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Enrolled Copy                                                                         H.B. 221
                             STIPENDS FOR FUTURE EDUCATORS
                                           2024 GENERAL SESSION
                                                    STATE OF UTAH
                                      Chief Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson Senate Sponsor: Chris H. Wilson
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  LONG TITLE
  General Description:
      This bill creates the Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program.
  Highlighted Provisions:
      This bill:
      ▸ defines terms;
      ▸ creates the Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program; and
      ▸ provides a sunset date.
  Money Appropriated in this Bill:
  This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2025:
      ▸ to State Board of Education - Educator Licensing - Educator Licensing as a one-time
         appropriation:
         •    from the Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account, One-time, $8,400,000
  Other Special Clauses:
      This bill provides a special effective date.
  Utah Code Sections Affected:
  AMENDS:
      63I-2-253 (Effective 05/01/24) (Superseded 07/01/24), as last amended by Laws of Utah
      2023, Chapters 7, 21, 33, 142, 167, 168, 380, 383, and 467
      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
  ENACTS:
      53F-5-222 (Effective 07/01/24), as Utah Code Annotated 1953
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  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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         Section 1. Section 53F-5-222 is enacted to read:
         53F-5-222 (Effective 07/01/24). Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program.
   (1) As used in this section:
       (a) "Eligible student teacher" means a student teacher who:
            (i) is enrolled in an educator preparation program that leads to a Utah professional
                level educator license; and
            (ii) works at an LEA as a full-time student teacher to meet the educator preparation
                program requirements.
       (b) "License" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.
       (c) "Program" means the Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program described in
            Subsection (2).
   (2) This section creates the Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program.
   (3) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall award a grant to an eligible
       student teacher who:
       (a) submits an application to the state board;
       (b) is enrolled and in good standing in an educator preparation program leading to a
            Utah professional level educator license;
       (c) seeks to obtain the student teacher's first Utah professional level educator license;
       (d) has not received a grant award under the program; and
       (e) does not receive compensation from:
            (i) an LEA, unless the eligible student teacher works as a substitute teacher;
            (ii) a work service program offered through the Department of Workforce Services; or
            (iii) the Grow Your Own Educator Pipeline Program as described in Section
                53F-5-218.
   (4) The state board shall determine the amount of the grant award.
   (5) The state board may, subject to legislative appropriations and the number of applicants:
       (a) reduce the amount of the grant award; and
       (b) distribute grant awards on a pro rata basis.
         Section 2. Section 63I-2-253 is amended to read:
         63I-2-253 (Effective 05/01/24) (Superseded 07/01/24). Repeal dates: Titles 53
   through 53G.
   (1) Section 53-1-118 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
   (2) Section 53-1-120 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
   (3) Section 53-7-109 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
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  (4) Section 53-22-104 is repealed December 31, 2023.
  (5) Section 53B-6-105.7 is repealed July 1, 2024.
  (6) Section 53B-7-707 regarding performance metrics for technical colleges is repealed July
      1, 2023.
  (7) Section 53B-8-114 is repealed July 1, 2024.
  (8) 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.
  (9) Section 53B-10-101 is repealed on July 1, 2027.
  (10) Subsection 53E-1-201(1)(s) regarding the report by the Educational Interpretation and
      Translation Services Procurement Advisory Council is repealed July 1, 2024.
  (11) Section 53E-1-202.2, regarding a Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
      evaluation and recommendations, is repealed January 1, 2024.
  (12) Section 53F-2-209, regarding local education agency budgetary flexibility, is repealed
      July 1, 2024.
  (13) 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.
  (14) Section 53F-2-524, regarding teacher bonuses for extra work assignments, is repealed
      July 1, 2024.
  (15) Section 53F-5-221, regarding a management of energy and water pilot program, is
      repealed July 1, 2028.
  (16) Section 53F-5-222 is repealed on July 1, 2028.
  [(16)] (17) Section 53F-9-401 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
  [(17)] (18) Section 53F-9-403 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
  [(18)] (19) 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.
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         Section 3. Section 63I-2-253 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) Section 53E-1-202.2, regarding a Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
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      evaluation and recommendations, is repealed January 1, 2024.
  (15) Section 53F-2-209, regarding local education agency budgetary flexibility, is repealed
      July 1, 2024.
  (16) 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) Section 53F-2-524, regarding teacher bonuses for extra work assignments, is repealed
      July 1, 2024.
  (18) Section 53F-5-221, regarding a management of energy and water pilot program, is
      repealed July 1, 2028.
  (19) Section 53F-5-222 is repealed on July 1, 2028.
  [(19)] (20) Section 53F-9-401 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
  [(20)] (21) Section 53F-9-403 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
  [(21)] (22) 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 4. FY 2025 Appropriation.
        The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  2024, and ending June 30, 2025. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated
  for fiscal year 2025.
      Subsection 4(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.
  ITEM 1 To State Board of Education - Educator Licensing
                From Public Education Economic Stabilization
                   Restricted Account, One-time                                                      $8,400,000
                Schedule of Programs:
                      Educator Licensing                                               $8,400,000
        Section 5. Effective date.
      This bill takes effect on July 1, 2024 with the exception of 63I-2-253 (Superseded
  07/01/24) which takes effect on May 1, 2024.
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Statutes affected: 
Introduced: 53-1-118, 53-1-120, 53-7-109, 53-22-104, 53B-6-105.7, 53B-8-114, 53B-10-101, 53F-5-222, 53F-9-401, 53F-9-403
Enrolled: 63I-2-253, 53-1-118, 53-1-120, 53-7-109, 53-22-104, 53B-6-105.7, 53B-8-114, 53B-10-101, 53F-5-222, 53F-9-401, 53F-9-403
H.B. 221 1st Substitute (Not Adopted) Text: 53-1-118, 53-1-120, 53-7-109, 53-22-104, 53B-6-105.7, 53B-8-114, 53B-10-101, 53F-5-222, 53F-9-401, 53F-9-403