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1 PUBLIC EDUCATION BUDGET AMENDMENTS
2024 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore House Sponsor: Susan Pulsipher
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3 LONG TITLE
4 General Description:
5 This bill supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise provided for the support and
6 operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
7 2024, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025.
8 Highlighted Provisions:
9 This bill:
10 ▸ expands allowable uses of the Automobile Driver Education Tax Account;
11 ▸ establishes a start date for when the Executive Appropriations Committee will include
12 an appropriation to the Local Levy Growth Account under certain circumstances;
13 ▸ repeals statutory provisions for discontinued or reallocated programs;
14 ▸ provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools, and
15 state education agencies;
16 ▸ sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) at $4,494 for fiscal year 2024-2025,
17 which is five percent higher than the WPU value in FY 2024;
18 ▸ adjusts the number of weighted pupil units for the At-Risk Students Add-on WPU
19 programs to reflect increased student weightings approved by the Legislature;
20 ▸ makes certain statutory changes to adjust programmatic formulas with funding changes;
21 ▸ provides appropriations for other purposes as described; and
22 ▸ provides intent language.
23 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
24 This bill appropriates ($100) in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2024, all of
25 which is from the Income Tax Fund.
26 This bill appropriates ($82,895,200) in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year
27 2024.
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28 This bill appropriates $32,784,800 in transfers to unrestricted funds for fiscal year 2024.
29 This bill appropriates ($82,895,200) in fiduciary funds for fiscal year 2024.
30 This bill appropriates $367,666,600 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2025,
31 including:
32 • ($133,000) from General Fund;
33 • $104,998,700 from Uniform School Fund;
34 • $43,426,400 from the Income Tax Fund; and
35 • $219,374,500 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
36 This bill appropriates $43,395,600 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year 2025,
37 including:
38 • ($40,867,500) from Uniform School Fund;
39 • $1,367,900 from Income Tax Fund; and
40 • $82,895,200 from various sources as detailed in this bill.
41 Other Special Clauses:
42 This bill provides a special effective date.
43 This bill provides a coordination clause.
44 Utah Code Sections Affected:
45 AMENDS:
46 53E-1-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 1, 328, and 380
47 53E-1-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 36 and 218
48 53F-2-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 129, 161, and 356
49 53F-2-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 7, 467 and last amended by
50 Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 467
51 53F-2-704, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 136 and 186
52 53F-7-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
53 53G-7-218, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 408
54 63I-2-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 7, 21, 33, 142, 167, 168,
55 310, 380, 383, and 467
56 REPEALS:
57 53F-2-407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
58 53F-2-411, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
59 53F-2-417, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 408
60 53F-2-503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 408
61 53F-2-519, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 186 and 446
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62 53F-5-207, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 328
63 53F-5-209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 408
64 53F-5-210, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 338 and 408
65 Utah Code Sections affected by Coordination Clause:
66 53F-2-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 7, 467 and last amended by
67 Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 467
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69 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
70 Section 1. Section 53E-1-201 is amended to read:
71 53E-1-201 . Reports to and action required of the Education Interim Committee.
72 (1) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following recurring
73 reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:
74 (a) the report described in Section 9-22-109 by the STEM Action Center Board,
75 including the information described in Section 9-22-113 on the status of the computer
76 science initiative and Section 9-22-114 on the Computing Partnerships Grants
77 Program;
78 (b) the prioritized list of data research described in Section 53B-33-302 and the report on
79 research and activities described in Section 53B-33-304 by the Utah Data Research
80 Center;
81 (c) the report described in Section 35A-15-303 by the State Board of Education on
82 preschool programs;
83 (d) the report described in Section 53B-1-402 by the Utah Board of Higher Education on
84 career and technical education issues and addressing workforce needs;
85 (e) the annual report of the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section
86 53B-1-402;
87 (f) the reports described in Section 53B-28-401 by the Utah Board of Higher Education
88 regarding activities related to campus safety;
89 (g) the State Superintendent's Annual Report by the state board described in Section
90 53E-1-203;
91 (h) the annual report described in Section 53E-2-202 by the state board on the strategic
92 plan to improve student outcomes;
93 (i) the report described in Section 53E-8-204 by the state board on the Utah Schools for
94 the Deaf and the Blind;
95 (j) the report described in Section 53E-10-703 by the Utah Leading through Effective,
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96 Actionable, and Dynamic Education director on research and other activities;
97 (k) the report described in Section 53F-2-522 regarding mental health screening
98 programs;
99 (l) the report described in Section 53F-4-203 by the state board and the independent
100 evaluator on an evaluation of early interactive reading software;
101 (m) the report described in Section 63N-20-107 by the Governor's Office of Economic
102 Opportunity on UPSTART;
103 (n) the reports described in Sections 53F-5-214 and 53F-5-215 by the state board related
104 to grants for professional learning and grants for an elementary teacher preparation
105 assessment;
106 (o) upon request, the report described in Section 53F-5-219 by the state board on the
107 Local Innovations Civics Education Pilot Program;
108 (p) the report described in Section 53F-5-405 by the State Board of Education regarding
109 an evaluation of a partnership that receives a grant to improve educational outcomes
110 for students who are low income;
111 (q) the report described in Section 53B-35-202 regarding the Higher Education and
112 Corrections Council;
113 (r) the report described in Section 53G-7-221 by the State Board of Education regarding
114 innovation plans;
115 (s) the annual report described in Section 63A-2-502 by the Educational Interpretation
116 and Translation Service Procurement Advisory Council; and
117 (t) the reports described in Section 53F-6-412 regarding the Utah Fits All Scholarship
118 Program.
119 (2) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following occasional
120 reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:
121 (a) the report described in Section 35A-15-303 by the School Readiness Board by
122 November 30, 2020, on benchmarks for certain preschool programs;
123 (b) the report described in Section 53B-28-402 by the Utah Board of Higher Education
124 on or before the Education Interim Committee's November 2021 meeting;
125 (c) if required, the report described in Section 53E-4-309 by the state board explaining
126 the reasons for changing the grade level specification for the administration of
127 specific assessments;
128 (d) if required, the report described in Section 53E-5-210 by the state board of an
129 adjustment to the minimum level that demonstrates proficiency for each statewide
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130 assessment;
131 (e) in 2022 and in 2023, on or before November 30, the report described in Subsection
132 53E-10-309(5) related to the PRIME pilot program;
133 (f) the report described in Section 53E-10-702 by Utah Leading through Effective,
134 Actionable, and Dynamic Education;
135 (g) if required, the report described in Section 53F-2-513 by the state board evaluating
136 the effects of salary bonuses on the recruitment and retention of effective teachers in
137 high poverty schools;
138 [(h) the report described in Section 53F-5-210 by the state board on the Educational
139 Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program;]
140 [(i)] (h) upon request, a report described in Section 53G-7-222 by an LEA regarding
141 expenditure of a percentage of state restricted funds to support an innovative
142 education program;
143 [(j)] (i) the report described in Section 53G-7-503 by the state board regarding fees that
144 LEAs charge during the 2020-2021 school year;
145 [(k)] (j) the reports described in Section 53G-11-304 by the state board regarding
146 proposed rules and results related to educator exit surveys; and
147 [(l)] (k) the report described in Section 26B-5-113 by the Office of Substance Use and
148 Mental Health, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Health and
149 Human Service regarding recommendations related to Medicaid reimbursement for
150 school-based health services.
151 Section 2. Section 53E-1-203 is amended to read:
152 53E-1-203 . State Superintendent's Annual Report.
153 (1) The state board shall prepare and submit to the governor, the Education Interim
154 Committee, and the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, by January 15 of
155 each year, an annual written report known as the State Superintendent's Annual Report
156 that includes:
157 (a) the operations, activities, programs, and services of the state board;
158 (b) subject to Subsection (4)(b), all reports listed in Subsection (4)(a); and
159 (c) data on the general condition of the schools with recommendations considered
160 desirable for specific programs, including:
161 (i) a complete statement of fund balances;
162 (ii) a complete statement of revenues by fund and source;
163 (iii) a complete statement of adjusted expenditures by fund, the status of bonded
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164 indebtedness, the cost of new school plants, and school levies;
165 (iv) a complete statement of state funds allocated to each school district and charter
166 school by source, including supplemental appropriations, and a complete
167 statement of expenditures by each school district and charter school, including
168 supplemental appropriations, by function and object as outlined in the United
169 States Department of Education publication "Financial Accounting for Local and
170 State School Systems";
171 (v) a statement that includes data on:
172 (A) fall enrollments;
173 (B) average membership;
174 (C) high school graduates;
175 (D) licensed and classified employees, including data reported by school districts
176 on educator ratings described in Section 53G-11-511;
177 (E) pupil-teacher ratios;
178 (F) average class sizes;
179 (G) average salaries;
180 (H) applicable private school data; and
181 (I) data from statewide assessments described in Section 53E-4-301 for each
182 school and school district;
183 (vi) statistical information regarding incidents of delinquent activity in the schools or
184 at school-related activities; and
185 (vii) other statistical and financial information about the school system that the state
186 superintendent considers pertinent.
187 (2) (a) For the purposes of Subsection (1)(c)(v):
188 (i) the pupil-teacher ratio for a school shall be calculated by dividing the number of
189 students enrolled in a school by the number of full-time equivalent teachers
190 assigned to the school, including regular classroom teachers, school-based
191 specialists, and special education teachers;
192 (ii) the pupil-teacher ratio for a school district shall be the median pupil-teacher ratio
193 of the schools within a school district;
194 (iii) the pupil-teacher ratio for charter schools aggregated shall be the median
195 pupil-teacher ratio of charter schools in the state; and
196 (iv) the pupil-teacher ratio for the state's public schools aggregated shall be the
197 median pupil-teacher ratio of public schools in the state.
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198 (b) The report shall:
199 (i) include the pupil-teacher ratio for:
200 (A) each school district;
201 (B) the charter schools aggregated; and
202 (C) the state's public schools aggregated; and
203 (ii) identify a website where pupil-teacher ratios for each school in the state may be
204 accessed.
205 (3) For each operation, activity, program, or service provided by the state board, the annual
206 report shall include:
207 (a) a description of the operation, activity, program, or service;
208 (b) data and metrics:
209 (i) selected and used by the state board to measure progress, performance,
210 effectiveness, and scope of the operation, activity, program, or service, including
211 summary data; and
212 (ii) that are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or
213 service;
214 (c) budget data, including the amount and source of funding, expenses, and allocation of
215 full-time employees for the operation, activity, program, or service;
216 (d) historical data from previous years for comparison with data reported under
217 Subsections (3)(b) and (c);
218 (e) goals, challenges, and achievements related to the operation, activity, program, or
219 service;
220 (f) relevant federal and state statutory references and requirements;
221 (g) contact information of officials knowledgeable and responsible for each operation,
222 activity, program, or service; and
223 (h) other information determined by the state board that:
224 (i) may be needed, useful, or of historical significance; or
225 (ii) promotes accountability and transparency for each operation, activity, program,
226 or service with the public and elected officials.
227 (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the annual report shall also include:
228 (i) the report described in Section 53E-3-507 by the state board on career and
229 technical education needs and program access;
230 (ii) the report described in Section 53E-3-515 by the state board on the Hospitality
231 and Tourism Management Career and Technical Education Pilot Program;
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232 (iii) beginning on July 1, 2023, the report described in Section 53E-3-516 by the state
233 board on certain incidents that