Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 14 First Substitute (2016GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Van Tassell, K.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/18/2016

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• amends duties of the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee;
• defines terms;
• creates a pilot program to fund stipend, recruitment, and retention of teachers who teach in American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools;
• requires reporting and meetings to be held;
• provides a sunset date; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKAN NATIVE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kevin T. Van Tassell
House Sponsor: 
Jack R. Draxler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to the state system of public education and
American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ amends duties of the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee;
▸ defines terms;
▸ creates a pilot program to fund stipend, recruitment, and retention of teachers who
teach in American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools;
▸ requires reporting and meetings to be held;
▸ provides a sunset date; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates for fiscal year 2017:
▸ to the State Board of Education - State Office of Education, as an ongoing
appropriation:
• from the Education Fund, $250,000.
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
36-22-2
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 143
63I-1-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapters 62, 431, and 442
ENACTS:
53A-31-401
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53A-31-402
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53A-31-403
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53A-31-404
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53A-31-405
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
36-22-2
 is amended to read:
36-22-2.
Duties.
(1) The committee shall:
(a) serve as a liaison between Utah Native American tribes and the Legislature;
(b) recommend legislation for each annual general session of the Legislature if the
committee determines that modifications to current law are in the best interest of the state of
Utah and of the Utah Native American tribes;
(c) review the operations of the Division of Indian Affairs and other state agencies
working with Utah Native American tribes;
(d) help sponsor meetings and other opportunities for discussion with and between
Native Americans[
.
]
; and
(e) hold a meeting at which public education is discussed as required by Section
53A-31-405
.
(2) In conducting its business, the committee shall comply with the rules of legislative
interim committees.
Section 2. Section 
53A-31-401
 is enacted to read:
Part 4. American Indian and Alaskan Native Education State Plan Pilot Program
 53A-31-401.
Title.
This part is known as the "American Indian and Alaskan Native Education State Plan
Pilot Program."
Section 3. Section 
53A-31-402
 is enacted to read:
 53A-31-402.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated school" means a school where
at least 29% of its students are American Indian or Alaskan Native.
(2) "Board" means the State Board of Education.
(3) "Teacher" means an individual employed by a school district or charter school who
is required to hold an educator license issued by the board and who has an assignment to teach
in a classroom.
Section 4. Section 
53A-31-403
 is enacted to read:
 53A-31-403.
Pilot program created.
(1) Beginning with fiscal year 2016-2017, there is created a five-year pilot program
administered by the board to provide grants targeted to address the needs of American Indian
and Alaskan Native students.
(2) The pilot program shall consist of a grant program to school districts and charter
schools to be used to fund stipends, recruitment, retention, and professional development of
teachers who teach in American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools.
(3) Up to 3% of the money appropriated to the grant program under this part may be
used by the board for costs in implementing the pilot program.
Section 5. Section 
53A-31-404
 is enacted to read:
 53A-31-404.
Grant program to school districts and charter schools.
(1) From money appropriated to the grant program, the board shall distribute grant
money on a competitive basis to a school district or charter school that applies for a grant and:
(a) (i) has within the school district one or more American Indian and Alaskan Native
concentrated schools; or
(ii) is an American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated school; and
(b) has a program to fund stipends, recruitment, retention, and professional
development of teachers who teach at American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated
schools.
(2) The grant money distributed under this section may only be expended to fund a
program described in Subsection (1)(b).
(3) (a) If a school district or charter school obtains a grant under this section, by no
later than two years from the date the school district or charter school obtains the grant, the
board shall review the implementation of the program described in Subsection (1)(b) to
determine whether:
(i) the program is effective in addressing the need to retain teachers at American Indian
and Alaskan Native concentrated schools; and
(ii) the money is being spent for a purpose not covered by the program described in
Subsection (1)(b).
(b) If the board determines that the program is not effective or that the money is being
spent for a purpose not covered by the program described in Subsection (1)(b), the board may
terminate the grant money being distributed to the school district or charter school.
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
board may make rules providing:
(a) criteria for evaluating grant applications; and
(b) procedures for:
(i) a school district to apply to the board to receive grant money under this section; and
(ii) the review of the use of grant money described in Subsection (3).
(5) The grant money is intended to supplement and not replace existing money
supporting American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools.
Section 6. Section 
53A-31-405
 is enacted to read:
 53A-31-405.
Reporting -- Meeting.
(1) The liaison shall annually report to the Native American Legislative Liaison
Committee during the five years of the pilot program regarding:
(a) what entities receive a grant under this part;
(b) the effectiveness of the expenditures of grant money; and
(c) recommendations, if any, for additional legislative action.
(2) The Native American Legislative Liaison Committee shall annually schedule at
least one meeting at which education is discussed with selected stakeholders.
Section 7. Section 
63I-1-253
 is amended to read:
63I-1-253.
Repeal dates, Titles 53, 53A, and 53B.
The following provisions are repealed on the following dates:
(1) Section 
53-3-232
, Conditional license, is repealed July 1, 2015.
(2) Subsection 
53-10-202
(18) is repealed July 1, 2018.
(3) Section 
53-10-202.1
 is repealed July 1, 2018.
(4) Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 6, Public Education Job Enhancement Program is
repealed July 1, 2020.
(5) The State Instructional Materials Commission, created in Section 
53A-14-101
, is
repealed July 1, 2016.
(6) Section 
53A-15-106
 is repealed July 1, 2019.
(7) Subsections 
53A-16-113
(3) and (4) are repealed December 31, 2016.
(8) Section 
53A-16-114
 is repealed December 31, 2016.
(9) Section 
53A-17a-163
, Performance-based Compensation Pilot Program
,
 is repealed
July 1, 2016.
(10) Title 53A, Chapter 31, Part 4, American Indian and Alaskan Native Education
State Plan Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(10)
] 
(11)
 Section 
53B-24-402
, Rural residency training program, is repealed July 1,
2020.
[
(11)
] 
(12)
 Subsection 
53C-3-203
(4)(b)(vii), which provides for the distribution of
money from the Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells,
other hydrologic studies, and air quality monitoring in the West Desert, is repealed July 1,
2020.
Section 8. 
Appropriation.
Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following sums of money
are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
previously appropriated, out of the funds or amounts indicated. These sums of money are in
addition to amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2017.
To State Board of Education - Utah State Office of Education
From Education Fund
$250,000
 Schedule of Programs:
Pilot Teacher Retention Grant Program
$250,000
Section 9. 
Effective date.
If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
the date of veto override.