Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 83 (2023GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Fillmore, L.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/17/2023

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires the inclusion of an appropriation to the Local Levy Growth Account in public education budget legislation under certain circumstances.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING EQUALIZATION
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
House Sponsor: 
Norman K Thurston
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires the inclusion of an appropriation to the Local Levy Growth Account
in public education budget legislation under certain circumstances.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires the inclusion of an appropriation to the Local Levy Growth Account in
public education budget legislation under certain circumstances.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53F-2-208
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 1
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53F-2-208
 is amended to read:
53F-2-208.
Cost of adjustments for growth and inflation.
(1) In accordance with Subsection (2), the Legislature shall annually determine:
(a) the estimated state cost of adjusting for inflation in the next fiscal year, based on a
rolling five-year average ending in the current fiscal year, ongoing state tax fund appropriations
to the following programs:
(i) education for youth in custody, described in Section 
53E-3-503
;
(ii) the Basic Program, described in Title 53F, Chapter 2, Part 3, Basic Program
(Weighted Pupil Units);
(iii) the Adult Education Program, described in Section 
53F-2-401
;
(iv) state support of pupil transportation, described in Section 
53F-2-402
;
(v) the Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program, described in Section
53F-2-408
;
(vi) the Concurrent Enrollment Program, described in Section 
53F-2-409
; and
(vii) the gang prevention and intervention program, described in Section 
53F-2-410
;
and
(b) the estimated state cost of adjusting for enrollment growth, in the next fiscal year,
the current fiscal year's ongoing state tax fund appropriations to the following programs:
(i) a program described in Subsection (1)(a);
(ii) educator salary adjustments, described in Section 
53F-2-405
;
(iii) the Teacher Salary Supplement Program, described in Section 
53F-2-504
;
(iv) the Voted and Board Local Levy Guarantee programs, described in Section
53F-2-601
; and
(v) charter school local replacement funding, described in Section 
53F-2-702
.
(2) (a) In or before December each year, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall
determine:
(i) the cost of the inflation adjustment described in Subsection (1)(a); and
(ii) the cost of the enrollment growth adjustment described in Subsection (1)(b).
(b) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall make the determinations described
in Subsection (2)(a) based on recommendations developed by the Office of the Legislative
Fiscal Analyst, in consultation with the state board and the Governor's Office of Planning and
Budget.
(3) If the Executive Appropriations Committee includes in the public education base
budget or the final public education budget an increase in the value of the WPU in excess of
the amounts described in Subsection (1)(a), the Executive Appropriations Committee shall also
include an appropriation to the Local Levy Growth Account established in Section 
53F-9-305
in an amount equivalent to at least 0.5% of the total amount appropriated for WPUs in the
relevant budget.