Fiscal Note
HB0274 - Utah K-8 Online Virtual School
State Impact:
Enactment of this bill appropriates $4,713,150 in ongoing Uniform School Fund to the Minimum School Program to support the Utah K-8 Online Virtual School. Enactment of this bill also appropriates $100,000 in one-time Uniform School Fund in FY 2008 to the State Board of Education for school start-up costs.
Estimates indicate that 900 to 1,000 potential K-8 Online Virtual School students participate in virtual education in the school districts. These students are currently counted in the enrollments of their district of residence and generate Weighted Pupil Units for Minimum School Program funding. Depending on the number of students that transition to the K-8 Online Virtual School, the state may realize a savings in WPU costs for the fiscal year following a student's transfer to the virtual school. Based on the current value of the WPU, the state may realize a savings of $251,400 in WPU costs for every 100 students that enroll in the virtual school.
| Funding Source | FY 2008 Approp. | FY 2009 Approp. | FY 2010 Approp. | FY 2008 Revenue | FY 2009 Revenue | FY 2010 Revenue |
| Uniform School Fund | $0 | $4,713,150 | $4,713,150 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Uniform School Fund, One-time | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $100,000 | $4,713,150 | $4,713,150 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Individual, Business and/or Local Impact:
If all projected Virtual School students come from public schools, local districts could save between $2.2 and $2.5 million in the first year.
| 2/4/2008, 7:48:54 AM, Lead Analyst: Leishman, B. | Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst |