Senator Ann Millner proposes the following substitute bill:


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EARLY LEARNING TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT

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AMENDMENTS

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2020 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Steve Waldrip

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Senate Sponsor: Ann Millner

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This bill provides programs and assessments to improve early learning in literacy and
11     mathematics.
12     Highlighted Provisions:
13          This bill:
14          ▸     requires the State Board of Education (the state board) to:
15               •     make rules regarding, and requires local education agencies (LEAs), to establish
16     an early learning plan that includes early literacy and early mathematics
17     components;
18               •     select a mathematics benchmark assessment that LEAs administer in certain
19     grades;
20               •     administer a qualifying grant program for professional learning for certain
21     elementary educators; and
22               •     administer a grant for license applicants taking a certain examination;
23          ▸     amends provisions regarding an examination required to obtain a license to teach;
24          ▸     requires certain annual reporting; and
25          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
26     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
27          This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2021:
28          ▸     to the State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic
29     School Programs, as an ongoing appropriation:
30               •     from the Education Fund, $3,935,000; and
31          ▸     to the State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration, as an
32     ongoing appropriation:
33               •     from the Education Fund, $1,065,000.
34     Other Special Clauses:
35          This bill provides a coordination clause.
36     Utah Code Sections Affected:
37     AMENDS:
38          53E-1-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 324 and last amended by
39     Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 41, 205, 223, 342, 446, and 476
40          53E-6-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
41          53F-2-503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 186 and 324
42          63I-1-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 90, 136, 166, 173, 246,
43     325, 344 and last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter
44     246
45     ENACTS:
46          53E-3-521, Utah Code Annotated 1953
47          53E-4-307.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
48          53F-5-214, Utah Code Annotated 1953
49          53F-5-215, Utah Code Annotated 1953
50          53G-7-218, Utah Code Annotated 1953
51     Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
52          53F-5-215, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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54     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
55          Section 1. Section 53E-1-201 is amended to read:
56          53E-1-201. Reports to and action required of the Education Interim Committee.
57          (1) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following
58     recurring reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:
59          (a) the prioritized list of data research described in Section 35A-14-302 and the report
60     on research described in Section 35A-14-304 by the Utah Data Research Center;
61          (b) the report described in Section 35A-15-303 by the State Board of Education on
62     preschool programs;
63          (c) the report described in Section 53B-1-103 by the State Board of Regents on career
64     and technical education issues and addressing workforce needs;
65          (d) the report described in Section 53B-1-107 by the State Board of Regents on the
66     activities of the State Board of Regents;
67          (e) the report described in Section 53B-2a-104 by the Utah System of Technical
68     Colleges Board of Trustees on career and technical education issues;
69          (f) the reports described in Section 53B-28-401 by the State Board of Regents and the
70     Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees regarding activities related to campus
71     safety;
72          (g) the State Superintendent's Annual Report by the state board described in Section
73     53E-1-203;
74          (h) the annual report described in Section 53E-2-202 by the state board on the strategic
75     plan to improve student outcomes;
76          (i) the report described in Section 53E-8-204 by the state board on the Utah Schools for
77     the Deaf and the Blind;
78          (j) the report described in Section 53E-10-703 by the Utah Leading through Effective,
79     Actionable, and Dynamic Education director on research and other activities;
80          (k) the report described in Section 53F-4-203 by the state board and the independent
81     evaluator on an evaluation of early interactive reading software;
82          (l) the report described in Section 53F-4-407 by the state board on UPSTART;
83          (m) the reports described in Sections 53F-5-214 and 53F-5-215 by the state board
84     related to grants for professional learning and grants for an elementary teacher preparation
85     assessment;
86          [(m)] (n) the report described in Section 53F-5-405 by an independent evaluator of a
87     partnership that receives a grant to improve educational outcomes for students who are low
88     income; and
89          [(n)] (o) the report described in Section 63N-12-208 by the STEM Action Center
90     Board, including the information described in Section 63N-12-213 on the status of the
91     computer science initiative and Section 63N-12-214 on the Computing Partnerships Grants
92     Program.
93          (2) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following
94     occasional reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:
95          (a) the report described in Section 35A-15-303 by the School Readiness Board by
96     November 30, 2020, on benchmarks for certain preschool programs;
97          (b) the report described in Section 53E-3-519 by the state board regarding counseling
98     services in schools;
99          (c) the reports described in Section 53E-3-520 by the state board regarding cost centers
100     and implementing activity based costing;
101          (d) if required, the report described in Section 53E-4-309 by the state board explaining
102     the reasons for changing the grade level specification for the administration of specific
103     assessments;
104          (e) if required, the report described in Section 53E-5-210 by the state board of an
105     adjustment to the minimum level that demonstrates proficiency for each statewide assessment;
106          (f) the report described in Section 53E-10-702 by Utah Leading through Effective,
107     Actionable, and Dynamic Education;
108          (g) the report described in Section 53F-2-502 by the state board on the program
109     evaluation of the dual language immersion program;
110          (h) if required, the report described in Section 53F-2-513 by the state board evaluating
111     the effects of salary bonuses on the recruitment and retention of effective teachers in high
112     poverty schools;
113          (i) upon request, the report described in Section 53F-5-207 by the state board on the
114     Intergenerational Poverty Intervention Grants Program;
115          (j) the report described in Section 53F-5-210 by the state board on the Educational
116     Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program;
117          (k) the reports described in Section 53G-11-304 by the state board regarding proposed
118     rules and results related to educator exit surveys;
119          (l) upon request, the report described in Section 53G-11-505 by the state board on
120     progress in implementing employee evaluations;
121          (m) the report described in Section 62A-15-117 by the Division of Substance Abuse
122     and Mental Health, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Health regarding
123     recommendations related to Medicaid reimbursement for school-based health services; and
124          (n) the reports described in Section 63C-19-202 by the Higher Education Strategic
125     Planning Commission.
126          (3) In accordance with Section 53B-7-705, the Education Interim Committee shall
127     complete the review of the implementation of performance funding.
128          Section 2. Section 53E-3-521 is enacted to read:
129          53E-3-521. Requirements for early mathematics plan.
130          The state board shall make rules to:
131          (1) define the components of the early mathematics plan that a local school board or
132     charter school governing board is required to submit under Section 53G-7-218 for mathematics
133     proficiency improvement, including the following four categories:
134          (a) conceptual understanding;
135          (b) procedural fluency;
136          (c) strategic and adaptive mathematical thinking; and
137          (d) productive disposition; and
138          (2) establish a state-wide target using data from the mathematics benchmark
139     assessment, described in Section 53E-4-307.5, for local growth goals described in Section
140     53G-7-218 regarding mathematics.
141          Section 3. Section 53E-4-307.5 is enacted to read:
142          53E-4-307.5. Mathematics benchmark assessment.
143          (1) As used in this section, "early mathematics benchmark assessment" or "benchmark
144     assessment" means a standardized assessment to measure the acquisition of mathematics skills
145     in kindergarten and grades 1 through 3 that includes predictive indicators of academic
146     achievement based on measures of early mathematics, computation, and problem solving.
147          (2) The state board shall approve a benchmark assessment for use statewide by LEAs
148     to assess the mathematics competency of students in kindergarten and grades 1 through 3.
149          (3) An LEA shall:
150          (a) administer benchmark assessments to students at the beginning, middle, and end of
151     the school year using the mathematics benchmark assessment in:
152          (i) kindergarten, as an optional assessment; and
153          (ii) grades 1 through 3, as a required assessment; and
154          (b) after administering a benchmark assessment described in Subsection (3)(a) to a
155     student, report the results to the student's parent.
156          (4) In making the approval described in Subsection (2), the state board shall:
157          (a) prioritize the assessment's reliability, validity, speed, and efficiency; and
158          (b) ensure the mathematics benchmark assessment's ability to:
159          (i) identify students who may be at risk for mathematics difficulties; and
160          (ii) measure students' progress through data.
161          Section 4. Section 53E-6-301 is amended to read:
162          53E-6-301. Qualifications of applicants for licenses -- Changes in qualifications.
163          (1) As used in this section "literacy preparation assessment" means an examination that
164     addresses the science of reading, related to literacy instruction for an individual who teaches
165     preschool, elementary school, or special education.
166          [(1)] (2) The state board shall establish by rule the scholarship, training, and experience
167     required of license applicants.
168          [(2)] (3) (a) The state board shall announce any increase in the requirements when
169     made.
170          (b) An increase in requirements shall become effective not less than one year from the
171     date of the announcement.
172          [(3)] (4) The state board may determine by examination or otherwise the qualifications
173     of license applicants.
174          (5) If the state board uses an examination under Subsection (4) that is a literacy
175     preparation assessment:
176          (a) the state board shall make rules to allow an LEA to hire a license applicant who
177     does not successfully pass the literacy preparation assessment for a limited duration pending
178     successful passage; and
179          (b) the license applicant is not eligible for a professional educator license described in
180     Section 53E-6-201 until the license applicant successfully passes the literacy preparation
181     assessment.
182          Section 5. Section 53F-2-503 is amended to read:
183          53F-2-503. Early Literacy Program -- Literacy proficiency plan.
184          (1) As used in this section:
185          (a) "Program" means the Early Literacy Program.
186          (b) "Program money" means:
187          (i) school district revenue allocated to the program from other money available to the
188     school district, except money provided by the state, for the purpose of receiving state funds
189     under this section; and
190          (ii) money appropriated by the Legislature to the program.
191          (2) The Early Literacy Program consists of program money and is created to
192     supplement other school resources for early literacy.
193          (3) Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature may annually appropriate
194     money to the Early Literacy Program.
195          (4) [(a)] An LEA governing board of a school district or a charter school that serves
196     students in any of grades kindergarten through grade 3 shall submit, in accordance with Section
197     53G-7-218, a plan to the state board for literacy proficiency improvement that incorporates the
198     following components:
199          [(i)] (a) core instruction in:
200          [(A)] (i) phonological awareness;
201          [(B)] (ii) phonics;
202          [(C)] (iii) fluency;
203          [(D)] (iv) comprehension;
204          [(E)] (v) vocabulary;
205          [(F)] (vi) oral language; and
206          [(G)] (vii) writing;
207          [(ii)] (b) intervention strategies that are aligned to student needs;
208          [(iii)] (c) professional development for classroom teachers, literacy coaches, and
209     interventionists in kindergarten through grade 3;
210          [(iv)] (d) assessments that support adjustments to core and intervention instruction;
211          [(v)] (e) a growth goal for the school district or charter school that:
212          [(A)] (i) is based upon student learning gains as measured by benchmark assessments
213     administered pursuant to Section 53E-4-307; and
214          [(B)] (ii) includes a target of at least 60% of all students in grades 1 through 3 meeting
215     the growth goal;
216          [(vi)] (f) at least [two goals that are] one goal that is specific to the school district or
217     charter school that:
218          [(A)] (i) [are] is measurable;
219          [(B)] (ii) [address] addresses current performance gaps in student literacy based on
220     data; and
221          [(C)] (iii) [include] includes specific strategies for improving outcomes; and
222          [(vii)] (g) if a school uses interactive literacy software, the use of interactive literacy
223     software, including early interactive reading software described in Section 53F-4-203.
224          [(b) An LEA governing board shall approve a plan described in Subsection (4)(a) in a
225     public meeting before submitting the plan to the state board.]
226          [(c) The state board shall provide model plans that an LEA governing board may use,
227     or an LEA governing board may develop the LEA governing board's own plan.]
228          [(d) A plan developed by an LEA governing board shall be approved by the state
229     board.]
230          [(e) The state board shall develop uniform standards for acceptable growth goals that
231     an LEA governing board adopts for a school district or charter school as described in this
232     Subsection (4).]
233          (5) (a) There are created within the Early Literacy Program three funding programs:
234          (i) the Base Level Program;
235          (ii) the Guarantee Program; and
236          (iii) the Low Income Students Program.
237          (b) The state board may use up to $7,500,000 from an appropriation described in
238     Subsection (3) for computer-assisted instructional learning and assessment programs.
239          (6) Money appropriated to the state board for the Early Literacy Program and not used
240     by the state board for computer-assisted instructional learning and assessments described in
241     Subsection (5)(b) shall be allocated to the three funding programs as follows:
242          (a) 8% to the Base Level Program;
243          (b) 46% to the Guarantee Program; and
244          (c) 46% to the Low Income Students Program.
245          (7) (a) For a school district or charter school to participate in the Base Level Program,
246     the LEA governing board shall submit a plan described in Subsection (4) and shall receive
247     approval of the plan from the state board.
248          (b) (i) The local school board of a school district qualifying for Base Level Program
249     funds and the charter school governing boards of qualifying elementary charter schools
250     combined shall receive a base amount.
251          (ii) The base amount for the qualifying elementary charter schools combined shall be
252     allocated among each charter school in an amount proportionate to:
253          (A) each existing charter school's prior year fall enrollment in grades kindergarten
254     through grade 3; and
255          (B) each new charter school's estimated fall enrollment in grades kindergarten through
256     grade 3.
257          (8) (a) A local school board that applies for program money in excess of the Base Level
258     Program funds may choose to first participate in the Guarantee Program or the Low Income
259     Students Program.
260          (b) A school district shall fully participate in either the Guarantee Program or the Low
261     Income Students Program before the local school board may elect for the school district to
262     either fully or partially participate in the other program.
263          (c) For a school district to fully participate in the Guarantee Program, the local school
264     board shall allocate to the program money available to the school district, except money
265     provided by the state, equal to the amount of revenue that would be generated by a tax rate of
266     .000056.
267          (d) For a school district to fully participate in the Low Income Students Program, the
268     local school board shall allocate to the program money available to the school district, except
269     money provided by the state, equal to the amount of revenue that would be generated by a tax
270     rate of .000065.
271          (e) (i) The state board shall verify that a local school board allocates the money
272     required in accordance with Subsections (8)(c) and (d) before the state board distributes funds
273     in accordance with this section.
274          (ii) The State Tax Commission shall provide the state board the information the state
275     board needs in order to comply with Subsection (8)(e)(i).
276          (9) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(c), the local school board of a school
277     district that fully participates in the Guarantee Program shall receive state funds in an amount
278     that is:
279          (i) equal to the difference between $21 multiplied by the school district's total WPUs
280     and the revenue the local school board is required to allocate under Subsection (8)(c) for the
281     school district to fully participate in the Guarantee Program; and
282          (ii) not less than $0.
283          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(c), an elementary charter school shall receive
284     under the Guarantee Program an amount equal to $21 times the elementary charter school's
285     total WPUs.
286          (c) The state board may adjust the $21 guarantee amount described in Subsections
287     (9)(a) and (b) to account for actual appropriations and money used by the state board for
288     computer-assisted instructional learning and assessments.
289          (10) The state board shall distribute Low Income Students Program funds in an amount
290     proportionate to the number of students in each school district or charter school who qualify for
291     free or reduced price school lunch multiplied by two.
292          (11) A school district that partially participates in the Guarantee Program or Low
293     Income Students Program shall receive program funds based on the amount of school district
294     revenue allocated to the program as a percentage of the amount of revenue that could have been
295     allocated if the school district had fully participated in the program.
296          (12) (a) An LEA governing board shall use program money for early literacy
297     interventions and supports in kindergarten through grade 3 that have proven to significantly
298     increase the percentage of students who are proficient in literacy, including:
299          (i) evidence-based intervention curriculum;
300          (ii) literacy assessments that identify student learning needs and monitor learning
301     progress; or
302          (iii) focused literacy interventions that may include:
303          (A) the use of reading specialists or paraprofessionals;
304          (B) tutoring;
305          (C) before or after school programs;
306          (D) summer school programs; or
307          (E) the use of interactive computer software programs for literacy instruction and
308     assessments for students.
309          (b) An LEA governing board may use program money for portable technology devices
310     used to administer literacy assessments.
311          (c) Program money may not be used to supplant funds for existing programs, but may
312     be used to augment existing programs.
313          (13) (a) An LEA governing board shall annually submit a report to the state board
314     accounting for the expenditure of program money in accordance with the LEA governing
315     board's plan described in Subsection (4).
316          (b) If an LEA governing board uses program money in a manner that is inconsistent
317     with Subsection (12), the school district or charter school is liable for reimbursing the state
318     board for the amount of program money improperly used, up to the amount of program money
319     received from the state board.
320          (14) (a) The state board shall make rules to implement the program.
321          (b) (i) The rules under Subsection (14)(a) shall require each LEA governing board to
322     annually report progress in meeting goals described in Subsections [(4)(a)(v) and (vi)] (4)(e)
323     and (f), including the strategies the school district or charter school uses to address the goals.
324          (ii) If a school district or charter school does not meet or exceed the school district's or
325     charter school's goals described in [Subsection (4)(a)(v) or (vi)] Subsections (4)(e) or (f), the
326     LEA governing board shall prepare a new plan that corrects deficiencies.
327          (iii) The new plan described in Subsection (14)(b)(ii) shall be approved by the state
328     board before the LEA governing board receives an allocation for the next year.
329          [(15) (a) The state board shall:]
330          [(i) develop strategies to provide support for a school district or charter school that fails
331     to meet a goal described in Subsection (4)(a)(v) or (vi); and]
332          [(ii) provide increasing levels of support to a school district or charter school that fails
333     to meet a goal described in Subsection (4)(a)(v) or (vi) for two consecutive years.]
334          [(b) (i) The state board shall use a digital reporting platform to provide information to
335     school districts and charter schools about interventions that increase proficiency in literacy.]
336          [(ii) The digital reporting platform shall include performance information for a school
337     district or charter school on the goals described in Subsections (4)(a)(v) and (vi).]
338          [(16)] (15) The state board may use up to 3% of the funds appropriated by the
339     Legislature to carry out the provisions of this section for administration of the program.
340          [(17)] (16) The state board shall make an annual report in accordance with Section
341     53E-1-203 that:
342          (a) includes information on:
343          (i) student learning gains in early literacy for the past school year and the five-year
344     trend;
345          (ii) the percentage of grade 3 students who are proficient in English language arts in the
346     past school year and the five-year trend;
347          (iii) the progress of school districts and charter schools in meeting goals described in a
348     plan described in Subsection (4)[(a)]; and
349          (iv) the specific strategies or interventions used by school districts or charter schools
350     that have significantly improved early grade literacy proficiency; and
351          (b) may include recommendations on how to increase the percentage of grade 3
352     students who are proficient in English language arts, including how to use a strategy or
353     intervention described in Subsection [(17)] (16)(a)(iv) to improve literacy proficiency for
354     additional students.
355          [(18)] (17) The report described in Subsection [(17)] (16) shall include information
356     provided through the digital reporting platform described in Subsection [(15)(b)]
357     53G-7-218(5)(a).
358          Section 6. Section 53F-5-214 is enacted to read:
359          53F-5-214. Grant for professional learning.
360          (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall award grants to LEAs to
361     provide teachers in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 through 3 with professional
362     learning opportunities in early literacy and mathematics.
363          (2) The state board shall award a grant described in this section to an LEA that submits
364     to the state board a completed application, as provided by the state board, that includes a
365     description of the evidence-based, based on assessment data, professional learning
366     opportunities the LEA will provide that are:
367          (a) aligned with the professional learning standards described in Section 53G-11-303;
368     and
369          (b) targeted to attaining the local and state early learning goals described in Section
370     53G-7-218.
371          (3) An LEA that receives a grant described in this section shall use the grant for the
372     purposes described in Subsection (2).
373          (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
374     state board shall make rules to establish:
375          (a) required elements of the professional learning opportunities described in Subsection
376     (2); and
377          (b) a formula to determine an LEA's grant amount under this section.
378          (5) The state board shall annually report to the Education Interim Committee on or
379     before the November interim committee meeting regarding the administration and outcomes of
380     the grant described in this section.
381          Section 7. Section 53F-5-215 is enacted to read:
382          53F-5-215. Elementary teacher preparation assessment grant.
383          (1) As used in this section:
384          (a) "License" means a license that:
385          (i) is described in Section 53E-6-102; and
386          (ii) qualifies an individual to teach elementary school.
387          (b) "Literacy preparation assessment" means the same as that term is defined in Section
388     53E-6-301.
389          (2) Beginning September 1, 2021, subject to legislative appropriations, the state board
390     shall award grants to institutions of higher education for the cost of the initial attempt of the
391     preparation assessment for license applicants graduating from the institution during the year
392     relevant to the grant.
393          (3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
394     state board may make rules to establish the license, type of license, or license concentration
395     eligible for the grant described in this section.
396          (4) An institution of higher education may apply for a grant described in this section by
397     submitting to the state board an application, as provided by the state board, including an
398     estimate of the number and names of prospective license applicants expected to graduate in the
399     year relevant to the grant application.
400          (5) Notwithstanding Subsections (2) and (4), beginning July 1, 2020, and ending
401     August 31, 2021, the state board may award grants under this section to institutions of higher
402     education to pilot test a literacy preparation assessment.
403          (6) The state board shall annually report to the Education Interim Committee on or
404     before the November interim committee meeting regarding the administration and outcomes of
405     the grant described in this section.
406          Section 8. Section 53G-7-218 is enacted to read:
407          53G-7-218. Establishment of early learning plan -- Digital reporting platform.
408          (1) A local school board of a school district or a charter school governing board of a
409     charter school that serves students in any of kindergarten or grades 1 through 3 shall annually
410     submit to the state board an early learning plan that includes:
411          (a) the early literacy plan described in Section 53F-2-503, including:
412          (i) the growth goal described in Subsection 53F-2-503(4)(e); and
413          (ii) one goal that is specific to the school district or charter school as described in
414     Subsection 53F-2-503(4)(f);
415          (b) the early mathematics plan described in Section 53E-3-521, including:
416          (i) a growth goal for the school district or charter school that:
417          (A) is based upon student learning gains as measured by the mathematics benchmark
418     assessment described in Section 53E-4-307.5; and
419          (B) includes the target that the state board establishes under Section 53E-3-521; and
420          (ii) one goal that:
421          (A) is specific to the school district or charter school;
422          (B) is measurable;
423          (C) addresses current performance gaps in student mathematics proficiency based on
424     data; and
425          (D) includes specific strategies for improving outcomes; and
426          (c) one additional goal related to literacy or mathematics that:
427          (i) is specific to the school district or charter school;
428          (ii) is measurable;
429          (iii) addresses current performance gaps in student literacy or mathematics proficiency
430     based on data; and
431          (iv) includes specific strategies for improving outcomes.
432          (2) A local school board or charter school governing board shall approve a plan
433     described in Subsection (1) in a public meeting before submitting the plan to the state board.
434          (3) (a) The state board shall:
435          (i) provide model plans that a local school board or a charter school governing board
436     may use;
437          (ii) develop uniform standards for acceptable growth goals that a local school board or
438     a charter school governing board adopts for a school district or charter school under this
439     section; and
440          (iii) review and approve or disapprove a plan submitted under this section.
441          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), a local school board or a charter school
442     governing board may develop the board's own plan.
443          (4) The state board shall:
444          (a) develop strategies to provide support for a school district or charter school that fails
445     to meet:
446          (i) (A) the growth goal related to the state literacy target described in Subsection
447     (1)(a)(i); or
448          (B) the growth goal related to the state mathematics target described in Subsection
449     (1)(b)(i); and
450          (ii) one of the goals specific to the school district or charter school described in
451     Subsections (1)(a)(ii), (1)(b)(ii), or (1)(c); and
452          (b) provide increasing levels of support to a school district or charter school that fails
453     to meet the combination of goals described in Subsection (4)(a) for two consecutive years.
454          (5) (a) The state board shall use a digital reporting platform to provide information to
455     school districts and charter schools about interventions that increase proficiency in literacy and
456     mathematics.
457          (b) The digital reporting platform described in Subsection (5)(a) shall include
458     performance information for a school district or charter school on the goals described in
459     Subsection (1).
460          Section 9. Section 63I-1-253 is amended to read:
461          63I-1-253. Repeal dates, Titles 53 through 53G.
462          The following provisions are repealed on the following dates:
463          (1) Subsection 53-6-203(1)(b)(ii), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is
464     repealed July 1, 2022.
465          (2) Subsection 53-13-104(6), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is repealed
466     July 1, 2022.
467          (3) Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
468          (4) Section 53B-18-1501 is repealed July 1, 2021.
469          (5) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
470          (6) Section 53B-24-402, Rural residency training program, is repealed July 1, 2020.
471          (7) Subsection 53C-3-203(4)(b)(vii), which provides for the distribution of money
472     from the Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells, other
473     hydrologic studies, and air quality monitoring in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2020.
474          (8) Section 53E-3-515 is repealed January 1, 2023.
475          (9) In relation to a standards review committee, on January 1, 2023:
476          (a) in Subsection 53E-4-202(8), the language that states "by a standards review
477     committee and the recommendations of a standards review committee established under
478     Section 53E-4-203" is repealed; and
479          (b) Section 53E-4-203 is repealed.
480          (10) In relation to the SafeUT and School Safety Commission, on January 1, 2023:
481          (a) Subsection 53B-17-1201(1) is repealed;
482          (b) Section 53B-17-1203 is repealed;
483          (c) Subsection 53B-17-1204(2) is repealed;
484          (d) Subsection 53B-17-1204(4)(a), the language that states "in accordance with the
485     method described in Subsection (4)(c)" is repealed; and
486          (e) Subsection 53B-17-1204(4)(c) is repealed.
487          (11) Section 53F-5-214, in relation to a grant for professional learning, is repealed July
488     1, 2025.
489          (12) Section 53F-5-215, in relation to an elementary teacher preparation grant is
490     repealed July 1, 2025.
491          [(11)] (13) Section 53F-2-514 is repealed July 1, 2020.
492          [(12)] (14) Section 53F-5-203 is repealed July 1, 2024.
493          [(13)] (15) Section 53F-5-212 is repealed July 1, 2024.
494          [(14)] (16) Section 53F-5-213 is repealed July 1, 2023.
495          [(15)] (17) Title 53F, Chapter 5, Part 6, American Indian and Alaskan Native
496     Education State Plan Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2022.
497          [(16)] (18) Section 53F-6-201 is repealed July 1, 2019.
498          [(17)] (19) Section 53F-9-501 is repealed January 1, 2023.
499          [(18)] (20) Subsections 53G-4-608(2)(b) and (4)(b), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
500     Commission, are repealed January 1, 2025.
501          [(19)] (21) Subsection 53G-8-211(4), regarding referrals of a minor to court for a class
502     C misdemeanor, is repealed July 1, 2020.
503          Section 10. Appropriation.
504          The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
505     2020, and ending June 30, 2021. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
506     fiscal year 2021. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
507     Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
508     indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
509     ITEM 1
510          To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to
511           Basic School Programs
512               From Education Fund
$3,935,000

513               Schedule of Programs:
514                    Grants for Professional Learning          $3,935,000
515          The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use money appropriated
516     under this item for the grant program described in Section 53F-5-214.
517     ITEM 2
518          To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration
519               From Education Fund
$1,065,000

520               Schedule of Programs:
521                    Early Learning Training and Assessment
522                    Program                         $1,065,000
523          The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use funds appropriated under
524     this item for:
525          (1) an early mathematics benchmark assessment in accordance with Section
526     53E-4-307.5;
527          (2) elementary teacher preparation assessment grants in accordance with Section
528     53F-5-215;
529          (3) math performance goals in the state board's early literacy digital platform;
530          (4) a digital reporting platform in accordance with Section 53G-7-218; and
531          (5) staff to:
532          (a) administer grants described in Section 53F-5-214; and
533          (b) support local early learning plans.
534          Section 11. Coordinating H.B. 114 with S.B. 79 -- Superseding substantive
535     amendments.
536          If this H.B. 114 and S.B. 79, Regional Education Service Agencies, both pass and
537     become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and
538     General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for publication by changing all
539     references in Section 53F-2-215 "regional service center" to "regional education service
540     agency".