Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 148 (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Perry, L.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• creates the Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program;
• requires the governor to consider the nomination of the governing board of the association that represents a majority of classified school employees employed in the state in making a nomination to the Secretary of Education for the federal Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program; and
• awards the Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award to the governor's nominee for the federal Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

UTAH RECOGNIZING INSPIRING SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
AWARD PROGRAM
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lee B. Perry
Senate Sponsor: 
Lyle W. Hillyard
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates the Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ creates the Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program;
▸ requires the governor to consider the nomination of the governing board of the
association that represents a majority of classified school employees employed in
the state in making a nomination to the Secretary of Education for the federal
Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program; and
▸ awards the Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award to the governor's
nominee for the federal Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53G-11-519
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53G-11-519
 is enacted to read:
 53G-11-519.
Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Association" means the governing board of the association that represents a
majority of classified school employees employed in the state.
(b) "Classified school employee" means the same as that term is defined in the
Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6682.
(c) "Eligible individual" means a classified school employee who meets the eligibility
requirements to be a nominee for the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School
Employees Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6681 et seq.
(2) (a) In accordance with the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School
Employees Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6681 et seq., the governor shall annually nominate a classified
school employee for the Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program.
(b) The governor shall consider submissions from the association in making the
nomination described in Subsection (2)(a).
(c) The association shall submit a list of eligible individuals to the governor no later
than September 1 each year, beginning on September 1, 2020.
(3) (a) There is created the Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award
Program to recognize excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing
services to students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
(b) The Utah Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award shall be awarded to the
governor's nominee for the federal Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award Program
under the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6681
et seq.