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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill requires the State Board of Education to report recommendations to the Public
10 Education Appropriations Subcommittee regarding the conversion of all public
11 education funding to the weighted pupil unit.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 ▸ requires the State Board of Education to report recommendations to the Public
15 Education Appropriations Subcommittee regarding the conversion of all public
16 education funding to the weighted pupil unit.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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19 Other Special Clauses:
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21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 53E-1-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 274
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 53E-1-202 is amended to read:
27 53E-1-202. Reports to and action required of the Public Education
28 Appropriations Subcommittee.
29 (1) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following
30 recurring reports are due to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee:
31 (a) the State Superintendent's Annual Report by the state board described in Section
32 53E-1-203;
33 (b) the report described in Section 53E-10-703 by the Utah Leading through Effective,
34 Actionable, and Dynamic Education director on research and other activities; and
35 (c) the report by the STEM Action Center Board described in Section 9-22-109,
36 including the information described in Section 9-22-113 on the status of the computer science
37 initiative.
38 (2) In accordance with applicable provisions, the Public Education Appropriations
39 Subcommittee shall complete the following:
40 (a) the review described in Section 53F-2-301 of the WPU value rate; and
41 (b) if required, the study described in Section 53F-4-304 of scholarship payments.
42 (3) On or before October 1, 2023, the state board shall report recommendations to the
43 Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on a process to convert all existing public
44 education funding into the WPU.