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PUBLIC EDUCATION BUDGET AMENDMENTS

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2022 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore

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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 otherwise provided for the support and
10     operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
11     June 30, 2022, and appropriates funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
12     ending June 30, 2023.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This bill:
15          ▸     provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools,
16     and state education agencies;
17          ▸     sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) at $4,038 for fiscal year 2023;
18          ▸     directs the State Board of Education on how to execute certain funding programs;
19          ▸     provides teacher bonuses for certain teachers who accepted extra work assignments;
20          ▸     permits the state board to use certain nonlapsing balances to provide grants for
21     scholarships for certain school employees to become school-based mental health
22     workers;
23          ▸     changes the state contribution for transportation costs for school districts;
24          ▸     changes the calculation of WPUs for foreign exchange students;
25          ▸     amends the calculation of hold-harmless allocations to local education agencies for
26     At-Risk WPUs;
27          ▸     amends the growth formula for concurrent enrollment;
28          ▸     provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
29          ▸     transfers funding from the Uniform School Fund to various restricted funds and

30     accounts;
31          ▸     reorganizes operating programs among line items at the State Board of Education;
32          ▸     provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
33          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes; and
34          ▸     approves intent language.
35     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
36          This bill appropriates $496,787,400 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
37     2022, including:
38          ▸     ($21,293,200) from the Uniform School Fund;
39          ▸     ($807,600) from the Education Fund; and
40          ▸     $518,888,200 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
41          This bill appropriates $21,293,200 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal
42     year 2022, from the Uniform School Fund.
43          This bill appropriates $712,092,400 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
44     2023, including:
45          ▸     $126,973,600 from the Uniform School Fund;
46          ▸     $25,440,500 from the Education Fund; and
47          ▸     $559,678,300 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
48          This bill appropriates $8,733,200 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year
49     2023, from the Education Fund.
50     Other Special Clauses:
51          This bill provides a special effective date.
52          This bill provides a coordination clause.
53     Utah Code Sections Affected:
54     AMENDS:
55          53F-2-301.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 6
56          53F-2-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Fifth Special Session, Chapter 14
57          53F-2-314, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 319

58          53F-2-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
59          53F-2-409, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 220, 365, 378, and 408
60          53F-2-415, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 202 and 408
61          63I-2-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, First Special Session, Chapter 14
62     ENACTS:
63          53F-2-524, Utah Code Annotated 1953
64     Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
65          53F-2-301.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 6
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67     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
68          Section 1. Section 53F-2-301.5 is amended to read:
69          53F-2-301.5. Minimum basic tax rate for a fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2018,
70     2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.
71          (1) The provisions of this section are in effect for a fiscal year that begins before July 1,
72     2023.
73          (2) As used in this section:
74          (a) "Basic levy increment rate" means a tax rate that will generate an amount of
75     revenue equal to $75,000,000.
76          (b) "Combined basic rate" means a rate that is the sum of:
77          (i) the rate floor; and
78          (ii) the WPU value rate.
79          (c) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
80          (d) "Equity pupil tax rate" means the tax rate that is:
81          (i) calculated by subtracting the minimum basic tax rate from the rate floor; or
82          (ii) zero, if the rate calculated in accordance with Subsection (2)(d)(i) is zero or less.
83          (e) "Minimum basic local amount" means an amount that is:
84          (i) equal to the sum of:
85          (A) the school districts' contribution to the basic school program the previous fiscal

86     year;
87          (B) the amount generated by the basic levy increment rate; and
88          (C) the eligible new growth, as defined in Section 59-2-924 and rules of the State Tax
89     Commission multiplied by the minimum basic tax rate; and
90          (ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection (3)(a).
91          (f) "Minimum basic tax rate" means a tax rate certified by the commission that will
92     generate an amount of revenue equal to the minimum basic local amount described in
93     Subsection (3)(a).
94          (g) "Rate floor" means a rate that is the greater of:
95          (i) a .0016 tax rate; or
96          (ii) the minimum basic tax rate.
97          (h) "Weighted pupil unit value" or "WPU value" means the amount established each
98     year in the enacted public education budget that is multiplied by the number of weighted pupil
99     units to yield the funding level for the basic school program.
100          (i) "WPU value amount" means an amount that is:
101          (i) equal to the product of:
102          (A) the WPU value increase limit; and
103          (B) the percentage share of local revenue to the cost of the basic school program in the
104     prior fiscal year; and
105          (ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection (4)(a).
106          (j) "WPU value increase limit" means the lesser of:
107          (i) the total cost to the basic school program to increase the WPU value over the WPU
108     value in the prior fiscal year; or
109          (ii) the total cost to the basic school program to increase the WPU value by 4% over
110     the WPU value in the prior fiscal year.
111          (k) "WPU value rate" means a tax rate certified by the commission that will generate
112     an amount of revenue equal to the WPU value amount described in Subsection (4)(a).
113          (3) (a) The minimum basic local amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1,

114     [2021, is $575,931,800] 2022, is $645,921,400 in revenue statewide.
115          (b) The preliminary estimate for the minimum basic tax rate for the fiscal year that
116     begins on July 1, [2021, is .001554] 2022, is 0.001579.
117          (4) (a) The WPU value amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, [2021, is
118     $22,484,800] 2022, is $24,952,000 in revenue statewide.
119          (b) The preliminary estimate for the WPU value rate for the fiscal year that begins on
120     July 1, [2021, is .000063] 2022, is 0.000061.
121          (5) (a) On or before June 22, the commission shall certify for the year:
122          (i) the minimum basic tax rate; and
123          (ii) the WPU value rate.
124          (b) The estimate of the minimum basic tax rate provided in Subsection (3)(b) and the
125     estimate of the WPU value rate provided in Subsection (4)(b) is based on a forecast for
126     property values for the next calendar year.
127          (c) The certified minimum basic tax rate described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) and the
128     certified WPU value rate described in Subsection (5)(a)(ii) are based on property values as of
129     January 1 of the current calendar year, except personal property, which is based on values from
130     the previous calendar year.
131          (6) (a) To qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic school program
132     and as a school district's contribution toward the cost of the basic school program for the school
133     district, a local school board shall impose the combined basic rate.
134          (b) (i) The state is not subject to the notice requirements of Section 59-2-926 before
135     imposing the tax rates described in this Subsection (6).
136          (ii) The state is subject to the notice requirements of Section 59-2-926 if the state
137     authorizes a tax rate that exceeds the tax rates described in this Subsection (6).
138          (7) (a) The state shall contribute to each school district toward the cost of the basic
139     school program in the school district an amount of money that is the difference between the
140     cost of the school district's basic school program and the sum of the revenue generated by the
141     school district by the following:

142          (i) the minimum basic tax rate;
143          (ii) the basic levy increment rate;
144          (iii) the equity pupil tax rate; and
145          (iv) the WPU value rate.
146          (b) (i) If the difference described in Subsection (7)(a) equals or exceeds the cost of the
147     basic school program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic
148     school program for the school district.
149          (ii) The proceeds of the difference described in Subsection (7)(a) that exceed the cost
150     of the basic school program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law and
151     by the close of the fiscal year in which the proceeds were calculated.
152          (8) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Division of Finance shall deposit an
153     amount equal to the proceeds generated statewide:
154          (a) by the basic levy increment rate into the Minimum Basic Growth Account created
155     in Section 53F-9-302;
156          (b) by the equity pupil tax rate into the Local Levy Growth Account created in Section
157     53F-9-305; and
158          (c) by the WPU value rate into the Teacher and Student Success Account created in
159     Section 53F-9-306.
160          Section 2. Section 53F-2-303 is amended to read:
161          53F-2-303. Foreign exchange student weighted pupil units.
162          (1) A school district or charter school may include foreign exchange students in the
163     district's or school's membership and attendance count for the purpose of apportionment of
164     state money, except as provided in Subsections (2) through (5).
165          (2) (a) Notwithstanding Section 53F-2-302, foreign exchange students may not be
166     included in average daily membership for the purpose of determining the number of weighted
167     pupil units in the grades 1-12 basic program.
168          (b) Subject to the limitation in Subsection (3), and except as provided in Subsection
169     (5), the number of weighted pupil units in the grades 1-12 basic program attributed to foreign

170     exchange students shall be equal to the number of foreign exchange students who were:
171          (i) enrolled in a school district or charter school on October 1 of the previous fiscal
172     year; and
173          (ii) sponsored by an agency approved by the district's local school board or charter
174     school's governing board.
175          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5), the total number of foreign exchange
176     students in the state that may be counted for the purpose of apportioning state money under
177     Subsection (2) shall be the [lesser] greater of:
178          (i) [the number of foreign exchange] 0.0025 of students enrolled in grades 10 through
179     12 in public schools in the state on October 1 of the previous fiscal year; or
180          (ii) 328 foreign exchange students.
181          (b) The state board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
182     Administrative Rulemaking Act, to administer the cap on the number of foreign exchange
183     students that may be counted for the purpose of apportioning state money under Subsection (2).
184          (4) Notwithstanding Section 53F-2-601, weighted pupil units in the grades 1-12 basic
185     program for foreign exchange students, as determined by Subsections (2) and (3), may not be
186     included for the purposes of determining a school district's state guarantee money under
187     Section 53F-2-601.
188          (5) This section does not apply to the 2020-2021 academic year.
189          Section 3. Section 53F-2-314 is amended to read:
190          53F-2-314. Weighted pupil units for students who are at-risk.
191          (1) As used in this section:
192          (a) "At risk" means that a public education student:
193          (i) scores below proficient on a state board or LEA approved assessment; or
194          (ii) meets an LEA governing board's approved definition of an at-risk student.
195          (b) "Limited English proficiency" means that an English learner student received a
196     score of 1-4 on an English language proficiency assessment.
197          (2) (a) Additional weighted pupil units for students who are at-risk are computed based

198     on the number of students within each LEA on October 1 of the previous school year as
199     follows, added to a base of five WPUs for each LEA:
200          (i) for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2021:
201          (A) for each student who is eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch, .05
202     additional weighted pupil units; and
203          (B) for each student with limited English proficiency, .025 additional weighted pupil
204     units; and
205          (ii) for each fiscal year after the fiscal year described in Subsection (2)(a)(i), the
206     additional weighed pupil units shall increase, subject to the approval of the Executive
207     Appropriations Committee, by amounts that the Public Education Appropriations
208     Subcommittee recommends in the subcommittee's evaluation and recommendations described
209     in Section 53E-1-202.2, up to:
210          (A) for each student who is eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch, .3 total
211     weighted pupil units; and
212          (B) for each student with limited English proficiency, up to .1 total weighted pupil
213     units.
214          (b) Funding for a student who falls within both Subsections (2)(a)(i)(A) and (B) shall
215     be computed under both weighting factors.
216          (3) An LEA governing board shall use money distributed under this section to improve
217     the academic achievement of students who are at-risk.
218          (4) For a year in which an allocation to an LEA under this section is less than the
219     allocation to the LEA under the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program in the 2021 fiscal
220     year, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall include a one-time appropriation in the
221     public education budget to supplement the difference between the two amounts, less any
222     amount of state guarantee money that an LEA receives under Subsection 53F-2-601(2)(a), from
223     weighted pupil units generated in Subsection (2).
224          (5) (a) Annually, an LEA shall provide the following information to the state board:
225          (i) a report of the LEA's use of funds allocated under this section through the annual

226     financial reporting process; and
227          (ii) the LEA's outcome data or a report of intervention effectiveness related to the use
228     of the LEA's use of funds allocated under this section.
229          (b) The state board shall monitor the learning outcomes resulting from the LEA's use of
230     funds under this section.
231          Section 4. Section 53F-2-402 is amended to read:
232          53F-2-402. State support of pupil transportation.
233          (1) Money appropriated to the state board for state-supported transportation of public
234     school students shall be apportioned and distributed in accordance with Section 53F-2-403,
235     except as otherwise provided in this section.
236          (2) (a) The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind shall use an allocation of pupil
237     transportation money to pay for transportation of students based on current valid contractual
238     arrangements and best transportation options and methods as determined by the schools.
239          (b) All student transportation costs of the schools shall be paid from the allocation of
240     pupil transportation money specified in statute.
241          (3) (a) A local school board may only claim eligible transportation costs as legally
242     reported on the prior year's annual financial report submitted under Section 53G-4-404.
243          (b) The state shall contribute up to 85% of approved transportation costs for each
244     school district, subject to budget constraints.
245          (c) If in a fiscal year the total transportation allowance for all school districts exceeds
246     the amount appropriated for that purpose, all allowances shall be reduced pro rata to equal not
247     more than the amount appropriated.
248          Section 5. Section 53F-2-409 is amended to read:
249          53F-2-409. Concurrent enrollment funding.
250          (1) The terms defined in Section 53E-10-301 apply to this section.
251          (2) The state board shall allocate money appropriated for concurrent enrollment in
252     accordance with this section.
253          (3) (a) The state board shall allocate money appropriated for concurrent enrollment in

254     proportion to the number of credit hours earned for courses taken for which:
255          (i) an LEA primarily bears the cost of instruction; and
256          (ii) an institution of higher education primarily bears the cost of instruction.
257          (b) From the money allocated under Subsection (3)(a)(i), the state board shall
258     distribute:
259          (i) 60% of the money to LEAs; and
260          (ii) 40% of the money to the Utah Board of Higher Education.
261          (c) From the money allocated under Subsection (3)(a), the state board shall distribute:
262          (i) 40% of the money to LEAs; and
263          (ii) 60% of the money to the Utah Board of Higher Education.
264          (d) The state board shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
265     Administrative Rulemaking Act, providing for the distribution of the money to LEAs under
266     Subsections (3)(b)(i) and (3)(c)(i).
267          (e) The Utah Board of Higher Education shall make rules, in accordance with Title
268     63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, providing for the distribution of the
269     money allocated to institutions of higher education under Subsections (3)(b)(ii) and (3)(c)(ii).
270          (4) Subject to budget constraints, the Legislature shall annually [increase the] modify
271     the amount of money appropriated for concurrent enrollment in proportion to the percentage
272     increase or decrease over the previous school year in:
273          [(a) concurrent enrollment; and]
274          (a) the number of statewide course credits earned; and
275          (b) the value of the weighted pupil unit.
276          (5) (a) An LEA that receives money under this section may prioritize using the money
277     to increase access to concurrent enrollment for groups of students who are underrepresented in
278     concurrent enrollment.
279          (b) If an LEA receives an allocation of less than $10,000 under this section, the LEA
280     may use the allocation as described in Section 53F-2-206.
281          Section 6. Section 53F-2-415 is amended to read:

282          53F-2-415. Student health and counseling support -- Qualifying personnel --
283     Distribution formula -- Rulemaking.
284          (1) As used in this section:
285          (a) "Qualifying personnel" means a school counselor or other counselor, school
286     psychologist or other psychologist, school social worker or other social worker, or school nurse
287     who:
288          (i) is licensed; and
289          (ii) collaborates with educators and a student's parent on:
290          (A) early identification and intervention of the student's academic and mental health
291     needs; and
292          (B) removing barriers to learning and developing skills and behaviors critical for the
293     student's academic achievement.
294          (b) "Telehealth services" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-60-102.
295          (2) (a) Subject to legislative appropriations, and in accordance with Subsection (2)(b),
296     the state board shall distribute money appropriated under this section to LEAs to provide in a
297     school targeted school-based mental health support, including clinical services and
298     trauma-informed care, through:
299          (i) employing qualifying personnel; or
300          (ii) entering into contracts for services provided by qualifying personnel, including
301     telehealth services.
302          (b) (i) The state board shall, after consulting with LEA governing boards, develop a
303     formula to distribute money appropriated under this section to LEAs.
304          (ii) The state board shall ensure that the formula described in Subsection (2)(b)(i)
305     incentivizes an LEA to provide school-based mental health support in collaboration with the
306     local mental health authority of the county in which the LEA is located.
307          (3) To qualify for money under this section, an LEA shall submit to the state board a
308     plan that includes:
309          (a) measurable goals approved by the LEA governing board on improving student

310     safety, student engagement, school culture, or academic achievement;
311          (b) how the LEA intends to meet the goals described in Subsection (3)(a) through the
312     use of the money;
313          (c) how the LEA is meeting the requirements related to parent education described in
314     Section 53G-9-703; and
315          (d) whether the LEA intends to provide school-based mental health support in
316     collaboration with the local mental health authority of the county in which the LEA is located.
317          (4) The state board shall distribute money appropriated under this section to an LEA
318     that qualifies under Subsection (3):
319          (a) based on the formula described in Subsection (2)(b); and
320          (b) if the state board approves the LEA's plan before April 1, 2020, in an amount of
321     money that the LEA equally matches using local money, unrestricted state money, or money
322     distributed to the LEA under Section 53G-7-1303.
323          (5) An LEA may not use money distributed by the state board under this section to
324     supplant federal, state, or local money previously allocated to:
325          (a) employ qualifying personnel; or
326          (b) enter into contracts for services provided by qualified personnel, including
327     telehealth services.
328          (6) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
329     state board shall make rules that establish:
330          (a) procedures for submitting a plan for and distributing money under this section;
331          (b) the formula the state board will use to distribute money to LEAs described in
332     Subsection (2)(b); and
333          (c) in accordance with Subsection (7), annual reporting requirements for an LEA that
334     receives money under this section.
335          (7) An LEA that receives money under this section shall submit an annual report to the
336     state board, including:
337          (a) progress toward achieving the goals submitted under Subsection (3)(a);

338          (b) if the LEA discontinues a qualifying personnel position, the LEA's reason for
339     discontinuing the position; and
340          (c) how the LEA, in providing school-based mental health support, complies with the
341     provisions of Section 53E-9-203.
342          (8) Beginning on or before July 1, 2019, the state board shall provide training that
343     instructs school personnel on the impact of childhood trauma on student learning, including
344     information advising educators against practicing medicine, giving a diagnosis, or providing
345     treatment.
346          (9) The state board may use up to:
347          (a) 2% of an appropriation under this section for costs related to the administration of
348     the provisions of this section[.]; and
349          (b) $1,500,000 in nonlapsing balances from fiscal year 2022 for the purposes described
350     in this section to provide scholarships for up to four years to certain LEA employees, as defined
351     by the state board, for education and training to become a school social worker, a school
352     psychologist, or other school-based mental health worker.
353          (10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, money appropriated under this
354     section may be used, as determined by the state board, for:
355          (a) the SafeUT Crisis Line described in Section 53B-17-1202; or
356          (b) youth suicide prevention programs described in Section 53G-9-702.
357          Section 7. Section 53F-2-524 is enacted to read:
358          53F-2-524. Teacher bonuses for extra assignments.
359          (1) Subject to legislative appropriations for this purpose, the state board shall provide
360     grants to LEAs to compensate a teacher who accepted an additional work assignment to
361     substitute for another teacher between December 2021, and May 2022.
362          (2) The state board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
363     Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish for the grant described in this Subsection (2):
364          (a) eligibility criteria for a teacher to qualify for a grant up to $100 per additional work
365     assignment;

366          (b) an application process; and
367          (c) a distribution formula.
368          Section 8. Section 63I-2-253 is amended to read:
369          63I-2-253. Repeal dates -- Titles 53 through 53G.
370          (1) Section 53-1-106.1 is repealed January 1, 2022.
371          (2) (a) Section 53-2a-217, regarding procurement during an epidemic or pandemic
372     emergency, is repealed on December 31, 2021.
373          (b) When repealing Section 53-2a-217, the Office of Legislative Research and General
374     Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3), make
375     necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
376          (3) Section 53-2a-219, in relation to termination of emergency powers pertaining to
377     COVID-19, is repealed on July 1, 2021.
378          (4) (a) Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), regarding exceptions to the composition of a
379     technical college board of trustees, is repealed July 1, 2022.
380          (b) When repealing Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), the Office of Legislative Research and
381     General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3), make
382     necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
383          (5) Section 53B-6-105.7 is repealed July 1, 2024.
384          (6) (a) Subsection 53B-7-705(6)(b)(iii)(A), the language that states "Except as
385     provided in Subsection (6)(b)(iii)(B)," is repealed July 1, 2021.
386          (b) Subsection 53B-7-705(6)(b)(iii)(B), regarding comparing a technical college's
387     change in performance with the technical college's average performance, is repealed July 1,
388     2021.
389          (7) (a) Subsection 53B-7-707(3)(a)(ii), the language that states "Except as provided in
390     Subsection (3)(b)," is repealed July 1, 2021.
391          (b) Subsection 53B-7-707(3)(b), regarding performance data of a technical college
392     during a fiscal year before fiscal year 2020, is repealed July 1, 2021.
393          (8) Section 53B-7-707 regarding performance metrics for technical colleges is repealed

394     July 1, 2023.
395          (9) Section 53B-8-114 is repealed July 1, 2024.
396          (10) The following sections, regarding the Regents' scholarship program, are repealed
397     on July 1, 2023:
398          (a) Section 53B-8-202;
399          (b) Section 53B-8-203;
400          (c) Section 53B-8-204; and
401          (d) Section 53B-8-205.
402          (11) Section 53B-10-101 is repealed on July 1, 2027.
403          (12) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 14, Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project, is
404     repealed July 1, 2023.
405          (13) Section 53E-1-202.2, regarding a Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
406     evaluation and recommendations, is repealed January 1, 2024.
407          (14) Section 53E-3-520 is repealed July 1, 2021.
408          (15) Subsection 53E-10-309(7), related to the PRIME pilot program, is repealed July 1,
409     2024.
410          (16) In Subsections 53F-2-205(4) and (5), regarding the State Board of Education's
411     duties if contributions from the minimum basic tax rate are overestimated or underestimated,
412     the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
413          (17) Section 53F-2-209, regarding local education agency budgetary flexibility, is
414     repealed July 1, 2024.
415          (18) Subsection 53F-2-301(1), relating to the years the section is not in effect, is
416     repealed July 1, 2023.
417          (19) Section 53F-2-302.1, regarding the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program, is
418     repealed July 1, 2023.
419          (20) Subsection 53F-2-314(4), relating to a one-time expenditure between the at-risk
420     WPU add-on funding and previous at-risk funding, is repealed January 1, 2024.
421          (21) Section 53F-2-418, regarding the Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend, is

422     repealed January 1, 2022.
423          (22) Section 53F-2-524, regarding teacher bonuses for extra work assignments, is
424     repealed July 1, 2024.
425          [(22)] (23) In Subsection 53F-2-515(1), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
426     applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
427          [(23)] (24) Section 53F-4-207 is repealed July 1, 2022.
428          [(24)] (25) Subsection 53F-4-401(3)(b), regarding a child enrolled or eligible for
429     enrollment in kindergarten, is repealed July 1, 2022.
430          [(25)] (26) In Subsection 53F-4-404(4)(c), the language that states "Except as provided
431     in Subsection (4)(d)" is repealed July 1, 2022.
432          [(26)] (27) Subsection 53F-4-404(4)(d) is repealed July 1, 2022.
433          [(27)] (28) In Subsection 53F-9-302(3), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
434     applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
435          [(28)] (29) In Subsection 53F-9-305(3)(a), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
436     applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
437          [(29)] (30) In Subsection 53F-9-306(3)(a), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
438     applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
439          [(30)] (31) In Subsection 53G-3-304(1)(c)(i), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5,
440     as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
441          [(31)] (32) Subsections 53G-10-204(1)(c) through (e), and Subsection 53G-10-204(6),
442     related to the civics engagement pilot program, are repealed on July 1, 2023.
443          [(32)] (33) On July 1, 2023, when making changes in this section, the Office of
444     Legislative Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under
445     Subsection 36-12-12(3), make corrections necessary to ensure that sections and subsections
446     identified in this section are complete sentences and accurately reflect the office's perception of
447     the Legislature's intent.
448          Section 9. Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations.
449          The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

450     2021, and ending on June 30, 2022. These are additions to amounts otherwise appropriated for
451     fiscal year 2022.
452          Subsection 9(a). Operating and Capital Budgets.
453          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
454     Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
455     the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
456     
Public Education

457     
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program

458     
ITEM
1

459          To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
460           Programs
461               From Uniform School Fund, One-Time
(21,293,200)

462               From Federal Funds - American Rescue Plan Act,
463                One-Time
10,000,000

464               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
21,293,200

465               Schedule of Programs:
466                    Teacher Bonuses for Extra Assignments          10,000,000
467          The Legislature intends that funds appropriated by this item from the American Rescue
468     Plan Act of 2021 may only be expended or distributed for purposes that comply with the legal
469     requirements and federal guidelines under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
470     
State Board of Education

471     
Item 2

472          To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition Programs
473               From Federal Funds, One-Time
140,628,300

474               Schedule of Programs:
475                    Child Nutrition                         140,628,300
476     
Item 3

477          To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition - Federal Commodities

478               From Federal Funds, One-Time
11,112,100

479               Schedule of Programs:
480                    Child Nutrition - Federal Commodities          11,112,100
481     
Item 4

482          To State Board of Education - Contracted Initiatives and Grants
483               From Education Fund, One-Time
(14,500)

484               Schedule of Programs:
485                    Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship
486                     Administration                         (14,500)
487     
Item 5

488          To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration
489               From Education Fund, One-Time
(500,000)

490               Schedule of Programs:
491                    Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts
492                     Learning Program                         (80,000)
493                    Dual Immersion                         (80,000)
494                    Youth-in-Custody                         (80,000)
495                    Early Literacy Program                    (80,000)
496                    CTE Online Assessments                    (80,000)
497                    State Safety and Support Program               (100,000)
498     
Item 6

499          To State Board of Education - Policy, Communication, and Oversight
500               From Education Fund, One-Time
(293,100)

501               From Federal Funds, One-Time     
329,135,200

502               From Transfer for COVID-19 Response, One-Time
210,900

503               Schedule of Programs:
504                    Board and Administration                    210,900
505                    Financial Operations                         (293,100)

506                    Special Education                         81,047,400
507                    Student Support Services                    248,087,800
508          (1) The Legislature intends that funds appropriated under this item from the American
509     Rescue Plan Act of 2021 may only be expended or distributed for purposes that comply with
510     the legal requirements and federal guidelines under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
511          (2) The Legislature intends that the agency administering these funds meet all
512     compliance and reporting requirements associated with these funds, as directed by the
513     Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
514     
Item 7

515          To State Board of Education - System Standards and Accountability
516               From Dedicated Credits Revenue, One-Time
3,375,000

517               Schedule of Programs:
518                    Assessment and Accountability               3,375,000
519     
Item 8

520          To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
521               From Dedicated Credits Revenue, One-Time
3,133,500

522               Schedule of Programs:
523                    Administration                         3,133,500
524          Subsection 9(b). Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
525          The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
526     amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
527     the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
528     
Public Education

529     
Item 9

530          To Uniform School Fund Restricted - Public Education Economic Stabilization
531           Restricted Account
532               From Uniform School Fund, One-Time
21,293,200

533               Schedule of Programs:

534                    Public Education Economic Stabilization
535                     Restricted Account                         21,293,200
536          Section 10. Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations.
537          (1) The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
538     2022, and ending June 30, 2023. These are additions to amounts otherwise appropriated for
539     fiscal year 2023.
540          (2) Notwithstanding H.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget Amendments, the value of
541     the weighted pupil unit for fiscal year 2023 is $4,038.
542          Subsection 10(a). Operating and Capital Budgets.
543          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
544     Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
545     the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
546     
Public Education

547     
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program

548     
Item 10

549          To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
550               From Uniform School Fund
109,659,900

551               From Public Education Economic Stabilization
552                Restricted Account, One-Time
3,600,000

553               From Local Revenue
8,733,200

554               Schedule of Programs:
555                    Kindergarten                              3,466,700
556                    Grades 1 - 12                              79,631,400
557                    Foreign Exchange (59 WPUs)               281,000
558                    Necessarily Existent Small Schools               4,992,000
559                    Professional Staff                         7,460,300
560                    Special Education - Add-on                    11,734,400
561                    Special Education - Self-Contained               1,454,600

562                    Special Education - Preschool               1,478,300
563                    Special Education - Extended School Year          59,800
564                    Special Education - Impact Aid               269,300
565                    Special Education - Extended Year for Special
566                     Educators                              118,100
567                    Career and Technical Education - Add-on          3,803,400
568                    Class Size Reduction                         5,538,600
569                    Students At-Risk Add-on                    1,705,200
570     
Item 11

571          To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
572               From Uniform School Fund
4,037,000

573               Schedule of Programs:
574                    Special Education - Add-on (1,033 WPUs)          4,037,000
575          The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use funds appropriated by this
576     item to implement the provisions of H.B. 113, Students with Disabilities Funding Revisions.
577     
Item 12

578          To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
579           Programs
580               From Uniform School Fund
13,026,700

581               From Uniform School Fund, One-Time
250,000

582               From Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted
583                Account, One-Time
9,500,000

584               From Teacher and Student Success Account
8,733,200

585               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(21,293,200)

586               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
21,293,200

587               Schedule of Programs:
588                    Pupil Transportation To and From School          3,861,900
589                    At-Risk Students - Gang Prevention and

590                     Intervention                              73,900
591                    Youth in Custody                         975,800
592                    Adult Education                         548,400
593                    Enhancement for Accelerated Students          212,100
594                    Concurrent Enrollment                    2,154,600
595                    Title I Schools Paraeducators Program          250,000
596                    Charter School Local Replacement               4,000,000
597                    Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts
598                     Learning Program                         4,200,000
599                    Teacher and Student Success Program          8,733,200
600                    Charter School Funding Base Program          5,000,000
601                    English Language Learner Software               1,500,000
602          The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education notify local education
603     agencies that receive an allocation from the English Language Learner Software Program that
604     beginning in fiscal year 2024, local education agencies will fund the agencies' software
605     programs out of the agencies' Students At-Risk - WPU Add-on program allocation.
606     
State Board of Education

607     
Item 13

608          To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition Programs
609               From Federal Funds
166,669,100

610               Schedule of Programs:
611                    Child Nutrition                         136,397,700
612                    Federal Commodities                         30,271,400
613     
Item 14

614          To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition - Federal Commodities
615               From Federal Funds
(19,159,300)

616               Schedule of Programs:
617                    Child Nutrition - Federal Commodities          (19,159,300)

618     
Item 15

619          To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing
620               From Education Fund
175,000

621               Schedule of Programs:
622                    Educator Licensing                         175,000
623     
Item 16

624          To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach
625               From Education Fund
500,000

626               Schedule of Programs:
627                    Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools     465,000
628                    Provisional Program                         35,000
629          (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education distribute, at the
630     beginning of fiscal year 2023, nonlapsing balances remaining in the Fine Arts Outreach line
631     item at the end of fiscal year 2022 to the contracted organizations participating in the
632     Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools (POPS).
633          (2) The Legislature intends that the amount the state board allocates under Subsection
634     (1):
635          (a) be proportional to each organization's contracted share of ongoing appropriations;
636     and
637          (b) not include a private match requirement.
638     
Item 17

639          To State Board of Education - Contracted Initiatives and Grants
640               From Education Fund
(489,400)

641               From Education Fund, One-Time
13,610,200

642               From Public Education Economic Stabilization
643                Restricted Account, One-Time
7,500,000

644               From Revenue Transfers
38,900

645               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(7,330,900)


646               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
10,263,300

647               Schedule of Programs:
648                    Computer Science Initiatives                    8,000,000
649                    Contracts and Grants                         9,210,200
650                    Software Licenses for Early Literacy               2,000,000
651                    Early Warning Pilot Program                    450,000
652                    Kindergarten Supplement Enrichment Program     (25,100)
653                    School Turnaround and Leadership Development
654                     Act                                   (4,043,000)
655                    UPSTART                              8,000,000
656     
Item 18

657          To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration
658               From Education Fund
(58,300)

659               From Revenue Transfers
(25,300)

660               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
108,800

661               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(78,000)

662               Schedule of Programs:
663                    Adult Education                         (29,000)
664                    Dual Immersion                         (30,000)
665                    Youth-in-Custody                         (104,000)
666                    Early Literacy Program                    (29,000)
667                    CTE Student Organizations                    (29,000)
668                    State Safety and Support Program               (29,000)
669                    Early Intervention                         197,200
670     
Item 19

671          To State Board of Education - Science Outreach
672               From Education Fund
500,000

673               Schedule of Programs:

674                    Informal Science Education Enhancement          500,000
675     
Item 20

676          To State Board of Education - Policy, Communication, & Oversight
677               From General Fund
(200)

678               From Education Fund
(5,926,400)

679               From Federal Funds
(83,939,500)

680               From Federal Funds, One-Time
39,490,500

681               From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Lease
(1,148,800)

682               From General Fund Restricted - Land Exchange
683                Distribution Account
(16,200)

684               From General Fund Restricted - School Readiness
685                Account
(65,500)

686               From Revenue Transfers
(4,483,400)

687               From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust
688                Distribution Account
(752,400)

689               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(14,191,000)

690               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,643,300)

691               From Lapsing Balance
64,500

692               Schedule of Programs:
693                    Board and Administration                    (5,312,300)
694                    Data and Statistics                         (2,413,500)
695                    Financial Operations                         (4,106,200)
696                    Indirect Cost Pool                         (8,107,900)
697                    Information Technology                    (14,277,700)
698                    Teacher Retention in Indigenous Schools Grants     501,400
699                    Policy and Communication                    180,000
700                    School Trust                              (697,000)
701                    Special Education                         (81,912,000)

702                    Student Support Services                    39,490,500
703                    School Turnaround and Leadership Development
704                     Act                                   4,043,000
705     
Item 21

706          To State Board of Education - System Standards & Accountability
707               From Education Fund
(580,200)

708               From Federal Funds
82,184,200

709               From Federal Funds, One-Time
31,393,100

710               From Dedicated Credits Revenue
85,000

711               From Revenue Transfers
(541,200)

712               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
197,900

713               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(30,100)

714               Schedule of Programs:
715                    Assessment and Accountability               (180,000)
716                    Teacher Retention in Indigenous Schools Grants     (501,400)
717                    Special Education                         113,305,100
718                    RTC Fees                              85,000
719          (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use $1,796,600 one-time
720     from the Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment (RISE) assessment settlement funds
721     to cover costs associated with a new contract for the RISE assessment.
722          (2) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use any revenue or
723     nonlapsing balances generated from the licensing of Readiness Improvement Success
724     Empowerment (RISE) questions to develop additional assessment questions for all state
725     assessments, provide professional learning for Utah educators, and for risk mitigation purposes.
726     
Item 22

727          To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board
728               From Education Fund
(200,000)

729               From Education Fund, One-Time
(199,500)


730               Schedule of Programs:
731                    State Charter School Board                    (399,500)
732     
Item 23

733          To State Board of Education - Teaching and Learning
734               From Education Fund
(171,700)

735               From Revenue Transfers
22,200

736               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(22,600)

737               Schedule of Programs:
738                    Student Access to High Quality School Readiness
739                     Programs                              (172,100)
740     
Item 24

741          To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
742               From Education Fund
700,000

743               From Education Fund, One-Time
500,000

744               From Dedicated Credits Revenue
3,133,500

745               Schedule of Programs:
746                    Administration                         3,833,500
747                    Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center     500,000
748          (1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education monitor the
749     implementation of one-time funds appropriated to the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind in
750     fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 to ensure these funds are not used for ongoing purposes.
751          (2) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education:
752          (a) conduct a cost benefit analysis on maintaining the Utah State Instructional
753     Materials Access Center as a state level function or contracting with a private provider for
754     relevant instructional materials; and
755          (b) report to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee by October 1, 2022.
756     
Item 25

757          To State Board of Education - Statewide Online Education Costs for Non-Public

758          Students
759               From Education Fund
377,000

760               From Education Fund, One-Time
3,177,800

761               Schedule of Programs:
762                    Statewide Online Education Program          3,554,800
763     
Item 26

764          To State Board of Education - State Board and Administrative Operations
765               From General Fund
200

766               From Education Fund
13,526,000

767               From Federal Funds
1,755,300

768               From Federal Funds, One-Time
300,000,000

769               From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Lease
1,148,800

770               From General Fund Restricted - Land Exchange
771                Distribution Account
16,200

772               From General Fund Restricted - School Readiness Account
65,500

773               From Revenue Transfers
4,988,800

774               From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust Distribution
775                Account
752,400

776               From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
21,237,800

777               From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(8,511,900)

778               From Lapsing Balance
(64,500)

779               Schedule of Programs:
780                    Financial Operations                         4,106,200
781                    Information Technology                    14,277,700
782                    Inter Cost Pool                         8,107,900
783                    Data and Statistics                         2,413,500
784                    School Trust                              697,000
785                    Board and Administration                    5,312,300

786                    Federal Coronavirus Relief for Public Education     300,000,000
787          (1) The Legislature intends that funds appropriated under this item from the American
788     Rescue Plan Act of 2021 may only be expended or distributed for purposes that comply with
789     the legal requirements and federal guidelines under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
790          (2) The Legislature further intends that the agency administering these funds meet all
791     compliance and reporting requirements associated with these funds, as directed by the
792     Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
793          (3) Notwithstanding the intent language associated with items 24, 28, 29, 31 through
794     39, and 41 of H.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget Amendments, the Legislature intends that
795     the State Board Education:
796          (a) not use previously identified performance measures;
797          (b) continue to develop the system performance measures and recommend new
798     performance measures to be included in the 2024 base budget; and
799          (c) provide to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, with performance
800     measures, initial performance targets, and up to five years of historic performance data where
801     available:
802          (i) a status report by June 1, 2022; and
803          (ii) a final report by October 1, 2022.
804          Subsection 10(b). Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
805          The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
806     amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
807     the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
808     
Public Education

809     
Item 27

810          To Teacher and Student Success Account
811               From Education Fund
8,733,200

812               Schedule of Programs:
813                    Teacher and Student Success Account          8,733,200

814          Section 11. Effective date.
815          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), if approved by two-thirds of all the members
816     elected to each house, this bill takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day following
817     the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's
818     signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
819          (2) The following sections of this bill take effect on July 1, 2022:
820          (a) Section 53F-2-301.5;
821          (b) Section 53F-2-303;
822          (c) Section 53F-2-314;
823          (d) Section 53F-2-402;
824          (e) Section 53F-2-409;
825          (f) Section 53F-2-415;
826          (g) Section 63I-2-253;
827          (h) Section 10, Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations;
828          (i) Subsection 10(a), Operating and Capital Budgets; and
829          (j) Subsection 10(b), Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
830          Section 12. Coordinating S.B. 2 with H.B. 1 -- Superseding technical and
831     substantive amendments.
832          If this S.B. 2 and H.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget Amendments, both pass and
833     become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the amendments to Section 53F-2-301.5 in
834     this bill supersede the amendments to Section 53F-2-301.5 in H.B. 1 when the Office of
835     Legislative Research and General Counsel prepares the Utah Code database for publication.