technology.
378          (b) No more than 10% of the money appropriated for the program may be used to
379     provide professional development related to STEM education related instructional technology
380     in addition to the professional development described in Subsection (6)(a).
381          Section 8. Section 9-20-108, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-207 is
382     renumbered and amended to read:
383          [63N-12-207].      9-20-108. Distribution of STEM education instructional
384     technology to schools.
385          (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, on behalf of the STEM board, the staff of the
386     STEM board and the staff of the State Board of Education shall collaborate and shall:
387          (a) distribute STEM education related instructional technology described in Section
388     [63N-12-206] 9-20-107 to school districts and charter schools; and
389          (b) provide related professional development to the school districts and charter schools
390     that receive STEM education related instructional technology.
391          (2) A school district or charter school may apply to the STEM board, through a
392     competitive process, to receive STEM education related instructional technology from the
393     STEM board.
394          (3) A school district or charter school that receives STEM education related
395     instructional technology as described in this section shall provide the school district's or charter
396     school's own computer hardware.
397          Section 9. Section 9-20-109, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-208 is
398     renumbered and amended to read:
399          [63N-12-208].      9-20-109. Report to Legislature and the State Board of
400     Education.
401          (1) The STEM board shall report the progress of the STEM Action Center, including
402     the information described in Subsection (2), to the following groups once each year:
403          (a) the Education Interim Committee;
404          (b) the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee;
405          (c) the State Board of Education; and
406          (d) the [office] department for inclusion in the [office's] department's annual written
407     report described in Section [63N-1-301] 9-1-208.
408          (2) The report described in Subsection (1) shall include information that demonstrates
409     the effectiveness of the program, including:
410          (a) the number of educators receiving high quality professional development;
411          (b) the number of students receiving services from the STEM Action Center;
412          (c) a list of the providers selected pursuant to this part;
413          (d) a report on the STEM Action Center's [fulfilment] fulfillment of its duties
414     described in Section [63N-12-205] 9-20-106; and
415          (e) student performance of students participating in a STEM Action Center program as
416     collected in Subsection [63N-12-205] 9-20-106(4).
417          Section 10. Section 9-20-110, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-210 is
418     renumbered and amended to read:
419          [63N-12-210].      9-20-110. Acquisition of STEM education high quality
420     professional development.
421          (1) The STEM Action Center may, through a request for proposals process, select
422     technology providers for the purpose of providing a STEM education high quality professional
423     development application.
424          (2) The high quality professional development application described in Subsection (1)
425     shall:
426          (a) allow the State Board of Education, a school district, or a school to define the
427     application's input and track results of the high quality professional development;
428          (b) allow educators to access automatic tools, resources, and strategies , including
429     instructional materials with integrated STEM content ;
430          (c) allow educators to work in online learning communities, including giving and
431     receiving feedback via uploaded video;
432          (d) track and report data on the usage of the components of the application's system
433     and the relationship to improvement in classroom instruction;
434          (e) include video examples of highly effective STEM education teaching that:
435          (i) cover a cross section of grade levels and subjects;
436          (ii) under the direction of the State Board of Education, include videos of highly
437     effective Utah STEM educators; and
438          (iii) contain tools to help educators implement what they have learned; and
439          (f) allow for additional STEM education video content to be added.
440          (3) In addition to the high quality professional development application described in
441     Subsections (1) and (2), the STEM Action Center may create STEM education hybrid or
442     blended high quality professional development that allows for face-to-face applied learning.
443          Section 11. Section 9-20-111, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-211 is
444     renumbered and amended to read:
445          [63N-12-211].      9-20-111. STEM education middle school applied science
446     initiative.
447          (1) The STEM Action Center shall develop an applied science initiative for students in
448     grades 7 and 8 that includes:
449          (a) a STEM applied science curriculum with instructional materials;
450          (b) STEM hybrid or blended high quality professional development that allows for
451     face-to-face applied learning; and
452          (c) hands-on tools for STEM applied science learning.
453          (2) The STEM Action Center may, through a request for proposals process, select a
454     consultant to assist in developing the initiative described in Subsection (1).
455          Section 12. Section 9-20-112, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-212 is
456     renumbered and amended to read:
457          [63N-12-212].      9-20-112. High school STEM education initiative.
458          (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, after consulting with State Board of Education
459     staff, the STEM Action Center shall award grants to school districts and charter schools to fund
460     STEM related certification for high school students.
461          (2) (a) A school district or charter school may apply for a grant from the STEM Action
462     Center, through a competitive process, to fund the school district's or charter school's STEM
463     related certification training program.
464          (b) A school district's or charter school's STEM related certification training program
465     shall:
466          (i) prepare high school students to be job ready for available STEM related positions of
467     employment; and
468          (ii) when a student completes the program, result in the student gaining an
469     industry-recognized employer STEM related certification.
470          (3) A school district or charter school may partner with one or more of the following to
471     provide a STEM related certification program:
472          (a) a technical college described in Section 53B-2a-105;
473          (b) Salt Lake Community College;
474          (c) Snow College;
475          (d) Utah State University Eastern; or
476          (e) a private sector employer.
477          Section 13. Section 9-20-113, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-213 is
478     renumbered and amended to read:
479          [63N-12-213].      9-20-113. Computer science initiative for public schools.
480          (1) As used in this section:
481          (a) "Computational thinking" means the set of problem-solving skills and techniques
482     that software engineers use to write programs that underlie computer applications, including
483     decomposition, pattern recognition, pattern generalization, and algorithm design.
484          (b) "Computer coding" means the process of writing script for a computer program or
485     mobile device.
486          (c) "Educator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.
487          (d) "Endorsement" means a stipulation, authorized by the State Board of Education and
488     appended to a license, that specifies the areas of practice to which the license applies.
489          (e) (i) "Institution of higher education" means the same as that term is defined in
490     Section 53B-3-102.
491          (ii) "Institution of higher education" includes a technical college described in Section
492     53B-2a-105.
493          (f) "Employer" means a private employer, public employer, industry association, union,
494     or the military.
495          (g) "License" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.
496          (2) Subject to legislative appropriations, on behalf of the STEM board, the staff of the
497     STEM board and the staff of the State Board of Education shall collaborate to develop and
498     implement a computer science initiative for public schools by:
499          (a) creating an online repository that:
500          (i) is available for school districts and charter schools to use as a resource; and
501          (ii) includes high quality computer science instructional resources that are designed to
502     teach students in all grade levels:
503          (A) computational thinking skills; and
504          (B) computer coding skills;
505          (b) providing for professional development on teaching computer science by:
506          (i) including resources for educators related to teaching computational thinking and
507     computer coding in the STEM education high quality professional development application
508     described in Section [63N-12-210] 9-20-110; and
509          (ii) providing statewide or regional professional development institutes; and
510          (c) awarding grants to a school district or charter school, on a competitive basis, that
511     may be used to provide incentives for an educator to earn a computer science endorsement.
512          (3) A school district or charter school may enter into an agreement with one or more of
513     the following entities to jointly apply for a grant under Subsection (2)(c):
514          (a) a school district;
515          (b) a charter school;
516          (c) an employer;
517          (d) an institution of higher education; or
518          (e) a non-profit organization.
519          (4) To apply for a grant described in Subsection (2)(c), a school district or charter
520     school shall submit a plan to the State Board of Education for the use of the grant, including a
521     statement of purpose that describes the methods the school district or charter school proposes
522     to use to incentivize an educator to earn a computer science endorsement.
523          (5) The [board and the] State Board of Education and the STEM board shall encourage
524     schools to independently pursue computer science and coding initiatives, subject to local
525     school board or charter school governing board approval, based on the unique needs of the
526     school's students.
527          (6) The STEM board shall include information on the status of the computer science
528     initiative in the annual report described in Section [63N-12-208] 9-20-109.
529          Section 14. Section 9-20-114, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-214 is
530     renumbered and amended to read:
531          [63N-12-214].      9-20-114. Computing Partnerships Grants program.
532          (1) There is created the Computing Partnerships Grants program consisting of the
533     grants created in this part to provide for the design and implementation of a comprehensive
534     K-16 computing partnerships program, based upon the following common elements:
535          (a) outreach and student engagement;
536          (b) courses and content;
537          (c) instruction and instructional support;
538          (d) work-based learning opportunities;
539          (e) student retention;
540          (f) industry engagement;
541          (g) stacked credentials that allow for multiple exit and entry points;
542          (h) competency-based learning strategies; and
543          (i) secondary and post-secondary collaborations.
544          (2) The grant program shall incentivize public schools and school districts to work
545     with the STEM Action Center, staff of the State Board of Education, Talent Ready Utah,
546     industry representatives, and secondary partners on the design and implementation of
547     comprehensive K-16 computing partnerships through:
548          (a) leveraging existing resources for content, professional learning, and instruction,
549     including existing career and technical education funds, programs, and initiatives;
550          (b) allowing for the support of professional learning for pre- and in-service educators;
551          (c) supporting activities that promote and enhance access, diversity, and equity;
552          (d) supporting collaborations and partnerships between K-12, institutions of higher
553     education, cultural and community partners, and industry representatives;
554          (e) identifying the appropriate credentials that align with industry needs and providing
555     the credentials in a stacked credentials pathway;
556          (f) implementing a collaborative network that enables sharing and identification of best
557     practices; and
558          (g) providing infrastructure assistance that allows for the support of new courses and
559     the expansion of capacity for existing courses.
560          (3) The grant program shall include the following:
561          (a) rigorous and relevant metrics that are shared by all grant participants; and
562          (b) an evaluation by the STEM Action Center of the grant program that identifies best
563     practices.
564          (4) The STEM Action Center, in consultation with the State Board of Education, shall:
565          (a) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
566     adopt rules:
567          (i) for the administration of the grant program and awarding of grants; and
568          (ii) that define outcome-based measures appropriate to the type of grant awarded under
569     this part;
570          (b) establish a grant application process;
571          (c) in accordance with Subsection (5), establish a review committee to make
572     recommendations for:
573          (i) metrics to analyze the quality of a grant application;
574          (ii) approval of a grant application; and
575          (iii) criteria to establish a requirement for an applicant to demonstrate financial need;
576     and
577          (d) with input from the review committee, adopt metrics to analyze the quality of a
578     grant application.
579          (5) (a) The review committee shall consist of K-16 educators, staff of the State Board
580     of Education, representatives of Talent Ready Utah, post-secondary partners, and industry
581     representatives.
582          (b) The review committee shall:
583          (i) review a grant application submitted;
584          (ii) make recommendations to a grant applicant to modify the grant application, if
585     necessary; and
586          (iii) make recommendations regarding the final disposition of an application.
587          (6) The STEM Action Center shall report annually on the grant program to the State
588     Board of Education and any findings and recommendations on the grant program shall be
589     included in the STEM Action Center annual report to the Education Interim Committee.
590          Section 15. Section 53E-6-903, which is renumbered from Section 63N-12-209 is
591     renumbered and amended to read:
592          [63N-12-209].      53E-6-903. STEM education endorsements and incentive
593     program.
594          (1) As used in this section, "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and
595     mathematics.
596          [(1)] (2) The [State Board of Education] state board shall [collaborate with the STEM
597     Action Center to]:
598          (a) develop STEM education endorsements; and
599          (b) create and implement financial incentives for:
600          (i) an educator to earn an elementary or secondary STEM education endorsement
601     described in Subsection [(1)] (2)(a); and
602          (ii) a school district or a charter school to have STEM endorsed educators on staff.
603          [(2)] (3) [In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
604     Act, the State Board of Education] The state board shall make rules establishing the uses of
605     STEM education endorsements described in Subsection [(1)] (2), including that:
606          (a) an incentive for an educator to take a course leading to a STEM education
607     endorsement may only be given for a course that carries higher-education credit; and
608          (b) a school district or a charter school may consider a STEM education endorsement
609     as part of an educator's salary schedule.
610          Section 16. Section 63N-1-301 is amended to read:
611          63N-1-301. Annual report -- Content -- Format -- Strategic plan.
612          (1) The office shall prepare and submit to the governor and the Legislature, by October
613     1 of each year, an annual written report of the operations, activities, programs, and services of
614     the office, including the divisions, sections, boards, commissions, councils, and committees
615     established under this title, for the preceding fiscal year.
616          (2) For each operation, activity, program, or service provided by the office, the annual
617     report shall include:
618          (a) a description of the operation, activity, program, or service;
619          (b) data and metrics:
620          (i) selected and used by the office to measure progress, performance, effectiveness, and
621     scope of the operation, activity, program, or service, including summary data; and
622          (ii) that are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or
623     service that primarily involves employment training or placement as determined by the
624     executive directors of the office, the Department of Workforce Services, and the Governor's
625     Office of Management and Budget;
626          (c) budget data, including the amount and source of funding, expenses, and allocation
627     of full-time employees for the operation, activity, program, or service;
628          (d) historical data from previous years for comparison with data reported under
629     Subsections (2)(b) and (c);
630          (e) goals, challenges, and achievements related to the operation, activity, program, or
631     service;
632          (f) relevant federal and state statutory references and requirements;
633          (g) contact information of officials knowledgeable and responsible for each operation,
634     activity, program, or service; and
635          (h) other information determined by the office that:
636          (i) may be needed, useful, or of historical significance; or
637          (ii) promotes accountability and transparency for each operation, activity, program, or
638     service with the public and elected officials.
639          (3) The annual report shall be designed to provide clear, accurate, and accessible
640     information to the public, the governor, and the Legislature.
641          (4) The office shall:
642          (a) submit the annual report in accordance with Section 68-3-14;
643          (b) make the annual report, and previous annual reports, accessible to the public by
644     placing a link to the reports on the office's website; and
645          (c) provide the data and metrics described in Subsection (2)(b) to the Talent Ready
646     Utah Board created in Section 63N-12-503.
647          (5) (a) On or before October 1, 2019, the office shall:
648          (i) in consultation with the organizations described in Subsection (5)(c), coordinate the
649     development of a written strategic plan that contains a coordinated economic development
650     strategy for the state; and
651          (ii) provide the strategic plan to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of
652     Representatives, and the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee.
653          (b) The strategic plan shall:
654          (i) establish a statewide economic development strategy that consists of a limited set of
655     clear, concise, and defined principles and goals;
656          (ii) recommend targeted economic development policies that will further the
657     implementation of the economic development strategy described in this section;
658          (iii) identify each of the relevant state-level economic development agencies, including
659     the agencies described in Subsection (5)(c);
660          (iv) outline the functional role in furthering the state's economic development strategy
661     for each relevant state-level economic development agency;
662          (v) establish specific principles and make specific recommendations to decrease
663     competition and increase communication and cooperation among state-level economic
664     development agencies, providers and administrators of economic development programs in the
665     state, nonprofit entities that participate in economic development in the state, and local
666     governments;
667          (vi) recommend a fundamental realignment of economic development programs in the
668     state to ensure each program's purpose is congruent with the mission of the organization within
669     which the program is located;
670          (vii) address rural economic development by:
671          (A) establishing goals and principles to ensure the state's economic development
672     strategy works for both urban and rural areas of the state; and
673          (B) providing recommendations on how existing rural economic development
674     programs should be restructured or realigned;
675          (viii) assess the effectiveness of the state's economic development incentives and make
676     recommendations regarding:
677          (A) how incentive policies could be improved; and
678          (B) how incentives could be better coordinated among state-level economic
679     development agencies and local governments;
680          (ix) make recommendations regarding how to align the state's economic development
681     strategy and policies in order to take advantage of the strengths and address the weaknesses of
682     the state's current and projected urban and rural workforce;
683          (x) make recommendations regarding how to monitor and assess whether certain
684     economic development policies further the statewide economic development strategy described
685     in this section, including recommendations on performance metrics to measure results; and
686          (xi) align the strategic plan with each element of the statewide economic development
687     strategy.
688          (c) The office shall coordinate the development of the strategic plan by working in
689     coordination with and obtaining information from other state agencies, including:
690          (i) the Department of Workforce Services;
691          (ii) the Office of Energy Development;
692          (iii) the State Board of Education;
693          (iv) the State Board of Regents; and
694          (v) the Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees.
695          (d) If contacted by the office, other state agencies, including those described in
696     Subsection (5)(c), shall, in accordance with state and federal law, share information and
697     cooperate with the office in coordinating the development of the strategic plan.
698          Section 17. Section 63N-12-505 is enacted to read:
699          63N-12-505. Utah Works.
700          (1) There is created within the center the Utah Works Program.
701          (2) The program, under the direction of the center and the talent ready board, shall
702     develop workforce solutions that meet the needs of businesses that are creating jobs and
703     economic growth in the state by:
704          (a) partnering with the office, the Department of Workforce Services, the Utah System
705     of Higher Education, and the Utah System of Technical Colleges;
706          (b) identifying businesses that have significant hiring demands in the state;
707          (c) coordinating with the Department of Workforce Services to create effective
708     recruitment initiatives to attract student and workforce participants and business participants to
709     the program;
710          (d) coordinating with the Utah System of Higher Education and the Utah System of
711     Technical Colleges to develop educational and training resources to provide student
712     participants in the program qualifications to be hired by business participants in the program;
713     and
714          (e) coordinating with the Board of Education and local education agencies when
715     appropriate to develop educational and training resources to provide student participants in the
716     program qualifications to be hired by business participants in the program.
717          (3) The office, in consultation with the talent ready board, may, in accordance with
718     Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and in accordance with the
719     provisions of this section, make rules regarding the development and administration of the
720     Utah Works Program.
721          (4) The center shall report the following metrics to the office for inclusion in the
722     office's annual report described in Section 63N-1-301:
723          (a) the number of participants in the program;
724          (b) the number of participants who have completed training offered by the program;
725     and
726          (c) the number of participants who have been hired by a business participating in the
727     program.
728          Section 18. Appropriation.
729          The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
730     2019, and ending June 30, 2020. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
731     fiscal year 2020. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
732     Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
733     indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
734     ITEM 1
735          To Governor's Office of Economic Development -- Talent Ready Utah Center
736               From General Fund, One-time
$4,000,000

737               From General Fund
$1,000,000

738               Schedule of Programs:
739                    Utah Works Program                    $5,000,000
740          Section 19. Effective date.
741          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2019.