Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 2 (2024GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Fillmore, L.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/20/2024

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• expands allowable uses of the Automobile Driver Education Tax Account;
• establishes a start date for when the Executive Appropriations Committee will include an appropriation to the Local Levy Growth Account under certain circumstances;
• repeals statutory provisions for discontinued or reallocated programs;
• 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 $4,494 for fiscal year 2024-2025, which is five percent higher than the WPU value in FY 2024;
• adjusts the number of weighted pupil units for the At-Risk Students Add-on WPU programs to reflect increased student weightings approved by the Legislature;
• makes certain statutory changes to adjust programmatic formulas with funding changes;
• provides appropriations for other purposes as described; and
• provides intent language.

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Bill text

This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 9:14 PM by housengrossing.
PUBLIC EDUCATION BUDGET AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
House Sponsor: 
Susan Pulsipher
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, 2023, and ending
June 30, 2024, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ expands allowable uses of the Automobile Driver Education Tax Account;
▸ establishes a start date for when the Executive Appropriations Committee will
include an appropriation to the Local Levy Growth Account under certain
circumstances;
▸ repeals statutory provisions for discontinued or reallocated programs;
▸ 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 $4,494 for fiscal year 2024-2025,
which is five percent higher than the WPU value in FY 2024;
▸ adjusts the number of weighted pupil units for the At-Risk Students Add-on WPU
programs to reflect increased student weightings approved by the Legislature;
▸ makes certain statutory changes to adjust programmatic formulas with funding
changes;
▸ provides appropriations for other purposes as described; and
▸ provides intent language.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates ($100) in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2024, all of
which is from the Income Tax Fund.
This bill appropriates ($82,895,200) in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal
year 2024.
This bill appropriates $32,784,800 in transfers to unrestricted funds for fiscal year 2024.
This bill appropriates ($82,895,200) in fiduciary funds for fiscal year 2024.
This bill appropriates $367,666,600 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year
2025, including:
▸ ($133,000) from the General Fund;
▸ $104,998,700 from the Uniform School Fund;
▸ $43,426,400 from the Income Tax Fund; and
▸ $219,374,500 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates $43,395,600 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal
year 2025, including:
▸ ($40,867,500) from the Uniform School Fund;
▸ $1,367,900 from the Income Tax Fund; and
▸ $82,895,200 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
This bill provides a coordination clause.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53E-1-201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 1, 328, and 380
53E-1-203
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 36 and 218
53F-2-208
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 129, 161, and 356
53F-2-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 7, 467 and last amended
by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 467
53F-2-704
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 136 and 186
53F-7-201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
53G-7-218
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 408
63I-2-253
 (Effective 07/01/24)
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 7, 21,
33, 142, 167, 168, 310, 380, 383, and 467
REPEALS:
53F-2-407
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
Ĥ→ [
53F-2-410
, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 161 and last
amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 98
] ←Ĥ
53F-2-411
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
53F-2-417
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 408
53F-2-503
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 408
53F-2-519
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 186 and 446
53F-5-207
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 328
53F-5-209
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 408
53F-5-210
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 338 and 408
Utah Code Sections Affected By Coordination Clause:
53F-2-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 7, 467 and last amended
by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 467
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53E-1-201
 is amended to read:
53E-1-201.
Reports to and action required of the Education Interim Committee.
(1) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 
68-3-14
, the following
recurring reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:
(a) the report described in Section 
9-22-109
 by the STEM Action Center Board,
including the information described in Section 
9-22-113
 on the status of the computer science
initiative and Section 
9-22-114
 on the Computing Partnerships Grants Program;
(b) the prioritized list of data research described in Section 
53B-33-302
 and the report
on research and activities described in Section 
53B-33-304
 by the Utah Data Research Center;
(c) the report described in Section 
35A-15-303
 by the State Board of Education on
preschool programs;
(d) the report described in Section 
53B-1-402
 by the Utah Board of Higher Education
on career and technical education issues and addressing workforce needs;
(e) the annual report of the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section
53B-1-402
;
(f) the reports described in Section 
53B-28-401
 by the Utah Board of Higher Education
regarding activities related to campus safety;
(g) the State Superintendent's Annual Report by the state board described in Section
53E-1-203
;
(h) the annual report described in Section 
53E-2-202
 by the state board on the strategic
plan to improve student outcomes;
(i) the report described in Section 
53E-8-204
 by the state board on the Utah Schools for
the Deaf and the Blind;
(j) the report described in Section 
53E-10-703
 by the Utah Leading through Effective,
Actionable, and Dynamic Education director on research and other activities;
(k) the report described in Section 
53F-2-522
 regarding mental health screening
programs;
(l) the report described in Section 
53F-4-203
 by the state board and the independent
evaluator on an evaluation of early interactive reading software;
(m) the report described in Section 
63N-20-107
 by the Governor's Office of Economic
Opportunity on UPSTART;
(n) the reports described in Sections 
53F-5-214
 and 
53F-5-215
 by the state board
related to grants for professional learning and grants for an elementary teacher preparation
assessment;
(o) upon request, the report described in Section 
53F-5-219
 by the state board on the
Local Innovations Civics Education Pilot Program;
(p) the report described in Section 
53F-5-405
 by the State Board of Education
regarding an evaluation of a partnership that receives a grant to improve educational outcomes
for students who are low income;
(q) the report described in Section 
53B-35-202
 regarding the Higher Education and
Corrections Council;
(r) the report described in Section 
53G-7-221
 by the State Board of Education
regarding innovation plans;
(s) the annual report described in Section 
63A-2-502
 by the Educational Interpretation
and Translation Service Procurement Advisory Council; and
(t) the reports described in Section 
53F-6-412
 regarding the Utah Fits All Scholarship
Program.
(2) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 
68-3-14
, the following
occasional reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:
(a) the report described in Section 
35A-15-303
 by the School Readiness Board by
November 30, 2020, on benchmarks for certain preschool programs;
(b) the report described in Section 
53B-28-402
 by the Utah Board of Higher Education
on or before the Education Interim Committee's November 2021 meeting;
(c) if required, the report described in Section 
53E-4-309
 by the state board explaining
the reasons for changing the grade level specification for the administration of specific
assessments;
(d) if required, the report described in Section 
53E-5-210
 by the state board of an
adjustment to the minimum level that demonstrates proficiency for each statewide assessment;
(e) in 2022 and in 2023, on or before November 30, the report described in Subsection
53E-10-309
(5) related to the PRIME pilot program;
(f) the report described in Section 
53E-10-702
 by Utah Leading through Effective,
Actionable, and Dynamic Education;
(g) if required, the report described in Section 
53F-2-513
 by the state board evaluating
the effects of salary bonuses on the recruitment and retention of effective teachers in high
poverty schools;
[
(h) the report described in Section 
53F-5-210
 by the state board on the Educational
Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program;
]
[
(i)
] 
(h)
 upon request, a report described in Section 
53G-7-222
 by an LEA regarding
expenditure of a percentage of state restricted funds to support an innovative education
program;
[
(j)
] 
(i)
 the report described in Section 
53G-7-503
 by the state board regarding fees that
LEAs charge during the 2020-2021 school year;
[
(k)
] 
(j)
 the reports described in Section 
53G-11-304
 by the state board regarding
proposed rules and results related to educator exit surveys; and
[
(l)
] 
(k)
 the report described in Section 
26B-5-113
 by the Office of Substance Use and
Mental Health, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Health and Human
Service regarding recommendations related to Medicaid reimbursement for school-based health
services.
Section 2. Section 
53E-1-203
 is amended to read:
53E-1-203.
State Superintendent's Annual Report.
(1) The state board shall prepare and submit to the governor, the Education Interim
Committee, and the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, by January 15 of each
year, an annual written report known as the State Superintendent's Annual Report that includes:
(a) the operations, activities, programs, and services of the state board;
(b) subject to Subsection (4)(b), all reports listed in Subsection (4)(a); and
(c) data on the general condition of the schools with recommendations considered
desirable for specific programs, including:
(i) a complete statement of fund balances;
(ii) a complete statement of revenues by fund and source;
(iii) a complete statement of adjusted expenditures by fund, the status of bonded
indebtedness, the cost of new school plants, and school levies;
(iv) a complete statement of state funds allocated to each school district and charter
school by source, including supplemental appropriations, and a complete statement of
expenditures by each school district and charter school, including supplemental appropriations,
by function and object as outlined in the United States Department of Education publication
"Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems";
(v) a statement that includes data on:
(A) fall enrollments;
(B) average membership;
(C) high school graduates;
(D) licensed and classified employees, including data reported by school districts on
educator ratings described in Section 
53G-11-511
;
(E) pupil-teacher ratios;
(F) average class sizes;
(G) average salaries;
(H) applicable private school data; and
(I) data from statewide assessments described in Section 
53E-4-301
 for each school
and school district;
(vi) statistical information regarding incidents of delinquent activity in the schools or at
school-related activities; and
(vii) other statistical and financial information about the school system that the state
superintendent considers pertinent.
(2) (a) For the purposes of Subsection (1)(c)(v):
(i) the pupil-teacher ratio for a school shall be calculated by dividing the number of
students enrolled in a school by the number of full-time equivalent teachers assigned to the
school, including regular classroom teachers, school-based specialists, and special education
teachers;
(ii) the pupil-teacher ratio for a school district shall be the median pupil-teacher ratio of
the schools within a school district;
(iii) the pupil-teacher ratio for charter schools aggregated shall be the median
pupil-teacher ratio of charter schools in the state; and
(iv) the pupil-teacher ratio for the state's public schools aggregated shall be the median
pupil-teacher ratio of public schools in the state.
(b) The report shall:
(i) include the pupil-teacher ratio for:
(A) each school district;
(B) the charter schools aggregated; and
(C) the state's public schools aggregated; and
(ii) identify a website where pupil-teacher ratios for each school in the state may be
accessed.
(3) For each operation, activity, program, or service provided by the state board, the
annual report shall include:
(a) a description of the operation, activity, program, or service;
(b) data and metrics:
(i) selected and used by the state board to measure progress, performance,
effectiveness, and scope of the operation, activity, program, or service, including summary
data; and
(ii) that are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or
service;
(c) budget data, including the amount and source of funding, expenses, and allocation
of full-time employees for the operation, activity, program, or service;
(d) historical data from previous years for comparison with data reported under
Subsections (3)(b) and (c);
(e) goals, challenges, and achievements related to the operation, activity, program, or
service;
(f) relevant federal and state statutory references and requirements;
(g) contact information of officials knowledgeable and responsible for each operation,
activity, program, or service; and
(h) other information determined by the state board that:
(i) may be needed, useful, or of historical significance; or
(ii) promotes accountability and transparency for each operation, activity, program, or
service with the public and elected officials.
(4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the annual report shall also include:
(i) the report described in Section 
53E-3-507
 by the state board on career and technical
education needs and program access;
(ii) the report described in Section 
53E-3-515
 by the state board on the Hospitality and
Tourism Management Career and Technical Education Pilot Program;
(iii) beginning on July 1, 2023, the report described in Section 
53E-3-516
 by the state
board on certain incidents that occur on school grounds;
(iv) the report described in Section 
53E-4-202
 by the state board on the development
and implementation of the core standards for Utah public schools;
(v) the report described in Section 
53E-5-310
 by the state board on school turnaround
and leadership development;
(vi) the report described in Section 
53E-10-308
 by the state board and Utah Board of
Higher Education on student participation in the concurrent enrollment program;
[
(vii) the report described in Section 
53F-5-207
 by the state board on the
Intergenerational Poverty Interventions Grant Program;
]
[
(viii)
] 
(vii)
 the report described in Section 
53F-5-506
 by the state board on
information related to personalized, competency-based learning; and
[
(ix)
] 
(viii)
 the report described in Section 
53G-9-802
 by the state board on dropout
prevention and recovery services.
(b) The Education Interim Committee or the Public Education Appropriations
Subcommittee may request a report described in Subsection (4)(a) to be reported separately
from the State Superintendent's Annual Report.
(5) The annual report shall be designed to provide clear, accurate, and accessible
information to the public, the governor, and the Legislature.
(6) The state board shall:
(a) submit the annual report in accordance with Section 
68-3-14
; and
(b) make the annual report, and previous annual reports, accessible to the public by
placing a link to the reports on the state board's website.
(7) (a) Upon request of the Education Interim Committee or Public Education
Appropriations Subcommittee, the state board shall present the State Superintendent's Annual
Report to either committee.
(b) After submitting the State Superintendent's Annual Report in accordance with this
section, the state board may supplement the report at a later time with updated data,
information, or other materials as necessary or upon request by the governor, the Education
Interim Committee, or the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
Section 3. 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) concurrent enrollment courses for accelerated foreign language students described
in Section 
53E-10-307
;
(iii) the Basic Program, described in Part 3, Basic Program (Weighted Pupil Units);
(iv) the Adult Education Program, described in Section 
53F-2-401
;
(v) state support of pupil transportation, described in Section 
53F-2-402
;
(vi) the Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program, described in Section
53F-2-408
;
(vii) the Concurrent Enrollment Program, described in Section 
53F-2-409
;
(viii) the juvenile gang and other violent crime prevention and intervention program,
described in Section 
53F-2-410
; and
(ix) dual language immersion, described in Section 
53F-2-502
; 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
] 
Beginning in the 2026 fiscal year, 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.
The following section is affected by a coordination clause at the end of this bill.
Section 4. Section 
53F-2-301
 is amended to read:
53F-2-301.
Minimum basic tax rate for a fiscal year that begins after July 1, 2022.
(1) 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 minimum basic tax rate; and
(ii) the WPU value rate.
(c) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
(d) "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 rate; and
(ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection (2)(a).
(e) "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 (2)(a).
(f) "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.
(g) "WPU value amount" means an amount:
(i) that is 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
immediately preceding fiscal year; and
(ii) set annually by the Legislature in Subsection (3)(a).
(h) "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.
(i) "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 (3)(a).
(2) (a) The minimum basic local amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1,
[
] 
, is [
$708,960,800
] 
$759,529,000
 in revenue statewide.
(b) The preliminary estimate of the minimum basic tax rate for a fiscal year that begins
on July 1, [
2023, is .001356
] 
is .001429
.
(3) (a) The WPU value amount for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, [
] 
, is
[
$27,113,600
] 
$29,240,600
 in revenue statewide.
(b) The preliminary estimate of the WPU value rate for the fiscal year that begins on
July 1, [
2023, is .000052
] 
is .000055
.
(4) (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 (2)(b) and the
estimate of the WPU value rate provided in Subsection (3)(b) are based on a forecast for
property values for the next calendar year.
(c) The certified minimum basic tax rate described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) and the
certified WPU value rate described in Subsection (4)(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.
(5) (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, each 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 (5).
(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 (5).
(6) (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 revenue generated by the
school district by the following:
(i) the combined basic rate; and
(ii) the basic levy increment rate.
(b) (i) If the difference described in Subsection (6)(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 (6)(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.
(7) 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
; and
(b) by the WPU value rate into the Teacher and Student Success Account created in
Section 
53F-9-306
.
Section 5. Section 
53F-2-704
 is amended to read:
53F-2-704.
Charter school levy state guarantee.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Charter school levy per pupil revenues" means the same as that term is defined in
Section 
53F-2-703
.
(b) "Charter school students' average local revenues" means the amount determined as
follows:
(i) for each student enrolled in a charter school on the previous October 1, calculate the
district per pupil local revenues of the school district in which the student resides;
(ii) sum the district per pupil local revenues for each student enrolled in a charter
school on the previous October 1; and
(iii) divide the sum calculated under Subsection (1)(b)(ii) by the number of students
enrolled in charter schools on the previous October 1.
(c) "District local property tax revenues" means the sum of a school district's revenue
received from the following:
(i) a voted local levy imposed under Section 
53F-8-301
;
(ii) a board local levy imposed under Section 
53F-8-302
, excluding revenues expended
for[
: (A)
] pupil transportation, up to the amount of revenue generated by a .0003 per dollar of
taxable value of the school district's board local levy; [
and
]
[
(B) the Early Literacy Program described in Section 
53F-2-503
, up to the amount of
revenue generated by a .000121 per dollar of taxable value of the school district's board local
levy;
]
(iii) a capital local levy imposed under Section 
53F-8-303
; and
(iv) a guarantee described in Section 
53F-2-601
, 
53F-3-202
, or 
53F-3-203
.
(d) "District per pupil local revenues" means, using data from the most recently
published school district annual financial reports and state superintendent's annual report, an
amount equal to district local property tax revenues divided by the sum of:
(i) a school district's average daily membership; and
(ii) the average daily membership of a school district's resident students who attend
charter schools.
(e) "Resident student" means a student who is considered a resident of the school
district under Title 53G, Chapter 6, Part 3, School District Residency.
(f) "Statewide average debt service revenues" means the amount determined as
follows, using data from the most recently published state superintendent's annual report:
(i) sum the revenues of each school district from the debt service levy imposed under
Section 
11-14-310
; and
(ii) divide the sum calculated under Subsection (1)(f)(i) by statewide school district
average daily membership.
(2) (a) Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature shall provide an
appropriation for charter schools for each charter school student enrolled on October 1 to
supplement the allocation of charter school levy per pupil revenues described in Subsection
53F-2-702
(2)(a).
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), the amount of money provided by the state
for a charter school student shall be the sum of:
(i) charter school students' average local revenues minus the charter school levy per
pupil revenues; and
(ii) statewide average debt service revenues.
(c) If the total of charter school levy per pupil revenues distributed by the state board
and the amount provided by the state under Subsection (2)(b) is less than $1,427, the state shall
provide an additional supplement so that a charter school receives at least $1,427 per student
under Subsection 
53F-2-702
(2).
(d) (i) If the legislative appropriation described in Subsection (2)(a) is insufficient to
provide an amount described in Subsection (2)(b) for each charter school student, the state
board shall make an adjustment to Minimum School Program allocations as described in
Section 
53F-2-205
.
(ii) Following an adjustment described in Subsection (2)(d)(i), if legislative
appropriations remain insufficient to provide an amount described in Subsection (2)(b) for each
student enrolled in a charter school, the state board shall:
(A) distribute to a charter school an amount described in Subsection (2)(b) for each
student enrolled in the charter school under or equal to the maximum number of students the
charter school serves, as described in the charter school's charter school agreement described in
Section 
53G-5-303
; and
(B) distribute money remaining after the distributions described in Subsection
(2)(d)(ii)(A) to a charter school based on the charter school's share of all students enrolled in
charter schools who exceed the number of maximum students served by charter schools, as
described in charter school agreements entered into under Section 
53G-5-303
.
(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), of the money provided to a charter
school under Subsection 
53F-2-702
(2), 10% shall be expended for funding school facilities
only.
(b) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to an online charter school.
Section 6. Section 
53F-7-201
 is amended to read:
53F-7-201.
Appropriations from Automobile Driver Education Tax Account.
There is appropriated to the state board from the Automobile Driver Education Tax
Account, annually, all money in the account, in excess of the expense of administering the
collection of the tax, for use and distribution
:
(1)
 in the administration and maintenance of driver education classes and programs
with respect to classes offered in the school district and the establishment of experimental
programs, including the purchasing of equipment, by the state board[
.
]
;
(2) for pupil transportation; and
(3) other expenditures related to public education as the Legislature designates.
Section 7. Section 
53G-7-218
 is amended to read:
53G-7-218.
Establishment of early learning plan -- Digital reporting platform.
(1) A local school board of a school district or a charter school governing board of a
charter school that serves students in any of kindergarten or grades 1 through 3 shall annually
submit to the state board an early learning plan that includes:
[
(a) the early literacy plan described in Section 
53F-2-503
, including:
]
[
(i) the growth goal described in Subsection 
53F-2-503
(4)(d); and
]
[
(ii) one goal that is specific to the school district or charter school as described in
Subsection 
53F-2-503
(4)(e);
]
[
(b)
] 
(a)
 the early mathematics plan described in Section 
53E-3-521
, including:
(i) a growth goal for the school district or charter school that:
(A) is based upon student learning gains as measured by the mathematics benchmark
assessment described in Section 
53E-4-307.5
; and
(B) includes the target that the state board establishes under Section 
53E-3-521
; and
(ii) one goal that:
(A) is specific to the school district or charter school;
(B) is measurable;
(C) addresses current performance gaps in student mathematics proficiency based on
data; and
(D) includes specific strategies for improving outcomes; and
[
(c)
] 
(b)
 one additional goal related to literacy or mathematics that:
(i) is specific to the school district or charter school;
(ii) is measurable;
(iii) addresses current performance gaps in student literacy or mathematics proficiency
based on data; and
(iv) includes specific strategies for improving outcomes.
(2) A local school board or charter school governing board shall approve a plan
described in Subsection (1) in a public meeting before submitting the plan to the state board.
(3) (a) The state board shall:
(i) provide model plans that a local school board or a charter school governing board
may use;
(ii) develop uniform standards for acceptable growth goals that a local school board or
a charter school governing board adopts for a school district or charter school under this
section; and
(iii) review and approve or disapprove a plan submitted under this section.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), a local school board or a charter school
governing board may develop the board's own plan.
(4) The state board shall:
(a) develop strategies to provide support for a school district or charter school that fails
to meet:
[
(i) (A) the growth goal related to the state literacy target described in Subsection
(1)(a)(i); or
]
[
(B)
] 
(i)
 the growth goal related to the state mathematics target described in Subsection
[
(1)(b)(i)
] 
(1)(a)(i)
; and
(ii) one of the goals specific to the school district or charter school described in
[
Subsections (1)(a)(ii), (1)(b)(ii), or (1)(c)
] 
Subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (1)(b)
; and
(b) provide increasing levels of support to a school district or charter school that fails
to meet the combination of goals described in Subsection (4)(a) for two consecutive years.
(5) (a) The state board shall use a digital reporting platform to provide information to
school districts and charter schools about interventions that increase proficiency in literacy and
mathematics.
(b) The digital reporting platform described in Subsection (5)(a) shall include
performance information for a school district or charter school on the goals described in
Subsection (1).
Section 8. Section 
63I-2-253 (Effective 07/01/24)
 is amended to read:
63I-2-253 (Effective 07/01/24).
Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
(1) Subsection 
53-1-104
(1)(b), regarding the Air Ambulance Committee, is repealed
July 1, 2024.
(2) Section 
53-1-118
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(3) Section 
53-1-120
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(4) Section 
53-2d-107
, regarding the Air Ambulance Committee, is repealed July 1,
2024.
(5) In relation to the Air Ambulance Committee, on July 1, 2024, Subsection
53-2d-702
(1)(a) is amended to read:
"(a) provide the patient or the patient's representative with the following information
before contacting an air medical transport provider:
(i) which health insurers in the state the air medical transport provider contracts with;
(ii) if sufficient data is available, the average charge for air medical transport services
for a patient who is uninsured or out of network; and
(iii) whether the air medical transport provider balance bills a patient for any charge
not paid by the patient's health insurer; and".
(6) Section 
53-7-109
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(7) Section 
53-22-104
 is repealed December 31, 2023.
(8) Section 
53B-6-105.7
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(9) Section 
53B-7-707
 regarding performance metrics for technical colleges is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(10) Section 
53B-8-114
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(11) The following provisions, regarding the Regents' scholarship program, are
repealed on July 1, 2023:
(a) in Subsection 
53B-8-105
(12), the language that states, "or any scholarship
established under Sections 
53B-8-202
 through 
53B-8-205
";
(b) Section 
53B-8-202
;
(c) Section 
53B-8-203
;
(d) Section 
53B-8-204
; and
(e) Section 
53B-8-205
.
(12) Section 
53B-10-101
 is repealed on July 1, 2027.
[
(13) Subsection 
53E-1-201
(1)(s) regarding the report by the Educational Interpretation
and Translation Services Procurement Advisory Council is repealed July 1, 2024.
]
[
(14)
] 
(13)
 Section 
53E-1-202.2
, regarding a Public Education Appropriations
Subcommittee evaluation and recommendations, is repealed January 1, 2024.
[
(15)
] 
(14)
 Section 
53F-2-209
, regarding local education agency budgetary flexibility,
is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(16)
] 
(15)
 Subsection 
53F-2-314
(4), relating to a one-time expenditure between the
at-risk WPU add-on funding and previous at-risk funding, is repealed January 1, 2024.
[
(17)
] 
(16)
 Section 
53F-2-524
, regarding teacher bonuses for extra work assignments,
is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(18)
] 
(17)
 Section 
53F-5-221
, regarding a management of energy and water pilot
program, is repealed July 1, 2028.
[
(19)
] 
(18)
 Section 
53F-9-401
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
[
(20)
] 
(19)
 Section 
53F-9-403
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
[
(21)
] 
(20)
 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
Section 
36-12-12
, 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 9. 
Repealer.
This bill repeals:
Section 
53F-2-407
,
Appropriation for library books and electronic resources.
Ĥ→ [
Section 
53F-2-410
, Juvenile gang and other violent crime prevention and
intervention program -- Funding.
] ←Ĥ
Section 
53F-2-411
,
Appropriation for Title I Schools in Improvement
Paraeducators Program.
Section 
53F-2-417
,
Rural school district transportation grants.
Section 
53F-2-503
,
Early Literacy Program -- Literacy proficiency plan.
Section 
53F-2-519
,
Appropriation for school nurses.
Section 
53F-5-207
,
Intergenerational Poverty Interventions Grant Program --
Definitions -- Grant requirements -- Reporting requirements.
Section 
53F-5-209
,
Grants for school-based mental health supports.
Section 
53F-5-210
,
Educational Improvement Opportunities Outside of the
Regular School Day Grant Program.
Section 10. 
FY 2024 Appropriations.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2023 and ending June 30, 2024. These are additions to amounts otherwise appropriated for
fiscal year 2024.
Subsection 10(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 1
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
From Uniform School Fund, One-time
50,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Grades 1 - 12 50,000,000
The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use up to $10,000,000
one-time in nonlapsing balances from the Minimum School Program Basic School Program to
mitigate fiscal year 2024 monthly state funding allocation changes associated with the
calculation of weighted pupil unit under statutory changes to 
53F-2-302
 passed in House Bill 1,
Public Education Base Budget Amendments (2024 General Session).
Item 2
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
Programs
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(22,996,100)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
22,996,100
Item 3
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local
Levy Programs
From Uniform School Fund, One-time
(50,000,000)
Schedule of Programs:
Voted Local Levy Program (50,000,000)
State Board of Education
Item 4
 To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
53,600
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(198,200)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
198,200
Schedule of Programs:
Educator Licensing 53,600
Item 5
 To State Board of Education - Contracted Initiatives and Grants
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
40,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(6,590,500)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
6,590,500
Schedule of Programs:
Software Licenses for Early Literacy 10,500
General Financial Literacy 5,700
Intergenerational Poverty Interventions 4,300
Partnerships for Student Success 10,600
Supplemental Educational Improvement Matching Grants 700
Competency-Based Education Grants 8,200
Item 6
 To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
207,100
Schedule of Programs:
Adult Education 14,100
CTE Comprehensive Guidance 11,700
Digital Teaching and Learning 28,000
Dual Immersion 10,400
At-Risk Students 20,300
Special Education State Programs 34,300
Youth-in-Custody 34,900
Early Literacy Program 21,800
Student Health and Counseling Support Program 12,700
Early Learning Training and Assessment 10,100
Early Intervention 8,800
Item 7
 To State Board of Education - Policy, Communication, & Oversight
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
207,100
Schedule of Programs:
Policy and Communication 24,500
Student Support Services 150,700
School Turnaround and Leadership Development Act 31,900
Item 8
 To State Board of Education - System Standards & Accountability
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
503,600
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(1,000,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
1,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Teaching and Learning 226,700
Assessment and Accountability 40,900
Career and Technical Education 106,200
Special Education 900
Early Literacy Outcomes Improvement 128,900
Item 9
 To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
73,400
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(1,000,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
1,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
State Charter School Board & Administration 73,400
Item 10
 To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(1,000,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
1,000,000
The Legislature intends that Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind add one audiology
van and one 3/4 ton pickup truck in FY 2024.
Item 11
 To State Board of Education - Statewide Online Education Program Subsidy
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
22,300
Schedule of Programs:
Statewide Online Education Program 645,900
Home and Private School Students (623,600)
Item 12
 To State Board of Education - State Board and Administrative Operations
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
(1,107,200)
Schedule of Programs:
Financial Operations 144,900
Information Technology 112,800
Indirect Cost Pool 8,800
Data and Statistics 2,400
Board and Administration (1,376,100)
Subsection 10(b). 
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 13
 To Uniform School Fund Restricted - Public Education Economic Stabilization
Restricted Account
From Closing Fund Balance
(82,895,200)
Schedule of Programs:
Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted
Account (82,895,200)
Subsection 10(c). 
Transfers to Unrestricted Funds.
 The Legislature authorizes the
State Division of Finance to transfer the following amounts to the unrestricted General Fund,
Income Tax Fund, or Uniform School Fund, as indicated, from the restricted funds or accounts
indicated. Expenditures and outlays from the General Fund, Income Tax Fund, or Uniform
School Fund must be authorized by an appropriation.
Public Education
Item 14
 To Income Tax Fund
From Nonlapsing Balances - Contracted Initiatives and Grants - English Language
Learner Software Licenses
71,100
From Nonlapsing Balances - Contracted Initiatives and Grants - General Financial
Literacy
617,900
From Nonlapsing Balances - Contracted Initiatives and Grants - Intergenerational
Poverty Interventions
79,300
From Nonlapsing Balances - Contracted Initiatives and Grants - Math and Science
Opportunities
216,600
From Nonlapsing Balances - Contracted Initiatives and Grants - Partnerships for
Student Success
32,200
From Nonlapsing Balances - Contracted Initiatives and Grants - Software Licenses
for Early Literacy
5,397,600
From Nonlapsing Balances - Contracted Initiatives and Grants - Supplemental
Educational Improvement Matching Grants
42,400
From Nonlapsing Balances - Contracted Initiatives and Grants - ULEAD
350,000
From Nonlapsing Balances - Educator Licensing
198,200
From Nonlapsing Balances - Related to Basic School Program - Adult
Education
146,200
From Nonlapsing Balances - Related to Basic School Program - Centennial
Scholarship Program
23,600
From Nonlapsing Balances - Related to Basic School Program - Charter School
Local Replacement
10,000,000
From Nonlapsing Balances - Related to Basic School Program - Concurrent
Enrollment
27,300
From Nonlapsing Balances - Related to Basic School Program - Digital Teaching
and Learning
194,600
From Nonlapsing Balances - Related to Basic School Program - Dual
Immersion
23,000
From Nonlapsing Balances - Related to Basic School Program - Enhancement
for Accelerated Students
31,500
From Nonlapsing Balances - Related to Basic School Program - Special
Education - Intensive Services
333,300
From Nonlapsing Balances - Related to Basic School Program - Teacher and
Student Success Program
12,000,000
From Nonlapsing Balances - State Charter School Board - New Charter Startup
Funding
1,000,000
From Nonlapsing Balances - System Standards & Accountability - Assessment
and Accountability
1,000,000
From Nonlapsing Balances - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind -
Administration
1,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Income Tax Fund, One-time 32,784,800
Subsection 10(d). 
Fiduciary Funds.
 The Legislature has reviewed proposed revenues,
expenditures, fund balances, and changes in fund balances for the following fiduciary funds.
Public Education
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
Item 15
 To School and Institutional Trust Fund Office - Permanent State School Fund
From Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account,
One-time
(82,895,200)
Schedule of Programs:
Permanent State School Fund (82,895,200)
Section 11. 
FY 2025 Appropriations.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2024 and ending June 30, 2025.
Subsection 11(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 16
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Basic School Program
From Uniform School Fund
72,176,800
From Local Revenue
1,367,900
Schedule of Programs:
Kindergarten 2,000,100
Grades 1 - 12 31,006,900
Foreign Exchange 20,700
Necessarily Existent Small Schools 1,543,700
Professional Staff 2,930,300
Special Education - Add-on 5,168,900
Special Education - Self-Contained 591,000
Special Education - Preschool 576,600
Special Education - Extended School Year 23,300
Special Education - Impact Aid 105,100
Special Education - Extended Year for Special Educators 46,400
Career and Technical Education - Add-on 1,483,400
Class Size Reduction 2,160,200
Students At-Risk Add-on (5,493 WPUs) 25,888,100
The Legislature intends that a local governing board may use funds received through
the Students At-Risk Add-on to provide English language learner software and hardware
instructional materials and licenses for English language learner instruction and support.
The Legislature further intends that a local governing board may select a vendor to
provide software and instructional materials for students.
Item 17
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
Programs
From Uniform School Fund
14,621,900
From Automobile Driver Education Tax Account
2,000,000
From Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account,
One-time
78,401,000
From Teacher and Student Success Account
1,367,900
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(22,996,100)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
22,996,100
Schedule of Programs:
Pupil Transportation To & From School 1,550,700
At-Risk Students - Gang Prevention and Intervention (90,500)
Youth in Custody 391,800
Adult Education 220,200
Enhancement for Accelerated Students 85,200
Concurrent Enrollment 245,100
Teacher Salary Supplement 2,000,000
Dual Immersion 7,367,000
Digital Teaching and Learning Program 19,852,400
Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive
Program 801,000
Teacher and Student Success Program (13,632,100)
Charter School Funding Base Program 3,600,000
Educator Professional Time 74,000,000
The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education, in consultation with the
Legislative Fiscal Analyst and the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, review
administrative or base funding for charter schools in relation to their administrative obligations
in statute and total state funding of charter schools enrolling fewer than 2,000 students with
small school districts considering how factors such as size, scale, and location impact relative
operational costs.
The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education report to the Public
Education Appropriations Subcommittee prior to October 31, 2025, the status of the study or
recommendations for the Legislature to review.
The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use up to $85,000 one-time in
nonlapsing balances in the Student Health and Counseling Support Program to support student
mental health screenings.
Item 18
 To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Voted and Board Local
Levy Programs
From Uniform School Fund
3,200,000
Schedule of Programs:
Voted Local Levy Program 3,200,000
State Board of Education
Item 19
 To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing
From Income Tax Fund
53,600
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(198,200)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
198,200
Schedule of Programs:
Educator Licensing 53,600
Item 20
 To State Board of Education - Fine Arts Outreach
The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use the $6,121,000 ongoing
appropriated to the Fine Arts Outreach Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools in Item
28 of House Bill 1, Public Education Base Budget Amendments (2024 General Session), to
maintain the renewable grant program for participating professional outreach providers in the
public schools as follows:
$727,700 to Ballet West;
$225,000 to the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art;
$159,000 to Plan-B Theatre;
$342,700 to Repertory Dance Theatre;
$289,500 to Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company;
$359,900 to the Springville Museum of Art;
$271,900 to Spy Hop;
$458,100 to Tanner Dance;
$387,800 to the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre;
$233,900 to the Utah Film Center;
$216,000 to the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art;
$209,900 to the Utah Museum of Fine Art;
$449,000 to the Utah Opera;
$447,600 to the Utah Shakespeare Festival; and
$1,343,000 to the Utah Symphony.
Item 21
 To State Board of Education - Contracted Initiatives and Grants
From General Fund
(133,000)
From Income Tax Fund
40,404,700
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
3,000,000
From Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account,
One-time
16,616,200
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(6,590,500)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
6,590,500
Schedule of Programs:
Computer Science Initiatives 7,000,000
Contracts and Grants 13,616,200
Software Licenses for Early Literacy 10,500
General Financial Literacy 5,700
Intergenerational Poverty Interventions (1,006,500)
Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarships (24,500)
Partnerships for Student Success 10,600
ULEAD (100,000)
Supplemental Educational Improvement Matching Grants (132,300)
Competency-Based Education Grants 8,200
Utah Fits All Scholarship Program 40,000,000
Pupil Transportation Rural School Reimbursement 500,000
The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use $1,000,000 ongoing and
$6,000,000 one-time appropriated for the K12 Computer Science for Utah Grant Program to
provide grants to local education agencies to implement the Utah Computer Science Master
Plan.
The Legislature further intends that local education agencies use the grants to improve
computer science education outcomes and course offerings, including:
(a) the creation and implementation of local education agency computer science plans;
and
(b) effective implementation of approved courses, and effective training opportunities
for licensed educators.
Item 22
 To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration
From Income Tax Fund
207,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(100)
Schedule of Programs:
Adult Education 14,100
CTE Comprehensive Guidance 11,700
Digital Teaching and Learning 28,000
Dual Immersion 10,400
At-Risk Students 20,300
Special Education State Programs 34,300
Youth-in-Custody 34,900
Early Literacy Program 21,700
Student Health and Counseling Support Program 12,700
Early Learning Training and Assessment 10,100
Early Intervention 8,800
Item 23
 To State Board of Education - Science Outreach
The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education use the $6,040,000 ongoing
appropriated to the Science Outreach Informal Science Education Enhancement in Item 32 of
House Bill 1, Public Education Base Budget Amendments (2024 General Session), to maintain
the renewable grant program for participating professional outreach providers in the public
schools as follows:
$1,052,600 to the Clark Planetarium;
$715,600 to Discovery Gateway;
$119,600 to Hawkwatch International;
$807,400 to Loveland Living Planet Aquarium;
$866,800 to the Natural History Museum of Utah;
$245,300 to the Ogden Nature Center;
$355,800 to Red Butte Gardens;
$897,200 to Thanksgiving Point;
$598,100 to The Leonardo; and
$381,600 to Utah's Hogle Zoo.
Item 24
 To State Board of Education - Policy, Communication, & Oversight
From Income Tax Fund
207,100
Schedule of Programs:
Policy and Communication 24,500
Student Support Services (849,300)
School Turnaround and Leadership Development Act 31,900
Student Mental Health Screenings 1,000,000
Item 25
 To State Board of Education - System Standards & Accountability
From Income Tax Fund
503,600
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
(6,100,000)
From Automobile Driver Education Tax Account
5,100,000
From Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account,
One-time
3,500,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(1,000,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
1,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Teaching and Learning 2,726,700
Assessment and Accountability 40,900
Career and Technical Education 106,200
Special Education 900
Early Literacy Outcomes Improvement 128,900
Item 26
 To State Board of Education - State Charter School Board
From Income Tax Fund
73,400
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(1,000,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
1,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
State Charter School Board & Administration 73,400
Item 27
 To State Board of Education - Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
From Income Tax Fund
(56,400)
From Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account,
One-time
300,000
Schedule of Programs:
Administration (56,400)
Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center 300,000
Item 28
 To State Board of Education - Statewide Online Education Program Subsidy
From Income Tax Fund
140,400
Schedule of Programs:
Statewide Online Education Program 764,000
Home and Private School Students (623,600)
Item 29
 To State Board of Education - State Board and Administrative Operations
From Income Tax Fund
(1,107,000)
From Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account,
One-time
101,160,600
Schedule of Programs:
Financial Operations 101,305,500
Information Technology 112,800
Indirect Cost Pool 8,800
Data and Statistics (144,300)
Board and Administration (1,229,200)
Item 30
 To State Board of Education - Public Education Capital Projects
From Uniform School Fund, One-time
15,000,000
From Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account,
One-time
15,000,000
Schedule of Programs:
Small School District Capital Projects 30,000,000
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
Item 31
 To School and Institutional Trust Fund Office
From School and Institutional Trust Fund Management Acct.
660,900
Schedule of Programs:
School and Institutional Trust Fund Office 660,900
Subsection 11(b). 
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 32
 To Uniform School Fund Restricted - Public Education Economic Stabilization
Restricted Account
From Uniform School Fund
(40,867,500)
From Beginning Fund Balance
82,895,200
Schedule of Programs:
Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted
Account 42,027,700
Item 33
 To Teacher and Student Success Account
From Income Tax Fund
1,367,900
Schedule of Programs:
Teacher and Student Success Account 1,367,900
Section 12. 
Effective date.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on July 1, 2024.
(2) If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, the following
Subsections take 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:
(a) Section 10, FY 2024 Appropriations;
(b) Subsection 10(a), Operating and Capital Budgets;
(c) Subsection 10(b), Expendable Funds and Accounts;
(d) Subsection 10(c), Restricted Fund and Account Transfers; and
(e) Subsection 10(d), Fiduciary Funds.
Section 13. 
Coordinating S.B. 2 with H.B. 1
If S.B. 2 Public Education Budget Amendments and H.B. 1, Public Education Base
Budget Amendments, both pass and become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the
amendments to Section 
53F-2-301
 in this bill supersede the amendments to Section 
53F-2-301
in H.B. 1 when the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel prepares the Utah
Code database for publication.