Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 93 First Substitute (2020GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Hillyard, L.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/30/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• amends an existing program to create the Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers (MOST) Program;
• amends the duties and authority of the State Board of Education related to the MOST Program;
• repeals requirements on the State Charter School Board related to the MOST Program; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

MATH AND SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
AND TEACHERS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
House Sponsor: 
Steve Eliason
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends an existing program to create the Math and Science Opportunities for
Students and Teachers Program.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ amends an existing program to create the Math and Science Opportunities for
Students and Teachers (MOST) Program;
▸ amends the duties and authority of the State Board of Education related to the
MOST Program;
▸ repeals requirements on the State Charter School Board related to the MOST
Program; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2021:
▸ to the State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic
School Programs, as an ongoing appropriation:
• from the Education Fund, $900,000; and
▸ to the State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration, as an
ongoing appropriation:
• from the Education Fund, $100,000.
Other Special Clauses:
This bill contains a coordination clause.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53F-2-203
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 136 and 186
53F-2-414
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 136 and 408
53F-2-505
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
53F-2-505
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53F-2-203
 is amended to read:
53F-2-203.
Reduction of LEA governing board allocation based on insufficient
revenues.
(1) As used in this section, "Minimum School Program funds" means the total of state
and local funds appropriated for the Minimum School Program, excluding:
(a) an appropriation for a state guaranteed local levy increment as described in Section
53F-2-601
; and
(b) the appropriation to charter schools to replace local property tax revenues pursuant
to Section 
53F-2-704
.
(2) If the Legislature reduces appropriations made to support public schools under this
chapter because an Education Fund budget deficit, as defined in Section 
63J-1-312
, exists, the
state board, after consultation with each LEA governing board, shall allocate the reduction
among school districts and charter schools in proportion to each school district's or charter
school's percentage share of Minimum School Program funds.
(3) Except as provided in Subsection (5) and subject to the requirements of Subsection
(7), an LEA governing board shall determine which programs are affected by a reduction
pursuant to Subsection (2) and the amount each program is reduced.
(4) Except as provided in Subsections (5) and (6), the requirement to spend a specified
amount in any particular program is waived if reductions are made pursuant to Subsection (2).
(5) An LEA governing board may not reduce or reallocate spending of funds distributed
to the school district or charter school for the following programs:
(a) educator salary adjustments provided in Section 
53F-2-405
;
(b) the Teacher Salary Supplement Program provided in Section 
53F-2-504
;
(c) the extended year for special educators provided in Section 
53F-2-310
;
(d) [
USTAR centers
] 
the Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers
Program
 provided in Section 
53F-2-505
;
(e) the School LAND Trust Program described in Sections 
53F-2-404
 and 
53G-7-1206
;
or
(f) a special education program within the basic school program.
(6) An LEA governing board may not reallocate spending of funds distributed to the
school district or charter school to a reserve account.
(7) An LEA governing board that reduces or reallocates funds in accordance with this
section shall report all transfers into, or out of, Minimum School Program programs to the state
board as part of the school district or charter school's Annual Financial and Program report.
Section 2. 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 weighted pupil unit flexibility allocations described in Section 
53F-2-205
;
(c) the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program described in Section 
53F-2-410
;
(d) the youth in custody program described in Section 
53E-3-503
;
(e) the adult education program described in Title 53E, Chapter 10, Part 2, Adult
Education;
(f) the Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program described in Section
53F-2-408
;
(g) the Centennial Scholarship Program described in Section 
53F-2-501
;
(h) the concurrent enrollment program described in Title 53E, Chapter 10, Part 3,
Concurrent Enrollment;
(i) the Title I Schools Paraeducators Program described in Section 
53F-2-411
;
(j) the School LAND Trust Program described in Section 
53F-2-404
;
(k) the charter school local replacement funding program described in Section
53F-2-702
;
(l) the charter school administration allocations described in Section 
53F-2-306
;
(m) the Early Literacy Program described in Section 
53F-2-503
;
(n) the educator salary adjustments described in Section 
53F-2-405
;
(o) the Teacher Salary Supplement Program described in Section 
53F-2-504
;
(p) the school library books and electronic resources appropriation described in Section
53F-2-407
;
(q) the matching appropriation for school nurses described in Section 
53F-2-519
;
(r) the Dual Language Immersion Program described in Section 
53F-2-502
;
(s) the [
Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) Initiative Centers
] 
Math and
Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers
 Program described in Section 
53F-2-505
;
(t) the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program described in
Section 
53F-2-506
;
(u) the early intervention program described in Section 
53F-2-507
; and
(v) the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant Program described in Section 
53F-2-510
.
Section 3. Section 
53F-2-505
 is amended to read:
53F-2-505.
 Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program.
(1) As used in this section, "MOST Program" means the Math and Science
Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program created in this section.
[
(1)
] 
(2)
 (a) The [
Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) Centers
]
Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers
 Program is created to provide a
financial incentive for LEA governing boards to adopt programs in respective [
charter schools
and school districts
] 
LEAs
 that result in a more efficient use of human resources and capital
facilities.
(b) The [
potential
] 
intended
 benefits of the program include:
(i) increased opportunities for supporting math and science teachers in their
instructional delivery as it pertains to student learning outcomes;
[
(i)
] 
(ii)
 increased compensation for math and science teachers by providing
opportunities for an expanded contract year which will enhance [
school districts' and charter
schools'
] 
LEAs'
 ability to attract and retain talented and highly qualified math and science
teachers;
[
(ii)
] 
(iii)
 increased capacity of school buildings by using buildings more hours of the
day or more days of the year, resulting in reduced capital facilities costs;
[
(iii)
] 
(iv)
 decreased class sizes created by expanding the number of instructional
opportunities in a year;
[
(iv)
] 
(v)
 opportunities for earlier high school graduation;
[
(v)
] 
(vi)
 improved student college preparation;
[
(vi)
] 
(vii)
 increased opportunities to offer additional remedial and advanced courses in
math and science; 
and
[
(vii)
] 
(viii)
 opportunities to coordinate high school and post-secondary math and
science education[
; and
]
.
[
(viii) the creation or improvement of science, technology, engineering, and math
centers (STEM Centers).
]
[
(2)
] 
(3)
 From money appropriated for the [
USTAR Centers
] 
MOST
 Program, the state
board shall award grants to [
charter schools and school districts
] 
LEAs
 to pay for costs related
to the adoption and implementation of the program.
[
(3)
] 
(4)
 The state board shall:
(a) first, distribute a base amount of funds to each regional service center to support
monitoring and compliance and to provide technical assistance to program grantees;
[
(a)
] 
(b)
 solicit proposals from [
the State Charter School Board and local school
boards
] 
an LEA or a regional service center on behalf of an LEA
 for the use of grant money to
facilitate the adoption and implementation of the program; and
[
(b)
] 
(c)
 award grants on a competitive basis.
[
(4) The State Charter School Board shall:
]
[
(a) solicit proposals from charter school governing boards that may be interested in
participating in the USTAR Centers Program;
]
[
(b) prioritize and consolidate the proposals into the equivalent of a single school
district request; and
]
[
(c) submit the consolidated request to the state board.
]
(5) In selecting a grant recipient, the state board shall consider:
(a) the degree to which [
a charter school or school district's
] 
an LEA's
 proposed
adoption and implementation of an extended year for math and science teachers achieves the
benefits described in Subsection [
(1)
] 
(2)
;
(b) the unique circumstances of different urban, rural, large, small, growing, and
declining [
charter schools and school districts
] 
LEAs
; and
(c) providing pilot programs in as many different [
school districts and charter schools
]
LEAs
 as possible.
(6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), [
a school district or charter school
] 
an
LEA
 may only use grant money to provide [
full year teacher
] 
educator
 contracts, [
part-time
teacher
] 
educator
 contract extensions, 
educator stipends,
 or combinations of both, for
participating MOST Program
 math and science teachers.
(b) Up to 5% of the grant money may be used to fund math and science field trips,
textbooks, and supplies.
(7) Participation in the [
USTAR Centers
] 
MOST
 Program [
shall be
] 
is
:
(a) voluntary for an individual teacher; and
(b) voluntary for a charter school or school district.
Section 4. 
Appropriation.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2020, and ending June 30, 2021. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2021. 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.
ITEM 1
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
Programs
From Education Fund
$900,000
Schedule of Programs:
Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program
$900,000
ITEM 2
To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration
From Education Fund
$100,000
Schedule of Programs:
Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program
$100,000
Section 5. 
 Coordinating S.B. 93 with S.B. 79 -- Superseding substantive
amendments.
If this S.B. 93 and S.B. 79, Regional Education Service Agencies, both pass and
become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for publication by changing all
references in Section 
53F-2-505
 from "regional service center" to "regional education service
agency".