Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 421 Third Substitute (2021GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Judkins, M.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/17/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• creates the Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program (program) to provide funding to local education agencies to supplement the cost of educating a student who:
• has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP); and
• for whom the cost of the special education services described in the student's IEP exceeds three times the statewide average per-pupil expenditures;
• requires the State Board of Education to make rules establishing a distribution formula to allocate

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

INTENSIVE SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Marsha Judkins
Senate Sponsor: 
Jerry W. Stevenson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates the Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program to provide
funding to local education agencies to supplement the cost of educating a student with
intensive special education needs.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ creates the Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program (program) to provide
funding to local education agencies to supplement the cost of educating a student
who:
• has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP); and
• for whom the cost of the special education services described in the student's
IEP exceeds three times the statewide average per-pupil expenditures;
▸ requires the State Board of Education to make rules establishing a distribution
formula to allocate money appropriated under the program; and
▸ provides a sunset date.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates in Fiscal Year 2022:
▸ to the State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic
School Program - Special Education - Intensive Services as a one-time
appropriation:
• from the Education Fund, $1,000,000.
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 154, 174, 214, 234, 242,
269, 335, and 354
ENACTS:
53F-2-418
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53F-2-418
 is enacted to read:
 53F-2-418.
Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Eligible student" means a student:
(i) who has an IEP; and
(ii) for whom the cost of special education services described in the student's IEP
exceeds three times the statewide average per-pupil expenditures.
(b) "Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program" or "program" means the
three-year pilot program created in Subsection (2).
(c) "Special education services" means the same as that term is defined in Section
53E-7-201
.
(2) There is created a three-year pilot program known as the Intensive Services Special
Education Pilot Program to, subject to appropriations from the Legislature, provide funding to
an LEA to supplement the other funding for educating an eligible student.
(3) An LEA shall use a distribution under this section to fund special education
services for an eligible student.
(4) The state board shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act, make rules establishing a distribution formula to allocate money appropriated
to the state board under this section to LEAs for the program.
Section 2. Section 
63I-1-253
 is amended to read:
63I-1-253.
Repeal dates, Titles 53 through 53G.
(1) Section 
53-2a-105
, which creates the Emergency Management Administration
Council, is repealed July 1, 2021.
(2) Sections 
53-2a-1103
 and 
53-2a-1104
, which create the Search and Rescue Advisory
Board, are repealed July 1, 2022.
(3) Section 
53-5-703
, which creates the Concealed Firearm Review Board, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(4) Subsection 
53-6-203
(1)(b)(ii), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
(5) Subsection 
53-13-104
(6)(a), regarding being 19 years old at certification, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
(6) Section 
53B-6-105.5
, which creates the Technology Initiative Advisory Board, is
repealed July 1, 2024.
(7) Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(8) Section 
53B-17-1203
, which creates the SafeUT and School Safety Commission, is
repealed January 1, 2025.
(9) Section 
53B-18-1501
 is repealed July 1, 2021.
(10) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(11) Title 53B, Chapter 24, Part 4, Rural Residency Training Program, is repealed July
1, 2025.
(12) 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 and other
hydrologic studies in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2030.
(13) Section 
53E-3-515
 is repealed January 1, 2023.
(14) In relation to a standards review committee, on January 1, 2023:
(a) in Subsection 
53E-4-202
(8), the language "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.
(15) Subsections 
53E-3-503
(5) and (6), which create coordinating councils for youth in
custody, are repealed July 1, 2027.
(16) Section 
53E-4-402
, which creates the State Instructional Materials Commission, is
repealed July 1, 2022.
(17) Title 53E, Chapter 6, Part 5, Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
(18) Subsection 
53E-8-204
(4), which creates the advisory council for the Utah Schools
for the Deaf and the Blind, is repealed July 1, 2021.
[
(19) Section 
53F-2-514
 is repealed July 1, 2020.
]
(19) Section 
53F-2-418
, which creates the Intensive Services Special Education Pilot
Program, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(20) Section 
53F-5-203
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(21) Section 
53F-5-212
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(22) Section 
53F-5-213
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
(23) Section 
53F-5-214
, in relation to a grant for professional learning, is repealed July
1, 2025.
(24) Section 
53F-5-215
, in relation to an elementary teacher preparation grant is
repealed July 1, 2025.
(25) Subsection 
53F-9-203
(7), which creates the Charter School Revolving Account
Committee, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(26) Section 
53F-9-501
 is repealed January 1, 2023.
(27) Subsections 
53G-4-608
(2)(b) and (4)(b), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
Commission, are repealed January 1, 2025.
(28) Subsection 
53G-8-211
(5), regarding referrals of a minor to court for a class C
misdemeanor, is repealed July 1, 2022.
Section 3. 
Appropriation.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
and ending June 30, 2022. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2022. 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
Program
From Education Fund, One-time
$1,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Special Education - Intensive Services $1,000,000
The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use money appropriated
under this item for the Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program described in Section
53F-2-418
 in fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024.