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PUBLIC EDUCATION BUDGET AMENDMENTS

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Susan Pulsipher

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Senate Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore

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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, 2022, and ending
11     June 30, 2023, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.
12     Highlighted Provisions:
13          This bill:
14          ▸      provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools,
15     and state education agencies;
16          ▸     sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) at $4,280 for fiscal year 2023-2024,
17     which is 6% higher than the WPU Value in fiscal year 2023;
18          ▸     amends provisions related to scholarship amounts tied to the length of a
19     kindergarten class;
20          ▸     removes fiscal year limitations on a provision allowing for the unrestricted use of a
21     portion of restricted funds;
22          ▸     repeals provisions related to an obsolete equity pupil tax rate;
23          ▸     amends funding formulas related to kindergarten to reflect a full-day length of a
24     kindergarten class;
25          ▸     amends the intended use of the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program;
26          ▸     enacts provisions regarding the distribution of a flexible allocation;
27          ▸     amends directions for the distribution of a voted and board local levy funding
28     balance for a prior fiscal year;
29          ▸     requires certain reporting of one-time funds for student and school support;

30          ▸     amends a formula for small charter school base funding;
31          ▸     broadens the school districts that are eligible for one-time capital development
32     project funding;
33          ▸     requires local education agency governing boards to provide an optional half-day
34     kindergarten class upon request;
35          ▸     amends provisions regarding a requirement for a kindergarten assessment;
36          ▸     repeals an optional expanded kindergarten program and an obsolete program
37     regarding enrollment growth for certain previous fiscal years;
38          ▸     adjusts the number of weighted pupil units for the Kindergarten and At-Risk
39     Students Add-on WPU programs to reflect statutory changes made in this bill and
40     anticipated student enrollment in fall 2023;
41          ▸     makes certain statutory changes to adjust programmatic formulas with funding
42     changes;
43          ▸     provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
44          ▸     provides intent language; and
45          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
46     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
47          This bill appropriates $48,631,700 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2023,
48     including:
49          ▸     $12,704,000 from the Income Tax Fund; and
50          ▸     $35,927,700 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
51          This bill appropriates $12,704,000 in transfers to unrestricted funds for fiscal year 2023.
52          This bill appropriates $506,039,600 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
53     2024, including:
54          ▸     $154,886,600 from the Uniform School Fund;
55          ▸     $3,835,500 from the Income Tax Fund; and
56          ▸     $347,317,500 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
57          This bill appropriates $4,184,200 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year

58     2024, all of which is from the Income Tax Fund.
59          This bill appropriates $133,869,700 in transfers to unrestricted funds for fiscal year
60     2024.
61     Other Special Clauses:
62          This bill provides a special effective date.
63          This bill provides a coordination clause.
64     Utah Code Sections Affected:
65     AMENDS:
66          53E-7-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 262
67          53F-2-209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 1
68          53F-2-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 319
69          53F-2-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Sixth Special Session, Chapter 9
70          53F-2-302.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 1
71          53F-2-601, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 319, 382
72          53F-2-706, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 439
73          53F-7-202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 407
74          53F-10-101, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 407
75          53G-7-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 316
76          63I-2-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 208, 229, 274, 354, 370,
77     and 409
78     ENACTS:
79          53F-2-421, Utah Code Annotated 1953
80     REPEALS:
81          53F-2-507, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 316
82     Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
83          53F-2-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 319
84     

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

86          Section 1. Section 53E-7-402 is amended to read:
87          53E-7-402. Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program.
88          (1) There is established the Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program under
89     which a parent may apply to a scholarship granting organization on behalf of the parent's
90     student for a scholarship to help cover the cost of a scholarship expense.
91          (2) (a) A scholarship granting organization shall:
92          (i) award, in accordance with this part, scholarships to eligible students; and
93          (ii) determine the amount of a scholarship in accordance with Subsection (3).
94          (b) In awarding scholarships, a scholarship granting organization shall give priority to
95     an eligible student described in Subsection 53E-7-401(1)(a) by:
96          (i) establishing an August 10 deadline for an eligible student described in Subsection
97     53E-7-401(1)(b) to apply for a scholarship; and
98          (ii) awarding a scholarship to an eligible student described in Subsection
99     53E-7-401(1)(b) only if funds exist after awarding scholarships to all eligible students
100     described in Subsection 53E-7-401(1)(a) who have applied and qualify.
101          (c) Subject to available funds, a scholarship awarded to an eligible student described in
102     Subsection 53E-7-401(1)(b) shall be for a similar term as a scholarship awarded to the eligible
103     student's sibling.
104          (3) A scholarship granting organization shall determine a full-year scholarship award to
105     pay for the cost of one or more scholarship expenses in an amount not more than:
106          (a) for an eligible student described in Subsection 53E-7-401(1)(a) who is[: (i)] in
107     grades 1 through 12 with an IEP and whose family income is:
108          [(A)] (i) at or below 185% of the federal poverty level, the value of the weighted pupil
109     unit multiplied by 2.5;
110          [(B)] (ii) between 185% and 555% of the federal poverty level, the value of the
111     weighted pupil unit multiplied by two; or
112          [(C)] (iii) above 555% of the federal poverty level, the value of the weighted pupil unit
113     multiplied by 1.5;

114          (b) for a fiscal year beginning before July 1, 2023, for an eligible student who is:
115          [(ii)] (i) in grades 1 through 12 and who does not have an IEP, the value of the
116     weighted pupil unit;
117          [(iii)] (ii) in kindergarten with an IEP, the value of the weighted pupil unit; or
118          [(iv)] (iii) in kindergarten and who does not have an IEP, half the value of the weighted
119     pupil unit; [or]
120          (c) for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2023, for an eligible student in
121     kindergarten or grades 1 through 12, the value of the weighted pupil unit; or
122          [(b)] (d) for an eligible student described in Subsection 53E-7-401(1)(b), half the value
123     of the weighted pupil unit.
124          (4) Eligibility for a scholarship as determined by a multidisciplinary evaluation team
125     under this program does not establish eligibility for an IEP under the Individuals with
126     Disabilities Education Act, Subchapter II, 20 U.S.C. Secs. 1400 to 1419, and is not binding on
127     any LEA that is required to provide an IEP under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
128     Act.
129          (5) The scholarship granting organizations shall prepare and disseminate information
130     on the program to a parent applying for a scholarship on behalf of a student.
131          Section 2. Section 53F-2-209 is amended to read:
132          53F-2-209. Limited LEA budgetary flexibility.
133          (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Utah Code[, for fiscal years 2021, 2022,
134     and 2023]:
135          (a) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an LEA may:
136          (i) use up to 35% of the LEA's state restricted funding for each formula-based program
137     to flexibly and without restriction respond to changing circumstances and student needs
138     [resulting from the COVID-19 emergency, as that term is defined in Section 53-2c-102];
139          (ii) transfer fund balances between funds as necessary to flexibly expend funds as
140     described in Subsection (1)(a)(i); and
141          (b) an LEA may not:

142          (i) transfer funds under Subsection (1)(a)(i) related to the school LAND Trust Program,
143     established in Section 53G-7-1206, or a qualified grant program; or
144          (ii) expend the transferred funds for capital projects or improvements.
145          [(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Utah Code, for any funds for which the
146     state imposes restrictions on the use of the funds:]
147          [(a) any expenditure that would have been required to be made before the end of fiscal
148     year 2021 without the application of this section is extended to fiscal year 2022;]
149          [(b) any expenditure that would have been required to be made before the end of fiscal
150     year 2022 without the application of this section is extended to fiscal year 2023; and]
151          [(c) any expenditure that would have been required to be made before the end of fiscal
152     year 2023 without the application of this section is extended to fiscal year 2024.]
153          (2) The state board shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
154     Administrative Rulemaking Act, regarding LEA record-keeping of flexible uses of restricted
155     funds under this section.
156          (3) (a) Nothing in this section authorizes an LEA to violate federal law or federal
157     restrictions on the LEA's funds.
158          (b) An LEA that takes an action that this section authorizes shall ensure that the LEA
159     continues to meet federal maintenance of effort requirements.
160          Section 3. Section 53F-2-301 is amended to read:
161          53F-2-301. Minimum basic tax rate for a fiscal year that begins after July 1, 2022.
162          [(1) The provisions of this section are not in effect for a fiscal year that begins on July
163     1, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.]
164          [(2)] (1) As used in this section:
165          (a) "Basic levy increment rate" means a tax rate that will generate an amount of
166     revenue equal to $75,000,000.
167          (b) "Combined basic rate" means a rate that is the sum of:
168          (i) the minimum basic tax rate; and
169          (ii) the WPU value rate.

170          (c) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
171          [(d) "Equity pupil tax rate" means the tax rate that will generate an amount of revenue
172     equal to the amount generated by the equity pupil tax rate as defined in Section 53F-2-301.5 in
173     the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022.]
174          [(e)] (d) "Minimum basic local amount" means an amount that is:
175          (i) equal to the sum of:
176          (A) the school districts' contribution to the basic school program the previous fiscal
177     year;
178          (B) the amount generated by the basic levy increment rate; and
179          [(C) the amount generated by the equity pupil tax rate; and]
180          [(D)] (C) the eligible new growth, as defined in Section 59-2-924 and rules of the State
181     Tax Commission multiplied by the minimum basic rate; and
182          (ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection [(3)(a)] (2)(a).
183          [(f)] (e) "Minimum basic tax rate" means a tax rate certified by the commission that
184     will generate an amount of revenue equal to the minimum basic local amount described in
185     Subsection [(3)(a)] (2)(a).
186          [(g)] (f) "Weighted pupil unit value" or "WPU value" means the amount established
187     each year in the enacted public education budget that is multiplied by the number of weighted
188     pupil units to yield the funding level for the basic school program.
189          [(h)] (g) "WPU value amount" means an amount:
190          (i) that is equal to the product of:
191          (A) the WPU value increase limit; and
192          (B) the percentage share of local revenue to the cost of the basic school program in the
193     immediately preceding fiscal year; and
194          (ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection [(4)(a)] (3)(a).
195          [(i)] (h) "WPU value increase limit" means the lesser of:
196          (i) the total cost to the basic school program to increase the WPU value over the WPU
197     value in the prior fiscal year; or

198          (ii) the total cost to the basic school program to increase the WPU value by 4% over
199     the WPU value in the prior fiscal year.
200          [(j)] (i) "WPU value rate" means a tax rate certified by the commission that will
201     generate an amount of revenue equal to the WPU value amount described in Subsection
202     [(4)(a)] (3)(a).
203          [(3)] (2) (a) The minimum basic local amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1,
204     [2018, is $408,073,800] 2023, is $708,960,800 in revenue statewide.
205          (b) The preliminary estimate of the minimum basic tax rate for a fiscal year that begins
206     on July 1, [2018, is .001498] 2023, is .001356.
207          [(4)] (3) (a) The WPU value amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, [2018, is
208     $18,650,000] 2023, is $27,113,600 in revenue statewide.
209          (b) The preliminary estimate of the WPU value rate for the fiscal year that begins on
210     July 1, [2018, is .000069] 2023, is .000052.
211          [(5)] (4) (a) On or before June 22, the commission shall certify for the year:
212          (i) the minimum basic tax rate; and
213          (ii) the WPU value rate.
214          (b) The estimate of the minimum basic tax rate provided in Subsection [(3)(b)] (2)(b)
215     and the estimate of the WPU value rate provided in Subsection [(4)(b)] (3)(b) are based on a
216     forecast for property values for the next calendar year.
217          (c) The certified minimum basic tax rate described in Subsection [(5)(a)(i)] (4)(a)(i)
218     and the certified WPU value rate described in Subsection [(5)(a)(ii)] (4)(a)(ii) are based on
219     property values as of January 1 of the current calendar year, except personal property, which is
220     based on values from the previous calendar year.
221          [(6)] (5) (a) To qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic school
222     program and as a school district's contribution toward the cost of the basic school program for
223     the school district, each local school board shall impose the combined basic rate.
224          (b) (i) The state is not subject to the notice requirements of Section 59-2-926 before
225     imposing the tax rates described in this Subsection [(6)] (5).

226          (ii) [(A) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(B), the] The state is subject to the
227     notice requirements of Section 59-2-926 if the state authorizes a tax rate that exceeds the tax
228     rates described in this Subsection [(6)] (5).
229          [(B) For a calendar year that begins on January 1, 2018, the state is not subject to the
230     notice and public hearing requirements of Section 59-2-926 if the state authorizes a combined
231     basic rate that exceeds the tax rates authorized in this section.]
232          [(7)] (6) (a) The state shall contribute to each school district toward the cost of the
233     basic school program in the school district an amount of money that is the difference between
234     the cost of the school district's basic school program and the sum of revenue generated by the
235     school district by the following:
236          (i) the combined basic rate; and
237          (ii) the basic levy increment rate[; and].
238          [(iii) the equity pupil tax rate.]
239          (b) (i) If the difference described in Subsection [(7)(a)] (6)(a) equals or exceeds the
240     cost of the basic school program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the
241     basic school program for the school district.
242          (ii) The proceeds of the difference described in Subsection [(7)(a)] (6)(a) that exceed
243     the cost of the basic school program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by
244     law and by the close of the fiscal year in which the proceeds were calculated.
245          [(8)] (7) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Division of Finance shall deposit
246     an amount equal to the proceeds generated statewide:
247          (a) by the basic levy increment rate into the Minimum Basic Growth Account created
248     in Section 53F-9-302; and
249          [(b) by the equity pupil tax rate into the Local Levy Growth Account created in Section
250     53F-9-305; and]
251          [(c)] (b) by the WPU value rate into the Teacher and Student Success Account created
252     in Section 53F-9-306.
253          [(9) After July 1, 2021, but before November 30, 2022, the Public Education

254     Appropriations Subcommittee:]
255          [(a) shall review the WPU value rate, the impact of revenues generated by the WPU
256     value rate on public education funding, and whether local school boards should continue to
257     levy the WPU value rate; and]
258          [(b) may recommend an increase, repeal, or continuance of the WPU value rate.]
259          Section 4. Section 53F-2-302 is amended to read:
260          53F-2-302. Determination of weighted pupil units.
261          (1) The number of weighted pupil units in the Minimum School Program for each year
262     is the total of the units for each school district and, subject to Subsection [(4)] (5), charter
263     school, determined [as follows:] in accordance with this section.
264          [(1)] (2) The number of weighted pupil units is computed by adding the average daily
265     membership of all pupils of the school district or charter school attending schools, other than
266     [kindergarten and] self-contained classes for children with a disability.
267          [(2)] (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), for a fiscal year beginning on or
268     after July 1, 2023, the number of weighted pupil units for kindergarten students shall be
269     computed by adding the average daily membership of all pupils of the school district or charter
270     school enrolled in kindergarten.
271          (b) The number of weighted pupil units is computed by [adding] multiplying the
272     average daily membership [of all pupils of the school district or charter school enrolled in
273     kindergarten and multiplying the total] for the number of students who are enrolled in
274     kindergarten for less than the equivalent length of the schedule for grades 1 through 3, based on
275     the October 1 data described in Section 53F-2-302, by .55.
276          [(a) In those school districts or charter schools that do not hold kindergarten for a full
277     nine-month term, the local school board or charter school governing board may approve a
278     shorter term of nine weeks' duration.]
279          [(b) Upon LEA governing board approval, the number of pupils in average daily
280     membership at the short-term kindergarten shall be counted for the purpose of determining the
281     number of units allowed in the same ratio as the number of days the short-term kindergarten is

282     held, not exceeding nine weeks, compared to the total number of days schools are held in that
283     school district or charter school in the regular school year.]
284          [(3)] (4) (a) The state board shall use prior year plus growth to determine average daily
285     membership in distributing money under the Minimum School Program where the distribution
286     is based on kindergarten through grade 12 ADMs or weighted pupil units.
287          (b) Under prior year plus growth, kindergarten through grade 12 average daily
288     membership for the current year is based on the actual kindergarten through grade 12 average
289     daily membership for the previous year plus an estimated percentage growth factor.
290          (c) The growth factor is the percentage increase in total average daily membership on
291     the first school day of October in the current year as compared to the total average daily
292     membership on the first school day of October of the previous year.
293          [(4)] (5) In distributing funds to charter schools under this section, charter school
294     pupils shall be weighted, where applicable, as follows:
295          [(a) .55 for kindergarten pupils;]
296          [(b)] (a) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), .9 for pupils in [grades 1]
297     kindergarten through grade 6;
298          [(c)] (b) .99 for pupils in grades 7 through 8; and
299          [(d)] (c) 1.2 for pupils in grades 9 through 12.
300          [(5) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(c):]
301          [(a) for the 2020-2021 school year the state board may use a count of average daily
302     membership on any day or days of the current school year in 2020 to calculate a growth factor
303     for the 2020-2021 school year; and]
304          [(b) when calculating the growth factor as described in Subsection (5)(a), the state
305     board shall comply with all applicable federal requirements.]
306          Section 5. Section 53F-2-302.1 is amended to read:
307          53F-2-302.1. Enrollment Growth Contingency Program.
308          (1) As used in this section:
309          (a) "Program funds" means money appropriated under the Enrollment Growth

310     Contingency Program.
311          (b) "Student enrollment count" means the enrollment count on the first school day of
312     October, as described in [Subsection 53F-2-302(3)] Section 53F-2-302.
313          (2) There is created the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program to mitigate funding
314     impacts on an LEA resulting from student enrollment irregularities [during fiscal years 2021,
315     2022, and 2023] regarding kindergarten.
316          (3) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board, in consultation with the Office
317     of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, shall use
318     program funds to[:] fund additional WPUs if the student enrollment count for kindergarten
319     exceeds the amount of legislative appropriations for kindergarten.
320          [(a) for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 and for an LEA that has declining
321     enrollment, pay costs associated with Subsection 53F-2-302(3) to hold LEA funding
322     distributions at the prior year's average daily membership;]
323          [(b) for fiscal year 2022, fund ongoing impacts of student enrollment changes in the
324     2021-2022 academic year, including:]
325          [(i) assigning additional weighted pupil units to an LEA experiencing a net growth in
326     weighted pupil units over the fiscal year 2022 base allocations associated with student
327     enrollment increases following the student enrollment count; and]
328          [(ii) at the request of an LEA that experienced a significant decline in student
329     enrollment during the 2020-2021 academic year, pre-fund significantly higher anticipated
330     student enrollment growth before the student enrollment count; and]
331          [(c) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, with any remaining weighted pupil units, pay other
332     weighted pupil unit related costs in accordance with Section 53F-2-205.]
333          [(4) If the state board pre-funds anticipated student enrollment growth under
334     Subsection (3)(b)(ii), the state board shall:]
335          [(a) verify the LEA's enrollment after the student enrollment count; and]
336          [(b) balance funds as necessary based on the actual increase in student enrollment.]
337          Section 6. Section 53F-2-421 is enacted to read:

338          53F-2-421. Flexible allocation.
339          Subject to appropriations, the state board shall distribute funds in the MSP flexible
340     allocation on a WPU basis resulting in LEAs receiving funding proportional to the number of
341     WPUs the LEA generates under the Basic School Program.
342          Section 7. Section 53F-2-601 is amended to read:
343          53F-2-601. State guaranteed local levy increments -- Appropriation to increase
344     number of guaranteed local levy increments -- No effect of change of minimum basic tax
345     rate -- Voted and board local levy funding balance -- Use of guaranteed local levy
346     increment funds.
347          (1) As used in this section:
348          (a) "Board local levy" means a local levy described in Section 53F-8-302.
349          (b) "Guaranteed local levy increment" means a local levy increment guaranteed by the
350     state:
351          (i) for the board local levy, described in Subsections (2)(a)(ii)(A) and (2)(b)(ii)(B); or
352          (ii) for the voted local levy, described in Subsections (2)(a)(ii)(B) and (2)(b)(ii)(A).
353          (c) "Local levy increment" means .0001 per dollar of taxable value.
354          (d) (i) "Voted and board local levy funding balance" means the difference between:
355          (A) the amount appropriated for the guaranteed local levy increments in a fiscal year;
356     and
357          (B) the amount necessary to fund in the same fiscal year the guaranteed local levy
358     increments as determined under this section.
359          (ii) "Voted and board local levy funding balance" does not include appropriations
360     described in Subsection (2)(b)(i).
361          (e) "Voted local levy" means a local levy described in Section 53F-8-301.
362          (2) (a) (i) In addition to the revenue collected from the imposition of a voted local levy
363     or a board local levy, the state shall guarantee that a school district receives, subject to
364     Subsections (2)(b)(ii)(C) and (3)(a), for each guaranteed local levy increment, an amount
365     sufficient to guarantee for a fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2018, $43.10 per weighted pupil

366     unit.
367          (ii) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii), the number of local levy increments
368     that are subject to the guarantee amount described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) are:
369          (A) for a board local levy, the first four local levy increments a local school board
370     imposes under the board local levy; and
371          (B) for a voted local levy, the first 16 local levy increments a local school board
372     imposes under the voted local levy.
373          (b) (i) Subject to future budget constraints and Subsection (2)(c), the Legislature shall
374     annually appropriate money from the Local Levy Growth Account established in Section
375     53F-9-305 for purposes described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii).
376          (ii) The state board shall, for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2018, and
377     subject to Subsection (2)(c), allocate funds appropriated under Subsection (2)(b)(i) and the
378     amount described in Subsection (3)(c) in the following order of priority by increasing:
379          (A) by up to four increments the number of voted local levy guaranteed local levy
380     increments above 16;
381          (B) by up to 16 increments the number of board local levy guaranteed local levy
382     increments above four; and
383          (C) the guaranteed amount described in Subsection (2)(a)(i).
384          (c) The number of guaranteed local levy increments under this Subsection (2) for a
385     school district may not exceed 20 guaranteed local levy increments, regardless of whether the
386     guaranteed local levy increments are from the imposition of a voted local levy, a board local
387     levy, or a combination of the two.
388          (3) (a) The guarantee described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) is indexed each year to the value
389     of the weighted pupil unit by making the value of the guarantee equal to .011962 times the
390     value of the prior year's weighted pupil unit.
391          (b) The guarantee shall increase by .0005 times the value of the prior year's weighted
392     pupil unit for each year subject to the Legislature appropriating funds for an increase in the
393     guarantee.

394          (c) If the indexing and growth described in Subsections (3)(a) and (b) result in a cost to
395     the state in a given fiscal year that is less than the amount the Legislature appropriated, the state
396     board shall dedicate the difference to the allocation described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii).
397          (4) (a) The amount of state guarantee money that a school district would otherwise be
398     entitled to receive under this section may not be reduced for the sole reason that the school
399     district's board local levy or voted local levy is reduced as a consequence of changes in the
400     certified tax rate under Section 59-2-924 pursuant to changes in property valuation.
401          (b) Subsection (4)(a) applies for a period of five years following a change in the
402     certified tax rate as described in Subsection (4)(a).
403          (5) The guarantee provided under this section does not apply to the portion of a voted
404     local levy rate that exceeds the voted local levy rate that was in effect for the previous fiscal
405     year, unless an increase in the voted local levy rate was authorized in an election conducted on
406     or after July 1 of the previous fiscal year and before December 2 of the previous fiscal year.
407          (6) (a) If a voted and board local levy funding balance exists for the prior fiscal year,
408     the state board shall[: (i) use] distribute the voted and board local levy funding balance [to
409     increase the value of the state guarantee per weighted pupil unit described in Subsection (3)(a)
410     in the current fiscal year; and], using the calculations for distribution of program balances for
411     the fiscal year in which the balance occurs, to qualifying school districts in a one-time payment
412     during the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
413          [(ii) distribute guaranteed local levy increment funds to school districts based on the
414     increased value of the state guarantee per weighted pupil unit described in Subsection
415     (6)(a)(i).]
416          (b) The state board shall report action taken under Subsection (6)(a) to the Office of the
417     Legislative Fiscal Analyst and the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
418          (7) A local school board of a school district that receives funds described in this section
419     shall budget and expend the funds for public education purposes.
420          Section 8. Section 53F-2-706 is amended to read:
421          53F-2-706. Small charter school base funding.

422          (1) Subject to legislative appropriation, the state board shall distribute small charter
423     school base funding [in the following amounts] to charter schools with 2,000 or [less students:]
424     fewer students in the amount of the greater of $40,000 or $115 per student.
425          [(a) for a charter school with 300 students or less, $40,000;]
426          [(b) for a charter school with 301 to 400 students, $35,000;]
427          [(c) for a charter school with 401 to 500 students, $30,000;]
428          [(d) for a charter school with 501 to 600 students, $25,000;]
429          [(e) for a charter school with 601 to 1,000 students, $20,000; and]
430          [(f) for a charter school with 1,001 to 2,000 students, $15,000.]
431          (2) A charter school's eligibility for small charter school base funding is determined by
432     the charter school's student enrollment on October 1 of a given year.
433          (3) Notwithstanding this section and subject to legislative appropriations, the state
434     board may distribute to charter schools, regardless of size, one-time funding that the
435     Legislature appropriates to mitigate funding losses as described in legislative appropriations.
436          Section 9. Section 53F-7-202 is amended to read:
437          53F-7-202. Distribution of one-time funding for student and school support.
438          (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall allocate one-time funding
439     appropriated for student and school support in accordance with this section by:
440          (a) for charter schools:
441          (i) distributing an amount that is equal to the product of:
442          (A) charter school enrollment on October 1 in the prior year, or projected enrollment
443     for a charter school in the charter school's first year of operations, divided by enrollment on
444     October 1 in public schools statewide in the prior year; and
445          (B) the total amount available for distribution; and
446          (ii) allocating to each charter school:
447          (A) an equally divided portion of 20% of the amount described in Subsection (1)(a)(i);
448     and
449          (B) 80% of the amount described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) on a per-student basis; and

450          (b) for school districts, distributing the remainder of funds available for distribution
451     after the distribution to charter schools under Subsection (1)(a) by allocating to each school
452     district:
453          (i) a base allocation relative to student enrollment as follows:
454          (A) for a school district with enrollment less than 1% of total state enrollment,
455     $500,000;
456          (B) for a school district with enrollment of between 1% and 5% of total state
457     enrollment, $350,000; and
458          (C) for a school district with enrollment greater than 5% of total state enrollment,
459     $200,000; and
460          (ii) after the base allocation described in Subsection (1)(b)(i), the remainder on a
461     per-student basis.
462          (2) (a) An LEA shall:
463          (i) use funds that the state board distributes under this section to support students and
464     schools through one-time priorities that the relevant local governing board approves, including
465     student safety, technology, instructional materials, and capital facility improvements; and
466          (ii) submit to the state board, using the survey described in Subsection (3), an
467     accounting of [the use of] the LEA's use of the funds that the state board distributes under this
468     section for the given fiscal year.
469          (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not require state board authorization or approval of an LEA
470     expenditure.
471          (3) The state board shall:
472          (a) create a one-page survey to allow LEAs to report the LEA's expenditures as
473     described in Subsection (2)(a); and
474          (b) after the close of each fiscal year, report to the Public Education Appropriations
475     Subcommittee at or before the subcommittee's October meeting regarding expenditures
476     described in this section statewide the previous fiscal year.
477          (4) An LEA may use funds distributed under this section in a given fiscal year over

478     multiple fiscal years.
479          Section 10. Section 53F-10-101 is amended to read:
480          53F-10-101. Definitions.
481          As used in this section:
482          (1) "Capital development project" means the same as that term is defined in Section
483     63A-5b-401, including new construction, capital expansion, and renovation.
484          (2) "Capital local levy" means the levy that a local school board imposes under Section
485     53F-8-303.
486          (3) "Capital Projects Evaluation Panel" or "panel" means the panel established in
487     Section 53F-10-201.
488          (4) "Capital projects funding" means funds distributed from the Small School District
489     Capital Projects Fund.
490          (5) "Division" means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management.
491          (6) "Eligible school district" means a school district:
492          (a) in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class; and
493          (b) (i) that qualifies for state guarantee funding related to local levies under Section
494     53F-2-601[.]; or
495          (ii) (A) that has a project that the panel has approved; and
496          (B) that the state board approves, upon the state superintendent's recommendation.
497          (7) "Small School District Capital Projects Fund" or "fund" means the capital projects
498     fund created in Section 53F-9-601.
499          Section 11. Section 53G-7-203 is amended to read:
500          53G-7-203. Kindergartens -- Establishment -- Funding -- Assessment.
501          (1) Kindergartens are an integral part of the state's public education system.
502          (2) (a) Each [local school] LEA governing board shall provide kindergarten classes
503     free of charge for kindergarten children residing within the district or attending the charter
504     school.
505          (b) Each LEA governing board shall provide a half-day kindergarten option for a

506     student if the student's parent requests a half-day option.
507          [(b)] (c) Nothing in this Subsection (2):
508          (i) allows an LEA governing board to require a student to participate in a full-day
509     kindergarten program;
510          (ii) modifies the non-compulsory status of kindergarten under Title 53G, Chapter 6,
511     Part 2, Compulsory Education; or
512          (iii) requires a student who only attends a half day of kindergarten to participate in dual
513     enrollment under Section 53G-6-702.
514          (3) Kindergartens established under Subsection (2) shall receive state money under
515     Title 53F, Public Education System -- Funding.
516          (4) (a) The state board shall:
517          (i) develop and collect data from a kindergarten [entry and exit assessments]
518     assessment that the board selects by rule; and
519          (ii) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
520     Rulemaking Act, regarding the administration of and reporting regarding the [assessments]
521     assessment described in Subsection (4)(a)(i).
522          (b) An LEA shall:
523          (i) administer the [entry and exit assessments] assessment described in Subsection
524     (4)(a) to each kindergarten student; and
525          (ii) report to the state board the results of the [entry and exit assessments] assessment
526     described in Subsection (4)(b)(i) in relation to each kindergarten student in the LEA.
527          (5) Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the state board shall require LEAs to
528     report average daily membership for all kindergarten students who attend kindergarten on a
529     schedule that is equivalent in length to the schedule for grades 1 through 3 with the October 1
530     data described in Section 53F-2-302.
531          Section 12. Section 63I-2-253 is amended to read:
532          63I-2-253. Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
533          (1) (a) Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), regarding exceptions to the composition of a

534     technical college board of trustees, is repealed July 1, 2022.
535          (b) When repealing Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), the Office of Legislative Research and
536     General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3), make
537     necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
538          (2) Section 53B-6-105.7 is repealed July 1, 2024.
539          (3) Section 53B-7-707 regarding performance metrics for technical colleges is repealed
540     July 1, 2023.
541          (4) Section 53B-8-114 is repealed July 1, 2024.
542          (5) The following provisions, regarding the Regents' scholarship program, are repealed
543     on July 1, 2023:
544          (a) in Subsection 53B-8-105(12), the language that states, "or any scholarship
545     established under Sections 53B-8-202 through 53B-8-205";
546          (b) Section 53B-8-202;
547          (c) Section 53B-8-203;
548          (d) Section 53B-8-204; and
549          (e) Section 53B-8-205.
550          (6) Section 53B-10-101 is repealed on July 1, 2027.
551          (7) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 14, Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project, is
552     repealed July 1, 2023.
553          (8) Subsection 53E-1-201(1)(s) regarding the report by the Educational Interpretation
554     and Translation Services Procurement Advisory Council is repealed July 1, 2024.
555          (9) Section 53E-1-202.2, regarding a Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
556     evaluation and recommendations, is repealed January 1, 2024.
557          (10) Subsection 53E-10-309(7), related to the PRIME pilot program, is repealed July 1,
558     2024.
559          (11) In Subsections 53F-2-205(4) and (5), regarding the State Board of Education's
560     duties if contributions from the minimum basic tax rate are overestimated or underestimated,
561     the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.

562          (12) Section 53F-2-209, regarding local education agency budgetary flexibility, is
563     repealed July 1, 2024.
564          [(13) Subsection 53F-2-301(1), relating to the years the section is not in effect, is
565     repealed July 1, 2023.]
566          [(14) Section 53F-2-302.1, regarding the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program, is
567     repealed July 1, 2023.]
568          [(15)] (13) Subsection 53F-2-314(4), relating to a one-time expenditure between the
569     at-risk WPU add-on funding and previous at-risk funding, is repealed January 1, 2024.
570          [(16)] (14) Section 53F-2-524, regarding teacher bonuses for extra work assignments,
571     is repealed July 1, 2024.
572          [(17)] (15) In Subsection 53F-2-515(1), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
573     applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
574          [(18)] (16) Subsection 53F-4-401(3)(b), regarding a child enrolled or eligible for
575     enrollment in kindergarten, is repealed July 1, 2022.
576          [(19)] (17) In Subsection 53F-4-404(4)(c), the language that states "Except as provided
577     in Subsection (4)(d)" is repealed July 1, 2022.
578          [(20)] (18) Subsection 53F-4-404(4)(d) is repealed July 1, 2022.
579          [(21)] (19) In Subsection 53F-9-302(3), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
580     applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
581          [(22)] (20) In Subsection 53F-9-305(3)(a), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
582     applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
583          [(23)] (21) In Subsection 53F-9-306(3)(a), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
584     applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
585          [(24)] (22) In Subsection 53G-3-304(1)(c)(i), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5,
586     as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
587          [(25)] (23) On July 1, 2023, when making changes in this section, the Office of
588     Legislative Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under
589     Subsection 36-12-12(3), make corrections necessary to ensure that sections and subsections

590     identified in this section are complete sentences and accurately reflect the office's perception of
591     the Legislature's intent.
592          Section 13. Repealer.
593          This bill repeals:
594          Section 53F-2-507, Enhanced kindergarten early intervention program.
595          Section 14. Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations.
596          The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
597     2022, and ending June 30, 2023. These are additions to amounts otherwise appropriated for
598     fiscal year 2023.
599          Subsection 14(a). Operating and Capital Budgets.
600          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
601     Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
602     the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
603     
Public Education

604     
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program

605     
Item
1 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program

606          From Uniform School Fund, One-Time
50,000,000

607          From Local Revenue, One-Time
126,000,000

608          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(126,000,000)

609          Schedule of Programs:
610               Grades 1 - 12                                   50,000,000
611     
Item
2 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local

612     Levy Programs
613          From Uniform School Fund, One-Time
(50,000,000)

614          Schedule of Programs:
615               Voted Local Levy Program                         (50,000,000)
616     
State Board of Education

617     
Item
3 To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing


618          From Income Tax Fund, One-Time
(20,300)

619          Schedule of Programs:
620               Educator Licensing                              (20,300)
621     
Item
4 To State Board of Education - Contracted Initiatives and Grants

622          From Income Tax Fund, One-Time
(11,500)

623          From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(5,848,600)

624          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
3,089,900

625          Schedule of Programs:
626               Contracts and Grants                              (2,758,700)
627               Software Licenses for Early Literacy                    (1,100)
628               General Financial Literacy                         (1,100)
629               Intergenerational Poverty Interventions               (900)
630               Partnerships for Student Success                    (2,100)
631               UPSTART                                   (2,000)
632               ULEAD                                   (3,500)
633               Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Administration      (800)
634     
Item
5 To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration

635          From Income Tax Fund, One-Time
(47,000)

636          From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(885,200)

637          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
885,200

638          Schedule of Programs:
639               Adult Education                              (2,800)
640               Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary
641                Arts Learning Program                         (1,800)
642               CTE Comprehensive Guidance                    (2,400)
643               Digital Teaching and Learning                    (6,900)
644               Dual Immersion                              (2,000)
645               At-Risk Students                              (7,000)

646               Special Education State Programs                    (2,400)
647               Youth-in-Custody                              (8,100)
648               Early Literacy Program                         (4,200)
649               State Safety and Support Program                    (1,600)
650               Student Health and Counseling
651                Support Program                              (3,300)
652               Early Learning Training and
653                Assessment                                   (2,000)
654               Early Intervention                              (2,500)
655     
Item
6 To State Board of Education - Policy, Communication, & Oversight

656          From Income Tax Fund, One-Time
171,400

657          From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(4,000,000)

658          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
4,000,000

659          Schedule of Programs:
660               Teacher Retention in Indigenous Schools Grants          225,000
661               Policy and Communication                         (24,700)
662               Student Support Services                         (25,000)
663               School Turnaround and Leadership Development Act     (3,900)
664     
Item
7 To State Board of Education - System Standards & Accountability

665          From Income Tax Fund, One-Time
(330,000)

666          From Federal Funds, One-Time
38,686,400

667          From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(1,970,200)

668          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
1,970,200

669          Schedule of Programs:
670               Teaching and Learning                         8,807,300
671               Assessment and Accountability                    456,700
672               Career and Technical Education                    1,285,000
673               Special Education                              27,807,400

674     
Item
8 To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board

675          From Income Tax Fund, One-Time
(13,000)

676          Schedule of Programs:
677               State Charter School Board & Administration          (13,000)
678     
Item
9 To State Board of Education - Statewide Online Education Program Subsidy

679          From Income Tax Fund, One-Time
(6,700)

680          Schedule of Programs:
681               Statewide Online Education Program               (7,276,700)
682               Home and Private School Students                    6,588,400
683               Small High School Support                         681,600
684     
Item
10 To State Board of Education - State Board and Administrative Operations

685          From Income Tax Fund, One-Time
12,961,100

686          Schedule of Programs:
687               Financial Operations                              (51,000)
688               Information Technology                         351,300
689               Indirect Cost Pool                              (5,800)
690               Data and Statistics                              (14,300)
691               Statewide Financial Management Systems Grants          4,000,000
692               Board and Administration                         8,680,900
693          Subsection 14(b). Transfers to Unrestricted Funds.
694          The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
695     amounts to the unrestricted General Fund, Income Tax Fund, or Uniform School Fund, as
696     indicated, from the restricted funds or accounts indicated. Expenditures and outlays from the
697     General Fund, Income Tax Fund, or Uniform School Fund must be authorized by an
698     appropriation.
699     
Public Education

700     
Item
11 To Income Tax Fund

701          From Nonlapsing Balances - $5,848,600 from Contracts & Grants;

702           $1,970,200 from Student Achievement; and $885,200 from
703           CTE Comprehensive Guidance
8,704,000

704          From Nonlapsing Balances - Transfer from Statewide
705           Financial Management Software Grants
4,000,000

706          Schedule of Programs:
707               Income Tax Fund, One-Time                         12,704,000
708          Section 15. Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations.
709          (1) The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
710     2023, and ending June 30, 2024.
711          (2) Notwithstanding S.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget Amendments, the value of
712     the weighted pupil unit for fiscal year 2024 is $4,280.
713          Subsection 15(a). Operating and Capital Budgets.
714          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
715     Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
716     the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
717     
Public Education

718     
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program

719     
Item
12 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program

720          From Uniform School Fund
195,851,600

721          From Public Education Economic Stabilization
722           Restricted Account, One-Time
4,186,500

723          From Local Revenue
4,184,200

724          From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(126,000,000)

725          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
126,000,000

726          Schedule of Programs:
727               Kindergarten (14,405 WPUs)                    64,347,900
728               Grades 1 - 12                                   64,202,300
729               Foreign Exchange                              41,800

730               Necessarily Existent Small Schools                    4,724,300
731               Professional Staff                              5,997,400
732               Special Education - Add-on                         9,825,800
733               Special Education - Self-Contained                    1,190,100
734               Special Education - Preschool                    1,194,100
735               Special Education - Extended School Year               48,300
736               Special Education - Impact Aid                    217,600
737               Special Education - Extended Year for Special Educators     95,500
738               Career and Technical Education - Add-on               3,072,000
739               Class Size Reduction                              4,473,400
740               Enrollment Growth Contingency                    19,101,000
741               Students At-Risk Add-on (5,432 WPUs)               25,690,800
742          The Legislature intends that local education agencies prioritize classified staff
743     compensation increases with additional funding received through the WPU Value increase in
744     fiscal year 2024.
745     
Item
13 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
746     Programs
747          From Uniform School Fund
(44,131,800)

748          From Public Education Economic Stabilization
749           Restricted Account, One-Time
189,650,000

750          From Teacher and Student Success Account
4,184,200

751          From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(2,204,400)

752          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
2,204,400

753          Schedule of Programs:
754               Pupil Transportation To & From School               9,053,600
755               Flexible Allocation - WPU Distribution               12,666,000
756               At-Risk Students - Gang Prevention and Intervention     58,400
757               Youth in Custody                              771,600

758               Adult Education                              433,600
759               Enhancement for Accelerated Students               167,700
760               Concurrent Enrollment                         434,300
761               Teacher Salary Supplement                         (510,000)
762               School Library Books and Electronic Resources          (765,000)
763               Matching Fund for School Nurses                    (1,002,000)
764               Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary
765                Arts Learning Program                         4,865,000
766               Early Intervention                              (36,655,000)
767               Teacher and Student Success Program               4,184,200
768               Charter School Funding Base Program               4,850,000
769               English Language Learner Software                    5,000,000
770               Grow Your Own Teacher and Counselor Pipeline          7,150,000
771               Educator Professional Time                         64,000,000
772               Public Education Capital and Technology               75,000,000
773          The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education:
774          (1) allocate funds appropriated for English Language Learner Software to qualifying
775     local education agencies as provided in Section 53F-2-419; and
776          (2) distribute $30,000,000, one-time, appropriated to the Flexible Allocation - WPU
777     Distribution program to local education agencies in counties of the 4th through 6th class in
778     accordance with Section 53F-2-421.
779     
Item
14 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local
780     Levy Programs
781          From Uniform School Fund
3,166,800

782          Schedule of Programs:
783               Board Local Levy Program                         3,166,800
784     
State Board of Education

785     
Item
15 To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition Programs


786          From Federal Funds
16,173,500

787          Schedule of Programs:
788               Child Nutrition                              14,906,600
789               Federal Commodities                              1,266,900
790     
Item
16 To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing

791          From Income Tax Fund
29,700

792          Schedule of Programs:
793               Educator Licensing                              (20,300)
794               National Board-Certified Teachers                    50,000
795     
Item
17 To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach

796          From Income Tax Fund
465,000

797          Schedule of Programs:
798               Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools          750,000
799               Provisional Program                              (285,000)
800     
Item
18 To State Board of Education - Contracted Initiatives and Grants

801          From Income Tax Fund
2,638,500

802          From Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted
803           Account, One-Time
28,128,000

804          From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(1,400,500)

805          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(3,089,900)

806          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
1,400,500

807          Schedule of Programs:
808               Computer Science Initiatives                         8,000,000
809               Contracts and Grants                              20,038,100
810               Software Licenses for Early Literacy                    (1,100)
811               General Financial Literacy                         (1,100)
812               Intergenerational Poverty Interventions               (900)
813               Interventions for Reading Difficulties               (350,000)

814               Partnerships for Student Success                    (2,100)
815               UPSTART                                   (2,000)
816               ULEAD                                   (3,500)
817               Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Administration     (800)
818     
Item
19 To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration

819          From Income Tax Fund
(32,000)

820          From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(999,400)

821          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(885,200)

822          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
1,884,600

823          Schedule of Programs:
824               Adult Education                              (2,800)
825               Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts
826                Learning Program                              133,200
827               CTE Comprehensive Guidance                    (2,400)
828               Digital Teaching and Learning                    (6,900)
829               Dual Immersion                              (2,000)
830               At-Risk Students                              (7,000)
831               Special Education State Programs                    (2,400)
832               Youth-in-Custody                              (8,100)
833               Early Literacy Program                         (4,200)
834               State Safety and Support Program                    (101,600)
835               Student Health and Counseling Support Program          (23,300)
836               Early Learning Training and Assessment               (2,000)
837               Early Intervention                              (2,500)
838     
Item
20 To State Board of Education - Regional Education Service Agencies

839          From Income Tax Fund
115,000

840          Schedule of Programs:
841               Regional Education Service Agencies               115,000

842     
Item
21 To State Board of Education - Policy, Communication, & Oversight

843          From Income Tax Fund
171,400

844          From Federal Funds
(10,992,800)

845          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(4,000,000)

846          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
4,000,000

847          Schedule of Programs:
848               Teacher Retention in Indigenous Schools Grants          225,000
849               Policy and Communication                         (24,700)
850               Student Support Services                         (11,017,800)
851               School Turnaround and Leadership Development Act     (3,900)
852     
Item
22 To State Board of Education - System Standards & Accountability

853          From Income Tax Fund
20,000

854          From Federal Funds
58,477,800

855          From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(49,500)

856          From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(1,970,200)

857          From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
5,235,600

858          Schedule of Programs:
859               Student Achievement                              573,300
860               Teaching and Learning                         (2,811,000)
861               Assessment and Accountability                    3,447,000
862               Career and Technical Education                    1,285,000
863               Special Education                              59,219,400
864     
Item
23 To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board

865          From Income Tax Fund
(13,000)

866          Schedule of Programs:
867               State Charter School Board & Administration          (1,978,900)
868               Statewide Charter School Training Programs          400,000
869               New Charter School Start-up Funding               1,565,900

870     
Item
24 To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

871          From Federal Funds
(1,500)

872          Schedule of Programs:
873               School for the Deaf                              (1,000)
874               School for the Blind                              (500)
875     
Item
25 To State Board of Education - Statewide Online Education Program Subsidy

876          From Income Tax Fund
183,800

877          From Public Education Economic Stabilization
878           Restricted Account, One-Time
3,200,000

879          Schedule of Programs:
880               Statewide Online Education Program               (5,063,700)
881               Home and Private School Students                    7,652,200
882               Small High School Support                         795,300
883          The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education:
884          (1) use $3.2 million, one-time, appropriated to the Statewide Online Education
885     Program to support students from small high schools, home schools, or private schools; and
886          (2) manage the funding between the programs to best meet the needs of students.
887     
Item
26 To State Board of Education - State Board and Administrative Operations

888          From Income Tax Fund
257,100

889          From Federal Funds
1,600

890          Schedule of Programs:
891               Financial Operations                              (51,000)
892               Information Technology                         352,900
893               Indirect Cost Pool                              (5,800)
894               Data and Statistics                              (14,300)
895               Board and Administration                         (23,100)
896     
Item
27 To State Board of Education - Public Education Capital Projects

897          From Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted

898           Account, One-Time
50,000,000

899          Schedule of Programs:
900               Small School District Capital Projects               50,000,000
901          Subsection 15(b). Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
902          The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
903     amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
904     the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
905     
Public Education

906     
Item
28 To Teacher and Student Success Account

907          From Income Tax Fund
4,184,200

908          Schedule of Programs:
909               Teacher and Student Success Account               4,184,200
910          Subsection 15(c). Transfers to Unrestricted Funds.
911          The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
912     amounts to the unrestricted General Fund, Income Tax Fund, or Uniform School Fund, as
913     indicated, from the restricted funds or accounts indicated. Expenditures and outlays from the
914     General Fund, Income Tax Fund, or Uniform School Fund must be authorized by an
915     appropriation.
916     
Public Education

917     
Item
29 To Income Tax Fund

918          From Nonlapsing Balances - From MSP - Related to Basic
2,204,400

919          From Nonlapsing Balances - From State Board - Contracted
920           Initiatives and Grants
1,400,500

921          From Nonlapsing Balances - From State Board - MSP
922           Categorical Program Administration
999,400

923          From Nonlapsing Balances - From State Board - System
924           Standards & Accountability
3,265,400

925          From Nonlapsing Balances - MSP - Basic Program, One-Time
126,000,000


926          Schedule of Programs:
927               Income Tax Fund, One-Time                         133,869,700
928          Section 16. Effective date.
929          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), if approved by two-thirds of all the members
930     elected to each house, this bill takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day following
931     the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's
932     signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
933          (2) The following sections of this bill take effect on July 1, 2023:
934          (a) Section 53E-7-402;
935          (b) Section 53F-2-209;
936          (c) Section 53F-2-301;
937          (d) Section 53F-2-302;
938          (e) Section 53F-2-302.1;
939          (f) Section 53F-2-421;
940          (g) Section 53F-2-601;
941          (h) Section 53F-2-706;
942          (i) Section 53F-7-202;
943          (j) Section 53G-7-203;
944          (k) Section 63I-2-253;
945          (l) Section 15, Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations;
946          (m) Subsection 15(a), Operating and Capital Budgets; and
947          (n) Subsection 15(b), Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
948          Section 17. Coordinating H.B. 2 with S.B. 1 -- Superseding technical and
949     substantive amendments.
950          If this H.B. 2 and S.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget Amendments, both pass and
951     become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the amendments to Section 53F-2-301 in this
952     bill supersede the amendments to Section 53F-2-301 in S.B. 1 when the Office of Legislative
953     Research and General Counsel prepares the Utah Code database for publication.

954