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H.B. 17
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APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL FUNDING
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2000 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: Michael R. Styler
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David N. Cox
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AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; INCREASING THE VALUE OF A WEIGHTED
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PUPIL UNIT BY h [
6% OR $114
]
5.5% OR $105
h ; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
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PROVIDING A
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COORDINATION CLAUSE.
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This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
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AMENDS:
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53A-17a-103, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
53A-17a-103
is amended to read:
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53A-17a-103. Definitions.
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As used in this chapter:
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(1) "Basic state-supported school program" or "basic program" means public education
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programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students that are operated and
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maintained for the amount derived by multiplying the number of weighted pupil units for each
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district by [$1,901] h [
$2,015
]
$2,006
h , except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The
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$2,015
]
$2,006
h value
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represents a h [
6%
]
5.5%
h increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit from the prior year.
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(2) "Certified revenue levy" means a property tax levy that provides the same amount of
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ad valorem property tax revenue as was collected for the prior year, plus new growth, but exclusive
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of revenue from collections from redemptions, interest, and penalties.
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(3) "Leeway program" or "leeway" means a state-supported voted leeway program or board
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leeway program authorized under Section
53A-17a-133
or
53A-17a-134
.
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(4) "Pupil in average daily membership (ADM)" means a full-day equivalent pupil.
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(5) "State-supported minimum school program" or "minimum school program" means
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public school programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools.
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(a) The minimum school program established in the districts shall include the equivalent
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of a school term of nine months as determined by the State Board of Education.
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(b) (i) The board shall establish the number of days or equivalent instructional hours that
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school is held for an academic school year.
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(ii) Education, enhanced by utilization of technologically enriched delivery systems, when
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approved by local school boards, shall receive full support by the State Board of Education as it
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pertains to fulfilling the 990-hour attendance requirements, excluding time spent viewing
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commercial advertising.
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(c) The program shall be operated and maintained for the total of the following annual
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costs:
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(i) the cost of a basic state-supported school program;
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(ii) the amount appropriated in Section
53A-17a-123
for the local program;
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(iii) the amount appropriated in Section
53A-17a-125
for retirement and social security;
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(A) each school district shall receive its share of retirement and social security monies
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based on its total weighted pupil units compared to the total weighted pupil units for all districts
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in the state;
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(B) the monies needed to support retirement and social security shall be determined by
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taking the district's prior year allocation and adjusting it for student growth, for the percentage
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increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit, and the effect of any change in the rates for
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retirement, social security, or both;
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(iv) the amount of the employer contribution required or made in behalf of employees
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under Sections
49-2-301
and
49-3-301
;
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(v) the amount of the employer contribution under Section 1400 of the Federal Insurance
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Contribution Act in accordance with Section
67-11-5
for local school boards;
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(vi) the amount appropriated in Chapter 17a:
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(A) for an incentives for excellence program;
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(B) as a contingency fund for the State Board of Education;
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(C) for state-supported transportation;
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(D) for a teacher inservice program;
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(E) for regional service centers;
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(F) for the educational technology initiative program;
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(G) for a school nurse program;
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(H) for a comprehensive guidance program;
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(I) for families, agencies, and communities together for children and youth at risk
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programs;
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(J) for experimental and developmental programs;
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(K) for alternative language services programs;
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(L) for highly impacted schools; and
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(M) for character education programs; and
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(vii) the cost of a leeway program.
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(d) The program includes school construction aid programs authorized under Title 53A,
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Chapter 21, Public Education Capital Outlay Act.
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(6) "Weighted pupil unit or units" means the unit of measure of factors that is computed
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in accordance with this chapter for the purpose of determining the costs of a program on a uniform
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basis for each district.
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Section 2. Effective date.
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This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.
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Section 3. Coordination clause.
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If this bill and S.B. 3, Minimum School Program Act Amendments, both pass, it is the
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intent of the Legislature that the amendments in this bill supercede the amendments to Subsection
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53A-17a-103(1) in S.B. 3, except that if the increased value of the weighted pupil unit is greater
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in S.B. 3 than in this bill, that value supercedes the increased value established in this bill.
Legislative Review Note
as of 12-8-99 11:48 AM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.