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PUBLIC EDUCATION BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS

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2019 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

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House Sponsor: Steve Eliason

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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, 2018, and ending
11     June 30, 2019, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020.
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 $3,532 for fiscal year 2020;
17          ▸     adjusts the number of weighted pupil units to reflect anticipated student enrollment
18     in fall 2019;
19          ▸     provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
20          ▸     amends and enacts provisions related to certain appropriations for public education,
21     including appropriations for:
22               •     charter schools;
23               •     the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program; and
24               •     rural school district transportation;
25          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes; and
26          ▸     provides intent language.
27     Money Appropriated in this Bill:

28          This bill appropriates $7,462,500 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2019,
29     including:
30          ▸      $7,062,500 from the Education Fund; and
31          ▸     $400,000 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
32          This bill appropriates $363,373,200 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
33     2020, including:
34          ▸     $613,000 from the General Fund;
35          ▸     $5,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund;
36          ▸     $142,618,100 from the Education Fund; and
37          ▸     $215,142,100 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
38          This bill appropriates $31,680,600 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal
39     year 2020, all of which is from the Education Fund.
40     Other Special Clauses:
41          This bill provides a special effective date.
42     Utah Code Sections Affected:
43     AMENDS:
44          53F-2-301.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 456
45          53F-2-306, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
46          53F-2-403, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
47          53F-2-410, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 117, 165, 396 and
48     renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
49          53F-2-414, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 464
50     ENACTS:
51          53F-2-415, Utah Code Annotated 1953
52     RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
53          53F-2-520, (Renumbered from 53F-5-211, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter
54     441)
55     Uncodified Material Affected:
56     ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
57     

58     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

59          Section 1. Section 53F-2-301.5 is amended to read:
60          53F-2-301.5. Minimum basic tax rate for a fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2018,
61     2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.
62          (1) The provisions of this section are in effect for a fiscal year that begins before July 1,
63     2023.
64          (2) As used in this section:
65          (a) "Basic levy increment rate" means a tax rate that will generate an amount of
66     revenue equal to $75,000,000.
67          (b) "Combined basic rate" means a rate that is the sum of:
68          (i) the rate floor; and
69          (ii) the WPU value rate.
70          (c) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
71          (d) "Equity pupil tax rate" means the tax rate that is:
72          (i) calculated by subtracting the minimum basic tax rate from the rate floor; or
73          (ii) zero, if the rate calculated in accordance with Subsection (2)(d)(i) is zero or less.
74          (e) "Minimum basic local amount" means an amount that is:
75          (i) equal to the sum of:
76          (A) the school districts' contribution to the basic school program the previous fiscal
77     year;
78          (B) the amount generated by the basic levy increment rate; and
79          (C) the eligible new growth, as defined in Section 59-2-924 and rules of the State Tax
80     Commission multiplied by the minimum basic tax rate; and
81          (ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection (3)(a).
82          (f) "Minimum basic tax rate" means a tax rate certified by the commission that will
83     generate an amount of revenue equal to the minimum basic local amount described in
84     Subsection (3)(a).
85          (g) "Rate floor" means a rate that is the greater of:
86          (i) a .0016 tax rate; or
87          (ii) the minimum basic tax rate.
88          (h) "Weighted pupil unit value" or "WPU value" means the amount established each
89     year in the enacted public education budget that is multiplied by the number of weighted pupil

90     units to yield the funding level for the basic school program.
91          (i) "WPU value amount" means an amount that is:
92          (i) equal to the product of:
93          (A) the total cost to the basic school program to increase the WPU value over the WPU
94     value in the prior fiscal year; and
95          (B) the percentage share of local revenue to the cost of the basic school program in the
96     prior fiscal year; and
97          (ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection (4)(a).
98          (j) "WPU value rate" means a tax rate certified by the commission that will generate an
99     amount of revenue equal to the WPU value amount described in Subsection (4)(a).
100          (3) (a) The minimum basic local amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1,
101     [2018, is $408,073,800] 2019, is $490,684,600 in revenue statewide.
102          (b) The preliminary estimate for the minimum basic tax rate for the fiscal year that
103     begins on July 1, [2018, is .001498] 2019, is .001588.
104          (4) (a) The WPU value amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, [2018, is
105     $18,650,000] 2019, is $18,800,000 in revenue statewide.
106          (b) The preliminary estimate for the WPU value rate for the fiscal year that begins on
107     July 1, [2018, is .000069] 2019, is .000061.
108          (5) (a) On or before June 22, the commission shall certify for the year:
109          (i) the minimum basic tax rate; and
110          (ii) the WPU value rate.
111          (b) The estimate of the minimum basic tax rate provided in Subsection (3)(b) and the
112     estimate of the WPU value rate provided in Subsection (4)(b) is based on a forecast for
113     property values for the next calendar year.
114          (c) The certified minimum basic tax rate described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) and the
115     certified WPU value rate described in Subsection (5)(a)(ii) are based on property values as of
116     January 1 of the current calendar year, except personal property, which is based on values from
117     the previous calendar year.
118          (6) (a) To qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic school program
119     and as a school district's contribution toward the cost of the basic school program for the school
120     district, a local school board shall impose the combined basic rate.

121          (b) (i) The state is not subject to the notice requirements of Section 59-2-926 before
122     imposing the tax rates described in this Subsection (6).
123          (ii) The state is subject to the notice requirements of Section 59-2-926 if the state
124     authorizes a tax rate that exceeds the tax rates described in this Subsection (6).
125          (7) (a) The state shall contribute to each school district toward the cost of the basic
126     school program in the school district an amount of money that is the difference between the
127     cost of the school district's basic school program and the sum of the revenue generated by the
128     school district by the following:
129          (i) the minimum basic tax rate;
130          (ii) the basic levy increment rate;
131          (iii) the equity pupil tax rate; and
132          (iv) the WPU value rate.
133          (b) (i) If the difference described in Subsection (7)(a) equals or exceeds the cost of the
134     basic school program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic
135     school program for the school district.
136          (ii) The proceeds of the difference described in Subsection (7)(a) that exceed the cost
137     of the basic school program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law and
138     by the close of the fiscal year in which the proceeds were calculated.
139          (8) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Division of Finance shall deposit an
140     amount equal to the proceeds generated statewide:
141          (a) by the basic levy increment rate into the Minimum Basic Growth Account created
142     in Section 53F-9-302;
143          (b) by the equity pupil tax rate into the Local Levy Growth Account created in Section
144     53F-9-305; and
145          (c) by the WPU value rate into the Teacher and Student Success Account created in
146     Section 53F-9-306.
147          Section 2. Section 53F-2-306 is amended to read:
148          53F-2-306. Weighted pupil units for small school district administrative costs --
149     Appropriation for charter school administrative costs.
150          (1) Administrative costs weighted pupil units are computed for a small school district
151     and distributed to the small school district in accordance with the following schedule:

152     
Administrative Costs Schedule
153      School District Enrollment as of October 1Weighted Pupil Units
154      1 - 500 students95
155      501 - 1,000 students80
156      1,001 - 2,000 students70
157      2,001 - 5,000 students60
158          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), money appropriated to the State Board
159     of Education for charter school administrative costs shall be distributed to charter schools in
160     the amount of $100 for each charter school student in enrollment.
161          (b) (i) If money appropriated for charter school administrative costs is insufficient to
162     provide the amount per student prescribed in Subsection (2)(a), the appropriation shall be
163     allocated among charter schools in proportion to each charter school's enrollment as a
164     percentage of the total enrollment in charter schools.
165          (ii) If the State Board of Education makes adjustments to Minimum School Program
166     allocations under Section 53F-2-205, the allocation provided in Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be
167     determined after adjustments are made under Section 53F-2-205.
168          (iii) For fiscal year 2020, the state board shall distribute $40,000 to each charter school
169     that enrolls fewer than 400 students.
170          (c) Charter school governing boards are encouraged to identify and use cost-effective
171     methods of performing administrative functions, including contracting for administrative
172     services with the State Charter School Board as provided in Section 53G-5-202.
173          (3) Charter schools are not eligible for funds for administrative costs under Subsection
174     (1).
175          Section 3. Section 53F-2-403 is amended to read:
176          53F-2-403. Eligibility for state-supported transportation -- Approved bus routes.
177          (1) A student eligible for state-supported transportation means:
178          (a) a student enrolled in kindergarten through grade six who lives at least 1-1/2 miles
179     from school;
180          (b) a student enrolled in grades seven through 12 who lives at least two miles from
181     school; and

182          (c) a student enrolled in a special program offered by a school district and approved by
183     the State Board of Education for trainable, motor, multiple-disability, or other students with
184     severe disabilities who are incapable of walking to school or where it is unsafe for students to
185     walk because of their disabling condition, without reference to distance from school.
186          (2) If a school district implements double sessions as an alternative to new building
187     construction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, those affected elementary
188     school students residing less than 1-1/2 miles from school may be transported one way to or
189     from school because of safety factors relating to darkness or other hazardous conditions as
190     determined by the local school board.
191          (3) (a) The State Board of Education shall distribute transportation money to school
192     districts based on:
193          (i) an allowance per mile for approved bus routes;
194          (ii) an allowance per hour for approved bus routes; and
195          (iii) a minimum allocation for each school district eligible for transportation funding.
196          (b) The State Board of Education shall distribute appropriated transportation funds
197     based on the prior year's eligible transportation costs as legally reported under Subsection
198     53F-2-402(3).
199          (c) The State Board of Education shall annually review the allowance per mile and the
200     allowance per hour and adjust the allowances to reflect current economic conditions.
201          (4) (a) Approved bus routes for funding purposes shall be determined on fall data
202     collected by October 1.
203          (b) Approved route funding shall be determined on the basis of the most efficient and
204     economic routes.
205          (5) A Transportation Advisory Committee with representation from school district
206     superintendents, business officials, school district transportation supervisors, and State Board
207     of Education employees shall serve as a review committee for addressing school transportation
208     needs, including recommended approved bus routes.
209          (6) A local school board may provide for the transportation of students regardless of the
210     distance from school, from general funds of the school district.
211          [(7) (a) (i) If a local school board expends an amount of revenue equal to at least .0002
212     per dollar of taxable value of the school district's board local levy imposed under Section

213     53F-8-302 to pay for transporting students and for the replacement of school buses, the state
214     may contribute an amount not to exceed 85% of the state average cost per mile, contingent
215     upon the Legislature appropriating funds for a state contribution.]
216          [(ii) The State Board of Education's employees shall distribute the state contribution
217     according to rules enacted by the State Board of Education.]
218          [(b) (i) The amount of state guarantee money that a school district would otherwise be
219     entitled to receive under Subsection (7)(a) may not be reduced for the sole reason that the
220     school district's levy is reduced as a consequence of changes in the certified tax rate under
221     Section 59-2-924 due to changes in property valuation.]
222          [(ii) Subsection (7)(b)(i) applies for a period of two years following the change in the
223     certified tax rate.]
224          Section 4. Section 53F-2-410 is amended to read:
225          53F-2-410. Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program.
226          (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), the State Board of Education shall distribute
227     money appropriated for the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program to school districts and
228     charter schools according to a formula adopted by the State Board of Education, after
229     consultation with local education boards.
230          (b) (i) The State Board of Education shall appropriate $1,500,000 from the
231     appropriation for Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program for a gang prevention and
232     intervention program designed to help students at risk for gang involvement stay in school.
233          (ii) Money for the gang prevention and intervention program shall be distributed to
234     school districts and charter schools through a request for proposals process.
235          (2) In establishing a distribution formula under Subsection (1)(a), the State Board of
236     Education shall:
237          (a) use the following criteria:
238          (i) low performance on statewide assessments described in Section 53E-4-301;
239          (ii) poverty;
240          (iii) mobility;
241          (iv) limited English proficiency;
242          (v) chronic absenteeism; and
243          (vi) homelessness;

244          (b) ensure that the distribution formula distributes money on a per student and per
245     criterion basis; and
246          (c) ensure that the distribution formula provides funding for each criterion that a
247     student meets such that a student who meets:
248          (i) one criterion is counted once; and
249          (ii) more than one criterion is counted for each criterion the student meets up to three
250     criteria.
251          (3) Subject to future budget constraints, the amount appropriated for the Enhancement
252     for At-Risk Students Program shall increase annually [with growth in the at-risk student
253     population and] based on:
254          (a) a student growth adjustment that is the higher of:
255          (i) the percentage of enrollment growth of students in kindergarten through grade 12;
256     or
257          (ii) the percentage of enrollment growth of students in the combined three highest
258     at-risk student criteria categories described in Subsection (2)(a); and
259          (b) changes to the value of the weighted pupil unit as defined in Section [53F-9-305]
260     53F-4-301.
261          (4) A local education board shall use money distributed under this section to improve
262     the academic achievement of students who are at risk of academic failure including addressing
263     truancy.
264          (5) The State Board of Education shall:
265          (a) develop performance criteria to measure the effectiveness of the Enhancement for
266     At-Risk Students Program[.]; and
267          (b) annually determine the three highest at-risk student criteria categories described in
268     Subsection (2)(a).
269          (6) If a school district or charter school receives an allocation of less than $10,000
270     under this section, the school district or charter school may use the allocation as described in
271     Section 53F-2-206.
272          (7) During the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022, the Public Education Appropriations
273     Subcommittee shall evaluate:
274          (a) the impact of funding provided in this section to determine whether the funding has

275     improved educational outcomes for students who are at-risk for academic failure; and
276          (b) whether the funding should continue as established, be amended, or be consolidated
277     in the value of the weighted pupil unit.
278          Section 5. Section 53F-2-414 is amended to read:
279          53F-2-414. Review of related to basic school programs.
280          (1) No later than November 30, 2018, the Public Education Appropriations
281     Subcommittee shall:
282          (a) review and make recommendations on each program in the related to basic school
283     programs described in Subsection (3);
284          (b) adopt a review schedule going forward for each program described in Subsection
285     (3), placing a program on a schedule to review annually or every four years; and
286          (c) review annually or every four years each program according to the schedule adopted
287     under Subsection (1)(b).
288          (2) For a related to basic school program that is not listed in Subsection (3) and is
289     adopted by the Legislature after January 1, 2018, the Public Education Appropriations
290     Subcommittee shall:
291          (a) review and make recommendations for the program in the program's initial year of
292     implementation;
293          (b) adopt a review schedule going forward for the program, placing the program on a
294     schedule to review annually or every four years; and
295          (c) review annually or every four years the program according to the schedule adopted
296     under Subsection (2)(b).
297          (3) The programs subject to review under Subsection (1) are the following:
298          (a) the state-supported transportation program described in Section 53F-2-403;
299          [(b) the state contribution guarantee program for transportation described in Section
300     53F-2-403;]
301          [(c)] (b) the weighted pupil unit flexibility allocations described in Section 53F-2-205;
302          [(d)] (c) the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program described in Section
303     53F-2-410;
304          [(e)] (d) the youth in custody program described in Section 53E-3-503;
305          [(f)] (e) the adult education program described in Title 53E, Chapter 10, Part 2, Adult

306     Education;
307          [(g)] (f) the Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program described in Section
308     53F-2-408;
309          [(h)] (g) the Centennial Scholarship Program described in Section 53F-2-501;
310          [(i)] (h) the concurrent enrollment program described in Title 53E, Chapter 10, Part 3,
311     Concurrent Enrollment;
312          [(j)] (i) the Title I Schools Paraeducators Program described in Section 53F-2-411;
313          [(k)] (j) the School LAND Trust Program described in Section 53F-2-404;
314          [(l)] (k) the charter school local replacement funding program described in Section
315     53F-2-702;
316          [(m)] (l) the charter school administration allocations described in Section 53F-2-306;
317          [(n)] (m) the K-3 Reading Improvement Program described in Section 53F-2-503;
318          [(o)] (n) the educator salary adjustments described in Section 53F-2-405;
319          [(p)] (o) the Teacher Salary Supplement Program described in Section 53F-2-504;
320          [(q)] (p) the school library books and electronic resources appropriation described in
321     Section 53F-2-407;
322          [(r)] (q) the matching appropriation for school nurses described in Section 53F-2-519;
323          [(s)] (r) the Critical Languages Program described in Section 53F-2-516;
324          [(t)] (s) the Dual Language Immersion Program described in Section 53F-2-502;
325          [(u)] (t) the Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) Initiative Centers
326     Program described in Section 53F-2-505;
327          [(v)] (u) the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program described in
328     Section 53F-2-506;
329          [(w)] (v) the early intervention program described in Section 53F-2-507; and
330          [(x)] (w) the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant Program described in Section
331     53F-2-510.
332          Section 6. Section 53F-2-415 is enacted to read:
333          53F-2-415. Rural school district transportation grants.
334          (1) Subject to legislative appropriations and Subsection (2), the state board shall award
335     a grant for a school district to provide:
336          (a) transportation to students who are not eligible for state-supported transportation

337     under Section 53F-2-403;
338          (b) transportation for students to and from student activities and field trips; or
339          (c) replacement school buses.
340          (2) The state board may only award a grant described in Subsection (1) to a school
341     district that:
342          (a) qualifies for transportation money under Section 53F-2-403;
343          (b) is located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, as defined in Section
344     17-50-501;
345          (c) provides matching money, from the school district's board local levy described in
346     Section 53F-8-302, in an amount equal to the grant the school district receives from the state
347     board under this section; and
348          (d) dedicates the total grant and matching money to a transportation purpose described
349     in Subsection (1).
350          (3) The state board shall determine the amount of a grant to award a school district
351     based on the prior-year miles traveled for purposes described in Subsections (1)(a) and (b).
352          (4) The state board shall make rules to establish, for a grant described in this section,
353     procedures for:
354          (a) a school district to apply for a grant; and
355          (b) awarding a grant.
356          Section 7. Section 53F-2-520, which is renumbered from Section 53F-5-211 is
357     renumbered and amended to read:
358          [53F-5-211].      53F-2-520. Rural school transportation reimbursement.
359          (1) As used in this section:
360          (a) "Eligible [school] LEA" means a [district] school district or a charter school:
361          (i) that is located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, as defined in Section
362     17-50-501; and
363          (ii) in which at least 65% of the students enrolled in the school district or charter
364     school qualify for free or reduced price lunch[; and (iii) that].
365          (b) "Eligible school" means a school:
366          (i) in an eligible LEA; and
367          (ii) that the eligible LEA has provided transportation to and from [the school] for a

368     regular school day for students for at least five years.
369          [(b) "Local board"] (c) "LEA governing board" means:
370          (i) [for a school district,] the local school board of a school district that is an eligible
371     LEA; or
372          (ii) [for a charter school,] the charter school governing board of a charter school that is
373     an eligible LEA.
374          (2) [A local] An LEA governing board may annually submit a request to the State
375     Board of Education to receive reimbursement for an expense that:
376          (a) the [local] LEA governing board incurs transporting a student to or from an eligible
377     school for the regular school day; and
378          (b) the [local] LEA governing board does not pay using state funding for pupil
379     transportation described in Section 53F-2-402 or 53F-2-403.
380          (3) (a) Subject to legislative appropriations, and except as provided in Subsection
381     (3)(b), the State Board of Education shall reimburse [a local school] an LEA governing board
382     for an expense included in a request described in Subsection (2).
383          (b) If the legislative appropriation for this section is insufficient to fund an expense in a
384     request received under Subsection (2), the State Board of Education may reduce [a local
385     school] an LEA governing board's reimbursement in accordance with the rules described in
386     Subsection (4).
387          (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
388     State Board of Education shall make rules that establish:
389          (a) requirements for information [a local school] an LEA governing board shall include
390     in a reimbursement request described in Subsection (2);
391          (b) a deadline by which [a local school] an LEA governing board shall submit a request
392     described in Subsection (2); and
393          (c) a formula for reducing [a local school] an LEA governing board's allocation under
394     Subsection (3).
395          (5) Nothing in this section affects a school district's allocation for pupil transportation
396     under Sections 53F-2-402 and 53F-2-403.
397          Section 8. Fiscal year 2019 appropriations.
398          The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

399     2018, and ending June 30, 2019. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
400     fiscal year 2019.
401          Subsection 8(a). Operating and Capital Budgets.
402          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
403     Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
404     the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
405     
Public Education

406     
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program

407     
Item 1
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School

408     Programs
409          From Education Fund, One-time     
4,167,500

410          Schedule of Programs:
411               Flexible Allocation - WPU Distribution               (76,800)
412               Educator Salary Adjustments                         4,300,000
413               Early Graduation from Competency-Based Education     (55,700)
414     
State Board of Education

415     
Item 2
To State Board of Education - Initiative Programs
416          From Education Fund, One-time     
2,895,000

417          Schedule of Programs:
418               Contracts and Grants                              2,895,000
419     
Item
3 To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office

420          From Nonlapsing Balances - MSP - Related to Basic Program, One-time
400,000

421          Schedule of Programs:
422               Information Technology                         400,000
423          The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use up to $400,000 in
424     nonlapsing balances in the Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School Program to
425     implement an online reporting platform for student transportation data.
426          Section 9. Fiscal year 2020 appropriations -- Value of the weighted pupil unit.
427          (1) The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
428     2019, and ending June 30, 2020. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
429     fiscal year 2020.

430          (2) The value of each weighted pupil unit (WPU) for fiscal year 2020 is increased from
431     the value of the WPU for fiscal year 2020 established in S.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget
432     Amendments, and set at $3,532.
433          Subsection 9(a). Operating and Capital Budgets.
434          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
435     Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
436     the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
437     
Public Education

438     
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program

439     
Item
4 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
440          From Education Fund     
102,511,800

441          From Uniform School Fund     
5,000,000

442          From Local Revenue     
46,643,500

443          Schedule of Programs:
444               Kindergarten (894 WPUs)                         6,772,100
445               Grades 1 - 12 (6,429 WPUs)                         104,019,900
446               Foreign Exchange                              44,900
447               Necessarily Existent Small Schools (142 WPUs)          1,815,000
448               Professional Staff (374 WPUs)                    8,930,600
449               Administrative Costs (-15 WPUs)                    153,200
450               Special Education - Add-on (1,875 WPUs)               17,476,100
451               Special Education - Preschool (127 WPUs)               1,962,700
452               Special Education - Self-Contained (-183 WPUs)          1,267,500
453               Special Education - Extended School Year (5 WPUs)     78,900
454               Special Education - Impact Aid (21 WPUs)               350,300
455               Special Education - Intensive Services (8 WPUs)          134,900
456               Special Education - Extended Year for Special Educators     124,500
457               Career and Technical Education - Add-on (-60 WPUs)     3,736,600
458               Class Size Reduction (457 WPUs)                    7,288,100
459          (1) (a) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education study the Necessarily
460     Existent Small Schools distribution formula, including:

461          (i) the recalculation of the regression formulas used to distribute program weighted
462     pupil units;
463          (ii) ways to address the unique needs of geographically isolated schools;
464          (iii) school size limits identified in statute; and
465          (iv) school qualification requirements.
466          (b) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education report to the
467     Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, regarding the study described in Subsection
468     (1)(a), with:
469          (i) a progress update on or before October 31, 2019; and
470          (ii) a final report on or before October 31, 2020.
471          (2) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education, in conjunction with the
472     local education agencies (LEAs), report on or before January 31, 2020, to the Public Education
473     Appropriations Subcommittee on per pupil expenditures on operations as defined by the State
474     Board of Education for each LEA and each school within the LEA in fiscal year 2019.
475     
Item
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476     Programs
477          From Education Fund     
34,837,400

478          From Education Fund, One-time     
(55,700)

479          From Education Fund Restricted - Charter School Levy Account     
3,091,400

480          From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust Distribution Account     
8,663,100

481          Schedule of Programs:
482               Pupil Transportation To and From School               7,125,700
483               Guarantee Transportation Program                    (500,000)
484               Enhancement for At-Risk Students                    6,761,500
485               Youth in Custody                              510,400
486               Adult Education                              683,300
487               Enhancement for Accelerated Students               264,200
488               Centennial Scholarship Program                    19,300
489               Concurrent Enrollment                         566,500
490               School LAND Trust Program                    8,663,100
491               Charter School Local Replacement                    16,516,300

492               Charter School Administration                    131,600
493               Early Literacy Program                         (450,000)
494               Educator Salary Adjustments                         4,300,000
495               Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning
496                Program                                   1,000,000
497               Early Graduation from Competency-Based Education     (55,700)
498               Rural School Transportation Grants                    1,000,000
499          (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use up to $445,800 in
500     nonlapsing balances in the Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School Program,
501     Charter School Administration and Charter School Local Replacement programs to provide,
502     for fiscal year 2020, $40,000 to each charter school that enrolls fewer than 400 students.
503          (2) The Legislature intends that, to address the two-year data lag, the State Board of
504     Education distribute $4,000,000 appropriated in fiscal year 2020 to the Minimum School
505     Program - Charter School Local Replacement program to charter schools using a formula that
506     distributes funding on an equal per student basis.
507          (3) (a) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education develop a
508     methodology to calculate the Charter School Local Replacement formula, using one-year and
509     two-year data estimates instead of reported data, to eliminate the two-year data lag.
510          (b) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education:
511          (i) consult with the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the
512     Legislative Fiscal Analyst in developing the methodology described in Subsection (3)(a); and
513          (ii) report on or before October 31, 2019, to the Public Education Appropriations
514     Subcommittee the methodology developed under Subsection (3)(a) and recommendations
515     regarding implementation.
516     
Item
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517     Programs
518          From Education Fund     
15,000,000

519          From Teacher and Student Success Account     
18,800,000

520          Schedule of Programs:
521               Teacher and Student Success Program               33,800,000
522     
Item
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523     Levy Programs
524          From Education Fund, One-time     
(20,900,000)

525          From Local Levy Growth Account     
12,880,600

526          From Local Revenue     
124,827,100

527          Schedule of Programs:
528               Voted Local Levy Program                         25,777,200
529               Board Local Levy Program                         91,030,500
530     
State Board of Education

531     
Item
8 To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition

532          From Education Fund     
500

533          From Federal Funds     
17,200

534          From Dedicated Credit - Liquor Tax               
(17,700)

535     
Item
9 To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing

536          From Education Fund     
1,000

537          From Dedicated Credits Revenue     
(1,000)

538     
Item
10 To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach

539          From Education Fund     
400,000

540          Schedule of Programs:
541               Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools          200,000
542               Provisional Program                              200,000
543     
Item
11 To State Board of Education - Initiative Programs
544          From General Fund     
363,000

545          From Education Fund     
1,659,000

546          From Education Fund, One-time     
4,875,000

547          Schedule of Programs:
548               Carson Smith Scholarships                         363,000
549               Contracts and Grants                              4,575,000
550               CTE Online Assessments                         (341,000)
551               Competency-Based Education Grants               2,300,000
552     
Item
12 To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration

553          From Education Fund     
2,966,900


554          Schedule of Programs:
555               Enhancement for At-Risk Students                    180,700
556               Youth-in-Custody                              741,400
557               Early Literacy Program                         450,000
558               CTE Online Assessments                         625,500
559               CTE Student Organizations                         969,300
560     
Item
13 To State Board of Education - Science Outreach

561          From Education Fund     
200,000

562          Schedule of Programs:
563               Informal Science Education Enhancement               200,000
564     
Item
14 To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office

565          From Education Fund     
118,400

566          From Education Fund, One-time     
300,000

567          From Federal Funds     
(75,900)

568          From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Lease     
(7,400)

569          From General Fund Restricted - Substance Abuse Prevention     
3,800

570          From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust Distribution Account     
61,200

571          Schedule of Programs:
572               School Trust                                   60,000
573               Statewide Online Education Program               40,100
574               Student Advocacy Services                         300,000
575          The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education:
576          (1) study the governance, funding, and role of the State Board of Education in
577     providing oversight and coordinating the delivery of state education programs in the regional
578     service centers; and
579          (2) report on or before October 31, 2019, to the Public Education Appropriations
580     Subcommittee on the study described in Subsection (1).
581     
Item
15 To State Board of Education - General System Support

582          From General Fund, One-time     
250,000

583          Schedule of Programs:
584               Career and Technical Education                    250,000

585     
Item
16 To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board

586          From Education Fund, One-time     
200,000

587          Schedule of Programs:
588               State Charter School Board                         200,000
589     
Item
17 To State Board of Education - Teaching and Learning

590          From Education Fund     
3,800

591          From Revenue Transfers
(3,800)

592     
Item
18 To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

593          From Education Fund, One-time     
500,000

594          Schedule of Programs:
595               Educational Services                              (19,507,700)
596               Support Services                              (19,885,700)
597               Administration                              3,839,000
598               Transportation                              4,257,300
599               Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center          1,876,200
600               School for the Deaf                              17,281,900
601               School for the Blind                              12,639,000
602     
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office

603     
Item
19 To School and Institutional Trust Fund Office

604          From School and Institutional Trust Fund Management Account     
260,000

605          Schedule of Programs:
606               School and Institutional Trust Fund Office               260,000
607          Subsection 9(b). Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
608          The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
609     amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
610     the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
611     
Public Education

612     
Item
20 To Local Levy Growth Account

613          From Education Fund     
12,880,600

614          Schedule of Programs:
615               Local Levy Growth Account                         12,880,600

616     
Item
21 To Teacher and Student Success Account

617          From Education Fund     
18,800,000

618          Schedule of Programs:
619               Teacher and Student Success Account               18,800,000
620          Section 10. Effective date.
621          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on July 1, 2019.
622          (2) If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, Section 8,
623     Fiscal year 2019 appropriations, takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day
624     following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the
625     governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.