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             MATH AND SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
                                          AND TEACHERS
                                      2020 GENERAL SESSION
                                           STATE OF UTAH
                               Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
                                  House Sponsor: Steve Eliason
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 LONG TITLE
 General Description:
        This bill amends an existing program to create the Math and Science Opportunities for
 Students and Teachers Program.
 Highlighted Provisions:
        This bill:
        < amends an existing program to create the Math and Science Opportunities for
 Students and Teachers (MOST) Program;
        < amends the duties and authority of the State Board of Education related to the
 MOST Program;
        < repeals requirements on the State Charter School Board related to the MOST
 Program; and
        < makes technical and conforming changes.
 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
        This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2021:
        < to the State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic
 School Programs, as an ongoing appropriation:
            C   from the Education Fund, $900,000; and
        < to the State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration, as an
 ongoing appropriation:
            C   from the Education Fund, $100,000.
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 Other Special Clauses:
        This bill contains a coordination clause.
 Utah Code Sections Affected:
 AMENDS:
        53F-2-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 136 and 186
        53F-2-414, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 136 and 408
        53F-2-505, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
 Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
        53F-2-505, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
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 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
        Section 1. Section 53F-2-203 is amended to read:
        53F-2-203. Reduction of LEA governing board allocation based on insufficient
 revenues.
        (1) As used in this section, "Minimum School Program funds" means the total of state
 and local funds appropriated for the Minimum School Program, excluding:
        (a) an appropriation for a state guaranteed local levy increment as described in Section
 53F-2-601; and
        (b) the appropriation to charter schools to replace local property tax revenues pursuant
 to Section 53F-2-704.
        (2) If the Legislature reduces appropriations made to support public schools under this
 chapter because an Education Fund budget deficit, as defined in Section 63J-1-312, exists, the
 state board, after consultation with each LEA governing board, shall allocate the reduction
 among school districts and charter schools in proportion to each school district's or charter
 school's percentage share of Minimum School Program funds.
        (3) Except as provided in Subsection (5) and subject to the requirements of Subsection
 (7), an LEA governing board shall determine which programs are affected by a reduction
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 pursuant to Subsection (2) and the amount each program is reduced.
        (4) Except as provided in Subsections (5) and (6), the requirement to spend a specified
 amount in any particular program is waived if reductions are made pursuant to Subsection (2).
        (5) An LEA governing board may not reduce or reallocate spending of funds distributed
 to the school district or charter school for the following programs:
        (a) educator salary adjustments provided in Section 53F-2-405;
        (b) the Teacher Salary Supplement Program provided in Section 53F-2-504;
        (c) the extended year for special educators provided in Section 53F-2-310;
        (d) [USTAR centers] the Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers
 Program provided in Section 53F-2-505;
        (e) the School LAND Trust Program described in Sections 53F-2-404 and 53G-7-1206;
 or
        (f) a special education program within the basic school program.
        (6) An LEA governing board may not reallocate spending of funds distributed to the
 school district or charter school to a reserve account.
        (7) An LEA governing board that reduces or reallocates funds in accordance with this
 section shall report all transfers into, or out of, Minimum School Program programs to the state
 board as part of the school district or charter school's Annual Financial and Program report.
        Section 2. Section 53F-2-414 is amended to read:
        53F-2-414. Review of related to basic school programs.
        (1) No later than November 30, 2018, the Public Education Appropriations
 Subcommittee shall:
        (a) review and make recommendations on each program in the related to basic school
 programs described in Subsection (3);
        (b) adopt a review schedule going forward for each program described in Subsection
 (3), placing a program on a schedule to review annually or every four years; and
        (c) review annually or every four years each program according to the schedule adopted
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 under Subsection (1)(b).
        (2) For a related to basic school program that is not listed in Subsection (3) and is
 adopted by the Legislature after January 1, 2018, the Public Education Appropriations
 Subcommittee shall:
        (a) review and make recommendations for the program in the program's initial year of
 implementation;
        (b) adopt a review schedule going forward for the program, placing the program on a
 schedule to review annually or every four years; and
        (c) review annually or every four years the program according to the schedule adopted
 under Subsection (2)(b).
        (3) The programs subject to review under Subsection (1) are the following:
        (a) the state-supported transportation program described in Section 53F-2-403;
        (b) the weighted pupil unit flexibility allocations described in Section 53F-2-205;
        (c) the Enhancement for At-Risk Students Program described in Section 53F-2-410;
        (d) the youth in custody program described in Section 53E-3-503;
        (e) the adult education program described in Title 53E, Chapter 10, Part 2, Adult
 Education;
        (f) the Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program described in Section
 53F-2-408;
        (g) the Centennial Scholarship Program described in Section 53F-2-501;
        (h) the concurrent enrollment program described in Title 53E, Chapter 10, Part 3,
 Concurrent Enrollment;
        (i) the Title I Schools Paraeducators Program described in Section 53F-2-411;
        (j) the School LAND Trust Program described in Section 53F-2-404;
        (k) the charter school local replacement funding program described in Section
 53F-2-702;
        (l) the charter school administration allocations described in Section 53F-2-306;
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         (m) the Early Literacy Program described in Section 53F-2-503;
         (n) the educator salary adjustments described in Section 53F-2-405;
         (o) the Teacher Salary Supplement Program described in Section 53F-2-504;
         (p) the school library books and electronic resources appropriation described in Section
 53F-2-407;
         (q) the matching appropriation for school nurses described in Section 53F-2-519;
         (r) the Dual Language Immersion Program described in Section 53F-2-502;
         (s) the [Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) Initiative Centers] Math and
 Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program described in Section 53F-2-505;
         (t) the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts Learning Program described in
 Section 53F-2-506;
         (u) the early intervention program described in Section 53F-2-507; and
         (v) the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant Program described in Section 53F-2-510.
         Section 3. Section 53F-2-505 is amended to read:
         53F-2-505. Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program.
         (1) As used in this section, "MOST Program" means the Math and Science
 Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program created in this section.
         [(1)] (2) (a) The [Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) Centers]
 Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program is created to provide a
 financial incentive for LEA governing boards to adopt programs in respective [charter schools
 and school districts] LEAs that result in a more efficient use of human resources and capital
 facilities.
         (b) The [potential] intended benefits of the program include:
         (i) increased opportunities for supporting math and science teachers in their
 instructional delivery as it pertains to student learning outcomes;
         [(i)] (ii) increased compensation for math and science teachers by providing
 opportunities for an expanded contract year which will enhance [school districts' and charter
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 schools'] LEAs' ability to attract and retain talented and highly qualified math and science
 teachers;
        [(ii)] (iii) increased capacity of school buildings by using buildings more hours of the
 day or more days of the year, resulting in reduced capital facilities costs;
        [(iii)] (iv) decreased class sizes created by expanding the number of instructional
 opportunities in a year;
        [(iv)] (v) opportunities for earlier high school graduation;
        [(v)] (vi) improved student college preparation;
        [(vi)] (vii) increased opportunities to offer additional remedial and advanced courses in
 math and science; and
        [(vii)] (viii) opportunities to coordinate high school and post-secondary math and
 science education[; and].
        [(viii) the creation or improvement of science, technology, engineering, and math
 centers (STEM Centers).]
        [(2)] (3) From money appropriated for the [USTAR Centers] MOST Program, the state
 board shall award grants to [charter schools and school districts] LEAs to pay for costs related
 to the adoption and implementation of the program.
        [(3)] (4) The state board shall:
        (a) first, distribute a base amount of funds to each regional service center to support
 monitoring and compliance and to provide technical assistance to program grantees;
        [(a)] (b) solicit proposals from [the State Charter School Board and local school
 boards] an LEA or a regional service center on behalf of an LEA for the use of grant money to
 facilitate the adoption and implementation of the program; and
        [(b)] (c) award grants on a competitive basis.
        [(4) The State Charter School Board shall:]
        [(a) solicit proposals from charter school governing boards that may be interested in
 participating in the USTAR Centers Program;]
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         [(b) prioritize and consolidate the proposals into the equivalent of a single school
 district request; and]
         [(c) submit the consolidated request to the state board.]
         (5) In selecting a grant recipient, the state board shall consider:
         (a) the degree to which [a charter school or school district's] an LEA's proposed
 adoption and implementation of an extended year for math and science teachers achieves the
 benefits described in Subsection [(1)] (2);
         (b) the unique circumstances of different urban, rural, large, small, growing, and
 declining [charter schools and school districts] LEAs; and
         (c) providing pilot programs in as many different [school districts and charter schools]
 LEAs as possible.
         (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), [a school district or charter school] an
 LEA may only use grant money to provide [full year teacher] educator contracts, [part-time
 teacher] educator contract extensions, educator stipends, or combinations of both, for
 participating MOST Program math and science teachers.
         (b) Up to 5% of the grant money may be used to fund math and science field trips,
 textbooks, and supplies.
         (7) Participation in the [USTAR Centers] MOST Program [shall be] is:
         (a) voluntary for an individual teacher; and
         (b) voluntary for a charter school or school district.
         Section 4. Appropriation.
         The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
 2020, and ending June 30, 2021. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
 fiscal year 2021. 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.
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        To State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School
        Programs
                From Education Fund                                                              $900,000
                Schedule of Programs:
                        Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program
                                                                      $900,000
 ITEM 2
        To State Board of Education - MSP Categorical Program Administration
                From Education Fund                                                              $100,000
                Schedule of Programs:
                        Math and Science Opportunities for Students and Teachers Program
                                                                      $100,000
        Section 5. Coordinating S.B. 93 with S.B. 79 -- Superseding substantive
 amendments.
        If this S.B. 93 and S.B. 79, Regional Education Service Agencies, both pass and
 become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and
 General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for publication by changing all
 references in Section 53F-2-505 from "regional service center" to "regional education service
 agency".
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Statutes affected: 
Introduced: 53F-2-203, 53F-2-414, 53F-2-505
Amended: 53F-2-203, 53F-2-414, 53F-2-505
Enrolled: 53F-2-203, 53F-2-414, 53F-2-505