Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 1 First Substitute (2017GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Hillyard, L.

Final action

Governor Signed 2/16/2017

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides appropriations for the use and support of state education agencies;
• provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts and charter schools;
• sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) initially at $3,184 for fiscal year 2018;
• sets the estimated minimum basic tax rate at .001596 for fiscal year 2018; and
• provides appropriations for other purposes as described.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

PUBLIC EDUCATION BASE BUDGET AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
House Sponsor: 
Daniel McCay
LONG TITLE
Committee Note:
The Executive Appropriations Committee recommended this bill.
General Description:
This bill appropriates funds for the support and operation of public education for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018. 
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides appropriations for the use and support of state education agencies;
▸ provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts and charter
schools;
▸ sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) initially at $3,184 for fiscal year
2018;
▸ sets the estimated minimum basic tax rate at .001596 for fiscal year 2018; and
▸ provides appropriations for other purposes as described. 
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates for fiscal year 2018:
▸ $4,309,500 from the General Fund;
▸ $23,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund;
▸ $3,048,635,500 from the Education Fund; and
▸ $1,523,226,100 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates $2,977,000 in expendable funds and accounts for fiscal year
2018.
This bill appropriates $78,000,000 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal
year 2018, including:
▸ $3,000,000 from the General Fund; and
▸ $75,000,000 from the Education Fund.
This bill appropriates $147,900 in fiduciary funds for fiscal year 2018. 
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53A-17a-135
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 2
Uncodified Material Affected:
ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53A-17a-135
 is amended to read:
53A-17a-135.
Minimum basic tax rate -- Certified revenue levy.
(1) As used in this section, "basic levy increment rate" means a tax rate that will
generate an amount of revenue equal to $75,000,000.
(2) (a) In order to qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic program
and as its contribution toward its costs of the basic program, each school district shall impose a
minimum basic tax rate per dollar of taxable value that generates [
$392,266,800
] 
$399,041,300
in revenues statewide.
(b) The preliminary estimate for the [
2016-17
] 
2017-18
 minimum basic tax rate is
[
.001695
] 
.001596
.
(c) The State Tax Commission shall certify on or before June 22 the rate that generates
[
$392,266,800
] 
$399,041,300
 in revenues statewide.
(d) If the minimum basic tax rate exceeds the certified revenue levy as defined in
Section 
53A-17a-103
, the state is subject to the notice requirements of Section 
59-2-926
.
(3) (a) The state shall contribute to each district toward the cost of the basic program in
the district that portion which exceeds the proceeds of the difference between:
(i) the minimum basic tax rate to be imposed under Subsection (2); and
(ii) the basic levy increment rate.
(b) In accordance with the state strategic plan for public education and to fulfill its
responsibility for the development and implementation of that plan, the Legislature instructs
the State Board of Education, the governor, and the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst in each
of the coming five years to develop budgets that will fully fund student enrollment growth.
(4) (a) If the difference described in Subsection (3)(a) equals or exceeds the cost of the
basic program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic program.
(b) The proceeds of the difference described in Subsection (3)(a) that exceed the cost
of the basic program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law.
(5) The State Board of Education shall:
(a) deduct from state funds that a school district is authorized to receive under this
chapter an amount equal to the proceeds generated within the school district by the basic levy
increment rate; and
(b) deposit the money described in Subsection (5)(a) into the Minimum Basic Growth
Account created in Section 
53A-17a-135.1
.
Section 2. 
 Appropriations for state education agencies, school districts, and
charter schools -- Value of weighted pupil unit .
(1) The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2017, and ending June 30, 2018. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2018. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
(2) The value of the weighted pupil unit for fiscal year 2018 is initially set at $3,184.
Item 1
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
From Uniform School Fund
23,000,000
From Education Fund
2,273,000,500
From Local Revenue
399,041,300
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
11,042,700
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(11,042,700)
Schedule of Programs:
Kindergarten (27,529 WPUs) 87,652,300
Grades 1 - 12 (576,394 WPUs) 1,842,013,000
Foreign Exchange (328 WPUs) 1,044,400
Necessarily Existent Small Schools
(9,514 WPUs) 30,292,700
Professional Staff (55,577 WPUs) 176,957,200
Administrative Costs (1,490 WPUs) 4,744,200
Special Education - Add-On
(77,514 WPUs) 246,804,500
Special Education - Preschool
(10,238 WPUs) 32,597,800
Special Education - Self-Contained
(13,940 WPUs) 44,385,000
Special Education - Extended School Year
(429 WPUs) 1,365,900
Special Education - Impact Aid
(2,016 WPUs) 6,418,900
Special Education - Intensive Services
(397 WPUs) 1,264,000
Special Education - Extended Year for
Special Educators (909 WPUs) 2,894,300
Career and Technical Education - Add-On
(28,040 WPUs) 89,279,400
Class Size Reduction (39,990 WPUs) 127,328,200
Item 2
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic
School Programs
From Education Fund
531,326,900
From Interest and Dividends Account
45,000,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
14,044,400
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(14,044,400)
Schedule of Programs:
To and From School - Pupil Transportation 79,265,300
Pupil Transportation Grants for Unsafe
Routes 500,000
Guarantee Transportation Program 500,000
Flexible Allocation - WPU Distribution 7,788,000
Enhancement for At-Risk Students 26,539,500
Youth in Custody 21,505,000
Adult Education 10,563,900
Enhancement for Accelerated Students 4,764,000
Centennial Scholarship Program 250,000
Concurrent Enrollment 10,209,200
Title I Schools Paraeducators Program 300,000
School LAND Trust Program 45,000,000
Charter School Local Replacement 135,356,000
Charter School Administration 7,463,700
K-3 Reading Improvement 15,000,000
Educator Salary Adjustments 167,094,400
USFR Teacher Salary Supplement Restricted
Account 6,799,900
School Library Books and Electronic
Resources 850,000
Matching Fund for School Nurses 1,002,000
Critical Languages and Dual Immersion 2,956,000
USTAR Centers (Year-Round Math and
Science) 6,200,000
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts 8,880,000
Early Intervention 7,500,000
Digital Teaching and Learning Program 10,040,000
Item 3
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local
Levy Programs
From Education Fund
123,416,200
From Education Fund Restricted - Minimum Basic
Growth Account
56,250,000
From Local Revenue
414,776,500
Schedule of Programs:
Voted Local Levy Program 444,226,900
Board Local Levy Program 135,215,800
Board Local Levy Program - Reading
Improvement 15,000,000
Item 4
To State Board of Education - School Building Programs
From Education Fund
14,499,700
From Education Fund Restricted - Minimum Basic Growth
Account
18,750,000
Schedule of Programs:
Foundation Program 27,610,900
Enrollment Growth Program 5,638,800
Item 5
To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office
From General Fund
307,800
From Education Fund
35,289,900
From Federal Funds
340,891,900
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
6,008,900
From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Lease
1,688,500
From General Fund Restricted - Land Exchange Distribution
Account
16,900
From General Fund Restricted - Substance Abuse Prevention
506,400
From Interest and Dividends Account
635,100
From Land Grant Management Fund
2,000
From Revenue Transfers
1,482,500
Schedule of Programs:
Assessment and Accountability 17,895,500
Educational Equity 128,300
Board and Administration 13,627,100
Business Services 972,200
Career and Technical Education 20,581,900
District Computer Services 6,307,100
Federal Elementary and Secondary Education
Act 112,889,400
Law and Legislation 230,400
Math Teacher Training 500,000
Public Relations 162,500
School Trust 592,700
Special Education 181,065,300
Teaching and Learning 30,877,500
Statewide Online Education Program 750,000
Pilot Teacher Retention Grant Program 250,000
Item 6
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program Categorical Program
Administration
From Education Fund
1,442,500
From Revenue Transfers
(148,700)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(200)
Schedule of Programs:
CTE Comprehensive Guidance 150,300
Enhancement for At-Risk Students 257,100
Youth-In-Custody 404,800
Adult Education 206,100
Dual Immersion 181,000
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts 94,400
Item 7
To State Board of Education - Initiative Programs
From General Fund
4,001,700
From Education Fund
27,616,000
From General Fund Restricted - Autism Awareness Account
10,000
From Revenue Transfers
(68,300)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
40,200
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(40,200)
Schedule of Programs:
Contracts and Grants 300,000
Electronic High School 2,600
Upstart Early Childhood Education 6,263,900
ProStart Culinary Arts Program 403,100
CTE Online Assessments 341,000
General Financial Literacy 178,000
Carson Smith Scholarships 3,981,100
Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarships 24,500
Electronic Elementary Reading Tool 2,100,000
ELL Software Licenses 3,000,000
Autism Awareness 10,000
Early Intervention 4,600,000
Peer Assistance 400,000
Intergenerational Poverty Interventions 1,000,000
School Turnaround and Leadership
Development Act 6,974,800
Partnerships for Student Success 1,980,400
Item 8
To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board
From Education Fund
3,854,400
From Revenue Transfers
(181,600)
Schedule of Programs:
State Charter School Board 3,672,800
Item 9
To State Board of Education - Utah Charter School Finance Authority
From Education Fund Restricted - Charter School Reserve Account
50,000
Schedule of Programs:
Utah Charter School Finance Authority 50,000
Item 10
To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing Professional Practices
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
34,500
From Professional Practices Restricted Subfund
2,423,000
From Revenue Transfers
(317,500)
Schedule of Programs:
Educator Licensing 2,140,000
Item 11
To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition
From Education Fund
143,800
From Federal Funds
159,619,700
From Dedicated Credit - Liquor Tax
39,262,300
From Revenue Transfers
(321,600)
Schedule of Programs:
Child Nutrition 198,704,200
Item 12
To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition - Federal Commodities
From Federal Funds
19,159,300
Schedule of Programs:
Child Nutrition - Federal Commodities 19,159,300
Item 13
To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach
From Education Fund
3,925,000
Schedule of Programs:
Professional Outreach Programs 3,871,000
Subsidy Program 54,000
Item 14
To State Board of Education - Science Outreach
From Education Fund
4,390,000
Schedule of Programs:
Informal Science Education Enhancement 4,115,000
Provisional Program 225,000
Integrated Student and New Facility
Learning 50,000
Item 15
To State Board of Education - Educational Contracts
From Education Fund
3,140,300
Schedule of Programs:
Youth Center 1,153,200
Corrections Institutions 1,987,100
Item 16
To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
From Education Fund
26,470,300
From Federal Funds
99,100
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
1,584,200
From Revenue Transfers
5,671,700
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
2,347,800
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(900,300)
Schedule of Programs:
Educational Services 16,040,400
Support Services 19,232,400 
Item 17
To State Board of Education - Teaching and Learning
From Education Fund
120,000
From Revenue Transfers
8,974,800
Schedule of Programs:
Student Access to High Quality School
Readiness Programs 9,094,800
The Legislature intends that:
(1) for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the Department of Workforce Services shall allocate
up to $11,000,000 of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding to fund programs
described in Title 53A, Chapter 1b, Part 2, Expanded Access to High Quality School Readiness
Programs Act;
(2) the State Board of Education shall use funds appropriated from Revenue Transfer -
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families consistent with federal requirements for those funds;
and
(3) the State Board of Education may:
(a) use up to $140,000 of the appropriation to the State Board of Education to contract
with an independent evaluator to conduct an evaluation, as required by Section 
53A-1b-208
;
(b) use up to $2,000,000 of the appropriation to the State Board of Education to provide
grants for home-based technology school readiness programs, as described in Section
53A-1b-205
; and
(c) use the ongoing appropriation to the State Board of Education from the Education
Fund for administrative costs.
Item 18
To School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
From School and Institutional Trust Fund Management Account
877,800
Schedule of Programs:
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office 877,800
Section 3. 
Expendable funds and accounts.
The Legislature has reviewed the following expendable funds. Where applicable, the
Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts among funds and
accounts as indicated. Outlays and expenditures from the recipient funds or accounts may be
made without further legislative action according to a fund or account's applicable authorizing
statute.
Item 19
To State Board of Education - Charter School Revolving Account
From Interest Income
56,200
From Repayments
1,511,400
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
6,989,300
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(7,045,500)
Schedule of Programs:
Charter School Revolving Account 1,511,400
Item 20
To State Board of Education - School Building Revolving Account
From Interest Income
83,900
From Repayments
1,465,600
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
9,833,600
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(9,917,500)
Schedule of Programs:
School Building Revolving Account 1,465,600
Item 21
To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition Program Commodities Fund
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(400)
Section 4. 
Fund and account transfers.
The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
amounts among the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
the recipient funds must be authorized elsewhere in an appropriations act.
Item 22
To General Fund Restricted - School Readiness Account
From General Fund
3,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
General Fund Restricted - School Readiness
Account 3,000,000
Item 23
To Education Fund Restricted - Minimum Basic Growth Account
From Education Fund
75,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Education Fund Restricted - Minimum
Basic Growth Account 75,000,000
Section 5. 
Fiduciary funds.
The Legislature has reviewed proposed revenues, expenditures, fund balances, and
changes in fund balances for the following fiduciary funds.
Item 24
To State Board of Education - Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Donation Fund
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
115,000
From Interest Income
5,400
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
687,800
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(687,800)
Schedule of Programs:
Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Donation
Fund 120,400
Item 25
To State Board of Education - Education Tax Check-Off Lease Refunding
From Trust and Agency Funds
27,500
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
28,700
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(28,700)
Schedule of Programs:
Education Tax Check-Off Lease Refunding 27,500
Section 6. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2017.
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