Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 124 (2020GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Hinkins, D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/28/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• replaces two pilot programs with an ongoing program administered by the State Board of Education consisting of a grant program to school districts and charter schools to be used to fund stipends, recruitment, retention, and professional development of teachers who teach in American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools; and
• makes technical corrections.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKAN NATIVE EDUCATION
AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: David P. Hinkins
House Sponsor: 
Christine F. Watkins
Cosponsor:
Jani Iwamoto
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill makes an ongoing program providing grants targeted to address the needs of
American Indian and Alaskan Native students. 
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ replaces two pilot programs with an ongoing program administered by the State
Board of Education consisting of a grant program to school districts and charter
schools to be used to fund stipends, recruitment, retention, and professional
development of teachers who teach in American Indian and Alaskan Native
concentrated schools; and
▸ makes technical corrections.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2021:
▸ to State Board of Education -- General System Support, as an ongoing
appropriation:
• from Education Fund, $250,000.
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53F-5-602
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 186 and 246
53F-5-603
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
53F-5-604
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 246
63I-1-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 90, 136, 166, 173, 246,
325, 344 and last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter
246
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53F-5-602
 is amended to read:
53F-5-602.
Program created.
(1) (a) In addition to the state plan adopted under Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 53,
Section 7, beginning with fiscal year [
2016-2017
] 
2020-2021
, there is created a [
five-year
pilot
] program administered by the state board to provide grants targeted to address the needs
of American Indian and Alaskan Native students.
(b) The [
pilot
] program shall consist of a grant program to school districts and charter
schools to be used to fund stipends, recruitment, retention, and professional development of
teachers who teach in American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools.
[
(2) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2017-2018, there is created a four-year pilot
program administered by the state board to provide grants targeted to address the needs of
American Indian and Alaskan Native students.
]
[
(b) The pilot program shall consist of a grant program to school districts and charter
schools to be used to fund stipends, recruitment, retention, and professional development of
teachers who teach in American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools.
]
(c) In determining grant recipients [
under this Subsection (2)
] 
for at least two-thirds of
the money appropriated to the program
, the state board shall give priority to American Indian
and Alaskan Native concentrated schools located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class
with significant populations of American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
[
(3)
] 
(2)
 Up to 3% of the money appropriated to [
a
] 
the
 grant program under this part
may be used by the state board for costs in implementing the [
pilot
] program.
Section 2. Section 
53F-5-603
 is amended to read:
53F-5-603.
Grant program to school districts and charter schools.
(1) From money appropriated to the grant program, the state board shall distribute
grant money on a competitive basis to a school district or charter school that applies for a grant
and:
(a) (i) has within the school district one or more American Indian and Alaskan Native
concentrated schools; or
(ii) is an American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated school; and
(b) has a program to fund stipends, recruitment, retention, and professional
development of teachers who teach at American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated
schools.
(2) The grant money distributed under this section may only be expended to fund a
program described in Subsection (1)(b).
(3) (a) If a school district or charter school obtains a grant under this section, by no
later than two years from the date the school district or charter school obtains the grant, the
state board shall review the implementation of the program described in Subsection (1)(b) to
determine whether:
(i) the program is effective in addressing the need to retain teachers at American Indian
and Alaskan Native concentrated schools; and
(ii) the money is being spent for a purpose not covered by the program described in
Subsection (1)(b).
(b) If the state board determines that the program is not effective or that the money is
being spent for a purpose not covered by the program described in Subsection (1)(b), the state
board may terminate the grant money being distributed to [
the
] 
a
 school district or charter
school.
(4) The state board may make rules providing:
(a) criteria for evaluating grant applications; and
(b) procedures for:
(i) a school district to apply to the state board to receive grant money under this
section; and
(ii) the review of the use of grant money described in Subsection (3).
(5) The grant money is intended to supplement and not replace existing money
supporting American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools
, except that the grant
money is intended to replace grants awarded under pilot programs supporting American Indian
and Alaskan Native concentrated schools that have ended
.
Section 3. Section 
53F-5-604
 is amended to read:
53F-5-604.
Liaison -- Reporting -- Meeting.
(1) Subject to budget constraints, the superintendent of public instruction appointed
under Section 
53E-3-301
 shall appoint an individual as the American Indian-Alaskan Native
Public Education Liaison.
(2) The liaison shall:
(a) work under the direction of the superintendent in the development and
implementation of the state plan; and
(b) annually report to the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee created
under Section 
36-22-1
 [
during the term of a pilot program under this part
] regarding:
(i) what entities receive a grant under this part;
(ii) the effectiveness of the expenditures of grant money; and
(iii) recommendations, if any, for additional legislative action.
(3) The Native American Legislative Liaison Committee shall annually schedule at
least one meeting at which education is discussed with selected stakeholders.
Section 4. Section 
63I-1-253
 is amended to read:
63I-1-253.
Repeal dates, Titles 53 through 53G.
The following provisions are repealed on the following dates:
(1) Subsection 
53-6-203
(1)(b)(ii), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is
repealed July 1, 2022.
(2) Subsection 
53-13-104
(6), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is repealed
July 1, 2022.
(3) Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(4) Section 
53B-18-1501
 is repealed July 1, 2021.
(5) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(6) Section 
53B-24-402
, Rural residency training program, is repealed July 1, 2020.
(7) Subsection 
53C-3-203
(4)(b)(vii), which provides for the distribution of money
from the Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells, other
hydrologic studies, and air quality monitoring in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2020.
(8) Section 
53E-3-515
 is repealed January 1, 2023.
(9) In relation to a standards review committee, on January 1, 2023:
(a) in Subsection 
53E-4-202
(8), the language that states "by a standards review
committee and the recommendations of a standards review committee established under
Section 
53E-4-203
" is repealed; and
(b) Section 
53E-4-203
 is repealed.
(10) In relation to the SafeUT and School Safety Commission, on January 1, 2023:
(a) Subsection 
53B-17-1201
(1) is repealed;
(b) Section 
53B-17-1203
 is repealed;
(c) Subsection 
53B-17-1204
(2) is repealed;
(d) Subsection 
53B-17-1204
(4)(a), the language that states "in accordance with the
method described in Subsection (4)(c)" is repealed; and
(e) Subsection 
53B-17-1204
(4)(c) is repealed.
(11) Section 
53F-2-514
 is repealed July 1, 2020.
(12) Section 
53F-5-203
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(13) Section 
53F-5-212
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(14) Section 
53F-5-213
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(15) Title 53F, Chapter 5, Part 6, American Indian and Alaskan Native Education
State Plan Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2022.
]
[
(16)
] 
(15)
 Section 
53F-6-201
 is repealed July 1, 2019.
[
(17)
] 
(16)
 Section 
53F-9-501
 is repealed January 1, 2023.
[
(18)
] 
(17)
 Subsections 
53G-4-608
(2)(b) and (4)(b), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
Commission, are repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(19)
] 
(18)
 Subsection 
53G-8-211
(4), regarding referrals of a minor to court for a class
C misdemeanor, is repealed July 1, 2020.
Section 5. 
Appropriation.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
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 -- General System Support
From Education Fund
$250,000
Schedule of Programs:
Teaching and Learning $250,000
It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Education spend this funding on
the Teacher Retention Grant Program made ongoing by this bill.