Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 2 (2018GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Hillyard, L.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/21/2018

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools, and state education agencies;
• sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) at $3,395 for fiscal year 2019;
• adjusts the number of weighted pupil units to reflect anticipated student enrollment in fall 2018;
• amends provisions related to certain appropriations for public education, including appropriations for:
• adult education;
• school nurses; and
• the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program;
• repeals provisions related to grants for unsafe routes;
• provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
• provides intent language; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

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Bill text

PUBLIC EDUCATION BUDGET AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
House Sponsor: 
Daniel McCay
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill supplements or reduces appropriations previously provided for the support and
operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending
June 30, 2018, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools,
and state education agencies;
▸ sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) at $3,395 for fiscal year 2019;
▸ adjusts the number of weighted pupil units to reflect anticipated student enrollment
in fall 2018;
▸ amends provisions related to certain appropriations for public education, including
appropriations for:
• adult education;
• school nurses; and
• the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program;
▸ repeals provisions related to grants for unsafe routes;
▸ provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
▸ provides intent language; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates $17,101,400 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2018,
including:
▸ $150,000 from the General Fund;
▸ $3,099,100 from the Education Fund; and
▸ $13,852,300 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates $193,669,100 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
2019, including:
▸ $600,000 from the General Fund;
▸ $10,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund;
▸ $161,392,400 from the Education Fund; and
▸ $21,676,700 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
This bill provides a coordination clause.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53F-2-401
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
53F-2-402
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
53F-2-406
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
53F-2-410
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
REPEALS:
53F-2-412
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
Uncodified Material Affected:
ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
53F-2-414, 
Utah
 Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53F-2-401
 is amended to read:
53F-2-401.
Appropriation for adult education programs.
(1) Money appropriated to the State Board of Education for adult education shall be
allocated to school districts for adult high school completion and adult basic skills programs.
(2) (a) The State Board of Education and the Department of Corrections, subject to
legislative appropriation, are responsible for providing the programs described in Subsection
(1) to individuals in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
(b) To fulfill the responsibility described in Subsection (2)(a), the State Board of
Education and the Department of Corrections shall, where feasible, contract with appropriate
private or public agencies to provide educational and related administrative services.
(c) The State Board of Education shall allocate at least 15% of the money appropriated
to the State Board of Education for adult education to support the programs for which the State
Board of Education and the Department of Corrections are responsible under this Subsection
(2).
[
(2) Each
] 
(3) (a) For money that is not allocated under Subsection (2)(c), each
 school
district shall receive a pro rata share of the appropriation for adult high school completion
programs based on the number of people in the school district listed in the latest official census
who are over 18 years of age and who do not have a high school diploma and prior year
participation or as approved by State Board of Education rule.
[
(3)
] 
(b)
 On February 1 of each school year, the State Board of Education shall
recapture money not used for an adult high school completion program 
described in Subsection
(3)(a)
 for reallocation to school districts that have implemented programs based on need and
effort as determined by the State Board of Education.
(4) To the extent of money available, school districts shall provide program services to
adults who do not have a diploma and who intend to graduate from high school, with particular
emphasis on homeless individuals who are seeking literacy and life skills.
(5) Overruns in adult education in any school district may not reduce the value of the
weighted pupil unit for this program in another school district.
(6) School districts shall spend money on adult basic skills programs according to
standards established by the State Board of Education.
Section 2. Section 
53F-2-402
 is amended to read:
53F-2-402.
State support of pupil transportation.
(1) Money appropriated to the State Board of Education for state-supported
transportation of public school students shall be apportioned and distributed in accordance with
Section 
53F-2-403
, except as otherwise provided in this section [
or Section 
53F-2-412
].
(2) (a) The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind shall use an allocation of pupil
transportation money to pay for transportation of students based on current valid contractual
arrangements and best transportation options and methods as determined by the schools.
(b) All student transportation costs of the schools shall be paid from the allocation of
pupil transportation money specified in statute.
(3) (a) A local school board may only claim eligible transportation costs as legally
reported on the prior year's annual financial report submitted under Section 
53G-4-404
.
(b) The state shall contribute 85% of approved transportation costs, subject to budget
constraints.
(c) If in a fiscal year the total transportation allowance for all school districts exceeds
the amount appropriated for that purpose, all allowances shall be reduced pro rata to equal not
more than the amount appropriated.
Section 3. Section 
53F-2-406
 is amended to read:
53F-2-406.
 Appropriation for school nurses.
(1)
 The State Board of Education shall distribute money appropriated for school nurses
to award grants to school districts and charter schools that:
[
(1)
] 
(a)
 provide an equal amount of matching funds; and
[
(2)
] 
(b)
 do not supplant other money used for school nurses.
(2) (a) A school district or charter school that is awarded a grant under this section
shall require each school nurse employed by the school district or charter school to complete
two hours of continuing nurse education on the emotional and mental health of students.
(b) The continuing nurse education described in Subsection (2)(a) shall include training
on:
(i) the awareness of, screening for, and triaging to appropriate treatment for mental
health problems;
(ii) trauma-informed care;
(iii) signs of mental illness;
(iv) alcohol and substance abuse;
(v) response to acute mental health crises; and
(vi) suicide prevention, including information about the 24-hour availability of the
School Safety and Crisis Line established under Section 
53E-10-502
.
Section 4. Section 
53F-2-410
 is amended to read:
53F-2-410.
Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program.
(1) (a) Subject to the requirements of Subsection (1)(b), the State Board of Education
shall distribute money appropriated for the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program to
school districts and charter schools according to a formula adopted by the State Board of
Education, after consultation with local education boards.
(b) (i) The State Board of Education shall appropriate [
$1,200,000
] 
$1,500,000
 from
the appropriation for Enhancement for At-Risk Students for a gang prevention and intervention
program designed to help students at-risk for gang involvement stay in school.
(ii) Money for the gang prevention and intervention program shall be distributed to
school districts and charter schools through a request for proposals process.
(2) In establishing a distribution formula under Subsection (1)(a), the State Board of
Education shall use the following criteria:
(a) low performance on statewide assessments described in Section 
53E-4-301
;
(b) poverty;
(c) mobility; [
and
]
(d) limited English proficiency[
.
]
; and
(e) homelessness.
(3) A local education board shall use money distributed under this section to improve
the academic achievement of students who are at risk of academic failure.
(4) The State Board of Education shall develop performance criteria to measure the
effectiveness of the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program.
(5) If a school district or charter school receives an allocation of less than $10,000
under this section, the school district or charter school may use the allocation as described in
Section 
53F-2-206
.
Section 5. 
Repealer.
This bill repeals:
Section 
53F-2-412
,
Grants for unsafe routes.
Section 6. 
Fiscal year 2018 appropriations.
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.
Subsection 6(a). 
Operating and Capital Budgets.
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.
Public Education
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program
Item 1
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
 From Education Fund, One-Time
8,000,000
 Schedule of Programs:
Grades 1 - 12 8,000,000
Item 2
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
Programs
From Education Fund, One-Time
2,556,100
From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust Distribution Account,
One-Time
13,852,300
Schedule of Programs:
School LAND Trust Program 13,852,300
Educator Salary Adjustments 2,556,100
Item 3
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local
Levy Programs
From Education Fund, One-Time
(8,000,000)
Schedule of Programs:
Voted Local Levy Program (4,000,000)
Board Local Levy Program (4,000,000)
State Board of Education
Item 4
 To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office
From General Fund, One-Time
150,000
From Education Fund, One-Time
543,000
Schedule of Programs:
Board and Administration 543,000
Student Advocacy Services 150,000
Section 7. 
Fiscal year 2019 appropriations -- Value of the weighted pupil unit.
(1) The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2018, and ending June 30, 2019. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2019.
(2) The value of each weighted pupil unit (WPU) for fiscal year 2019 is increased from
the value of the WPU for fiscal year 2019 established in H.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget
Amendments, and set at $3,395.
Subsection 7(a). 
Operating and Capital Budgets.
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.
Public Education 
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program
Item 5
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
From Education Fund
226,364,400
 From Education Fund, One-Time
(10,000,000)
From Uniform School Fund, One-Time
10,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Kindergarten (-716 WPUs) (154,500)
Grades 1 - 12 (5,830 WPUs) 60,126,600
Foreign Exchange 27,600
Necessarily Existent Small Schools (74 WPUs) 1,050,300
Professional Staff (-263 WPUs) 3,795,000
Administrative Costs (-60 WPUs) (72,200)
Special Education - Add-On (2,092 WPUs) 13,843,400
Special Education - Preschool (275 WPUs) 1,838,900
Special Education - Self-Contained (26 WPUs) 1,259,600
Special Education - Extended School Year
(8 WPUs) 64,100
Special Education - Impact Aid (27 WPUs) 256,800
Special Education - Intensive Services (9 WPUs) 95,100
Special Education - Extended Year for Special
Educators 76,400
Career and Technical Education - Add-On
(341 WPUs) 3,550,000
Class Size Reduction (41,416 WPUs) 140,607,300
Item 6
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
Programs
From Education Fund
(68,269,700)
From Education Fund Restricted - Charter School Levy Account
1,739,600
From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust Distribution Account
23,600,000
Schedule of Programs:
To and From School - Pupil Transportation 3,606,000
Flexible Allocation - WPU Distribution (291,641,100)
Enhancement for At-Risk Students 10,039,900
Youth in Custody 1,995,900
Adult Education 2,333,100
Enhancement for Accelerated Students 186,700
Concurrent Enrollment 400,100
School LAND Trust Program 23,600,000
Charter School Local Replacement 7,946,800
Charter School Administration 155,000
K-3 Reading Improvement 15,000,000
Educator Salary Adjustments 173,645,500
Matching Fund for School Nurses 1,002,000
Critical Languages and Dual Immersion 450,000
Teacher Supplies and Materials 500,000
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts
Learning Program 500,000
Early Intervention 7,500,000
Civics Education - State Capitol Field Trips (150,000)
Item 7
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local
Levy Programs
From Education Fund
4,950,400
Schedule of Programs:
Voted Local Levy Program 6,782,600
Board Local Levy Program (1,832,200)
State Board of Education
Item 8
 To State Board of Education - Education Contracts
From Education Fund
(3,142,900)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(362,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
362,000
Schedule of Programs:
Corrections Institutions (1,989,700)
Youth Center (1,153,200)
Item 9
 To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
500,000
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(500,000)
Item 10
 To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach
From Education Fund
60,000
Schedule of Programs:
Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools 60,000
Item 11
 To State Board of Education - Initiative Programs
From General Fund
350,000
From Education Fund
9,600,000
From General Fund Restricted - Autism Awareness Account
11,700
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
14,500,000
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(14,500,000)
Schedule of Programs:
Autism Awareness 11,700
Carson Smith Scholarships 350,000
Early Intervention Reading Software 7,600,000
UPSTART 2,000,000
Item 12
 To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration
From Education Fund
70,600
From Education Fund, One-Time
50,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,756,900
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,756,800)
Schedule of Programs:
Adult Education 70,600
CTE Comprehensive Guidance 100
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts
Learning Program 50,000
Item 13
 To State Board of Education - Science Outreach
From Education Fund
190,000
Schedule of Programs:
Informal Science Education Enhancement 190,000
Item 14
 To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office
From Education Fund
569,600
From Education Fund Restricted - Underage Drinking Prevention
Program Restricted Account
1,750,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
8,123,300
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(11,834,700)
Schedule of Programs:
Board and Administration 543,000
Indirect Cost Pool (3,711,400)
Statewide Online Education Program 26,600
Student Advocacy Services 1,750,000
(1) (a) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education prioritize the
expenditure of funds appropriated for Board and Administration between requested full-time
equivalent positions and programmatic cost.
(b) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education report on or
before July 31, 2018, to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the intended
expenditure of the funds described in Subsection (1)(a) in fiscal year 2019.
(2) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use any nonlapsing
balances generated from the licensing of Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence
assessment questions to develop additional assessment questions, to provide professional
learning for Utah educators, and for risk mitigation purposes.
Item 15
 To State Board of Education - General System Support
From General Fund, One-Time
250,000
From Education Fund Restricted - Underage Drinking Prevention
Program Restricted Account
 (1,750,000)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
13,282,600
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(13,282,600)
Schedule of Programs:
Teaching and Learning (1,750,000)
Career and Technical Education 250,000
Item 16
 To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,570,000
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,570,000)
Item 17
 To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
From Education Fund
450,000
From Education Fund, One-Time
500,000
Schedule of Programs:
Educational Services 950,000
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
Item 18
 To School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
From School and Institutional Trust Fund Management Account
36,700
Schedule of Programs:
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office 36,700
Section 8. 
Effective date.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on July 1, 2018.
(2) If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, Section 6,
Fiscal year 2018 appropriations, 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.
Section 9. 
 Coordinating S.B. 2 with H.B. 230 -- Substantive amendments.
If this S.B. 2 and H.B. 230, Related to Basic School Programs Review, both pass and
become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that on July 1, 2018, the Office of Legislative
Research and General Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for publication, delete
Subsection 
53F-2-414
(3)(b).