Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 5011 (2020S5)

Sponsor

Rep. Schultz, M.

Final action

Governor Signed 6/29/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides for an annual increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit in the Public Education Base Budget until a certain cumulative amount; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

WPU VALUE INCREASE GUARANTEE
FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Mike Schultz
Senate Sponsor: 
Ann Millner
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill provides for an annual increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides for an annual increase in the value of the weighted pupil unit in the Public
Education Base Budget until a certain cumulative amount; and
▸ makes technical changes. 
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53F-9-201.1
 (Contingently Effective 01/01/21)
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020,
Chapter 207
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53F-9-201.1 (Contingently Effective 01/01/21)
 is amended to read:
53F-9-201.1 (Contingently Effective 01/01/21).
Appropriations to the Minimum
School Program from the Uniform School Fund.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Base budget" means the same as that term is defined in legislative rule.
(b) "Enrollment growth and inflation estimates" means the cost estimates regarding
enrollment growth and inflation described in Section 
53F-2-208
.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection 
53F-9-204
(3), for a fiscal year beginning on or
after July 1, 2021, when preparing the Public Education Base Budget, the Office of the
Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall
:
(a)
 include appropriations to the Minimum School Program from the Uniform School
Fund, and, subject to Subsection 
53F-9-204
(3), the Public Education Economic Stabilization
Restricted Account, in an amount that is greater than or equal to the sum of:
[
(a)
] 
(i)
 the ongoing Education Fund and Uniform School Fund appropriations to the
Minimum School Program in the current fiscal year; and
[
(b)
] 
(ii)
 subject to Subsection 
53F-9-204
(3)(b), enrollment growth and inflation
estimates[
.
]
; and
(b) except as provided in Subsection (4), an appropriation to increase the value of the
weighted pupil unit that is greater than or equal to 10% of the difference between, as
determined by the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst:
(i) the estimated amount of ongoing Education Fund and Uniform School Fund
revenue available for the Legislature to appropriate for the next fiscal year; and
(ii) the amount of ongoing appropriations from the Education Fund and Uniform
School Fund in the current fiscal year.
(3) The total annual amount deposited into the Uniform School Fund, including the
deposits through the distributions described in Sections 
59-7-532
 and 
59-10-544
, for a given
fiscal year may not exceed the amount appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for that
fiscal year.
(4) (a) If an appropriation to increase the value of the weighted pupil unit described in
Subsection (2)(b) would cause the cumulative amount of increases to the value of the weighted
pupil unit, beginning for fiscal year 2022, to exceed $140,500,000, the Office of the Legislative
Fiscal Analyst:
(i) shall include in the Public Education Base Budget an appropriation to increase the
value of the weighted pupil unit that would cause the cumulative amount of increases to equal
$140,500,000; and
(ii) is exempt from future application of Subsection (2)(b).
(b) Nothing in this section limits the Legislature's ability to appropriate additional
amounts to increase the value of the weighted pupil unit.