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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill creates the Local Innovations Civics Education Pilot Program to support
10 innovative approaches to civics education.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ creates a pilot grant program to support local education agencies in implementing
14 innovative approaches to civics education;
15 ▸ repeals the civics engagement pilot program;
16 ▸ defines terms; and
17 ▸ makes technical changes.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19 This bill appropriates:
20 ▸ to the State Board of Education -- Contracted Initiatives and Grants, as a one-time
21 appropriation:
22 • from the Education Fund, One-time, $1,500,000.
23 Other Special Clauses:
24 None
25 Utah Code Sections Affected:
26 AMENDS:
27 53E-1-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 64, 251, and 351
28 53G-10-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 251
29 63I-1-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 14, 64, 106, 233, and 307
30 63I-2-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, First Special Session, Chapter 14
31 ENACTS:
32 53F-5-219, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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34 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
35 Section 1. Section 53E-1-201 is amended to read:
36 53E-1-201. Reports to and action required of the Education Interim Committee.
37 (1) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following
38 recurring reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:
39 (a) the report described in Section 9-22-109 by the STEM Action Center Board,
40 including the information described in Section 9-22-113 on the status of the computer science
41 initiative and Section 9-22-114 on the Computing Partnerships Grants Program;
42 (b) the prioritized list of data research described in Section 35A-14-302 and the report
43 on research described in Section 35A-14-304 by the Utah Data Research Center;
44 (c) the report described in Section 35A-15-303 by the State Board of Education on
45 preschool programs;
46 (d) the report described in Section 53B-1-402 by the Utah Board of Higher Education
47 on career and technical education issues and addressing workforce needs;
48 (e) the annual report of the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section
49 53B-1-402;
50 (f) the reports described in Section 53B-28-401 by the Utah Board of Higher Education
51 regarding activities related to campus safety;
52 (g) the State Superintendent's Annual Report by the state board described in Section
53 53E-1-203;
54 (h) the annual report described in Section 53E-2-202 by the state board on the strategic
55 plan to improve student outcomes;
56 (i) the report described in Section 53E-8-204 by the state board on the Utah Schools for
57 the Deaf and the Blind;
58 (j) the report described in Section 53E-10-703 by the Utah Leading through Effective,
59 Actionable, and Dynamic Education director on research and other activities;
60 (k) the report described in Section 53F-4-203 by the state board and the independent
61 evaluator on an evaluation of early interactive reading software;
62 (l) the report described in Section 53F-4-407 by the state board on UPSTART;
63 (m) the reports described in Sections 53F-5-214 and 53F-5-215 by the state board
64 related to grants for professional learning and grants for an elementary teacher preparation
65 assessment; and
66 (n) the report described in Section 53F-5-405 by the State Board of Education
67 regarding an evaluation of a partnership that receives a grant to improve educational outcomes
68 for students who are low income.
69 (2) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following
70 occasional reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:
71 (a) the report described in Section 35A-15-303 by the School Readiness Board by
72 November 30, 2020, on benchmarks for certain preschool programs;
73 (b) the report described in Section 53B-28-402 by the Utah Board of Higher Education
74 on or before the Education Interim Committee's November 2021 meeting;
75 (c) the reports described in Section 53E-3-520 by the state board regarding cost centers
76 and implementing activity based costing;
77 (d) if required, the report described in Section 53E-4-309 by the state board explaining
78 the reasons for changing the grade level specification for the administration of specific
79 assessments;
80 (e) if required, the report described in Section 53E-5-210 by the state board of an
81 adjustment to the minimum level that demonstrates proficiency for each statewide assessment;
82 (f) in 2022 and in 2023, on or before November 30, the report described in Subsection
83 53E-10-309(7) related to the PRIME pilot program;
84 (g) the report described in Section 53E-10-702 by Utah Leading through Effective,
85 Actionable, and Dynamic Education;
86 (h) if required, the report described in Section 53F-2-513 by the state board evaluating
87 the effects of salary bonuses on the recruitment and retention of effective teachers in high
88 poverty schools;
89 (i) upon request, the report described in Section 53F-5-207 by the state board on the
90 Intergenerational Poverty Intervention Grants Program;
91 (j) the report described in Section 53F-5-210 by the state board on the Educational
92 Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program;
93 (k) upon request, the report described in Section 53F-5-219 by the state board on the
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101 regarding recommendations related to Medicaid reimbursement for school-based health
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105 Section 2. Section 53F-5-219 is enacted to read:
106 53F-5-219. Local Innovations Civics Education Pilot Program.
107 (1) As used in this section:
108 (a) "Core standards" means the core standards for Utah public schools adopted by the
109 state board pursuant to Section 53E-4-202.
110 (b) "Digital citizenship" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-7-1202.
111 (c) "Evidence-informed" means that an approach:
112 (i) is developed using high-quality research outside of a controlled setting in the given
113 field, as the state board further defines; and
114 (ii) includes strategies and activities with a strong scientific basis for use, as the state
115 board further defines.
116 (d) "Innovative approach" means an evidence-informed approach to civics education.
117 (e) "Local Innovations Civics Education Pilot Program" or "pilot program" means the
118 civics education pilot program created in Subsection (2).
119 (f) "LEA" means:
120 (i) a school district;
121 (ii) a district school; or
122 (iii) a charter school.
123 (g) "Participating LEA" means an LEA that the state board selects to receive a grant as
124 described in this section.
125 (2) There is created a three-year pilot program known as the Local Innovations Civics
126 Education Pilot Program to promote developmentally-appropriate innovative approaches that
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128 (a) aligned with core standards; and
129 (b) based on proven practices, including:
130 (i) promoting responsibility for preserving and defending the blessings of liberty
131 secured by the Constitution of the United States;
132 (ii) building confidence in the foundations of American democracy, including:
133 (A) American civic and political institutions; and
134 (B) foundational constitutional concepts;
135 (iii) developing the skills and character traits essential for informed, productive, and
136 thoughtful engagement in civic life, consistent with Subsection 53G-10-204(3);
137 (iv) after providing sufficient instruction in American civics and history to instill the
138 confidence described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii), and after developing the skills described in
139 Subsection (2)(b)(iii), promoting academic service learning and informed participation in civic
140 life, including the policymaking process at different levels of government; and
141 (v) teaching media literacy and digital citizenship.
142 (3) The state board shall:
143 (a) in accordance with this section and subject to legislative appropriations, award a
144 grant to a participating LEA;
145 (b) in selecting participating LEAs, prioritize LEAs that, in the LEA's proposal
146 described in Subsection (3)(d)(iii):
147 (i) emphasize the proven practices described in Subsection (2)(b); and
148 (ii) demonstrate how the LEA's innovative approach aligns with core standards;
149 (c) strive to select participating LEAs:
150 (i) from a variety of geographic areas within the state;
151 (ii) representing students with diverse socioeconomic backgrounds; and
152 (iii) with a range of student population sizes; and
153 (d) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
154 make rules establishing:
155 (i) eligibility requirements for a participating LEA;
156 (ii) criteria for selecting a participating LEA;
157 (iii) an application process for an LEA to apply to participate in the pilot program,
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159 (A) a requirement that an LEA submit a proposal that describes the LEA's innovative
160 approach and how the innovative approach aligns with core standards; and
161 (B) requirements for a participating LEA that includes a proposal to contract with a
162 third party as described in Subsection (4)(b);
163 (iv) a process for assessing the outcomes and measuring results of a participating
164 LEA's innovative approach that includes a requirement that:
165 (A) feedback is solicited from parents and students in a participating LEA; and
166 (B) LEA's participate in the process for assessing outcomes and measuring results; and
167 (v) requirements for a report that a participating LEA is required to submit to the state
168 board at the end of the pilot program.
169 (4) A participating LEA:
170 (a) shall:
171 (i) use a grant the state board awards to implement a developmentally-appropriate
172 innovative approach based on at least two proven practices;
173 (ii) integrate the innovative approach described in Subsection (4)(a), into the school
174 curriculum; and
175 (iii) submit a report to the state board in accordance with the rules described in
176 Subsection (3)(d); and
177 (b) may use a grant the state board awards to contract with a third party to help the
178 participating LEA implement the participating LEA's innovative approach if:
179 (i) the participating LEA includes a proposal to contract with a third party in the LEA's
180 proposal described in Subsection (3)(d)(iii); and
181 (ii) the state board approves the third party contract in accordance with rules the state
182 board makes under Subsection (3).
183 (5) The state board may contract with a third party provider to:
184 (a) offer professional learning and mentoring for educators in a participating LEA;
185 (b) identify institutional barriers to achieving innovation in civic teaching and learning
186 at the LEA level; or
187 (c) make recommendations for initiatives, public policy, or legislation to improve
188 civics education.
189 (6) Upon request of the Education Interim Committee, the state board shall report to
190 the Education Interim Committee on the pilot program's progress and outcomes.
191 Section 3. Section 53G-10-204 is amended to read:
192 53G-10-204. Civic and character education -- Definitions -- Legislative finding --
193 Elements -- Reporting requirements.
194 (1) As used in this section:
195 (a) "Character education" means reaffirming values and qualities of character which
196 promote an upright and desirable citizenry.
197 (b) "Civic education" means the cultivation of informed, responsible participation in
198 political life by competent citizens committed to the fundamental values and principles of
199 representative democracy in Utah and the United States.
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208 (a) Civic and character education are fundamental elements of the public education
209 system's core mission as originally intended and established under Article X of the Utah
210 Constitution;
211 (b) Civic and character education are fundamental elements of the constitutional
212 responsibility of public education and shall be a continuing emphasis and focus in public
213 schools;
214 (c) the cultivation of a continuing understanding and appreciation of a constitutional
215 republic and principles of representative democracy in Utah and the United States among
216 succeeding generations of educated and responsible citizens is important to the nation and
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218 (d) the primary responsibility for the education of children within the state resides with
219 their parents and that the role of state and local governments is to support and assist parents in
220 fulfilling that responsibility;
221 (e) public schools fulfill a vital purpose in the preparation of succeeding generations of
222 informed and responsible citizens who are deeply attached to essential democratic values and
223 institutions; and
224 (f) the happiness and security of American society relies upon the public virtue of its
225 citizens which requires a united commitment to a moral social order where self-interests are
226 willingly subordinated to the greater common good.
227 (3) Through an integrated curriculum, students shall be taught in connection with
228 regular school work:
229 (a) honesty, integrity, morality, civility, duty, honor, service, and obedience to law;
230 (b) respect for and an understanding of the Declaration of Independence and the
231 constitutions of the United States and of the state of Utah;
232 (c) Utah history, including territorial and preterritorial development to the present;
233 (d) the essentials and benefits of the free enterprise system;
234 (e) respect for parents, home, and family;
235 (f) the dignity and necessity of honest labor; and
236 (g) other skills, habits, and qualities of character which will promote an upright and
237 desirable citizenry and better prepare students to recognize and accept responsibility for
238 preserving and defending the blessings of liberty inherited from prior generations and secured
239 by the constitution.
240 (4) Local school boards and school administrators may provide training, direction, and
241 encouragement, as needed, to accomplish the intent and requirements of this section and to
242 effectively emphasize civic and character education in the course of regular instruction in the
243 public schools.
244 (5) Civic and character education in public schools are:
245 (a) not intended to be separate programs in need of special funding or added specialists
246 to be accomplished; and
247 (b) core principles which reflect the shared values of the citizens of Utah and the
248 founding principles upon which representative democracy in the United States and the state of
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275 Section 4. Section 63I-1-253 is amended to read:
276 63I-1-253. Repeal dates, Titles 53 through 53G.
277 (1) Section 53-2a-105, which creates the Emergency Management Administration
278 Council, is repealed July 1, 2022.
279 (2) Sections 53-2a-1103 and 53-2a-1104, which create the Search and Rescue Advisory
280 Board, are repealed July 1, 2022.
281 (3) Section 53-5-703, which creates the Concealed Firearm Review Board, is repealed
282 July 1, 2023.
283 (4) Subsection 53-6-203(1)(b)(ii), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is
284 repealed July 1, 2027.
285 (5) Subsection 53-13-104(6)(a), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is
286 repealed July 1, 2027.
287 (6) Section 53B-6-105.5, which creates the Technology Initiative Advisory Board, is
288 repealed July 1, 2024.
289 (7) Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
290 (8) Section 53B-17-1203, which creates the SafeUT and School Safety Commission, is
291 repealed January 1, 2025.
292 (9) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
293 (10) Title 53B, Chapter 24, Part 4, Rural Residency Training Program, is repealed July
294 1, 2025.
295 (11) Subsection 53C-3-203(4)(b)(vii), which provides for the distribution of money
296 from the Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells and other
297 hydrologic studies in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2030.
298 (12) Section 53E-3-515 is repealed January 1, 2023.
299 (13) In relation to a standards review committee, on January 1, 2023:
300 (a) in Subsection 53E-4-202(8), the language "by a standards review committee and the
301 recommendations of a standards review committee established under Section 53E-4-203" is
302 repealed; and
303 (b) Section 53E-4-203 is repealed.
304 (14) Subsections 53E-3-503(5) and (6), which create coordinating councils for youth in
305 custody, are repealed July 1, 2027.
306 (15) Section 53E-4-402, which creates the State Instructional Materials Commission, is
307 repealed July 1, 2022.
308 (16) Title 53E, Chapter 6, Part 5, Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission, is
309 repealed July 1, 2023.
310 (17) Subsection 53E-8-204(4), which creates the advisory council for the Utah Schools
311 for the Deaf and the Blind, is repealed July 1, 2021.
312 (18) Section 53F-2-420, which creates the Intensive Services Special Education Pilot
313 Program, is repealed July 1, 2024.
314 (19) Section 53F-5-203 is repealed July 1, 2024.
315 (20) Section 53F-5-212 is repealed July 1, 2024.
316 (21) Section 53F-5-213 is repealed July 1, 2023.
317 (22) Section 53F-5-214, in relation to a grant for professional learning, is repealed July
318 1, 2025.
319 (23) Section 53F-5-215, in relation to an elementary teacher preparation grant, is
320 repealed July 1, 2025.
321 (24) Section 53F-5-219, which creates the Local Innovations Civics Education Pilot
322 Program, is repealed on July 1, 2025.
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329 C misdemeanor, is repealed July 1, 2022.
330 Section 5. Section 63I-2-253 is amended to read:
331 63I-2-253. Repeal dates -- Titles 53 through 53G.
332 (1) Section 53-1-106.1 is repealed January 1, 2022.
333 (2) (a) Section 53-2a-217, regarding procurement during an epidemic or pandemic
334 emergency, is repealed on December 31, 2021.
335 (b) When repealing Section 53-2a-217, the Office of Legislative Research and General
336 Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3), make
337 necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
338 (3) Section 53-2a-219, in relation to termination of emergency powers pertaining to
339 COVID-19, is repealed on July 1, 2021.
340 (4) (a) Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), regarding exceptions to the composition of a
341 technical college board of trustees, is repealed July 1, 2022.
342 (b) When repealing Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), the Office of Legislative Research and
343 General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3), make
344 necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
345 (5) Section 53B-6-105.7 is repealed July 1, 2024.
346 (6) (a) Subsection 53B-7-705(6)(b)(iii)(A), the language that states "Except as
347 provided in Subsection (6)(b)(iii)(B)," is repealed July 1, 2021.
348 (b) Subsection 53B-7-705(6)(b)(iii)(B), regarding comparing a technical college's
349 change in performance with the technical college's average performance, is repealed July 1,
350 2021.
351 (7) (a) Subsection 53B-7-707(3)(a)(ii), the language that states "Except as provided in
352 Subsection (3)(b)," is repealed July 1, 2021.
353 (b) Subsection 53B-7-707(3)(b), regarding performance data of a technical college
354 during a fiscal year before fiscal year 2020, is repealed July 1, 2021.
355 (8) Section 53B-7-707 regarding performance metrics for technical colleges is repealed
356 July 1, 2023.
357 (9) Section 53B-8-114 is repealed July 1, 2024.
358 (10) The following sections, regarding the Regents' scholarship program, are repealed
359 on July 1, 2023:
360 (a) Section 53B-8-202;
361 (b) Section 53B-8-203;
362 (c) Section 53B-8-204; and
363 (d) Section 53B-8-205.
364 (11) Section 53B-10-101 is repealed on July 1, 2027.
365 (12) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 14, Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project, is
366 repealed July 1, 2023.
367 (13) Section 53E-1-202.2, regarding a Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
368 evaluation and recommendations, is repealed January 1, 2024.
369 (14) Section 53E-3-520 is repealed July 1, 2021.
370 (15) Subsection 53E-10-309(7), related to the PRIME pilot program, is repealed July 1,
371 2024.
372 (16) In Subsections 53F-2-205(4) and (5), regarding the State Board of Education's
373 duties if contributions from the minimum basic tax rate are overestimated or underestimated,
374 the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
375 (17) Section 53F-2-209, regarding local education agency budgetary flexibility, is
376 repealed July 1, 2024.
377 (18) Subsection 53F-2-301(1), relating to the years the section is not in effect, is
378 repealed July 1, 2023.
379 (19) Section 53F-2-302.1, regarding the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program, is
380 repealed July 1, 2023.
381 (20) Subsection 53F-2-314(4), relating to a one-time expenditure between the at-risk
382 WPU add-on funding and previous at-risk funding, is repealed January 1, 2024.
383 (21) Section 53F-2-418, regarding the Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend, is
384 repealed January 1, 2022.
385 (22) In Subsection 53F-2-515(1), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
386 applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
387 (23) Section 53F-4-207 is repealed July 1, 2022.
388 (24) Subsection 53F-4-401(3)(b), regarding a child enrolled or eligible for enrollment
389 in kindergarten, is repealed July 1, 2022.
390 (25) In Subsection 53F-4-404(4)(c), the language that states "Except as provided in
391 Subsection (4)(d)" is repealed July 1, 2022.
392 (26) Subsection 53F-4-404(4)(d) is repealed July 1, 2022.
393 (27) In Subsection 53F-9-302(3), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
394 applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
395 (28) In Subsection 53F-9-305(3)(a), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
396 applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
397 (29) In Subsection 53F-9-306(3)(a), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
398 applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
399 (30) In Subsection 53G-3-304(1)(c)(i), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
400 applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
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404 Legislative Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under
405 Subsection 36-12-12(3), make corrections necessary to ensure that sections and subsections
406 identified in this section are complete sentences and accurately reflect the office's perception of
407 the Legislature's intent.
408 Section 6. Appropriation.
409 The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
410 2022, and ending June 30, 2023. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
411 fiscal year 2023. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
412 Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
413 indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
414 ITEM 1
415 To State Board of Education -- Contracted Initiatives and Grants
416 From Education Fund, One-time
$1,500,000
417 Schedule of Programs:
418 Innovative Civics Education Pilot Program $1,500,000
419 The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education:
420 (1) use appropriations under this section to implement the Innovative Civics Education
421 Pilot Program created in Section 53F-5-219, in fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025; and
422 (2) may use up to 25% of the appropriations under this section to:
423 (a) contract with a third party provider to offer professional learning and analyze pilot
424 program outcomes as described in Subsection 53F-5-219(5); and
425 (b) provide stipends and pay for substitute teachers to facilitate educators attending the
426 professional learning described in Subsection 53F-5-219(5).