Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 546 (2023GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Welton, D.

Final action

House/ filed 3/3/2023

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• extends the sunset date of the Education Innovation Program;
• provides that grant

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

EDUCATION INNOVATION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Douglas R. Welton
Senate Sponsor: 
 Lincoln Fillmore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to the Education Innovation Program.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ extends the sunset date of the Education Innovation Program;
▸ provides that grant money appropriated to the State Board of Education under the
Education Innovation Program is nonlapsing; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53G-10-608
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 236
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
63J-1-602.2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 59, 68, 154, 224, 236,
242, and 447 and last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2022,
Chapter 154
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53G-10-608
 is amended to read:
53G-10-608.
Innovation grants.
(1) An LEA governing board may approve a grant of up to $5,000 per opportunity class
for the school year if:
(a) a request for an innovation grant is included in the innovation application; and
(b) the LEA governing board determines that the grant is needed to:
(i) cover innovation program costs; and
(ii) help fulfill the goals and purposes of the opportunity class.
(2) If an LEA governing board approves a request for an innovation grant, the LEA
governing board shall send the state board written notice of the approval and the name of the
teacher who submitted the request for the innovation grant.
(3) (a) (i) Upon receipt of the written notice and authorization under Subsection (2), the
state board shall, subject to Subsection (3)(b), disburse the amount of the approved innovation
grant to the LEA governing board.
(ii) The LEA governing board shall distribute the money to the teacher of the
opportunity class to cover innovation program costs.
(b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(iii), the maximum amount of money
that the state board may distribute for approved innovation grants is $500,000 per school year.
(ii) If the state board receives a written notice and authorization under Subsection (2)
after already distributing $500,000 for the school year, the state board shall notify the LEA
governing board that the grant money has been expended for the school year and that the state
board cannot distribute money for the approved innovation grant.
(iii) If the state board distributes less than $500,000 for approved innovation grants for
a school year, the difference between $500,000 and the amount distributed shall be rolled over
and included in the money available for distribution for approved innovation grants for the
following school year.
(4) The state board shall keep and account for all money appropriated for innovation
grants separate from other state board funds.
(5) A teacher receiving an innovation grant under this section may not use the money
from the grant for any purpose other than for innovation program costs.
[
(6) Any innovation grant money appropriated to the state board by the Legislature that
the state board has not distributed as provided in this section by June 30, 2027 shall lapse to the
Education Fund.
]
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
] 
Innovations
 Civics
Education Pilot Program, is repealed on July 1, 2025.
(20) Subsection 
53F-9-203
(7), which creates the Charter School Revolving Account
Committee, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(21) Subsections 
53G-4-608
(2)(b) and (4)(b), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
Commission, are repealed January 1, 2025.
(22) Subsection 
53G-8-211
(5), regarding referrals of a minor to court for a class C
misdemeanor, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(23) Section 
53G-9-212
, Drinking water quality in schools, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(24) Title 53G, Chapter 10, Part 6, Education Innovation Program, is repealed July 1,
[
] 
.
Section 3. Section 
63J-1-602.2
 is amended to read:
63J-1-602.2.
List of nonlapsing appropriations to programs.
Appropriations made to the following programs are nonlapsing:
(1) The Legislature and the Legislature's committees.
(2) The State Board of Education, including all appropriations to agencies, line items,
and programs under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education, in accordance with
Section 
53F-9-103
.
(3) The Percent-for-Art Program created in Section 
9-6-404
.
(4) The LeRay McAllister Critical Land Conservation Program created in Section
4-46- 301.
(5) The Utah Lake Authority created in Section 
11-65-201
.
(6) Dedicated credits accrued to the Utah Marriage Commission as provided under
Subsection 
17-16-21
(2)(d)(ii).
(7) The Division of Wildlife Resources for the appraisal and purchase of lands under
the Pelican Management Act, as provided in Section 
23-21a-6
.
(8) The Emergency Medical Services Grant Program in Section 
26-8a-207
.
(9) The primary care grant program created in Section 
26-10b-102
.
(10) Sanctions collected as dedicated credits from Medicaid providers under
Subsection 
26-18-3
(7).
(11) The Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program created in Section
26-46-102
.
(12) The Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program created in Section 
26-46a-103
.
(13) The Opiate Overdose Outreach Pilot Program created in Section 
26-55-107
.
(14) The Utah Medical Education Council for the:
(a) administration of the Utah Medical Education Program created in Section
26-69-403
;
(b) provision of medical residency grants described in Section 
26-69-407
; and
(c) provision of the forensic psychiatric fellowship grant described in Section
26-69-408
.
(15) Funds that the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services retains in accordance
with Subsection 
32B-2-301
(8)(a) or (b).
(16) The General Assistance program administered by the Department of Workforce
Services, as provided in Section 
35A-3-401
.
(17) The Utah National Guard, created in Title 39, Militia and Armories.
(18) The State Tax Commission under Section 
41-1a-1201
 for the:
(a) purchase and distribution of license plates and decals; and
(b) administration and enforcement of motor vehicle registration requirements.
(19) The Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program, as provided in Section
53-2a-1102
.
(20) The Motorcycle Rider Education Program, as provided in Section 
53-3-905
.
(21) The Utah Board of Higher Education for teacher preparation programs, as
provided in Section 
53B-6-104
.
(22) Innovation grants under Section 
53G-10-608
[
, except as provided in Subsection
53G-10-608(6)
].
(23) The Division of Services for People with Disabilities, as provided in Section
62A-5-102
.
(24) The Division of Fleet Operations for the purpose of upgrading underground
storage tanks under Section 
63A-9-401
.
(25) The Utah Seismic Safety Commission, as provided in Section 
63C-6-104
.
(26) The Division of Technology Services for technology innovation as provided under
Section 
63A-16-903
.
(27) The Office of Administrative Rules for publishing, as provided in Section
63G-3-402
.
(28) The Colorado River Authority of Utah, created in Title 63M, Chapter 14,
Colorado River Authority of Utah Act.
(29) The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to fund the Enterprise Zone Act,
as provided in Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act.
(30) The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity's Rural Employment Expansion
Program, as described in Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment Expansion Program.
(31) Programs for the Jordan River Recreation Area as described in Section 
65A-2-8
.
(32) The Division of Human Resource Management user training program, as provided
in Section 
63A-17-106
.
(33) A public safety answering point's emergency telecommunications service fund, as
provided in Section 
69-2-301
.
(34) The Traffic Noise Abatement Program created in Section 
72-6-112
.
(35) The money appropriated from the Navajo Water Rights Negotiation Account to
the Division of Water Rights, created in Section 
73-2-1.1
, for purposes of participating in a
settlement of federal reserved water right claims.
(36) The Judicial Council for compensation for special prosecutors, as provided in
Section 
77-10a-19
.
(37) A state rehabilitative employment program, as provided in Section 
78A-6-210
.
(38) The Utah Geological Survey, as provided in Section 
79-3-401
.
(39) The Bonneville Shoreline Trail Program created under Section 
79-5-503
.
(40) Adoption document access as provided in Sections 
78B-6-141
, 
78B-6-144
, and
78B-6-144.5
.
(41) Indigent defense as provided in Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 4, Utah Indigent
Defense Commission.
(42) The program established by the Division of Facilities Construction and
Management under Section 
63A-5b-703
 under which state agencies receive an appropriation
and pay lease payments for the use and occupancy of buildings owned by the Division of
Facilities Construction and Management.
(43) The State Tax Commission for reimbursing counties for deferred property taxes in
accordance with Section 
59-2-1802
.