Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 250 (2024GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Defay, A.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/12/2024

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• allows for additional funding to be used by Ĥ→ [ an ] a ←Ĥ local education agency to 13a fund driver education classes; and
• increases driver education student reimbursement amounts.

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Bill text

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 9:55 AM by housengrossing.
DRIVER EDUCATION MODIFICATIONS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ariel Defay
Senate Sponsor: 
 Heidi Balderree
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill makes changes to the way 
Ĥ→ [
an
] 
 a
 ←Ĥ
 local education agency may fund driver
education classes.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ allows for additional funding to be used by 
Ĥ→ [
an
] 
 a
 ←Ĥ
 local education agency to
13a fund driver
education classes; and
▸ increases driver education student reimbursement amounts.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53G-10-503
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 247
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53G-10-503
 is amended to read:
53G-10-503.
Driver education funding -- Reimbursement of a local education
agency for driver education class expenses -- Limitations -- Excess funds -- Student fees.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a local education agency that provides
driver education shall fund the program [
solely
] through:
(i) funds provided from the Automobile Driver Education Tax Account in the Uniform
School Fund as created under Section 
41-1a-1205
; and
(ii) student fees collected by each school.
(b) In determining the cost of driver education, a local education agency may exclude:
(i) the full-time equivalent cost of a teacher for a driver education class taught during
regular school hours; and
(ii) classroom space and classroom maintenance.
(c) A local education agency may [
not
] use [
any
] additional school funds beyond those
allowed under Subsection (1)(b) to subsidize driver education.
(2) (a) The state superintendent shall, prior to September 2nd following the school year
during which it was expended, or may at earlier intervals during that school year, reimburse
each local education agency that applied for reimbursement in accordance with this section.
(b) A local education agency that maintains driver education classes that conform to
this part and the rules prescribed by the state board may apply for reimbursement for the actual
cost of providing the behind-the-wheel and observation training incidental to those classes.
(3) Under the state board's supervision for driver education, a local education agency
may:
(a) employ personnel who are not licensed by the state board under Section 
53E-6-201
;
or
(b) contract with private parties or agencies licensed under Section 
53-3-504
 for the
behind-the-wheel phase of the driver education program.
(4) The reimbursement amount shall be paid out of the Automobile Driver Education
Tax Account in the Uniform School Fund and may not exceed:
(a) [
$100
] 
$150
 per student who has completed driver education during the school
year;
(b) [
$30
] 
$45
 per student who has only completed the classroom portion in the school
during the school year; or
(c) [
$70
] 
$105
 per student who has only completed the behind-the-wheel and
observation portion in the school during the school year.
(5) If the amount of money in the account at the end of a school year is less than the
total of the reimbursable costs, the state superintendent shall allocate the money to each local
education agency in the same proportion that the local education agency's reimbursable costs
bear to the total reimbursable costs of all local education agencies.
(6) If the amount of money in the account at the end of any school year is more than the
total of the reimbursement costs provided under Subsection (4), the state superintendent may
allocate the excess funds to local education agencies:
(a) to reimburse each local education agency that applies for reimbursement of the cost
of a fee waived under Section 
53G-7-504
 for driver education; and
(b) to aid in the procurement of equipment and facilities which reduce the cost of
behind-the-wheel instruction.
(7) A local school board shall establish the student fee for driver education for the local
education agency. Student fees shall be reasonably associated with the costs of driver education
that are not otherwise covered by reimbursements and allocations made under this section.
Section 2. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2024.