Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 1 First Substitute (2021GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Fillmore, L.

Final action

Governor Signed 2/4/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools, and state education agencies;
• sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) at $3,809 for fiscal year 2022;
• adjusts the number of weighted pupil units to reflect anticipated student enrollment in fall 2021;
• creates the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program;
• creates the Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend;
• repeals a budgetary obligation related to increases in the value of the WPU, which this bill satisfies through increased funding;
• enacts repeal dates for the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program and the Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend;
• makes technical changes;
• provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
• approves intent language;
• appropriates federal coronavirus relief funds for education to the State Board of Education State Administrative Office; and
• approves intent language for the allocation of state funds based on local and state use of federal coronavirus relief funds for education.

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Bill text

PUBLIC EDUCATION BASE BUDGET AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
House Sponsor: 
Steve Eliason
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise provided for the support and
operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending
June 30, 2021, and appropriates funds for the support and operation of public education
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools,
and state education agencies;
▸ sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) at $3,809 for fiscal year 2022;
▸ adjusts the number of weighted pupil units to reflect anticipated student enrollment
in fall 2021;
▸ creates the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program;
▸ creates the Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend;
▸ repeals a budgetary obligation related to increases in the value of the WPU, which
this bill satisfies through increased funding;
▸ enacts repeal dates for the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program and the
Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend;
▸ makes technical changes;
▸ provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
▸ approves intent language;
▸ appropriates federal coronavirus relief funds for education to the State Board of
Education State Administrative Office; and
▸ approves intent language for the allocation of state funds based on local and state
use of federal coronavirus relief funds for education.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates $580,393,800 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
2021, including:
▸ $142,500,000 from the Uniform School Fund;
▸ $5,299,500 from the Education Fund; and
▸ $432,594,300 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates $75,000 in expendable funds and accounts for fiscal year 2021.
This bill appropriates ($23,400,000) in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal
year 2021.
This bill appropriates $6,027,166,400 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
2022, including:
▸ $7,892,800 from the General Fund;
▸ $3,636,394,700 from the Uniform School Fund;
▸ $167,481,800 from the Education Fund; and
▸ $2,215,397,100 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates $3,327,000 in expendable funds and accounts for fiscal year
2022.
This bill appropriates $292,568,200 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal
year 2022, including:
▸ $314,218,200 from the Education Fund; and
▸ ($21,650,000) from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates $122,600 in fiduciary funds for fiscal year 2022.
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53F-2-301.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Fifth Special Session, Chapter 14
53F-9-201.1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Fifth Special Session, Chapter 13
63I-2-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Sixth Special Session, Chapter 13
ENACTS:
53F-2-302.1
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53F-2-418
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Uncodified Material Affected:
ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53F-2-301.5
 is amended to read:
53F-2-301.5.
Minimum basic tax rate for a fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2018,
2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.
(1) The provisions of this section are in effect for a fiscal year that begins before July 1,
2023.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Basic levy increment rate" means a tax rate that will generate an amount of
revenue equal to $75,000,000.
(b) "Combined basic rate" means a rate that is the sum of:
(i) the rate floor; and
(ii) the WPU value rate.
(c) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
(d) "Equity pupil tax rate" means the tax rate that is:
(i) calculated by subtracting the minimum basic tax rate from the rate floor; or
(ii) zero, if the rate calculated in accordance with Subsection (2)(d)(i) is zero or less.
(e) "Minimum basic local amount" means an amount that is:
(i) equal to the sum of:
(A) the school districts' contribution to the basic school program the previous fiscal
year;
(B) the amount generated by the basic levy increment rate; and
(C) the eligible new growth, as defined in Section 
59-2-924
 and rules of the State Tax
Commission multiplied by the minimum basic tax rate; and
(ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection (3)(a).
(f) "Minimum basic tax rate" means a tax rate certified by the commission that will
generate an amount of revenue equal to the minimum basic local amount described in
Subsection (3)(a).
(g) "Rate floor" means a rate that is the greater of:
(i) a .0016 tax rate; or
(ii) the minimum basic tax rate.
(h) "Weighted pupil unit value" or "WPU value" means the amount established each
year in the enacted public education budget that is multiplied by the number of weighted pupil
units to yield the funding level for the basic school program.
(i) "WPU value amount" means an amount that is:
(i) equal to the product of:
(A) the WPU value increase limit; and
(B) the percentage share of local revenue to the cost of the basic school program in the
prior fiscal year; and
(ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection (4)(a).
(j) "WPU value increase limit" means the lesser of:
(i) the total cost to the basic school program to increase the WPU value over the WPU
value in the prior fiscal year; or
(ii) the total cost to the basic school program to increase the WPU value by 4% over
the WPU value in the prior fiscal year.
(k) "WPU value rate" means a tax rate certified by the commission that will generate
an amount of revenue equal to the WPU value amount described in Subsection (4)(a).
(3) (a) The minimum basic local amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1,
[
2020, is $547,951,600
] 
2021, is $575,931,800
 in revenue statewide.
(b) The preliminary estimate for the minimum basic tax rate for the fiscal year that
begins on July 1, [
2020, is .001576
] 
2021, is .001554
.
(4) (a) The WPU value amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, [
2020, is
$9,300,000
] 
2021, is $22,484,800
 in revenue statewide.
(b) The preliminary estimate for the WPU value rate for the fiscal year that begins on
July 1, [
2020, is .000027
] 
2021, is .000063
.
(5) (a) On or before June 22, the commission shall certify for the year:
(i) the minimum basic tax rate; and
(ii) the WPU value rate.
(b) The estimate of the minimum basic tax rate provided in Subsection (3)(b) and the
estimate of the WPU value rate provided in Subsection (4)(b) is based on a forecast for
property values for the next calendar year.
(c) The certified minimum basic tax rate described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) and the
certified WPU value rate described in Subsection (5)(a)(ii) are based on property values as of
January 1 of the current calendar year, except personal property, which is based on values from
the previous calendar year.
(6) (a) To qualify for receipt of the state contribution toward the basic school program
and as a school district's contribution toward the cost of the basic school program for the school
district, a local school board shall impose the combined basic rate.
(b) (i) The state is not subject to the notice requirements of Section 
59-2-926
 before
imposing the tax rates described in this Subsection (6).
(ii) The state is subject to the notice requirements of Section 
59-2-926
 if the state
authorizes a tax rate that exceeds the tax rates described in this Subsection (6).
(7) (a) The state shall contribute to each school district toward the cost of the basic
school program in the school district an amount of money that is the difference between the
cost of the school district's basic school program and the sum of the revenue generated by the
school district by the following:
(i) the minimum basic tax rate;
(ii) the basic levy increment rate;
(iii) the equity pupil tax rate; and
(iv) the WPU value rate.
(b) (i) If the difference described in Subsection (7)(a) equals or exceeds the cost of the
basic school program in a school district, no state contribution shall be made to the basic
school program for the school district.
(ii) The proceeds of the difference described in Subsection (7)(a) that exceed the cost
of the basic school program shall be paid into the Uniform School Fund as provided by law and
by the close of the fiscal year in which the proceeds were calculated.
(8) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Division of Finance shall deposit an
amount equal to the proceeds generated statewide:
(a) by the basic levy increment rate into the Minimum Basic Growth Account created
in Section 
53F-9-302
;
(b) by the equity pupil tax rate into the Local Levy Growth Account created in Section
53F-9-305
; and
(c) by the WPU value rate into the Teacher and Student Success Account created in
Section 
53F-9-306
.
Section 2. Section 
53F-2-302.1
 is enacted to read:
 53F-2-302.1.
Enrollment Growth Contingency Program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Program funds" means money appropriated under the Enrollment Growth
Contingency Program.
(b) "Student enrollment count" means the enrollment count on the first school day of
October, as described in Subsection 
53F-2-302
(3).
(2) There is created the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program to mitigate funding
impacts on an LEA resulting from student enrollment irregularities during fiscal years 2021
and 2022.
(3) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board, in consultation with the Office
of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, shall
use program funds to:
(a) for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 and for an LEA that has declining enrollment, pay
costs associated with Subsection 
53F-2-302
(3) to hold LEA funding distributions at the prior
year's average daily membership; and
(b) for fiscal year 2022, fund ongoing impacts of student enrollment changes in the
2021-2022 academic year, including:
(i) assigning additional weighted pupil units to an LEA experiencing a net growth in
weighted pupil units over the fiscal year 2022 base allocations associated with student
enrollment increases following the student enrollment count;
(ii) at the request of an LEA that experienced a significant decline in student
enrollment during the 2020-2021 academic year, pre-fund significantly higher anticipated
student enrollment growth before the student enrollment count; and
(iii) with any remaining weighted pupil units, pay other weighted pupil unit related
costs in accordance with Section 
53F-2-205
.
(4) If the state board pre-funds anticipated student enrollment growth under Subsection
(3)(b)(ii), the state board shall:
(a) verify the LEA's enrollment after the student enrollment count; and
(b) balance funds as necessary based on the actual increase in student enrollment.
Section 3. Section 
53F-2-418
 is enacted to read:
 53F-2-418.
Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) (i) "Classified school-level employee" means an individual:
(A) whom an LEA or RESA employs and directly pays; and
(B) who is assigned to work in a school setting.
(ii) "Classified school-level employee" includes the following categories that an LEA
reports to the state board:
(A) instructional paraprofessionals;
(B) library paraprofessionals;
(C) student support; and
(D) school and other support, including employees like janitors, bus drivers, and food
service; and
(iii) "Classified school-level employee" also includes an individual in LEA or RESA
administration or administration support if the individual works exclusively in a school setting
supporting students.
(b) "COVID-19 pandemic" means the spread of COVID-19 that the World Health
Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
(c) "Employer-paid benefits" means a proportionate contribution toward retirement,
workers' compensation, Social Security, and Medicare.
(d) (i) "Licensed school-level educator" means an individual:
(A) whom the state board licenses or who holds a license that the state board
recognizes;
(B) whom an LEA or RESA employs and directly pays; and
(C) who is assigned to work in a school setting.
(ii) "Licensed school-level educator" includes the following categories that an LEA
reports to the state board:
(A) teachers, including preschool, kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and special
education teachers;
(B) support staff, including librarians, instructional leaders or specialists, counselors,
and other support staff including employees like psychologists and social workers; and
(C) administrators, including principals, assistant principals, and directors.
(e) (i) "Qualifying employee" means a licensed school-level educator or a classified
school-level employee who:
(A) was employed by an LEA or RESA as of December 1, 2020; and
(B) except for an employee whom an online-only charter school employs, is employed
by an LEA that provides a broad-based in-person learning option for all students in
kindergarten through grade 12 by February 8, 2021, or RESA that works with LEAs provides a
broad-based in-person learning option for all students in kindergarten through grade 12 by
February 8, 2021.
(ii) "Qualifying employee" does not include:
(A) school district employees who are assigned to work in the central administration of
the school district, including superintendents, deputy and assistant superintendents, area and
regional directors, curriculum specialists, and support staff;
(B) individuals with whom an LEA contracts but does not directly pay the individual or
report the individual to the state board in annual employment reports; or
(C) individuals with whom an LEA contracts using federal funding from the
Coronavirus Relief Fund described in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,
Pub. L. 116-136.
(f) "Regional education service agency" or "RESA" means the same as that term is
defined in Section 
53G-4-410
.
(g) "Stipend" means the one-time Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend.
(2) There is created a one-time Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend in
appreciation of work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(3) (a) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall allocate funds to a
qualifying education entity by March 30, 2021, to provide the stipend to qualifying employees
as follows:
(i) (A) for a licensed school-level educator, $1,500; or
(B) for a classified school-level employee, $1,000; and
(ii) employer paid benefits.
(b) The stipend shall be prorated for each employee based on full-time equivalent
status.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), in the event that an allocation to an LEA or
RESA is insufficient to provide the full stipend to each qualifying employee whom the LEA or
RESA employs, the LEA or RESA shall reduce the amount of the stipend on a prorated basis.
(4) An LEA or RESA that receives an allocation from the state board under Subsection
(3) shall return any unexpended amounts to the state no later than June 30, 2021.
Section 4. Section 
53F-9-201.1
 is amended to read:
53F-9-201.1.
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:
[
(i)
] 
(a)
 the ongoing Education Fund and Uniform School Fund appropriations to the
Minimum School Program in the current fiscal year; and
[
(ii)
] 
(b)
 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.
]
Section 5. Section 
63I-2-253
 is amended to read:
63I-2-253.
 Repeal dates -- Titles 53 through 53G.
(1) (a) Section 
53-2a-217
, regarding procurement during an epidemic or pandemic
emergency, is repealed on December 31, 2021.
(b) When repealing Section 
53-2a-217
, the Office of Legislative Research and General
Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under Subsection 
36-12-12
(3), make
necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
(2) Section 
53B-2a-103
 is repealed July 1, 2021.
(3) Section 
53B-2a-104
 is repealed July 1, 2021.
(4) (a) Subsection 
53B-2a-108
(5), regarding exceptions to the composition of a
technical college board of trustees, is repealed July 1, 2022.
(b) When repealing Subsection 
53B-2a-108
(5), the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 
36-12-12
(3), make
necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
(5) Section 
53B-6-105.7
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(6) (a) Subsection 
53B-7-705
(6)(b)(ii)(A), the language that states "Except as provided
in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(B)," is repealed July 1, 2021.
(b) Subsection 
53B-7-705
(6)(b)(ii)(B), regarding comparing a technical college's
change in performance with the technical college's average performance, is repealed July 1,
2021.
(7) (a) Subsection 
53B-7-707
(3)(a)(ii), the language that states "Except as provided in
Subsection (3)(b)," is repealed July 1, 2021.
(b) Subsection 
53B-7-707
(3)(b), regarding performance data of a technical college
during a fiscal year before fiscal year 2020, is repealed July 1, 2021.
(8) Section 
53B-8-114
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(9) (a) The following sections, regarding the Regents' scholarship program, are
repealed on July 1, 2023:
(i) Section 
53B-8-202
;
(ii) Section 
53B-8-203
;
(iii) Section 
53B-8-204
; and
(iv) Section 
53B-8-205
.
(b) (i) Subsection 
53B-8-201
(2), regarding the Regents' scholarship program for
students who graduate from high school before fiscal year 2019, is repealed on July 1, 2023.
(ii) When repealing Subsection 
53B-8-201
(2), the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 
36-12-12
(3), make
necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
(10) Section 
53B-10-101
 is repealed on July 1, 2027.
(11) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 14, Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
(12) Section 
53E-3-519
 regarding school counselor services is repealed July 1, 2020.
(13) Section 
53E-3-520
 is repealed July 1, 2021.
(14) Subsection 
53E-5-306
(3)(b)(ii)(B), related to improving school performance and
continued funding relating to the School Recognition and Reward Program, is repealed July 1,
2020.
(15) Section 
53E-5-307
 is repealed July 1, 2020.
(16) Subsection 
53E-10-309
(7), related to the PRIME pilot program, is repealed July 1,
2024.
(17) In Subsections 
53F-2-205
(4) and (5), regarding the State Board of Education's
duties if contributions from the minimum basic tax rate are overestimated or underestimated,
the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
(18) Subsection 
53F-2-301
(1), relating to the years the section is not in effect, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
(19) Section 
53F-2-302.1
, regarding the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
(20) Section 
53F-2-418
, regarding the Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend, is
repealed January 1, 2022.
[
(19)
] 
(21)
 In Subsection 
53F-2-515
(1), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(20)
] 
(22)
 Section 
53F-4-207
 is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(21)
] 
(23)
 In Subsection 
53F-9-302
(3), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(22)
] 
(24)
 In Subsection 
53F-9-305
(3)(a), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(23)
] 
(25)
 In Subsection 
53F-9-306
(3)(a), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(24)
] 
(26)
 In Subsection 
53G-3-304
(1)(c)(i), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
,
as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(25)
] 
(27)
 Subsections 
53G-10-204
(1)(c) through (e), and Subsection 
53G-10-204
(7),
related to the civics engagement pilot program, are repealed on July 1, 2023.
[
(26)
] 
(28)
 On July 1, 2023, when making changes in this section, the Office of
Legislative Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under
Subsection 
36-12-12
(3), make corrections necessary to ensure that sections and subsections
identified in this section are complete sentences and accurately reflect the office's perception of
the Legislature's intent.
Section 6. 
Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations.
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 otherwise appropriated for
fiscal year 2021.
Subsection 6(a). 
Operating and Capital Budgets
.
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.
Public Education
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program
Item
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program -
Basic School Program
From Education Fund, One-Time
(88,300)
From Uniform School Fund, One-Time
21,500,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
4,092,600
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(17,809,700)
Schedule of Programs:
Grades 1-12 (14,785,700)
Necessarily Existent Small Schools 473,700
Professional Staff 594,900
Administrative Costs (88,300)
Enrollment Growth Contingency 21,500,000
The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use up to $21,500,000 in
one-time funds to hold LEA funding distributions at the prior year's average daily membership
in accordance with Subsection 
53F-2-302.1
(3)(a).
Item
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program -
Related to Basic School Programs
From Education Fund, One-Time
5,327,800
From Uniform School Fund, One-Time
121,000,000
From Transfer for COVID-19 Response, One-Time
5,000,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
10,765,500
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(10,765,500)
Schedule of Programs:
Educator Salary Adjustments 5,327,800
Early Intervention 5,000,000
Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend 121,000,000
(1) The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use up to $121,000,000
in one-time funds to provide the Supplemental Educator COVID-19 Stipend described in
Section 
53F-2-418
.
(2) (a) Appropriations under the Minimum School Program are contingent upon the
expenditure of Federal Coronavirus Relief for Public Education funds in Item 9, State Board of
Education - State Administrative Office, to address learning loss related to COVID-19,
including by providing:
(i) summer school programs;
(ii) after school programs;
(iii) temporary classroom aids;
(iv) temporary counseling;
(v) an extended school year;
(vi) an extended school day;
(vii) Saturday programs and tutoring;
(viii) individualized learning plans for students who are at risk of academic failure;
(ix) mentors and tutors;
(x) at-home visits to provide books and learning materials to students; or
(xi) COVID-19 mitigation supplies for individual use, not including facilities upgrades
or renovations, that protect students and teachers, including hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes,
personal protective equipment, and masks.
(b) If a local education agency expends an expenditure of Federal Coronavirus Relief
for Public Education funds for a purpose other than the purposes described in Subsection
(2)(a), it is the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Education reduce the local
education agency's allocation under the Minimum School Program by one dollar for every one
dollar of Federal Coronavirus Relief for Public Education funds expended for the other
purpose.
State Board of Education
Item
To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition
From Federal Funds, One-Time
11,671,000
From Dedicated Credit - Liquor Tax, One-Time
10,605,300
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
325,300
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
2,160,700
Schedule of Programs:
Child Nutrition 24,762,300
Item
To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing
From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
135,100
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,492,500
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(161,400)
Schedule of Programs:
Educator Licensing 103,000
STEM Endorsement Incentives 1,363,200
Item
To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
59,900
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(59,900)
Item
To State Board of Education - Initiative Programs
From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(2,875,200)
From Transfer for COVID-19 Response, One-Time
4,000,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
15,021,600
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(3,244,600)
Schedule of Programs:
Autism Awareness (9,000)
Carson Smith Scholarships (2,200)
Computer Science Initiatives 1,085,800
Contracts and Grants 2,763,500
Early Intervention Reading Software 328,300
Early Warning Pilot Program 75,000
Electronic Elementary Reading Tool (345,800)
ELL Software Licenses 1,500,000
General Financial Literacy 400
Intergenerational Poverty Interventions 949,100
Interventions for Reading Difficulties 113,300
Kindergarten Supplement Enrichment Program (1,580,700)
Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarships 9,900
Partnerships for Student Success 369,200
ProStart Culinary Arts Program 108,600
School Turnaround and Leadership Development Act 2,242,000
UPSTART 4,086,000
ULEAD 15,800
Competency-Based Education Grants 1,200,000
Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Administration (7,400)
Item
To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program
Administration
From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
31,800
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
2,347,600
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(439,800)
Schedule of Programs:
Adult Education (19,300)
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning
Program
(9,000)
CTE Comprehensive Guidance 153,800
Digital Teaching and Learning 546,500
Dual Immersion 82,400
Enhancement for At-Risk Students 42,600
Special Education State Programs (5,200)
Youth-in-Custody 436,700
Early Literacy Program 153,300
CTE Online Assessments 39,500
CTE Student Organizations 385,000
State Safety and Support Program 195,700
Student Health and Counseling Support Program (62,400)
Item
To State Board of Education - Science Outreach
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
74,700
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
28,800
Schedule of Programs:
Informal Science Education Enhancement 103,500
Item
To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office
From Education Fund, One-Time
60,000
From Federal Funds, One-Time
374,460,500
From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
707,500
From Transfer for COVID-19 Response, One-Time
22,900,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
14,534,600
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(30,442,300)
Schedule of Programs:
Board and Administration 24,250,000
Data and Statistics 98,300
Financial Operations 498,700
Indirect Cost Pool 3,287,300
Information Technology 1,255,000
Math Teacher Training (170,800)
Policy and Communication 12,400
School Trust (2,100)
Special Education 53,844,800
Statewide Online Education Program 75,000
Student Support Services 25,000,000
Federal Coronavirus Relief for Public Education 274,071,700
(1) Appropriations to the State Board of Education are contingent upon the expenditure
of Federal Coronavirus Relief for Public Education funds in this State Board of Education -
State Administrative Office line item to address learning loss related to COVID-19, including
by providing:
(a) summer school programs;
(b) after school programs;
(c) temporary classroom aids;
(d) temporary counseling;
(e) an extended school year;
(f) an extended school day;
(g) Saturday programs and tutoring;
(h) individualized learning plans for students who are at risk of academic failure;
(i) mentors and tutors;
(j) at-home visits to provide books and learning materials to students; or
(k) COVID-19 mitigation supplies for individual use, not including facilities upgrades
or renovations, that protect students and teachers, including hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes,
personal protective equipment, and masks.
(2) If the State Board of Education expends or authorizes an expenditure of Federal
Coronavirus Relief for Public Education funds for a purpose other than the purposes described
in Subsection (1), it is the intent of the Legislature that the Division of Finance reduce the
board's funding allocation by one dollar for every one dollar of Federal Coronavirus Relief for
Public Education funds expended for the other purpose, up to an amount equal to the amount of
Federal Coronavirus Relief for Public Education funds the State Board of Education retained
for administrative costs and statewide activities.
Item
To State Board of Education - General System Support
From Federal Funds, One-Time
6,184,600
From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
82,400
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
8,836,000
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
2,187,100
Schedule of Programs:
Teaching and Learning 6,230,200
 Assessment and Accountability 10,000,000
Career and Technical Education 1,073,000
Pilot Teacher Retention Grant Program (13,100)
Item
To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,711,700
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,711,700)
Item
To State Board of Education - Teaching and Learning
From Revenue Transfers, One-Time
(900)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
7,800
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(18,100)
Schedule of Programs:
Student Access to High Quality School Readiness
Programs (11,200)
Item
To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and
the Blind
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
235,100
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
463,700
Schedule of Programs:
 Administration 752,500
Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center (53,700)
Subsection 6(b). 
Expendable Funds and Accounts.
The Legislature has reviewed the following expendable funds. The Legislature
authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts between funds and accounts as
indicated. Outlays and expenditures from the funds or accounts to which the money is
transferred may be made without further legislative action, in accordance with statutory
provisions relating to the funds or accounts.
Public Education
State Board of Education
Item
To State Board of Education - Charter School Revolving Account
From Beginning Fund Balance
(1,500)
From Closing Fund Balance
1,500
Item
To State Board of Education - Hospitality and Tourism
Management Education Account
From Beginning Fund Balance
174,000
From Closing Fund Balance
(99,000)
Schedule of Programs:
Hospitality and Tourism Management Education Account 75,000
Item
To State Board of Education - School Building Revolving
Account
From Beginning Fund Balance (33,200)
From Closing Fund Balance 33,200
Subsection 6(c). 
Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
Public Education
Item
To Uniform School Fund Restricted - Public Education Economic
Stabilization Restricted Account
From Beginning Fund Balance
400,000
From Closing Fund Balance
(23,800,000)
Schedule of Programs:
Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted
Account
(23,400,000)
Item
To Local Levy Growth Account
From Beginning Fund Balance
(2,747,400)
From Closing Fund Balance
2,747,400
Subsection 6(d). 
Fiduciary Funds
.
The Legislature has reviewed proposed revenues, expenditures, fund balances, and
changes in fund balances for the following fiduciary funds.
Public Education
State Board of Education
Item
To State Board of Education - Education Tax Check-off Lease
Refunding
From Beginning Fund Balance
(6,100)
From Closing Fund Balance
6,100
Item
To State Board of Education - Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
Donation Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
33,400
From Closing Fund Balance
(33,400)
Section 7. 
Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations.
(1) The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2021, and ending June 30, 2022. These are additions to amounts otherwise appropriated for
fiscal year 2022.
(2) The value of the weighted pupil unit for fiscal year 2022 is $3,809.
Section 7(a). 
Operating and Capital Budgets.
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.
Public Education
State Board of Education - Minimum School Program
Item
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program -
Basic School Program
From Uniform School Fund
2,774,089,200
From Uniform School Fund, One-Time
21,500,000
From Local Revenue
628,364,800
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
57,980,600
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(57,980,600)
Schedule of Programs:
Kindergarten (26,446 WPUs) 100,732,800
Grades 1 - 12 (604,069 WPUs) 2,300,898,800
Foreign Exchange (328 WPUs) 1,249,400
Necessarily Existent Small Schools (10,577 WPUs) 40,287,800
Professional Staff (57,070 WPUs) 217,379,600
Special Education - Add-on (88,328 WPUs) 336,441,400
Special Education - Self-Contained (12,510 WPUs) 47,650,600
Special Education - Preschool (11,311 WPUs) 43,083,600
Special Education - Extended School Year (457 WPUs) 1,740,700
Special Education - Impact Aid (2,060 WPUs) 7,846,400
Special Education - Extended Year for Special
Educators (909 WPUs) 3,462,400
Career and Technical Education - Add-on (29,100 WPUs) 110,841,900
Class Size Reduction (42,375 WPUs) 161,406,500
Enrollment Growth Contingency (7,727 WPUs) 50,932,100
(1) In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board
of Education report performance measures for the Basic School Program line item. The State
Board of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of
performance measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status
of the following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(a) school readiness, as measured by:
(i) the percentage of students who are ready for kindergarten (target = 64% in literacy
and 76% in numeracy); and
(ii) the percentage of students who demonstrate proficiency on a kindergarten exit
assessment (fiscal year 2021 will establish a baseline, no target determined);
(b) early indicator of academic success, as measured by the percentage of students who
are proficient in English language arts and mathematics at the end of grade 3 (target = 67%);
(c) proficiency in core academic subjects, as measured by:
(i) proficiency on a statewide assessment, including:
(A) the percentage of students who are proficient in English language arts, on average,
across grades 3 through 8 (target = 64%);
(B) the percentage of students who are proficient in mathematics, on average, across
grades 3 through 8 (target = 66%); and
(C) the percentage of students who are proficient in science, on average, across grades
through 8 (target = 67%); and
(ii) proficiency on a nationally administered assessment, including:
(A) the percentage of grade 4 students who are proficient in English language arts
(target = 41%);
(B) the percentage of grade 4 students who are proficient in mathematics (target =
46%);
(C) the percentage of grade 4 students who are proficient in science (target = 45%);
(D) the percentage of grade 8 students who are proficient in English language arts
(target = 38%);
(E) the percentage of grade 8 students who are proficient in mathematics (target =
39%); and
(F) the percentage of grade 8 students who are proficient in science (target = 50%);
(d) post-secondary access, as measured by the percentage of students who score at least
on the ACT (target = 77%);
(e) high school completion, as measured by the percentage of students who graduate
from high school in four years (target = 90%); and
(f) preparation for college, as measured by the percentage of students who have earned
a concentration in or completed a certificate in career and technical education or have earned
credit in an Advanced Placement, a concurrent enrollment, or an International Baccalaureate
course (target = 87%).
(2) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education include in the
report described in Subsection (1) any recommended changes to the performance measures.
(3) (a) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education use up to
$21,500,000 in one-time funds to hold LEA funding distributions at the prior year's average
daily membership in accordance with Subsection 
53F-2-302.1
(3)(a).
(b) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education use up to 7,727
weighted pupil units, or $29,432,100, to fund ongoing impacts of student enrollment changes
in the 2021-2022 academic year in accordance with Subsection 
53F-2-302.1
(3)(b).
(c) The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education report actions
taken on the disbursement of Enrollment Growth Contingency funds to the Public Education
Appropriations Subcommittee by January 31, 2022.
Item
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to
Basic School Programs
From Uniform School Fund
745,755,000
From Education Fund Restricted - Charter School Levy
Account
29,837,600
From Teacher and Student Success Account
115,734,800
From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust
Distribution Account
92,842,800
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
27,826,400
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(27,826,400)
Schedule of Programs:
Pupil Transportation To and From School 108,606,500
Enhancement for At-Risk Students 52,646,800
Youth-in-Custody 27,821,200
Adult Education 15,635,900
Enhancement for Accelerated Students 6,048,300
Concurrent Enrollment 12,961,700
Title I Schools Paraeducators Program 300,000
School LAND Trust Program 92,842,800
Charter School Local Replacement 218,178,700
Early Literacy Program 14,550,000
Educator Salary Adjustments 187,954,200
Teacher Salary Supplement 22,228,600
School Library Books and Electronic Resources 765,000
Matching Fund for School Nurses 1,002,000
Dual Immersion 5,030,000
Teacher Supplies and Materials 5,500,000
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning
Program 10,880,000
Early Intervention 17,455,000
Digital Teaching and Learning Program 19,852,400
Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive
Program 250,000
Elementary School Counselor Program 2,100,000
Pupil Transportation Rural School Reimbursement 500,000
Pupil Transportation - Rural School Grants 1,000,000
Teacher and Student Success Program 130,734,800
Student Health and Counseling Support Program 25,480,000
Grants for Educators in High-need Schools 500,000
National Board Certified Teacher Program 246,300
Charter School Funding Base Program 3,100,000
(1) Appropriations under the Minimum School Program are contingent upon the
expenditure of Federal Coronavirus Relief for Public Education funds in Item 9, State Board of
Education - State Administrative Office, to address learning loss related to COVID-19,
including by providing:
(a) summer school programs;
(b) after school programs;
(c) temporary classroom aids;
(d) temporary counseling;
(e) an extended school year;
(f) an extended school day;
(g) Saturday programs and tutoring;
(h) individualized learning plans for students who are at risk of academic failure;
(i) mentors and tutors;
(j) at-home visits to provide books and learning materials to students; or
(k) COVID-19 mitigation supplies for individual use, not including facilities upgrades
or renovations, that protect students and teachers, including hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes,
personal protective equipment, and masks.
(2) If a local education agency expends an expenditure of Federal Coronavirus Relief
for Public Education funds for a purpose other than the purposes described in Subsection (1), it
is the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Education reduce the local education
agency's allocation under the Minimum School Program by one dollar for every one dollar of
Federal Coronavirus Relief for Public Education funds expended for the other purpose.
Item
To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program -
Voted and Board Local Levy Programs
From Uniform School Fund
95,050,500
From Local Levy Growth Account
100,083,400
From Local Revenue
667,843,000
From Education Fund Restricted - Minimum Basic Growth
Account
56,250,000
Schedule of Programs:
Voted Local Levy Program 575,502,500
Board Local Levy Program 328,724,400
Board Local Levy Program - Early Literacy Program 15,000,000
State Board of Education - School Building Programs
Item
To State Board of Education - School Building Programs -
Capital Outlay Programs
From Education Fund
14,499,700
From Education Fund Restricted - Minimum Basic Growth
Account
18,750,000
Schedule of Programs:
Foundation Program 27,610,900
Enrollment Growth Program 5,638,800
State Board of Education
Item
To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition
From Education Fund
From Federal Funds
171,056,800
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
6,200
From Dedicated Credit - Liquor Tax
50,025,000
From Revenue Transfers
(395,900)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,824,000
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(338,000)
Schedule of Programs:
Child Nutrition 222,178,500
In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board of
Education report performance measures for the Child Nutrition line item. The State Board of
Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to the Governor's
Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of performance
measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status of the
following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(1) school districts and charter schools served (target = 100% districts and 50%
charters);
(2) administrative reviews completed (target = 20% annually/100% over five-year
cycle); and
(3) reimbursement claims paid within 30 days of claim submission for payment with an
error rate of 1% or less (target = 100%).
Item
To State Board of Education - Child Nutrition - Federal Commodities
From Federal Funds
19,159,300
Schedule of Programs:
Child Nutrition - Federal Commodities 19,159,300
Item
To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing
From Education Fund
3,864,200
From Revenue Transfers
(240,000)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
161,400
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(121,000)
Schedule of Programs:
Educator Licensing 2,464,600
STEM Endorsement Incentives 1,200,000
In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board of
Education report performance measures for the Educator Licensing line item. The State Board
of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to the Governor's
Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of performance
measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status of the
following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(1) background check response and notification of local education agency within 72
hours (target = 100%);
(2) teachers in a Utah local education agency who hold a standard level 1, 2, or 3
license (target = 95%); and
(3) teachers in a Utah local education agency who have demonstrated preparation in
assigned subject area (target = 95%).
Item
To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach
From Education Fund
4,960,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
188,600
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(188,600)
Schedule of Programs:
Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools 4,906,000
Subsidy Program 54,000
In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board of
Education report performance measures for the Fine Arts Outreach line item. The State Board
of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to the Governor's
Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of performance
measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status of the
following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(1) local education agencies served in a three-year period (target = 100% of districts
and 90% of charters);
(2) number of students and educators receiving services (target = 500,000 students and
26,000 educators); and
(3) efficacy of education programming as determined by peer review (target = 90%).
Item
To State Board of Education - Initiative Programs
From General Fund
7,482,600
From Education Fund
46,054,100
From General Fund Restricted - Autism Awareness Account
50,700
From Revenue Transfers
(147,800)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
15,775,500
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(13,340,700)
Schedule of Programs:
Autism Awareness 41,700
Carson Smith Scholarships 7,752,300
Contracts and Grants 3,683,500
Early Intervention Reading Software 10,600,000
Early Warning Pilot Program 325,000
Electronic Elementary Reading Tool 2,100,000
General Financial Literacy 464,300
Intergenerational Poverty Interventions 1,050,900
Interventions for Reading Difficulties 350,000
IT Academy 500,000
Kindergarten Supplement Enrichment Program 25,100
Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarships 24,500
Partnerships for Student Success 3,030,400
ProStart Culinary Arts Program 201,500
School Turnaround and Leadership Development Act 4,028,500
UPSTART 15,286,800
ULEAD 571,900
Educational Improvement Opportunities Outside of the
Regular School Day Grant Program 153,700
Competency-Based Education Grants 2,931,700
Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Administration 52,600
Education Technology Management System 1,800,000
School Data Collection and Analysis 900,000
In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board of
Education report performance measures for the Initiatives Program line item. The State Board
of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to the Governor's
Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of performance
measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status of the
following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(1) Carson Smith Scholarship annual compliance reporting (target = 100%);
(2) number of students served by UPSTART (target = 20,200);
(3) School Turnaround and Leadership Development Act schools meeting the exit
criteria or qualifying for an extension (target = 100%);
(4) Partnerships for Student Success Program average number of partners forming a
partnership with a lead grant applicant within a school feeder pattern (target = 15 partners);
(5) percentage of grade 3 students at Partnerships for Student Success schools who
meet reading benchmark at year end (target = 55%);
(6) percentage of grade 8 students at Partnerships for Student Success schools
proficient in mathematics (target = 24%);
(7) high school graduation rate for students at Partnerships for Student Success schools
(target = 86%);
(8) Intergenerational Poverty Interventions Grant Program improvement in reading
proficiency rates for regularly participating after-school students (target = 8 points);
(9) Intergenerational Poverty Interventions Grant Program improvement in
mathematics proficiency rates for regularly participating after-school students (target = 7
points); and
(10) Intergenerational Poverty Interventions Grant Program improvement in science
proficiency rates for regularly participating after-school students (target = 4 points).
Item
To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration
From Education Fund
6,409,400
From Revenue Transfers
(365,000)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
2,211,800
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,452,700)
Schedule of Programs:
Adult Education 289,700
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning
Program 112,500
CTE Comprehensive Guidance 273,900
Digital Teaching and Learning 549,300
Dual Immersion 597,800
Enhancement for At-Risk Students 441,900
Special Education State Programs 259,500
Youth-in-Custody 1,274,700
Early Literacy Program 424,800
CTE Online Assessments 659,300
CTE Student Organizations 1,039,900
State Safety and Support Program 556,600
Student Health and Counseling Support Program 323,600
In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board of
Education report performance measures for the MSP Categorical Program Administration line
item. The State Board of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
and to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final
status of performance measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the
current status of the following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(1) number of schools engaged in Digital Teaching and Learning (target = 740
schools);
(2) professional learning for Dual Immersion educators (target = 1,800 educators);
(3) support for guest Dual Immersion educators (target = 150 educators);
(4) Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program fidelity of
implementation (target = 50 site visits); and
(5) Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program survey completion
for schools with intervention when responses show concern for implementation (target =
100%).
Item
To State Board of Education - Regional Education Service Agencies
From Education Fund
2,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Regional Education Service Agencies 2,000,000
In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board of
Education report performance measures for the Regional Education Service Agencies line item.
The State Board of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to
the Governor's Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of
performance measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status
of the following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(1) professional learning services (target = 3,000 educator training hours and 20,000
participation hours);
(2) technical support services (target = 7,000 support hours); and
(3) higher education services (target = 1,500 graduate level credit hours).
Item
To State Board of Education - Science Outreach
From Education Fund
5,290,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
20,700
Schedule of Programs:
Informal Science Education Enhancement 5,065,000
Provisional Program 245,700
In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board of
Education report performance measures for the Science Outreach line item. The State Board of
Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to the Governor's
Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of performance
measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status of the
following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(1) student science experiences (target = 380,000);
(2) student field trips (target = 375,000); and
(3) educator professional learning (target = 2,000 educators).
Item
To State Board of Education - State Administrative Office
From General Fund
410,100
From Education Fund
22,892,300
From Federal Funds
157,300,200
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
64,300
From General Fund Restricted - Electronic Cigarette Substance
and Nicotine Product Tax Restricted Account
5,084,200
From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Lease
1,313,200
From Gen. Fund Restricted - Land Exchange Distribution Account
16,200
From General Fund Restricted - School Readiness Account
65,400
From Revenue Transfers
3,848,100
From Uniform School Fund Restricted - Trust Distribution Account
581,800
From Education Fund Restricted - Underage Drinking Prevention
Program Restricted Account
1,751,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
46,203,800
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(9,218,800)
Schedule of Programs:
Board and Administration 5,293,900
Data and Statistics 2,411,500
Financial Operations 3,685,700
Indirect Cost Pool 8,008,400
Information Technology 14,270,500
Math Teacher Training 110,700
Policy and Communication 2,228,000
School Trust 526,400
Special Education 81,807,900
Statewide Online Education Program 4,609,000
Student Support Services 107,359,800
(1) In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board
of Education report performance measures for the State Administrative Office line item. The
State Board of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of
performance measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status
of the following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(a) educators participating in trauma-informed practices training (target = 6,000); and
(b) local education agency Individuals with Disabilities Education Act noncompliance
correction (target = 100%).
(2) (a) Appropriations to the State Board of Education are contingent upon the
expenditure of Federal Coronavirus Relief for Public Education funds in Item 9, State Board of
Education - State Administrative Office, to address learning loss related to COVID-19,
including by providing:
(i) summer school programs;
(ii) after school programs;
(iii) temporary classroom aids;
(iv) temporary counseling;
(v) an extended school year;
(vi) an extended school day;
(vii) Saturday programs and tutoring;
(viii) individualized learning plans for students who are at risk of academic failure;
(ix) mentors and tutors;
(x) at-home visits to provide books and learning materials to students; or
(xi) COVID-19 mitigation supplies for individual use, not including facilities upgrades
or renovations, that protect students and teachers, including hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes,
personal protective equipment, and masks.
(b) If the State Board of Education expends or authorizes an expenditure of Federal
Coronavirus Relief for Public Education funds for a purpose other than the purposes described
in Subsection (2)(a), it is the intent of the Legislature that the Division of Finance reduce the
board's funding allocation by one dollar for every one dollar of Federal Coronavirus Relief for
Public Education funds expended for the other purpose, up to an amount equal to the amount of
Federal Coronavirus Relief for Public Education funds the State Board of Education retained
for administrative costs and statewide activities.
Item
To State Board of Education - General System Support
From General Fund
From Education Fund
23,310,000
From Federal Funds
36,879,900
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
6,954,400
From Expendable Receipts
446,000
From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Lease
404,100
From Revenue Transfers
(1,458,300)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
9,962,100
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(7,523,600)
Schedule of Programs:
Teaching and Learning 30,887,900
Assessment and Accountability 20,434,000
Career and Technical Education 17,159,200
Pilot Teacher Retention Grant Program 493,600
In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board of
Education report performance measures for the General System Support line item. The State
Board of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of
performance measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status
of the following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(1) local education agencies served by Teaching and Learning (target = 100%);
(2) career and technical education professional development (target = 5,500 educators);
(3) Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment (RISE) summative assessments
delivered to the field on schedule (target = March 16, 2021); and
(4) Utah Aspire Plus summative assessments delivered to the field on schedule (target
= March 22, 2021).
Item
To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board
From Education Fund
3,855,700
From Revenue Transfers
(223,200)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
4,842,100
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(4,330,100)
Schedule of Programs:
State Charter School Board 4,144,500
In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board of
Education report performance measures for the State Charter School Board line item. The State
Board of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of
performance measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status
of the following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(1) one or more State Charter School Board members or staff members will have met
with State Charter School Board schools (target = 100% by January 2022);
(2) State Charter School Board charter governing board members will receive training
on expectations of governing board members and effective school governance (target = 50% by
January 2022); and
(3) charter schools that the State Charter School Board authorized will have all the
required policies publicly available and will have posted their meetings, minutes, and
recordings as required by Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, to avoid warning
or probation (target = 100% by end of the 2023 school year).
Item
To State Board of Education - Teaching and Learning
From Education Fund
171,800
From Revenue Transfers
(22,000)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
18,100
Schedule of Programs:
Student Access to High Quality School Readiness
Programs 167,900
In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board of
Education report performance measures for the Teaching and Learning line item. The State
Board of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and to the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final status of
performance measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the current status
of the following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(1) in literacy, the percentage of students who participate in High Quality School
Readiness who are proficient (earn Proficiency Level 3) on the Kindergarten Entry and Exit
Profile (KEEP) Entry compared to students who participate in non-High Quality School
Readiness programs tracked by the state (target = 65%);
(2) in numeracy, the percentage of students who participate in High Quality School
Readiness who are proficient (earn Proficiency Level 3) on the KEEP Entry compared to
students who participate in non-High Quality School Readiness programs tracked by the state
(target = 74%);
(3) significant differences in literacy and numeracy achievement as measured by the
KEEP and grade 3 Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment (RISE) proficiency (target
to be determined by the state board by September 30, 2021).
Item
To State Board of Education - Utah Charter School Finance Authority
From Education Fund Restricted - Charter School Reserve
Account
50,000
Schedule of Programs:
Utah Charter School Finance Authority 50,000
Item
To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and
the Blind
From Education Fund
34,174,200
From Federal Funds
105,300
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
1,677,400
From Revenue Transfers
6,039,200
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
2,207,600
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(2,661,200)
Schedule of Programs:
 Support Services 15,600
Administration 6,919,400
Transportation and Support Services 11,146,200
Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center 2,145,800
School for the Deaf 12,279,900
 School for the Blind 9,035,600
(1) In accordance with Section 
63J-1-201
, the Legislature intends that the State Board
of Education report performance measures for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind line
item. The State Board of Education shall report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
and to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget before October 1, 2021, the final
status of performance measures established in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills and the
current status of the following performance measures for fiscal year 2022:
(a) average growth on vocabulary assessments for the deaf and hard of hearing campus
students (target = greater than 2 standard score points);
(b) outreach educational services - provide contracted outreach services (target =
100%);
(c) deaf-blind educational services - improve communication matrix scores (target =
2.5%); and
(d) average percentage of growth for blind and visually impaired students attending
campus programs (target = 51%).
(2) The Legislature further intends that the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
may purchase an audiology van and a small bus with non-state funds in fiscal year 2021 or
fiscal year 2022.
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
Item
To School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
From School and Institutional Trust Fund Management
Account
1,423,200
Schedule of Programs:
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office 1,423,200
Section 7(b). 
Expendable Funds and Accounts.
The Legislature has reviewed the following expendable funds. The Legislature
authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts between funds and accounts as
indicated. Outlays and expenditures from the funds or accounts to which the money is
transferred may be made without further legislative action, in accordance with statutory
provisions relating to the funds or accounts.
Public Education
State Board of education
Item
To State Board of Education - Charter School Revolving Account
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
4,600
From Interest Income
132,200
From Repayments
1,511,400
From Beginning Fund Balance
7,163,500
From Closing Fund Balance
(7,300,300)
Schedule of Programs:
Charter School Revolving Account 1,511,400
Item
To State Board of Education - Hospitality and Tourism
Management Education Account
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
300,000
From Interest Income
5,200
From Beginning Fund Balance
314,600
From Closing Fund Balance
(269,800)
Schedule of Programs:
Hospitality and Tourism Management Education Account 350,000
Item
To State Board of Education - School Building Revolving Account
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
From Interest Income
112,800
From Repayments
1,465,600
From Beginning Fund Balance
10,016,100
From Closing Fund Balance
(10,129,400)
Schedule of Programs:
School Building Revolving Account 1,465,600
Section 7(c). 
Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
Public Education
Item
To Uniform School Fund Restricted - Public Education
Economic Stabilization Restricted Account
From Education Fund
150,500,000
From Education Fund, One-Time
(127,100,000)
From Beginning Fund Balance
23,800,000
From Closing Fund Balance
(47,200,000)
Item
To Education Fund Restricted - Minimum Basic Growth
Account
From Education Fund
75,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Education Fund Restricted - Minimum Basic Growth
Account 75,000,000
Item
To Underage Drinking Prevention Program Restricted Account
From Liquor Control Fund
1,750,000
Schedule of Programs:
Underage Drinking Prevention Program Restricted
Account 1,750,000
Item
To Local Levy Growth Account
From Education Fund
100,083,400
Schedule of Programs:
Local Levy Growth Account 100,083,400
Item
To Teacher and Student Success Account
From Education Fund
115,734,800
Schedule of Programs:
Teacher and Student Success Account 115,734,800
Subsection 7(d). 
Fiduciary Funds.
The Legislature has reviewed proposed revenues, expenditures, fund balances, and
changes in fund balances for the following fiduciary funds.
Public Education
State Board of Education
Item
To State Board of Education - Education Tax Check-off Lease Refunding
From Beginning Fund Balance
39,800
From Closing Fund Balance
(37,600)
Schedule of Programs:
Education Tax Check-off Lease Refunding 2,200
Item
To State Board of Education - Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
Donation Fund
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
115,000
From Interest Income
5,400
From Beginning Fund Balance
1,255,100
From Closing Fund Balance
(1,255,100)
Schedule of Programs:
Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Donation Fund 120,400
Section 8. 
Effective date.
 (1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), if approved by two-thirds of all the
members elected to each house, this bill takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day
following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the
governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
(2) The following sections of this bill take effect on July 1, 2021:
(a) Section 
53F-2-301.5
;
(b) Section 7, Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations;
(c) Subsection 7(a), Operating and Capital Budgets;
(d) Subsection 7(b), Expendable Funds and Accounts;
(e) Subsection 7(c), Restricted Fund and Account Transfers; and
(f) Subsection 7(d), Fiduciary Funds.
(3) Section 
53F-9-201.1
 in this bill takes effect on July 1, 2022.