Download Zipped Introduced WP 8.0 SB0003.ZIP 40,390 Bytes
[Status][Bill Documents][Fiscal Note][Bills Directory]
S.B. 3
1
MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM ACT
2
AMENDMENTS
3
2000 GENERAL SESSION
4
STATE OF UTAH
5
Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
6
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; PROVIDING FOR STATE AND LOCAL
7
FUNDING OF THE MINIMUM SCHOOL PROGRAM ACT; PROVIDING A CEILING FOR
8
THE STATE CONTRIBUTION OF THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PORTION OF
9
THE ACT NOT TO EXCEED $1,535,110,246; ESTABLISHING THE VALUE OF THE
10
WEIGHTED PUPIL UNIT AT $2,006; PROVIDING DISTRIBUTION FORMULAS;
11
PROVIDING A $28,358,000 APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL BUILDING AID; PROVIDING
12
$10,400,000 IN ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
13
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
14
AMENDS:
15
53A-17a-103, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
16
53A-17a-104, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
17
53A-17a-111, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
18
53A-17a-112, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
19
53A-17a-113, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
20
53A-17a-116, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
21
53A-17a-119, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
22
53A-17a-120, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
23
53A-17a-121, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
24
53A-17a-123, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
25
53A-17a-124, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
26
53A-17a-124.1, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
27
53A-17a-124.5, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
28
53A-17a-125, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
29
53A-17a-126, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
30
53A-17a-128, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
31
53A-17a-129, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
32
53A-17a-130, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
33
53A-17a-131.1, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
34
53A-17a-131.2, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
35
53A-17a-131.3, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
36
53A-17a-131.4, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
37
53A-17a-131.6, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
38
53A-17a-131.8, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
39
53A-17a-131.9, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
40
53A-17a-131.11, as enacted by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
41
53A-17a-131.12, as enacted by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
42
53A-17a-132, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
43
53A-17a-135, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
44
53A-21-105, as last amended by Chapter 332, Laws of Utah 1999
45
ENACTS:
46
53A-17a-131.13, Utah Code Annotated 1953
47
53A-17a-131.14, Utah Code Annotated 1953
48
53A-17a-131.15, Utah Code Annotated 1953
49
53A-17a-131.16, Utah Code Annotated 1953
50
53A-17a-131.17, Utah Code Annotated 1953
51
53A-17a-131.18, Utah Code Annotated 1953
52
REPEALS:
53
53A-17a-124.7, as enacted by Chapter 232, Laws of Utah 1998
54
53A-17a-131.5, as last amended by Chapter 234, Laws of Utah 1998
55
This act enacts uncodified material.
56
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
57
Section 1.
Section
53A-17a-103
is amended to read:
58
53A-17a-103. Definitions.
59
As used in this chapter:
60
(1) "Basic state-supported school program" or "basic program" means public education
61
programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students that are operated and
62
maintained for the amount derived by multiplying the number of weighted pupil units for each
63
district by [$1,901] $2,006, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
64
(2) "Certified revenue levy" means a property tax levy that provides the same amount of
65
ad valorem property tax revenue as was collected for the prior year, plus new growth, but exclusive
66
of revenue from collections from redemptions, interest, and penalties.
67
(3) "Leeway program" or "leeway" means a state-supported voted leeway program or board
68
leeway program authorized under Section
53A-17a-133
or
53A-17a-134
.
69
(4) "Pupil in average daily membership (ADM)" means a full-day equivalent pupil.
70
(5) "State-supported minimum school program" or "minimum school program" means
71
public school programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools.
72
(a) The minimum school program established in the districts shall include the equivalent
73
of a school term of nine months as determined by the State Board of Education.
74
(b) (i) The board shall establish the number of days or equivalent instructional hours that
75
school is held for an academic school year.
76
(ii) Education, enhanced by utilization of technologically enriched delivery systems, when
77
approved by local school boards, shall receive full support by the State Board of Education as it
78
pertains to fulfilling the 990-hour attendance requirements, excluding time spent viewing
79
commercial advertising.
80
(c) The program shall be operated and maintained for the total of the following annual
81
costs:
82
(i) the cost of a basic state-supported school program;
83
(ii) the amount appropriated in Section
53A-17a-123
for the local program;
84
(iii) the amount appropriated in Section
53A-17a-125
for retirement and social security;
85
(A) each school district shall receive its share of retirement and social security monies
86
based on its total weighted pupil units compared to the total weighted pupil units for all districts
87
in the state;
88
(B) the monies needed to support retirement and social security shall be determined by
89
taking the district's prior year allocation and adjusting it for student growth, for the percentage
90
increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit, and the effect of any change in the rates for
91
retirement, social security, or both;
92
(iv) the amount of the employer contribution required or made in behalf of employees
93
under Sections
49-2-301
and
49-3-301
;
94
(v) the amount of the employer contribution under Section 1400 of the Federal Insurance
95
Contribution Act in accordance with Section
67-11-5
for local school boards;
96
(vi) the amount appropriated in Chapter 17a:
97
(A) for an incentives for excellence program;
98
(B) as a contingency fund for the State Board of Education;
99
(C) for state-supported transportation;
100
(D) for a [teacher inservice] staff development program;
101
(E) for regional service centers;
102
(F) for the educational technology initiative program;
103
(G) for a school nurse program;
104
(H) for a comprehensive guidance program;
105
(I) for families, agencies, and communities together for children and youth at risk
106
programs;
107
(J) for experimental and developmental programs;
108
(K) for alternative language services programs;
109
(L) for highly impacted schools; [and]
110
(M) for character education programs; [and]
111
(N) for technology, life, careers, and work-based programs;
112
(O) for truancy intervention and prevention programs;
113
(P) for a transportation levy program;
114
(Q) for a reading initiative program;
115
(R) for a reading performance improvement scholarship program;
116
(S) for an alternative middle schools program;
117
(T) for a school land trust program; and
118
(U) for an assessment and accountability program; and
119
(vii) the cost of a leeway program.
120
(d) The program includes school construction aid programs authorized under Title 53A,
121
Chapter 21, Public Education Capital Outlay Act.
122
(6) "Weighted pupil unit or units" means the unit of measure of factors that is computed
123
in accordance with this chapter for the purpose of determining the costs of a program on a uniform
124
basis for each district.
125
Section 2.
Section
53A-17a-104
is amended to read:
126
53A-17a-104. Amount of state's contribution toward minimum school program.
127
(1) The total contribution of the state toward the cost of the operation and maintenance
128
portion of the minimum school program, as provided and defined in Section
53A-17a-103
, may
129
not exceed the sum of [$1,439,215,683] $1,535,110,246 for the [1999-2000] 2000-01 school year,
130
except as otherwise provided by the Legislature through supplemental appropriations.
131
(2) It is intended that the funds provided are for the following purposes and in the
132
following amounts:
133
Estimated State and
134
Estimated Local Funds at
135
[$1,901] $2,006
136
Weighted Purpose Per Weighted
137
Pupil Units State Contribution Pupil Unit
138
[19,604] 20,222 Basic program - kindergarten. [$37,267,204] $40,565,332
139
[427,276] 426,422 Basic program - grades 1-12. [$812,251,676] $855,402,532
140
41,394 Basic program - professional staff. [$78,689,994] $83,036,364
141
1,655 Basic program - administrative costs. [$3,146,155] $3,319,930
142
[5,494] 7,080 Basic program - necessarily existent small [$10,444,094] $14,202,480
143
schools and units for consolidated schools.
144
52,697 Special education - regular program [$100,176,997] $105,710,182
145
- add-on WPUs for students with disabilities.
146
[4,724] 5,038 Preschool Special Education Program. [$8,980,324] $10,106,228
147
12,299 Self-contained regular WPUs. [$23,380,399] $24,671,794
148
237 Extended year program for severely disabled. [$450,537] $475,422
149
1,350 Special education - state programs. [$2,566,350] $2,708,100
150
19,464 Applied technology and technical education [$37,001,064] $39,044,784
151
district programs.
152
989 Applied technology district set-aside. [$1,880,089] $1,983,934
153
[9,598] 10,039 Youth at risk programs. [$18,245,798] $20,138,234
154
3,407 Adult education. [$6,476,707] $6,834,442
155
3,841 Accelerated learning programs. [$7,301,741] $7,705,046
156
11,549 Local programs.
[$21,954,649] $23,167,294
157
24,253 Career ladder.
[$46,104,953] $48,651,518
158
29,577 Class size reduction. [$56,225,877] $59,331,462
159
[669,408] 671,513 TOTAL OF ALL ABOVE [$1,272,544,608] $1,347,055,078
160
PROGRAMS
161
Social Security and retirement programs. [$244,458,871] $253,325,728
162
Pupil Transportation to and from school. [$50,237,319] $53,236,772
163
Contingency fund. $419,246
164
Incentives for excellence. $614,911
165
Regional service centers. [$1,111,595] $1,172,733
166
Staff Development. $1,965,577
167
Comprehensive Guidance. $7,033,759
168
Educational Technology Initiative[.] $8,970,322
169
- Maintenance.
170
Alternative Language Services. [$2,828,564] $3,328,564
171
Highly Impacted Schools. $4,873,207
172
Character Education Program. $397,680
173
Families, Agencies, and Communities Together. $1,250,670
174
School Nurses. $496,949
175
Transportation Levy. $225,000
176
Technology, Life, Careers, and Work-Based $2,235,000
177
Learning Programs.
178
Truancy Intervention and Prevention. $150,000
179
[Youth in Custody.] [$1,000,000]
180
Reading Performance Improvement
181
Scholarship Program. $9,000
182
Reading Initiative. $5,000,000
183
Experimental and Developmental Program. $5,933,056
184
Alternative Middle Schools Program. $2,000,000
185
School Land Trust Program. $4,775,000
186
Assessment and Accountability Program. $3,500,000
187
Comprehensive Guidance - Elementary Schools. $1,500,000
188
State-supported voted leeway. [$109,075,315] $121,242,797
189
State-supported board leeway. [$34,968,963] $36,111,863
190
Total estimated contributions to [$1,750,790,612] $1,866,822,912
191
school districts for all programs.
192
Less estimated proceeds from [$311,574,929] $331,712,666
193
state-supported local levies.
194
TOTAL STATE FUNDS [$1,439,215,683] $1,535,110,246
195
Section 3.
Section
53A-17a-111
is amended to read:
196
53A-17a-111. Weighted pupil units for programs for students with disabilities --
197
District allocation.
198
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$135,554,607 (71,307]
199
$143,671,726 (71,621 weighted pupil units) for allocation to local school board programs for
200
students with disabilities.
201
(2) Included in the appropriation is [$100,176,997] $105,710,182 for add-on WPUs for
202
students with disabilities enrolled in regular programs.
203
(3) The number of weighted pupil units for students with disabilities shall reflect the direct
204
cost of programs for those students conducted in accordance with definitions, guidelines, rules, and
205
standards established by the State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
206
Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
207
(4) Disability program monies allocated to districts are restricted and shall be spent for the
208
education of students with disabilities but may include expenditures for approved programs of
209
services conducted for certified instructional personnel who have students with disabilities in their
210
classes.
211
(5) The State Board of Education shall establish and strictly interpret definitions and
212
provide standards for determining which students have disabilities and shall assist districts in
213
determining the services that should be provided to students with disabilities.
214
(6) Each year the board shall evaluate the standards and guidelines that establish the
215
identifying criteria for disability classifications to assure strict compliance with those standards by
216
the districts.
217
(7) Each district shall receive its allocation of monies appropriated in Subsection
218
53A-17a-111
(2) for add-on WPUs for students with disabilities enrolled in regular programs as
219
provided in this subsection.
220
(a) The State Board of Education shall use the total number of special education add-on
221
weighted pupil units used to fund fiscal year 1989-90 as a foundation for the special education
222
add-on appropriation.
223
(b) A district's special education add-on WPUs for the current year may not be less than
224
the foundation special education add-on WPUs.
225
(8) When monies appropriated under this chapter fund the foundation weighted pupil units,
226
as outlined in Subsection (7)(a), growth WPUs shall be added to the prior year special education
227
add-on WPUs, and growth WPUs shall be determined as follows:
228
(a) The special education student growth factor is calculated by comparing S-3 total special
229
education ADM of two years previous to the current year to the S-3 total special education ADM
230
three years previous to the current year, not to exceed the official October total district growth
231
factor from the prior year.
232
(b) When calculating and applying the growth factor, a district's S-3 total special education
233
ADM for a given year is limited to 12.18% of the district's S-3 total student ADM for the same
234
year.
235
(c) Growth ADMs are calculated by applying the growth factor in Subsection (8)(a) to the
236
S-3 total special education ADM of two years previous to the current year.
237
(d) Growth ADMs for each district in Subsection (8)(c) are multiplied by 1.53 weighted
238
pupil units and added to the prior year special education add-on WPU to determine each district's
239
total allocation.
240
(9) If monies appropriated under this chapter for programs for students with disabilities
241
do not meet the costs of districts for those programs, each district shall first receive the amount
242
generated for each student with a disability under the basic program.
243
Section 4.
Section
53A-17a-112
is amended to read:
244
53A-17a-112. Preschool special education appropriation -- Extended year program
245
appropriation -- Appropriation for special education programs in state institutions.
246
(1) Included in the [$135,554,607] $143,671,726 appropriation under Section
247
53A-17a-111
is:
248
(a) an amount of [$8,980,324] $10,106,228 for preschool special education programs;
249
(b) an amount of [$23,380,399] $24,671,794 for self-contained regular WPU special
250
education programs;
251
(c) an amount of [$450,537] $475,422 for extended year programs for the severely
252
disabled; and
253
(d) an amount of [$2,566,350] $2,708,100 for special education programs in state
254
institutions and for district impact aid.
255
(2) (a) The amount designated for the preschool special education program under
256
Subsection (1)(a) is allocated to school districts to provide a free, appropriate public education to
257
preschool students with a disability, ages three through five.
258
(b) The monies are distributed on the basis of a school district's previous year December
259
1 disabled preschool child count as mandated by federal law.
260
(3) The extended school year program for the severely disabled is limited to students with
261
severe disabilities with education program goals identifying significant regression and recoupment
262
disability as approved by the State Board of Education.
263
(4) (a) The monies appropriated for self-contained regular special education programs may
264
not be used to supplement other school programs.
265
(b) Monies in any of the other restricted line item appropriations may not be reduced more
266
than 2% to be used for purposes other than those specified by the appropriation, unless otherwise
267
provided by law.
268
(5) (a) The State Board of Education shall compute preschool funding by a factor of 1.205
269
times the current December 1 child count of eligible preschool aged three, four, and five-year-olds
270
times the WPU value, limited to 8% growth over the prior year December 1 count.
271
(b) The board shall develop guidelines to implement the funding formula for preschool
272
special education, and establish prevalence limits for distribution of the monies.
273
Section 5.
Section
53A-17a-113
is amended to read:
274
53A-17a-113. Weighted pupil units for applied technology education programs --
275
Funding of approved programs -- Performance measures -- Qualifying criteria.
276
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board for Applied Technology Education, hereafter
277
referred to in this section as the board, [$37,001,064] $39,044,784 (19,464 weighted pupil units)
278
to pay the added instructional costs of approved applied technology education programs.
279
(a) Included in the appropriation is [$800,321] $844,526 (421 weighted pupil units) for
280
summer applied technology agriculture programs.
281
(b) These monies are allocated to eligible recipients as provided in Subsections (2), (3),
282
and (4).
283
(c) Money appropriated under Subsection
53A-17a-113
(1) and any money appropriated
284
for work-based education may not be used to fund programs below the ninth grade level.
285
(2) Weighted pupil units are computed for pupils in approved programs.
286
(a) The board shall fund approved programs based upon hours of membership of 9th
287
through 12th grade students.
288
(b) The board shall use an amount not to exceed 20% of the total appropriation under this
289
section to fund approved programs based on performance measures such as placement and
290
competency attainment defined in standards set by the board for districts to qualify for applied
291
technology funding.
292
(c) Leadership organization funds shall constitute an amount not to exceed 1% of the total
293
appropriation under this section, and shall be distributed to each local educational agency
294
sponsoring applied technology student leadership organizations in a ratio representing the agency's
295
share of the state's total membership in those organizations.
296
(d) The board shall make the necessary calculations for distribution of the appropriation
297
to school districts and may revise and recommend changes necessary for achieving equity and ease
298
of administration.
299
(3) (a) Twenty weighted pupil units shall be computed for each district, or 25 weighted
300
pupil units may be computed for each district that consolidates applied technology administrative
301
services with one or more other districts.
302
(b) Between 10 and 25 weighted pupil units shall be computed for each high school
303
conducting approved applied technology education programs in a district according to standards
304
established by the board.
305
(c) Forty weighted pupil units shall be computed for each district that operates an approved
306
district applied technology center.
307
(d) Between five and seven weighted pupil units shall be computed for each summer
308
applied technology agriculture program according to standards established by the board.
309
(e) The board shall, by rule, establish qualifying criteria for districts to receive weighted
310
pupil units under Subsection (3).
311
(4) (a) All monies allocated under Subsection (1) are computed by using average daily
312
membership in approved programs for the previous year.
313
(b) A district that has experienced student growth in grades 9 through 12 for the previous
314
year shall have the growth factor applied to the previous year's weighted pupil units when
315
calculating the allocation of monies under this subsection.
316
(5) (a) The board shall establish rules for the upgrading of high school applied technology
317
education programs.
318
(b) The rules shall reflect technical training and actual marketable job skills in society.
319
(c) The rules shall include procedures to assist school districts to convert existing
320
programs which are not preparing students for the job market into programs that will accomplish
321
that purpose.
322
(6) Programs that do not meet board standards may not be funded under this section.
323
Section 6.
Section
53A-17a-116
is amended to read:
324
53A-17a-116. Weighted pupil units for applied technology set-aside programs.
325
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board for Applied Technology Education
326
[$1,880,089] $1,983,934 (989 weighted pupil units) for an applied technology set-aside program.
327
(2) Applied technology set-aside funds appropriated to the board are allocated by Request
328
for Proposal (RFP) to provide a district minimum payment for applied technology education.
329
(3) Each district shall receive a guaranteed minimum allocation.
330
(4) The set-aside funds remaining after the initial minimum payment allocation are
331
distributed by an RFP process to help pay for equipment costs necessary to initiate new programs
332
and for high priority programs as determined by labor market information.
333
Section 7.
Section
53A-17a-119
is amended to read:
334
53A-17a-119. Weighted pupil units for adult education programs.
335
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$6,476,707] $6,834,442 (3,407
336
weighted pupil units) for allocation to local school boards for adult education programs, consisting
337
of adult high school completion and adult basic skills programs.
338
(2) Each district shall receive its pro rata share of the appropriation for adult high school
339
completion programs based on the number of people listed in the latest official census who are
340
over 18 years of age and who do not have a high school diploma and prior year participation.
341
(3) On February 1 of each school year, the State Board of Education shall recapture monies
342
not used for an adult high school completion program for reallocation to districts that have
343
implemented programs based on need and effort as determined by the board.
344
(4) To the extent of monies available, school districts shall provide programs to adults who
345
do not have a diploma and who intend to graduate from high school, with particular emphasis on
346
homeless individuals who are seeking literacy and life skills.
347
(5) Overruns in adult education in any district may not reduce the value of the weighted
348
pupil unit for this program in another district.
349
(6) The board shall provide the Legislature with a recommendation as to if and when any
350
fees should be charged for participation in the adult high school completion programs funded
351
under this section.
352
(7) School districts shall spend money on adult basic skills programs according to
353
standards established by the board.
354
Section 8.
Section
53A-17a-120
is amended to read:
355
53A-17a-120. Weighted pupil units for accelerated learning programs.
356
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$7,301,741] $7,705,046 (3,841
357
weighted pupil units) for allocation to local school boards for accelerated learning programs in
358
grades one through 12, which include programs for the gifted and talented, concurrent enrollment,
359
and advanced placement.
360
(2) (a) A school participating in the concurrent enrollment programs offered under Section
361
53A-15-101
shall receive on a per student basis up to $33.33 per quarter hour or $50 per semester
362
hour for each hour of higher education course work undertaken at the school.
363
(b) Each year the amounts specified in Subsection (2)(a) shall be adjusted in proportion to
364
the increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit from the prior year established in Subsection
365
53A-17a-103
(1).
366
(3) (a) Districts shall spend monies for these programs according to standards established
367
by the State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
368
Rulemaking Act.
369
(b) The State Board of Education shall develop uniform and consistent policies for school
370
districts to follow in utilizing advanced placement and concurrent enrollment monies.
371
Section 9.
Section
53A-17a-121
is amended to read:
372
53A-17a-121. Weighted pupil units for youth at risk programs.
373
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$18,245,798 (9,598]
374
$20,138,234 (10,039 weighted pupil units) for allocation to local school boards for youth at risk
375
programs, including the following:
376
(a) youth in custody;
377
(b) adolescent pregnancy prevention;
378
(c) homeless and disadvantaged minority students;
379
(d) mathematics, engineering, and science achievement programs;
380
(e) gang prevention and intervention; and
381
(f) at-risk flow through.
382
(2) Districts shall spend monies for these programs according to standards established by
383
the State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
384
Rulemaking Act.
385
(3) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall allocate
386
moneys for adolescent pregnancy prevention programs to school districts on the basis of a district's
387
total number of students enrolled in classes as of October 1 that teach a curriculum of adolescent
388
pregnancy prevention as compared to the total number of students enrolled in such programs in
389
school districts throughout the state.
390
(b) The adolescent pregnancy prevention programs funded under this subsection shall
391
require written consent from parents or guardians for student participation, involve parents or
392
guardians of participating students in a substantial and consistent manner, and comply with the
393
requirements of Sections
76-7-321
through
76-7-325
.
394
(c) To qualify for participation in the program, a district shall demonstrate to the state
395
board through prior research and pilot studies with similar student populations that those students
396
attained and retained knowledge, values, attitudes, and behaviors that promote abstinence from
397
sexual activity before marriage, and that the students had a lower pregnancy rate than comparison
398
groups that did not participate in the program.
399
(d) Further qualification requires approval by the local board and state board of all
400
teaching materials, handouts, media materials, audiovisual materials, textbooks, curriculum
401
materials, and course outlines to be used in the program.
402
(e) The state board may not use a district's participation in the adolescent pregnancy
403
prevention program as an offset against the district's historical proportionate share of the remaining
404
fund balance.
405
(f) A school district may spend any additional moneys allocated for adolescent pregnancy
406
prevention programs as long as the programs comply with the guidelines established in
407
Subsections (3)(b), (c), and (d), if the need for such a program is greater than the allocation
408
received under Subsection (a).
409
(4) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall allocate
410
moneys to school districts for homeless and disadvantaged minority students.
411
(b) Each district shall receive its allocation on the basis of:
412
(i) the total number of homeless students in the district;
413
(ii) added to 50% of the number of disadvantaged minority students in the district;
414
(iii) multiplying the total of Subsections (i) and (ii) by the value of the weighted pupil unit;
415
and
416
(iv) prorating the amount under Subsection (iii) to the amount in Subsection (4)(a).
417
(5) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall allocate
418
moneys for mathematics, engineering, and science achievement programs, MESA programs, in the
419
districts.
420
(b) The board shall make the distribution to school districts on a competitive basis by
421
application under guidelines established by the board.
422
(6) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall distribute
423
moneys for gang prevention and intervention programs at the district or school level.
424
(b) The board shall make the distribution to school districts under guidelines established
425
by the board consistent with Section
53A-15-601
.
426
(7) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall distribute
427
moneys for programs for youth in custody.
428
(b) The board shall allocate these moneys to school districts which operate programs for
429
youth in custody in accordance with standards established by the board.
430
[(c) In addition to the appropriation under Subsection (1), there is appropriated for the
431
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, $1,000,000 for youth in custody programs operated by school
432
districts.]
433
(8) From the amount appropriated for youth at-risk programs, the board shall allocate
434
monies based on:
435
(a) a formula which takes into account prior year WPU's per district and a district's low
436
income population; and
437
(b) a minimum base of no less than $18,600 for small school districts.
438
Section 10.
Section
53A-17a-123
is amended to read:
439
53A-17a-123. State contribution for the local program.
440
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$21,954,649] $23,167,294
441
(11,549 weighted pupil units) for allocation to school districts for the local program on the basis
442
of each district's prior year weighted pupil units for grades K-12 and necessarily existent small
443
schools.
444
(2) As an exception to Section
53A-17a-136
these monies may be used for the following
445
purposes:
446
(a) maintenance and operation costs;
447
(b) capital outlay and debt service; or
448
(c) a combination of maintenance and operation costs and capital outlay and debt service.
449
Section 11.
Section
53A-17a-124
is amended to read:
450
53A-17a-124. State contributions to career ladders -- Distribution of appropriation
451
-- Performance bonus.
452
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$46,104,953] $48,651,518
453
(24,253 weighted pupil units) for career ladders for distribution to school districts in accordance
454
with career ladder guidelines provided by the state board and Title 53A, Chapter 9.
455
(a) The state board shall distribute the appropriation, upon application, to each local school
456
board by a formula based on the average of equal weighting considerations for:
457
(i) a district's prior year average daily membership;
458
(ii) the total number of teachers employed by a district during the prior year; and
459
(iii) weighted pupil units allocated to the district.
460
(b) The Legislature shall provide for an annual adjustment in the career ladder
461
appropriation in proportion to:
462
(i) the increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit established in this chapter; and
463
(ii) the increase in the number of students in the state over the prior year.
464
(2) Each school district participating in the career ladder program may spend career ladder
465
monies:
466
(a) to pay a performance bonus to teachers judged by the district as being outstanding in
467
regular classroom performance;
468
(b) (i) for additional nonteaching days for teachers to devote to curriculum development,
469
inservice training, preparation, and related activities;
470
(ii) a local board of education may specifically use from the career ladder appropriation
471
an amount equivalent to $300 per eligible teacher per year for approved inservice costs, for daily
472
stipends, for per diem expenses, and for eligible teacher trainers; and
473
(c) for negotiated additional teacher compensation for extending the length of the
474
instructional day or the number of instructional days.
475
Section 12.
Section
53A-17a-124.1
is amended to read:
476
53A-17a-124.1. State contribution for staff development -- Training on personalized
477
education plans -- Training on reading and literacy initiatives.
478
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July
479
1, 2000, $1,965,577 for staff development for school teachers, including instruction in methods
480
which incorporate the [revised mathematics and science] core curriculum, with emphasis on
481
language arts/reading, mathematics, science, and other areas, the use of technology as an
482
instructional tool, and the development of teacher skills in the use of new assessment tools that
483
demonstrate student competency.
484
(2) The board shall use the appropriation to improve access to schooling for all students
485
by training teachers to provide a personalized education plan to meet the needs of each child.
486
[(3) Included in the appropriation is $500,000 specifically designated for training teachers
487
in implementing reading and literacy initiatives.]
488
Section 13.
Section
53A-17a-124.5
is amended to read:
489
53A-17a-124.5. Appropriation for class size reduction.
490
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$56,225,877] for the fiscal year
491
beginning July 1, 2000, $59,331,462 (29,577 weighted pupil units) to reduce the average class size
492
in kindergarten through the eighth grade in the state's public schools.
493
(2) [(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), each] Each district shall receive its allocation
494
based upon prior year average daily membership in kindergarten through grade eight plus growth
495
as determined under Subsection
53A-17a-106
(3) as compared to the state total.
496
[(b) The State Board of Education shall distribute 5% of the appropriation to school
497
districts based upon a formula developed by the board that takes into account:]
498
[(i) a school district's ability to raise money for growth and accompanying capital facility
499
needs;]
500
[(ii) need as reflected by:]
501
[(A) the current number of students in the affected grades in the district who are in
502
alternative housing; and]
503
[(B) growth in the affected grades both within the district and compared to the state as a
504
whole; and]
505
[(iii) the school district's past and present effort to raise money and to construct new or
506
to better utilize existing facilities through scheduling or delivery systems in order to deal with class
507
size reduction.]
508
[(c) The formula used to distribute moneys under Subsection (2)(b) shall be phased out
509
as follows:]
510
[(i) 5% of the moneys shall be distributed by the formula for the fiscal year beginning July
511
1, 1999; and]
512
[(ii) the formula distribution shall be totally eliminated for the fiscal year beginning July
513
1, 2000.]
514
(3) (a) A district may use its allocation to reduce class size in any one or all of the grades
515
referred to under this section, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3)(b).
516
(b) (i) Each district shall use 50% of its allocation to reduce class size in any one or all
517
of grades kindergarten through grade two, with an emphasis on improving student reading skills.
518
(ii) If a district's average class size is below 18 in grades kindergarten through two, it may
519
petition the state board for, and the state board may grant, a waiver to use its allocation under
520
Subsection (3)(b)(i) for class size reduction in the other grades.
521
(4) Schools may use nontraditional innovative and creative methods to reduce class sizes
522
with this appropriation and may use part of their allocation to focus on class size reduction for
523
specific groups, such as at risk students, or for specific blocks of time during the school day.
524
(5) (a) A school district may use up to 20% of its allocation under Subsection (1) for
525
capital facilities projects if such projects would help to reduce class size.
526
(b) If a school district's student population increases by 5% or 700 students from the
527
previous school year, the school district may use up to 50% of any allocation it receives under this
528
section for classroom construction.
529
(6) This appropriation is to supplement any other appropriation made for class size
530
reduction.
531
(7) (a) The State Board of Education shall compile information on class size, both in
532
average student-teacher ratios and in actual number of students enrolled in each classroom by
533
grade level for elementary grades and by subject matter for secondary grades.
534
(b) The State Board of Education shall establish uniform class size reporting rules among
535
districts.
536
(c) Provisions may be made for explaining special circumstances where class size exceeds
537
or is below normal distributions.
538
(8) (a) Each school district shall provide annually to the state superintendent of public
539
instruction a summary report on the overall district plan for utilizing class size reduction funds
540
provided by the Legislature.
541
(b) If the district has received new additional class size reduction funds during the previous
542
year, the district shall report data identifying how:
543
(i) the use of the funds complies with legislative intent; and
544
(ii) the use of the funds supplements the district's class size reduction plan.
545
(9) The Legislature shall provide for an annual adjustment in the appropriation authorized
546
under this section in proportion to the increase in the number of students in the state in
547
kindergarten through grade eight.
548
Section 14.
Section
53A-17a-125
is amended to read:
549
53A-17a-125. Appropriation for retirement and social security.
550
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education [$244,458,871] $253,325,728
551
for retirement and social security costs.
552
(2) The employee's retirement contribution shall be 1% for employees who are under the
553
state's contributory retirement program.
554
(3) The employer's contribution under the state's contributory retirement program is
555
determined under Section
49-2-301
, subject to the 1% contribution under Subsection (2).
556
(4) The employer-employee contribution rate for employees who are under the state's
557
noncontributory retirement program is determined under Section
49-3-301
.
558
Section 15.
Section
53A-17a-126
is amended to read:
559
53A-17a-126. State support of pupil transportation -- Incentives to increase economy
560
and productivity in student transportation.
561
(1) The state's contribution of [$50,237,319] $53,236,772 for state-supported
562
transportation of public school students is apportioned and distributed in accordance with Section
563
53A-17a-127
, except as otherwise provided in this section.
564
(2) (a) Included in the appropriation under Subsection (1) is an amount not less than
565
[$1,397,000] $1,710,235 to be deducted prior to any other distribution under this section to school
566
districts, and allocated to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind to pay transportation costs
567
of the schools' students.
568
(b) The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind shall utilize these funds to pay for
569
transportation of their students based on current valid contractual arrangements and best
570
transportation options and methods as determined by the schools.
571
(c) All student transportation costs of the schools shall be paid from the allocation received
572
under Subsection (2).
573
(3) Each district shall receive its approved transportation costs, except that if during the
574
fiscal year the total transportation allowance for all districts exceeds the amount appropriated, all
575
allowances shall be reduced pro rata to equal not more than that amount.
576
(4) Included in the appropriation under Subsection (1) is an amount of $187,000 for
577
transportation of students, as approved by the state board, for school districts that consolidate
578
schools, implement double session programs at the elementary level, or utilize other alternatives
579
to building construction that require additional student transportation.
580
(5) (a) Part of the state's contribution for transportation, not to exceed $200,000, may be
581
used as an incentive for districts to increase economy and productivity in student transportation.
582
(b) This amount is distributed on a pro rata basis among districts which have achieved the
583
most efficiency according to the state formula.
584
(c) Districts receiving the incentive funding may expend the monies at the discretion of
585
the local school board.
586
(6) (a) Local school boards shall provide salary adjustments to employee groups that work
587
with the transportation of students comparable to those of classified employees authorized under
588
Section
53A-17a-137
, when dividing the weighted pupil unit for salary adjustment purposes.
589
(b) The State Board of Education shall conduct a study to evaluate the reimbursement
590
system of funding for pupil transportation with emphasis on looking at methodologies that will
591
provide incentives for districts that will encourage economical practices.
592
Section 16.
Section
53A-17a-128
is amended to read:
593
53A-17a-128. Contingency fund for State Board of Education -- Laboratory school
594
at Utah State University.
595
(1) There is appropriated to the State Board of Education from the total amount of state
596
[funds] monies listed in Section
53A-17a-104
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, $419,246
597
as a contingency fund to do the following:
598
(a) stabilize the value of the weighted pupil unit;
599
(b) maintain program levels in districts that may experience unanticipated and unforeseen
600
losses of students;
601
(c) equalize programs in districts where a strict application of the law provides inequity;
602
(d) pay the added costs when Utah students attend school out of state; and
603
(e) assist in the operation of the laboratory school at Utah State University, through the
604
allocation of monies for a teacher career ladder program at the school.
605
(2) The State Board of Education shall make a strict accounting of these [funds] monies
606
and return any unused part to the Uniform School Fund at the close of each fiscal year.
607
(3) (a) There is established an advisory board for the laboratory school consisting of the
608
following:
609
(i) the president of Utah State University or his designee;
610
(ii) the state superintendent of public instruction or his designee;
611
(iii) the dean of the College of Education at Utah State University or his designee;
612
(iv) a local superintendent of schools;
613
(v) a staff member from the office of the State Board of Education;
614
(vi) a staff member from a local school board;
615
(vii) a staff member from the College of Education at Utah State University; and
616
(viii) two lay citizens noted for their contribution to the improvement of education.
617
(b) The advisory board members in Subsections (a)(iv) through (viii) are appointed by the
618
State Board of Education for terms specified by that body.
619
Section 17.
Section
53A-17a-129
is amended to read:
620
53A-17a-129. State contribution for incentives for excellence.
621
(1) The state's contribution of $614,911 for the incentives for excellence program for the
622
fiscal year beginning July 1, [1999] 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for
623
distribution to school districts according to guidelines established by the board.
624
(2) A school district shall use its allocation to promote a strong partnership between public
625
education and private enterprise, to seek additional financial support from the business community,
626
and to enhance its educational excellence.
627
(3) School districts are encouraged under this program to develop projects that rely on
628
matching private and public monies to promote educational excellence.
629
Section 18.
Section
53A-17a-130
is amended to read:
630
53A-17a-130. State contribution to regional service centers.
631
The state's contribution of [$1,111,595] $1,172,733 for regional service centers for the
632
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution
633
according to guidelines established by the board.
634
Section 19.
Section
53A-17a-131.1
is amended to read:
635
53A-17a-131.1. State contribution to the educational technology initiative.
636
(1) The state's contribution of $8,970,322 for maintaining the educational technology
637
initiative programs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board
638
of Education for distribution according to [rules adopted by the board consistent with] Title 53A,
639
Chapter 1, Part 7, Educational Technology Programs.
640
(2) Monies received under this section may be used to maintain existing programs and for
641
inservice programs required to implement the technology.
642
(3) Each school district shall develop a comprehensive inservice plan and report
643
expenditures for teacher training to the State Office of Education.
644
Section 20.
Section
53A-17a-131.2
is amended to read:
645
53A-17a-131.2. State contribution to highly impacted schools program.
646
The state's contribution of $4,873,207 for the Highly Impacted Schools Program for the
647
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution
648
according to the formula adopted by the board under Section
53A-15-701
, which authorizes the
649
Highly Impacted Schools Program.
650
Section 21.
Section
53A-17a-131.3
is amended to read:
651
53A-17a-131.3. State contributions to the school nurses program.
652
The state's contribution of $496,949 for the school nurses program for the fiscal year
653
beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution according
654
to guidelines established by the board.
655
Section 22.
Section
53A-17a-131.4
is amended to read:
656
53A-17a-131.4. State contribution to Alternative Language Services Program.
657
(1) The state's contribution of [$2,828,564] $3,328,564 for an Alternative Language
658
Services Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of
659
Education as a funding base for school districts to meet the limited-English-proficient and second
660
language acquisition needs of Utah's language minority student population.
661
(2) The board shall allocate the appropriation to school districts based on submission of
662
grant applications and assurances of and compliance with qualifying criteria established by the
663
state board pursuant to its rulemaking authority.
664
Section 23.
Section
53A-17a-131.6
is amended to read:
665
53A-17a-131.6. State contribution to Character Education Program.
666
(1) The state's contribution of $397,680 for a Character Education Program for the fiscal
667
year beginning July 1, [1999] 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution
668
to school districts according to rules adopted by the state board.
669
(2) School districts shall use the appropriation primarily for implementing curriculum
670
within the classroom that provides for the direct instruction of students.
671
(3) Character education monies shall also be used to provide inservice training to teachers
672
on the use and teaching of character education materials and to acquaint teachers with the
673
requirements in the Utah Constitution and state statutes to teach qualities of character.
674
(4) Character education programs are to be systematic and comprehensive in their
675
approach and include student materials, parental involvement, and teacher training.
676
(5) The principles taught, such as integrity, social responsibility, and the importance of the
677
work ethic should be designed to help students avoid high risk behaviors and learn to function as
678
caring, productive citizens in society.
679
(6) The State Office of Education shall assist districts and teachers in providing and
680
recommending character education curriculum to students that meets the guidelines referred to in
681
this section.
682
(7) Proposals in which parents are involved with educators in all phases of the design,
683
implementation, and evaluation of school and district programs shall be given highest priority.
684
Section 24.
Section
53A-17a-131.8
is amended to read:
685
53A-17a-131.8. State contribution to the Comprehensive Guidance Program.
686
(1) The state's contribution of [$7,033,759] $8,533,759 for a Comprehensive Guidance
687
Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education
688
for distribution to school districts as follows:
689
(a) the board shall distribute the appropriation to districts to be used at their secondary
690
schools in grades 7-12, with the following priority:
691
(i) grades 9-12; and
692
(ii) grades 7-8 for those schools which meet program standards, to provide a guidance
693
curriculum and individual educational/occupational program for each student at the school;
694
(b) each school shall meet qualification criteria established by rules made by the State
695
Board of Education in order to receive moneys under this program; and
696
(c) the appropriation shall also be used to provide responsive services and eliminate
697
nonguidance activities currently being performed by counselors.
698
(2) (a) It is anticipated that under this program counselors will increase direct services to
699
students to involve at least 80% of the counselors' time and that districts shall document this with
700
onsite review teams.
701
(b) Districts shall provide training to their secondary teachers on their role in assisting in
702
the development and implementation of SEOPs.
703
(3) The state superintendent of public instruction shall:
704
(a) prepare an inventory of working SEOPs for networking with schools throughout the
705
state; and
706
(b) monitor the program and provide an annual report on its progress and success.
707
(4) Included in the $8,533,759 appropriation is an amount of $1,500,000 for
708
comprehensive guidance programs in elementary schools for distribution to school districts
709
according to guidelines established by the board.
710
Section 25.
Section
53A-17a-131.9
is amended to read:
711
53A-17a-131.9. State contribution to agencies coming together for children and
712
youth at risk.
713
(1) There is appropriated $1,250,670 to the State Board of Education for the fiscal year
714
beginning July 1, 2000, to implement Title 63, Chapter 75, Families, Agencies, and Communities
715
Together for Children and Youth At Risk Act.
716
(2) Participation in the at risk programs funded under this section shall require consent
717
from a parent or legal guardian for the participant to receive initial or continuing services under
718
the program.
719
(3) A participant's parent or legal guardian shall be actively involved in the program and
720
all applicable state and federal laws and regulations shall be observed by the entities and
721
individuals providing the services.
722
(4) The board shall use the appropriation to experiment on a community full-service
723
delivery system level to provide data on the merits of moving the concept to a fully implemented
724
statewide system.
725
Section 26.
Section
53A-17a-131.11
is amended to read:
726
53A-17a-131.11. State contribution to truancy intervention and prevention.
727
The state's contribution of $150,000 for the Truancy Intervention and Prevention Program
728
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for
729
distribution to school districts according to guidelines established by the board in accordance with
730
Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
731
Section 27.
Section
53A-17a-131.12
is amended to read:
732
53A-17a-131.12. State contribution to Technology, Life, Careers, and Work-based
733
Learning Programs.
734
The state's contribution of $2,235,000 for the Technology, Life, Careers, and Work-based
735
Learning Programs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board
736
of Education for distribution to school districts according to guidelines established by the board
737
in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
738
Section 28.
Section
53A-17a-131.13
is enacted to read:
739
53A-17a-131.13. State contribution to guarantee transportation levy.
740
The state's contribution of $225,000 to the guarantee transportation levy program for the
741
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution
742
to school districts according to guidelines established by the board in accordance with Title 63,
743
Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
744
Section 29.
Section
53A-17a-131.14
is enacted to read:
745
53A-17a-131.14. State contribution for reading initiative program.
746
The state's contribution of $5,000,000 for the reading initiative program for the fiscal year
747
beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution to school
748
districts to fund the reading achievement programs established in Section
53A-1-605.5
according
749
to guidelines established by the board in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
750
Administrative Rulemaking Act.
751
Section 30.
Section
53A-17a-131.15
is enacted to read:
752
53A-17a-131.15. State contribution for Reading Performance Improvement
753
Scholarship Program.
754
The state's contribution of $9,000 for the Reading Performance Improvement Scholarship
755
Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education
756
to fund the program as established in Section
53A-3-402.11
according to guidelines established
757
by the board in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
758
Section 31.
Section
53A-17a-131.16
is enacted to read:
759
53A-17a-131.16. State contribution for alternative middle schools programs.
760
The state's contribution of $2,000,000 for an alternative middle schools program for the
761
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education to fund the
762
program as provided in Section
53A-11-909
.
763
Section 32.
Section
53A-17a-131.17
is enacted to read:
764
53A-17a-131.17. State contribution for a School Land Trust Program.
765
The state's contribution of $4,775,000 for a School Land Trust Program for the fiscal year
766
beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution to school
767
districts according to guidelines established by the board in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
768
Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
769
Section 33.
Section
53A-17a-131.18
is enacted to read:
770
53A-17a-131.18. State contribution for assessment and accountability program.
771
The state's contribution of $3,500,000 for an assessment and accountability program for
772
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for
773
distribution according to guidelines established by the board.
774
Section 34.
Section
53A-17a-132
is amended to read:
775
53A-17a-132. Experimental and developmental programs.
776
(1) The state's contribution of $5,933,056 for experimental and developmental programs
777
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, is appropriated to the State Board of Education for
778
distribution to school districts as follows:
779
(a) the board shall distribute the first part, 34% of the appropriation, equally among the
780
state's 40 school districts;
781
(b) the board shall distribute the second part, 41% of the appropriation, to each district on
782
the basis of its kindergarten through grade 12 average daily membership for the prior year as
783
compared to the prior year state total kindergarten through grade 12 average daily membership;
784
and
785
(c) the board shall distribute 25% of the appropriation pursuant to standards established
786
by the board in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
787
(2) (a) A school district may fund a new experimental or developmental program with
788
monies appropriated under Subsection (1) for a maximum of three consecutive years.
789
(b) After the third year, the district shall either fund the program with regular ongoing
790
program monies or terminate the program.
791
(3) (a) The State Board of Education shall allocate $100,000 of the
792
experimental-developmental appropriation for programs to improve the efficiency of classified
793
employees in the public schools.
794
(b) The programs should include training components, classified staffing formulas, and
795
preventative maintenance formulas.
796
(4) (a) The State Board of Education shall allocate $584,900 of the appropriation for the
797
planning, development, and implementation of alternative experimental pilot programs, using
798
[certificated] licensed teachers, which are cooperative ventures that have demonstrated support of
799
parents, the recognized teachers' organization, administrators, and students.
800
(b) The State Board of Education shall select schools for the pilot programs by a grant
801
process using selection criteria developed by the state board.
802
(5) Models for experimental activities similar to the nine district consortium activities are
803
permissible under the experimental and developmental appropriation.
804
Section 35.
Section
53A-17a-135
is amended to read:
805
53A-17a-135. Certified revenue levy.
806
(1) (a) In order to qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic program and
807
as its contribution toward its costs of the basic program, each school district shall impose a
808
minimum basic tax rate per dollar of taxable value that generates [$182,893,646] $189,329,826
809
in revenues statewide.
810
(b) The preliminary estimate for the [1999-2000] 2000-01 tax rate is [.001847] .001845.
811
(c) The State Tax Commission shall certify on or before June 22 the rate that generates
812
[$182,893,646] $189,329,826 in revenues statewide.
813
(d) If the minimum basic tax rate exceeds the certified revenue levy as defined in Section
814
59-2-102
, the state is subject to the notice requirements of Section
59-2-926
.
815
(e) For the calendar year beginning on January 1, 1998, and ending December 31, 1998,
816
the certified revenue levy shall be increased by the amount necessary to offset the decrease in
817
revenues from uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section
59-2-405
as a result of
818
the decrease in uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section
59-2-405
enacted by the
819
Legislature during the 1997 Annual General Session.
820
(f) For the calendar year beginning on January 1, 1999, and ending on December 31, 1999,
821
the certified revenue levy shall be adjusted by the amount necessary to offset the adjustment in
822
revenues from uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section
59-2-405.1
as a result of
823
the adjustment in uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section
59-2-405.1
enacted by
824
the Legislature during the 1998 Annual General Session.
825
(2) (a) The state shall contribute to each district toward the cost of the basic program in
826
the district that portion which exceeds the proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1).
827
(b) In accord with the state strategic plan for public education and to fulfill its
828
responsibility for the development and implementation of that plan, the Legislature instructs the
829
State Board of Education, the governor, and the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst in each of the
830
coming five years to develop budgets that will fully fund student enrollment growth.
831
(3) (a) If the proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1) equal or exceed the cost
832
of the basic program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic program.
833
(b) The proceeds of the levy authorized under Subsection (1) which exceed the cost of the
834
basic program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law.
835
Section 36.
Section
53A-21-105
is amended to read:
836
53A-21-105. State contribution to capital outlay programs.
837
[(1)] The state contribution toward the cost of the programs established under Section
838
53A-21-102
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, [1999] 2000, shall consist of an appropriation
839
totaling [$29,358,000] $28,358,000 to the State Board of Education from the Uniform School
840
Fund.
841
[(2) Of the amount appropriated under Subsection (1), $1,000,000 is one-time money.]
842
Section 37. One-time appropriations.
843
In addition to the contributions and appropriations set out in Title 53A, Chapter 17a,
844
Minimum School Program Act, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, there is appropriated
845
from the Uniform School Fund to the State Board of Education for distribution to school districts
846
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, $10, 400,000 in one-time non-lapsing monies as follows:
847
(1) $6,000,000 for textbooks and school supplies; and
848
(2) $4,400,000 for teacher supplies and materials as a funding source for H.B. 189,
849
Classroom Supplies.
850
Section 38. Intent language.
851
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the school districts' boards of education spend
852
5.5% of their WPU allocations as directed in State Board of Education rules, plus additional
853
appropriations for textbooks and supplies as appropriated for that purpose by the Legislature,
854
unless they otherwise notify parents in their respective districts that they have made decisions to
855
spend the dollars in other areas.
856
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the growth in the Youth in Custody Program for
857
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, shall be funded from carryover balances in the Youth in
858
Custody Program.
859
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state superintendent of public instruction's
860
annual report contain specific, separate reporting of expenditures for textbooks and supplies by
861
each school district.
862
(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that $1,500,000 of the ongoing appropriation for
863
comprehensive guidance shall be spent in the elementary grades of the state's public education
864
system.
865
(5) (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Office of Education work with the
866
Education Interim Committee and the Education Appropriations Subcommittee during the 2000
867
interim to study and propose a modified funding formula for the capital outlay foundation program,
868
which includes an emergency building needs program.
869
(b) The study shall focus on the issue of more equitably meeting the capital facility needs
870
of school districts by examining each district's capital outlay tax efforts, its available resources for
871
capital facilities, which shall take into consideration assessed valuation within the district and
872
outstanding indebtedness incurred for new school space, and applying those factors to the district's
873
growth in student population.
874
(6) (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that prior to distributing funds appropriated under
875
the restricted basic school programs within the "At-Risk Programs" the State Office of Education
876
shall retain $200,000 to fund a specialist, associated costs, and program budget, for minority
877
students, with the assignment to provide technical assistance to schools and school districts toward
878
meeting the needs of minority students and increasing graduation rates among minority students
879
and other students at risk of not graduating.
880
(b) It is the further intent of the Legislature that for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000,
881
$100,000 of the appropriation be retained before distribution of funds for the purpose of a
882
collaborative research effort with the Center for the School of the Future at Utah State University
883
to identify risk factors and successful programs and program characteristics that will improve
884
graduation rates among students at risk of not graduating.
885
(c) It is the further intent of the Legislature that the funds retained under Subsections (6)(a)
886
and (b) shall be proportionately retained from the six program areas funded collectively as
887
"At-Risk Programs," Youth in Custody, Pregnancy Prevention, Homeless and Minority, At-Risk
888
Regular Program, MESA, and Gang Prevention.
889
Section 39. Repealer.
890
This act repeals:
891
Section 53A-17a-124.7, Appropriation for class size reduction in grades 7 & 8.
892
Section 53A-17a-131.5, State contribution for the Centennial Schools Program.
893
Section 40. Effective date.
894
This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.
Legislative Review Note
as of 2-26-00 5:44 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.