Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 444 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Gibson, F.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/26/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• creates the Charter School Funding Task Force;
• provides for membership of the task force and compensation for members; and
• specifies duties and responsibilities of the task force.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING TASK FORCE
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Francis D. Gibson
Senate Sponsor: 
Ann Millner
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates the Charter School Funding Task Force.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ creates the Charter School Funding Task Force;
▸ provides for membership of the task force and compensation for members; and
▸ specifies duties and responsibilities of the task force.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2016:
▸ to the Legislature - Senate, as a one-time appropriation:
• from the General Fund, One-time, $16,000;
▸ to the Legislature - House of Representatives, as a one-time appropriation:
• from the General Fund, One-time, $16,000; and
▸ to the Legislature - Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, as a
one-time appropriation:
• from the General Fund, One-time, $40,000.
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-2-236
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 150 and 189
ENACTS:
36-29-101
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
36-29-102
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
36-29-101
 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 29. LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCES
 36-29-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as "Legislative Task Forces."
Section 2. Section 
36-29-102
 is enacted to read:
 36-29-102.
Charter School Funding Task Force -- Creation -- Membership --
Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff -- Duties -- Interim Report.
(1) There is created the Charter School Funding Task Force consisting of the following
members:
(a) four members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
three of whom may be from the same political party;
(b) four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, no more than three of whom may be from the same political party;
(c) three members of the State Board of Education:
(i) one member who is appointed by the president of the Senate;
(ii) one member who is appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(iii) one member who is appointed by the chair of the State Board of Education;
(d) one member of the State Charter School Board appointed by the chair of the State
Charter School Board;
(e) one charter school business administrator, appointed by the president of the Senate;
and
(f) one school district business administrator, appointed by the speaker of the House of
Representatives.
(2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
(3) (a) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a quorum.
(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the task force.
(4) (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall
be paid in accordance with Section 
36-2-2
 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3,
Legislator Compensation.
(b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator may not receive compensation
for the member's work associated with the task force, but may receive per diem and
reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force at the rates
established by the Division of Finance under Sections 
63A-3-106
 and 
63A-3-107
.
(5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel and the Office of the
Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall provide staff support to the task force.
(6) The task force shall review and make recommendations on the following issues:
(a) charter school funding provisions under Section 
53A-1a-513
, including:
(i) the method for determining charter school enrollment for funding purposes;
(ii) the amount of school district revenues a school district is required to allocate for
each resident student of the school district who is enrolled in a charter school; and
(iii) the weighting structure for distributing funds to charter schools according to grade
level;
(b) the content of a property tax notice related to the amount of property taxes imposed
on a taxpayer that represents revenue distributed to charter schools under Section 
53A-1a-513
;
(c) limits on charter school enrollment capacity under Section 
53A-1a-502.5
; and
(d) funding for administrative costs.
(7) A final report, including any proposed legislation, shall be presented to the
Education Interim Committee before November 30, 2015.
Section 3. Section 
63I-2-236
 is amended to read:
63I-2-236.
Repeal dates -- Title 36.
(1) Section 
36-12-15.1
 is repealed July 1, 2015.
(2) Sections 
36-28-101
 through 
36-28-104
 are repealed July 1, 2019.
(3) Section 
36-29-102
 is repealed July 1, 2016.
Section 4. 
Appropriation.
Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following sums of money
are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2016.
To Legislature - Senate
From General Fund, One-time
$16,000
Schedule of Programs:
Administration $16,000
To Legislature - House of Representatives
From General Fund, One-time
$16,000
Schedule of Programs:
Administration $16,000
To Legislature - Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
From General Fund, One-time
$40,000
Schedule of Programs:
Administration $40,000
Section 5. 
Effective date.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 12, 2015.
(2) Uncodified Section 4, Appropriation, takes effect on July 1, 2015.