Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 4 (2019GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Hillyard, L.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/27/2019

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 $3,532 for fiscal year 2020;
• adjusts the number of weighted pupil units to reflect anticipated student enrollment in fall 2019;
• provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
• amends and enacts provisions related to certain appropriations for public education, including appropriations for:
• charter schools;
• the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program; and
• rural school district transportation;
• makes technical and conforming changes; and
• provides intent language.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

PUBLIC EDUCATION BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
House Sponsor: 
Steve Eliason
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, 2018, and ending
June 30, 2019, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020.
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 $3,532 for fiscal year 2020;
▸ adjusts the number of weighted pupil units to reflect anticipated student enrollment
in fall 2019;
▸ provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
▸ amends and enacts provisions related to certain appropriations for public education,
including appropriations for:
• charter schools;
• the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program; and
• rural school district transportation;
▸ makes technical and conforming changes; and
▸ provides intent language.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates $7,462,500 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2019,
including:
▸ $7,062,500 from the Education Fund; and
▸ $400,000 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates $363,373,200 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
2020, including:
▸ $613,000 from the General Fund;
▸ $5,000,000 from the Uniform School Fund;
▸ $142,618,100 from the Education Fund; and
▸ $215,142,100 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates $31,680,600 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal
year 2020, all of which is from the Education Fund.
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53F-2-301.5
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 456
53F-2-306
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
53F-2-403
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
53F-2-410
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 117, 165, 396 and
renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 2
53F-2-414
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 464
ENACTS:
53F-2-415
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
53F-2-520
, (Renumbered from 53F-5-211, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter
441)
Uncodified Material Affected:
ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53F-2-301.5
 is amended to read:
53F-2-301.5.
Minimum basic tax rate for a fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2018,
2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.
(1) The provisions of this section are in effect for a fiscal year that begins before July 1,
2023.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Basic levy increment rate" means a tax rate that will generate an amount of
revenue equal to $75,000,000.
(b) "Combined basic rate" means a rate that is the sum of:
(i) the rate floor; and
(ii) the WPU value rate.
(c) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
(d) "Equity pupil tax rate" means the tax rate that is:
(i) calculated by subtracting the minimum basic tax rate from the rate floor; or
(ii) zero, if the rate calculated in accordance with Subsection (2)(d)(i) is zero or less.
(e) "Minimum basic local amount" means an amount that is:
(i) equal to the sum of:
(A) the school districts' contribution to the basic school program the previous fiscal
year;
(B) the amount generated by the basic levy increment rate; and
(C) the eligible new growth, as defined in Section 
59-2-924
 and rules of the State Tax
Commission multiplied by the minimum basic tax rate; and
(ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection (3)(a).
(f) "Minimum basic tax rate" means a tax rate certified by the commission that will
generate an amount of revenue equal to the minimum basic local amount described in
Subsection (3)(a).
(g) "Rate floor" means a rate that is the greater of:
(i) a .0016 tax rate; or
(ii) the minimum basic tax rate.
(h) "Weighted pupil unit value" or "WPU value" means the amount established each
year in the enacted public education budget that is multiplied by the number of weighted pupil
units to yield the funding level for the basic school program.
(i) "WPU value amount" means an amount that is:
(i) equal to the product of:
(A) the total cost to the basic school program to increase the WPU value over the WPU
value in the prior fiscal year; and
(B) the percentage share of local revenue to the cost of the basic school program in the
prior fiscal year; and
(ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection (4)(a).
(j) "WPU value rate" means a tax rate certified by the commission that will generate an
amount of revenue equal to the WPU value amount described in Subsection (4)(a).
(3) (a) The minimum basic local amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1,
[
2018, is $408,073,800
] 
2019, is $490,684,600
 in revenue statewide.
(b) The preliminary estimate for the minimum basic tax rate for the fiscal year that
begins on July 1, [
2018, is .001498
] 
2019, is .001588
.
(4) (a) The WPU value amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, [
2018, is
$18,650,000
] 
2019, is $18,800,000
 in revenue statewide.
(b) The preliminary estimate for the WPU value rate for the fiscal year that begins on
July 1, [
2018, is .000069
] 
2019, is .000061
.
(5) (a) On or before June 22, the commission shall certify for the year:
(i) the minimum basic tax rate; and
(ii) the WPU value rate.
(b) The estimate of the minimum basic tax rate provided in Subsection (3)(b) and the
estimate of the WPU value rate provided in Subsection (4)(b) is based on a forecast for
property values for the next calendar year.
(c) The certified minimum basic tax rate described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) and the
certified WPU value rate described in Subsection (5)(a)(ii) are based on property values as of
January 1 of the current calendar year, except personal property, which is based on values from
the previous calendar year.
(6) (a) To qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic school program
and as a school district's contribution toward the cost of the basic school program for the school
district, a local school board shall impose the combined basic rate.
(b) (i) The state is not subject to the notice requirements of Section 
59-2-926
 before
imposing the tax rates described in this Subsection (6).
(ii) The state is subject to the notice requirements of Section 
59-2-926
 if the state
authorizes a tax rate that exceeds the tax rates described in this Subsection (6).
(7) (a) The state shall contribute to each school district toward the cost of the basic
school program in the school district an amount of money that is the difference between the
cost of the school district's basic school program and the sum of the revenue generated by the
school district by the following:
(i) the minimum basic tax rate;
(ii) the basic levy increment rate;
(iii) the equity pupil tax rate; and
(iv) the WPU value rate.
(b) (i) If the difference described in Subsection (7)(a) equals or exceeds the cost of the
basic school program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic
school program for the school district.
(ii) The proceeds of the difference described in Subsection (7)(a) that exceed the cost
of the basic school program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law and
by the close of the fiscal year in which the proceeds were calculated.
(8) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Division of Finance shall deposit an
amount equal to the proceeds generated statewide:
(a) by the basic levy increment rate into the Minimum Basic Growth Account created
in Section 
53F-9-302
;
(b) by the equity pupil tax rate into the Local Levy Growth Account created in Section
53F-9-305
; and
(c) by the WPU value rate into the Teacher and Student Success Account created in
Section 
53F-9-306
.
Section 2. Section 
53F-2-306
 is amended to read:
53F-2-306.
Weighted pupil units for small school district administrative costs --
Appropriation for charter school administrative costs.
(1) Administrative costs weighted pupil units are computed for a small school district
and distributed to the small school district in accordance with the following schedule:
Administrative Costs Schedule
School District Enrollment as of October 1
Weighted Pupil Units
- 500 students
- 1,000 students
1,001 - 2,000 students
2,001 - 5,000 students
(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), money appropriated to the State Board
of Education for charter school administrative costs shall be distributed to charter schools in
the amount of $100 for each charter school student in enrollment.
(b) (i) If money appropriated for charter school administrative costs is insufficient to
provide the amount per student prescribed in Subsection (2)(a), the appropriation shall be
allocated among charter schools in proportion to each charter school's enrollment as a
percentage of the total enrollment in charter schools.
(ii) If the State Board of Education makes adjustments to Minimum School Program
allocations under Section 
53F-2-205
, the allocation provided in Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be
determined after adjustments are made under Section 
53F-2-205
.
(iii) For fiscal year 2020, the state board shall distribute $40,000 to each charter school
that enrolls fewer than 400 students.
(c) Charter school governing boards are encouraged to identify and use cost-effective
methods of performing administrative functions, including contracting for administrative
services with the State Charter School Board as provided in Section 
53G-5-202
.
(3) Charter schools are not eligible for funds for administrative costs under Subsection
(1).
Section 3. Section 
53F-2-403
 is amended to read:
53F-2-403.
Eligibility for state-supported transportation -- Approved bus routes.
(1) A student eligible for state-supported transportation means:
(a) a student enrolled in kindergarten through grade six who lives at least 1-1/2 miles
from school;
(b) a student enrolled in grades seven through 12 who lives at least two miles from
school; and
(c) a student enrolled in a special program offered by a school district and approved by
the State Board of Education for trainable, motor, multiple-disability, or other students with
severe disabilities who are incapable of walking to school or where it is unsafe for students to
walk because of their disabling condition, without reference to distance from school.
(2) If a school district implements double sessions as an alternative to new building
construction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, those affected elementary
school students residing less than 1-1/2 miles from school may be transported one way to or
from school because of safety factors relating to darkness or other hazardous conditions as
determined by the local school board.
(3) (a) The State Board of Education shall distribute transportation money to school
districts based on:
(i) an allowance per mile for approved bus routes;
(ii) an allowance per hour for approved bus routes; and
(iii) a minimum allocation for each school district eligible for transportation funding.
(b) The State Board of Education shall distribute appropriated transportation funds
based on the prior year's eligible transportation costs as legally reported under Subsection
53F-2-402
(3).
(c) The State Board of Education shall annually review the allowance per mile and the
allowance per hour and adjust the allowances to reflect current economic conditions.
(4) (a) Approved bus routes for funding purposes shall be determined on fall data
collected by October 1.
(b) Approved route funding shall be determined on the basis of the most efficient and
economic routes.
(5) A Transportation Advisory Committee with representation from school district
superintendents, business officials, school district transportation supervisors, and State Board
of Education employees shall serve as a review committee for addressing school transportation
needs, including recommended approved bus routes.
(6) A local school board may provide for the transportation of students regardless of the
distance from school, from general funds of the school district.
[
(7) (a) (i) If a local school board expends an amount of revenue equal to at least .0002
per dollar of taxable value of the school district's board local levy imposed under Section
53F-8-302
 to pay for transporting students and for the replacement of school buses, the state
may contribute an amount not to exceed 85% of the state average cost per mile, contingent
upon the Legislature appropriating funds for a state contribution.
]
[
(ii) The State Board of Education's employees shall distribute the state contribution
according to rules enacted by the State Board of Education.
]
[
(b) (i) The amount of state guarantee money that a school district would otherwise be
entitled to receive under Subsection (7)(a) may not be reduced for the sole reason that the
school district's levy is reduced as a consequence of changes in the certified tax rate under
Section 
59-2-924
 due to changes in property valuation.
]
[
(ii) Subsection (7)(b)(i) applies for a period of two years following the change in the
certified tax rate.
]
Section 4. Section 
53F-2-410
 is amended to read:
53F-2-410.
Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program.
(1) (a) Subject to 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 $1,500,000 from the
appropriation for Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program 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:
(a) use the following criteria:
(i) low performance on statewide assessments described in Section 
53E-4-301
;
(ii) poverty;
(iii) mobility;
(iv) limited English proficiency;
(v) chronic absenteeism; and
(vi) homelessness;
(b) ensure that the distribution formula distributes money on a per student and per
criterion basis; and
(c) ensure that the distribution formula provides funding for each criterion that a
student meets such that a student who meets:
(i) one criterion is counted once; and
(ii) more than one criterion is counted for each criterion the student meets up to three
criteria.
(3) Subject to future budget constraints, the amount appropriated for the Enhancement
for At-Risk Students Program shall increase annually [
with growth in the at-risk student
population and
] 
based on:
(a) a student growth adjustment that is the higher of:
(i) the percentage of enrollment growth of students in kindergarten through grade 12;
or
(ii) the percentage of enrollment growth of students in the combined three highest
at-risk student criteria categories described in Subsection (2)(a); and
(b)
 changes to the value of the weighted pupil unit as defined in Section [
53F-9-305
]
53F-4-301
.
(4) 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 including addressing
truancy.
(5) The State Board of Education shall
:
(a)
 develop performance criteria to measure the effectiveness of the Enhancement for
At-Risk Students Program[
.
]
; and
(b) annually determine the three highest at-risk student criteria categories described in
Subsection (2)(a).
(6) 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
.
(7) During the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022, the Public Education Appropriations
Subcommittee shall evaluate:
(a) the impact of funding provided in this section to determine whether the funding has
improved educational outcomes for students who are at-risk for academic failure; and
(b) whether the funding should continue as established, be amended, or be consolidated
in the value of the weighted pupil unit.
Section 5. Section 
53F-2-414
 is amended to read:
53F-2-414.
Review of related to basic school programs.
(1) No later than November 30, 2018, the Public Education Appropriations
Subcommittee shall:
(a) review and make recommendations on each program in the related to basic school
programs described in Subsection (3);
(b) adopt a review schedule going forward for each program described in Subsection
(3), placing a program on a schedule to review annually or every four years; and
(c) review annually or every four years each program according to the schedule adopted
under Subsection (1)(b).
(2) For a related to basic school program that is not listed in Subsection (3) and is
adopted by the Legislature after January 1, 2018, the Public Education Appropriations
Subcommittee shall:
(a) review and make recommendations for the program in the program's initial year of
implementation;
(b) adopt a review schedule going forward for the program, placing the program on a
schedule to review annually or every four years; and
(c) review annually or every four years the program according to the schedule adopted
under Subsection (2)(b).
(3) The programs subject to review under Subsection (1) are the following:
(a) the state-supported transportation program described in Section 
53F-2-403
;
[
(b) the state contribution guarantee program for transportation described in Section
53F-2-403
;
]
[
(c)
] 
(b)
 the weighted pupil unit flexibility allocations described in Section 
53F-2-205
;
[
(d)
] 
(c)
 the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program described in Section
53F-2-410
;
[
(e)
] 
(d)
 the youth in custody program described in Section 
53E-3-503
;
[
(f)
] 
(e)
 the adult education program described in Title 53E, Chapter 10, Part 2, Adult
Education;
[
(g)
] 
(f)
 the Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program described in Section
53F-2-408
;
[
(h)
] 
(g)
 the Centennial Scholarship Program described in Section 
53F-2-501
;
[
(i)
] 
(h)
 the concurrent enrollment program described in Title 53E, Chapter 10, Part 3,
Concurrent Enrollment;
[
(j)
] 
(i)
 the Title I Schools Paraeducators Program described in Section 
53F-2-411
;
[
(k)
] 
(j)
 the School LAND Trust Program described in Section 
53F-2-404
;
[
(l)
] 
(k)
 the charter school local replacement funding program described in Section
53F-2-702
;
[
(m)
] 
(l)
 the charter school administration allocations described in Section 
53F-2-306
;
[
(n)
] 
(m)
 the K-3 Reading Improvement Program described in Section 
53F-2-503
;
[
(o)
] 
(n)
 the educator salary adjustments described in Section 
53F-2-405
;
[
(p)
] 
(o)
 the Teacher Salary Supplement Program described in Section 
53F-2-504
;
[
(q)
] 
(p)
 the school library books and electronic resources appropriation described in
Section 
53F-2-407
;
[
(r)
] 
(q)
 the matching appropriation for school nurses described in Section 
53F-2-519
;
[
(s)
] 
(r)
 the Critical Languages Program described in Section 
53F-2-516
;
[
(t)
] 
(s)
 the Dual Language Immersion Program described in Section 
53F-2-502
;
[
(u)
] 
(t)
 the Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) Initiative Centers
Program described in Section 
53F-2-505
;
[
(v)
] 
(u)
 the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program described in
Section 
53F-2-506
;
[
(w)
] 
(v)
 the early intervention program described in Section 
53F-2-507
; and
[
(x)
] 
(w)
 the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant Program described in Section
53F-2-510
.
Section 6. Section 
53F-2-415
 is enacted to read:
 53F-2-415.
Rural school district transportation grants.
(1) Subject to legislative appropriations and Subsection (2), the state board shall award
a grant for a school district to provide:
(a) transportation to students who are not eligible for state-supported transportation
under Section 
53F-2-403
;
(b) transportation for students to and from student activities and field trips; or
(c) replacement school buses.
(2) The state board may only award a grant described in Subsection (1) to a school
district that:
(a) qualifies for transportation money under Section 
53F-2-403
;
(b) is located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, as defined in Section
17-50-501
;
(c) provides matching money, from the school district's board local levy described in
Section 
53F-8-302
, in an amount equal to the grant the school district receives from the state
board under this section; and
(d) dedicates the total grant and matching money to a transportation purpose described
in Subsection (1).
(3) The state board shall determine the amount of a grant to award a school district
based on the prior-year miles traveled for purposes described in Subsections (1)(a) and (b).
(4) The state board shall make rules to establish, for a grant described in this section,
procedures for:
(a) a school district to apply for a grant; and
(b) awarding a grant.
Section 7. Section 
53F-2-520
, which is renumbered from Section 53F-5-211 is
renumbered and amended to read:
[
53F-5-211
].
 53F-2-520.
Rural school transportation reimbursement.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Eligible [
school
] 
LEA
" means a [
district
] school 
district
 or a charter school:
(i) that is located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, as defined in Section
17-50-501
; 
and
(ii) in which at least 65% of the students enrolled in the school 
district or charter
school 
qualify for free or reduced price lunch[
; and (iii) that
]
.
(b) "Eligible school" means a school:
(i) in an eligible LEA; and
(ii) that the eligible LEA
 has provided transportation to and from [
the school
] for a
regular school day for students for at least five years.
[
(b) "Local board"
] 
(c) "LEA governing board"
 means:
(i) [
for a school district,
] the local school board 
of a school district that is an eligible
LEA
; or
(ii) [
for a charter school,
] the charter school governing board 
of a charter school that is
an eligible LEA
.
(2) [
A local
] 
An LEA governing
 board may annually submit a request to the State
Board of Education to receive reimbursement for an expense that:
(a) the [
local
] 
LEA governing
 board incurs transporting a student to or from an eligible
school for the regular school day; and
(b) the [
local
] 
LEA governing
 board does not pay using state funding for pupil
transportation described in Section 
53F-2-402
 or 
53F-2-403
.
(3) (a) Subject to legislative appropriations, and except as provided in Subsection
(3)(b), the State Board of Education shall reimburse [
a local school
] 
an LEA governing
 board
for an expense included in a request described in Subsection (2).
(b) If the legislative appropriation for this section is insufficient to fund an expense in a
request received under Subsection (2), the State Board of Education may reduce [
a local
school
] 
an LEA governing
 board's reimbursement in accordance with the rules described in
Subsection (4).
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
State Board of Education shall make rules that establish:
(a) requirements for information [
a local school
] 
an LEA governing
 board shall include
in a reimbursement request described in Subsection (2);
(b) a deadline by which [
a local school
] 
an LEA governing
 board shall submit a request
described in Subsection (2); and
(c) a formula for reducing [
a local school
] 
an LEA governing
 board's allocation under
Subsection (3).
(5) Nothing in this section affects a school district's allocation for pupil transportation
under Sections 
53F-2-402
 and 
53F-2-403
.
Section 8. 
Fiscal year 2019 appropriations.
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.
Subsection 8(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 - Related to Basic School
Programs
From Education Fund, One-time 
4,167,500
Schedule of Programs:
Flexible Allocation - WPU Distribution (76,800)
Educator Salary Adjustments 4,300,000
Early Graduation from Competency-Based Education (55,700)
State Board of Education
Item 2
 To State Board of Education - Initiative Programs
From Education Fund, One-time 
2,895,000
Schedule of Programs:
Contracts and Grants 2,895,000
Item
To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office
From Nonlapsing Balances - MSP - Related to Basic Program, One-time
400,000
Schedule of Programs:
Information Technology 400,000
The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use up to $400,000 in
nonlapsing balances in the Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School Program to
implement an online reporting platform for student transportation data.
Section 9. 
Fiscal year 2020 appropriations -- Value of the weighted pupil unit.
(1) The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2019, and ending June 30, 2020. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2020.
(2) The value of each weighted pupil unit (WPU) for fiscal year 2020 is increased from
the value of the WPU for fiscal year 2020 established in S.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget
Amendments, and set at $3,532.
Subsection 9(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
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
From Education Fund 
102,511,800
From Uniform School Fund 
5,000,000
From Local Revenue 
46,643,500
Schedule of Programs:
Kindergarten (894 WPUs) 6,772,100
Grades 1 - 12 (6,429 WPUs) 104,019,900
Foreign Exchange 44,900
Necessarily Existent Small Schools (142 WPUs) 1,815,000
Professional Staff (374 WPUs) 8,930,600
Administrative Costs (-15 WPUs) 153,200
Special Education - Add-on (1,875 WPUs) 17,476,100
Special Education - Preschool (127 WPUs) 1,962,700
Special Education - Self-Contained (-183 WPUs) 1,267,500
Special Education - Extended School Year (5 WPUs) 78,900
Special Education - Impact Aid (21 WPUs) 350,300
Special Education - Intensive Services (8 WPUs) 134,900
Special Education - Extended Year for Special Educators 124,500
Career and Technical Education - Add-on (-60 WPUs) 3,736,600
Class Size Reduction (457 WPUs) 7,288,100
(1) (a) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education study the Necessarily
Existent Small Schools distribution formula, including:
(i) the recalculation of the regression formulas used to distribute program weighted
pupil units;
(ii) ways to address the unique needs of geographically isolated schools;
(iii) school size limits identified in statute; and
(iv) school qualification requirements.
(b) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education report to the
Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, regarding the study described in Subsection
(1)(a), with:
(i) a progress update on or before October 31, 2019; and
(ii) a final report on or before October 31, 2020.
(2) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education, in conjunction with the
local education agencies (LEAs), report on or before January 31, 2020, to the Public Education
Appropriations Subcommittee on per pupil expenditures on operations as defined by the State
Board of Education for each LEA and each school within the LEA in fiscal year 2019.
Item
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
Programs
From Education Fund 
34,837,400
From Education Fund, One-time 
(55,700)
From Education Fund Restricted - Charter School Levy Account 
3,091,400
From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust Distribution Account 
8,663,100
Schedule of Programs:
Pupil Transportation To and From School 7,125,700
Guarantee Transportation Program (500,000)
Enhancement for At-Risk Students 6,761,500
Youth in Custody 510,400
Adult Education 683,300
Enhancement for Accelerated Students 264,200
Centennial Scholarship Program 19,300
Concurrent Enrollment 566,500
School LAND Trust Program 8,663,100
Charter School Local Replacement 16,516,300
Charter School Administration 131,600
Early Literacy Program (450,000)
Educator Salary Adjustments 4,300,000
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning
Program 1,000,000
Early Graduation from Competency-Based Education (55,700)
Rural School Transportation Grants 1,000,000
(1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use up to $445,800 in
nonlapsing balances in the Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School Programs,
Charter School Administration and Charter School Local Replacement programs to provide,
for fiscal year 2020, $40,000 to each charter school that enrolls fewer than 400 students.
(2) The Legislature intends that, to address the two-year data lag, the State Board of
Education distribute $4,000,000 appropriated in fiscal year 2020 to the Minimum School
Program - Charter School Local Replacement program to charter schools using a formula that
distributes funding on an equal per student basis.
(3) (a) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education develop a
methodology to calculate the Charter School Local Replacement formula, using one-year and
two-year data estimates instead of reported data, to eliminate the two-year data lag.
(b) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education:
(i) consult with the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the
Legislative Fiscal Analyst in developing the methodology described in Subsection (3)(a); and
(ii) report on or before October 31, 2019, to the Public Education Appropriations
Subcommittee the methodology developed under Subsection (3)(a) and recommendations
regarding implementation.
Item
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
Programs
From Education Fund 
15,000,000
From Teacher and Student Success Account 
18,800,000
Schedule of Programs:
Teacher and Student Success Program 33,800,000
Item
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local
Levy Programs
From Education Fund, One-time 
(20,900,000)
From Local Levy Growth Account 
12,880,600
From Local Revenue 
124,827,100
Schedule of Programs:
Voted Local Levy Program 25,777,200
Board Local Levy Program 91,030,500
State Board of Education
Item
To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition
From Education Fund 
From Federal Funds 
17,200
From Dedicated Credit - Liquor Tax 
(17,700)
Item
To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing
From Education Fund 
1,000
From Dedicated Credits Revenue 
(1,000)
Item
To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach
From Education Fund 
400,000
Schedule of Programs:
Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools 200,000
Provisional Program 200,000
Item
To State Board of Education - Initiative Programs
From General Fund 
363,000
From Education Fund 
1,659,000
From Education Fund, One-time 
4,875,000
Schedule of Programs:
Carson Smith Scholarships 363,000
Contracts and Grants 4,575,000
CTE Online Assessments (341,000)
Competency-Based Education Grants 2,300,000
Item
To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration
From Education Fund 
2,966,900
Schedule of Programs:
Enhancement for At-Risk Students 180,700
Youth-in-Custody 741,400
Early Literacy Program 450,000
CTE Online Assessments 625,500
CTE Student Organizations 969,300
Item
To State Board of Education - Science Outreach
From Education Fund 
200,000
Schedule of Programs:
Informal Science Education Enhancement 200,000
Item
To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office
From Education Fund 
118,400
From Education Fund, One-time 
300,000
From Federal Funds 
(75,900)
From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Lease 
(7,400)
From General Fund Restricted - Substance Abuse Prevention 
3,800
From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust Distribution Account 
61,200
Schedule of Programs:
School Trust 60,000
Statewide Online Education Program 40,100
Student Advocacy Services 300,000
The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education:
(1) study the governance, funding, and role of the State Board of Education in
providing oversight and coordinating the delivery of state education programs in the regional
service centers; and
(2) report on or before October 31, 2019, to the Public Education Appropriations
Subcommittee on the study described in Subsection (1).
Item
To State Board of Education - General System Support
From General Fund, One-time 
250,000
Schedule of Programs:
Career and Technical Education 250,000
Item
To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board
From Education Fund, One-time 
200,000
Schedule of Programs:
State Charter School Board 200,000
Item
To State Board of Education - Teaching and Learning
From Education Fund 
3,800
From Revenue Transfers
(3,800)
Item
To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
From Education Fund, One-time 
500,000
Schedule of Programs:
Educational Services (19,507,700)
Support Services (19,885,700)
Administration 3,839,000
Transportation 4,257,300
Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center 1,876,200
School for the Deaf 17,281,900
School for the Blind 12,639,000
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
Item
To School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
From School and Institutional Trust Fund Management Account 
260,000
Schedule of Programs:
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office 260,000
Subsection 9(b). 
Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
Public Education
Item
To Local Levy Growth Account
From Education Fund 
12,880,600
Schedule of Programs:
Local Levy Growth Account 12,880,600
Item
To Teacher and Student Success Account
From Education Fund 
18,800,000
Schedule of Programs:
Teacher and Student Success Account 18,800,000
Section 10. 
Effective date.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on July 1, 2019.
(2) If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, Section 8,
Fiscal year 2019 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.