Title 53A State System of Public Education Chapter 17a Minimum School Program Act Section 121 Appropriation for at-risk programs.
53A-17a-121.Appropriation for at-risk programs.
(1) Money appropriated to the State Board of Education in Section 53A-17a-104 for
at-risk programs shall be allocated to local school boards for the following programs:
(a) youth in custody;
(b) homeless and disadvantaged minority students;
(c) mathematics, engineering, and science achievement programs;
(d) gang prevention and intervention; and
(e) at-risk flow through.
(2) Districts shall spend monies for these programs according to rules established by the
State Board of Education in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act.
(3) (a) From the amount appropriated for youth at risk programs, the board shall allocate
moneys to school districts for homeless and disadvantaged minority students.
(b) Each district shall receive its allocation on the basis of:
(i) the total number of homeless students in the district;
(ii) added to 50% of the number of disadvantaged minority students in the district;
(iii) multiplying the total of Subsections (3)(b)(i) and (ii) by the value of the weighted
pupil unit; and
(iv) prorating the amount under Subsection (3)(b)(iii) to the amount in Subsection (3)(a).
(4) (a) From the amount appropriated for at-risk programs, the board shall allocate
monies for mathematics, engineering, and science achievement programs, MESA programs, in
the districts.
(b) The board shall make the distribution to school districts on a competitive basis by
application under guidelines established by the board.
(5) (a) From the amount appropriated for at-risk programs, the board shall distribute
moneys for gang prevention and intervention programs at the district or school level.
(b) The board shall make the distribution to school districts under guidelines established
by the board consistent with Section 53A-15-601.
(6) (a) From the amount appropriated for at-risk programs, the board shall distribute
moneys for programs for youth in custody.
(b) The board shall allocate these moneys to school districts which operate programs for
youth in custody in accordance with standards established by the board.
(7) From the amount appropriated for at-risk programs, the board shall allocate monies
based on:
(a) a formula which takes into account prior year WPU's per district and a district's low
income population; and
(b) a minimum base of no less than $18,600 for small school districts.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
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