Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 394 First Substitute (2023GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Peterson, K.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/14/2023

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• contingently provides additional funding for the Minimum School Program in certain fiscal years;
• subjects the provision of additional funding to a sunset review by a legislative committee; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

HOLD HARMLESS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION ENROLLMENT
DECLINE
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson
Senate Sponsor: 
Ann Millner
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill contingently provides additional funding for the Minimum School Program in
certain fiscal years.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ contingently provides additional funding for the Minimum School Program in
certain fiscal years;
▸ subjects the provision of additional funding to a sunset review by a legislative
committee; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53F-9-201.1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 456
63I-1-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 10, 30, 31, 172, 173, 194,
218, 224, 229, 236, 254, 274, and 414
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. 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 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) the ongoing Income Tax Fund and Uniform School Fund appropriations to the
Minimum School Program in the current fiscal year; and
(b) subject to Subsection 
53F-9-204
(3)(b)[
,
]
:
(i)
 enrollment growth and inflation estimates[
.
]
; and
(ii) to increase the value of the weighted pupil unit, as defined in Section 
53F-2-102
, an
amount equal to a projected reduction in appropriations to the Minimum School Program from
the Uniform School Fund for the given fiscal year related to a decline in student enrollment
that the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst recommends to the Executive Appropriations
Committee, in consultation with the state board and the Governor's Office of Planning and
Budget:
(A) for the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029; and
(B) if the Legislature amends the sunset date described in Section 
63I-1-253
 after a
sunset review, for the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, and 2034.
(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.
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, 2027.
(2) Sections 
53-2a-1103
 and 
53-2a-1104
, which create the Search and Rescue Advisory
Board, are repealed July 1, 2027.
(3) Section 
53-5-703
, which creates the Concealed Firearm Review Board, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(4) Section 
53B-6-105.5
, which creates the Technology Initiative Advisory Board, is
repealed July 1, 2024.
(5) Section 
53B-7-709
, regarding five-year performance goals for the Utah System of
Higher Education is repealed July 1, 2027.
(6) Title 53B, Chapter 17, Part 11, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(7) Section 
53B-17-1203
, which creates the SafeUT and School Safety Commission, is
repealed January 1, 2025.
(8) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 16, USTAR Researchers, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(9) 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.
(10) [
Subsection
] 
Subsections
53E-3-503
(5) and (6), which create coordinating
councils for youth in custody, are repealed July 1, 2027.
(11) In relation to a standards review committee, on January 1, 2028:
(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.
(12) Section 
53E-4-402
, which creates the State Instructional Materials Commission, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
(13) Title 53E, Chapter 6, Part 5, Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
(14) Section 
53F-2-420
, which creates the Intensive Services Special Education Pilot
Program, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(15) Section 
53F-5-203
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(16) Section 
53F-5-213
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
(17) Section 
53F-5-214
, in relation to a grant for professional learning, is repealed July
1, 2025.
(18) Section 
53F-5-215
, in relation to an elementary teacher preparation grant, is
repealed July 1, 2025.
(19) Section 
53F-5-219
, which creates the Local INnovations Civics Education Pilot
Program, is repealed on July 1, 2025.
(20) (a) Subsection 
53F-9-201.1
(2)(b)(ii), in relation to the use of funds from a loss in
enrollment for certain fiscal years, is repealed on July 1, 2030.
(b) On July 1, 2030, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall
renumber the remaining subsections accordingly.
[
(20)
] 
(21)
 Subsection 
53F-9-203
(7), which creates the Charter School Revolving
Account Committee, is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(21)
] 
(22)
 Subsections 
53G-4-608
(2)(b) and (4)(b), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
Commission, are repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(22)
] 
(23)
 Subsection 
53G-8-211
(5), regarding referrals of a minor to court for a class
C misdemeanor, is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(23)
] 
(24)
 Section 
53G-9-212
, Drinking water quality in schools, is repealed July 1,
2027.
[
(24)
] 
(25)
 Title 53G, Chapter 10, Part 6, Education Innovation Program, is repealed
July 1, 2027.
Section 3. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on January 1, 2025, if the amendment to the Utah Constitution
proposed by S.J.R. 10, Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Income Tax, 2023 General
Session, passes the Legislature and is approved by a majority of those voting on it at the next
regular general election.