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UT Code § 53F-2-417 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 4 - Related to Basic Program -- Formula Programs|Section 417 - Rural school district transportation grants.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53F-2-417. Rural school district transportation grants.    (1) Subject to legislative appropriations and Subsection (2), the state board shall award a grant for a school district to provide:   (a) transportation to students who are not eligible for state-supported transportation under Section 53F-2-403;     (b) transportation for students to and from student activities and field trips; or     (c) replacement school buses.       (2) The state board may only award a grant described in Subsection (1) to a school district that:   (a) qualifies for transportation money under Section 53F-2-403;     (b) is located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, as defined in Section 17-50-501;     (c) provides matching money, from the school district's board local levy described in Section 53F-8-302, in an amount equal to the grant the school district receives from the state board under this section; and     (d) dedicates the total grant and matching money to a transportation purpose described in Subsection (1).       (3) The state board shall determine the amount of a grant to award a school district based on the prior-year miles traveled for purposes described in Subsections (1)(a) and (b).     (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules to establish, for a grant described in this section, procedures for:   (a) a school district to apply for a grant; and     (b) awarding a grant.      Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53F-2-419 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 4 - Related to Basic Program -- Formula Programs|Section 419 - English language learner software.

 Effective 7/1/2021  53F-2-419. English language learner software.    (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall:   (a) allocate funds to LEAs for English language learner software; and     (b) make the allocation described in Subsection (1)(a) using a formula that provides:   (i) a base amount for each LEA that has English language learner students; and     (ii) a distribution of remaining funding in proportion to the LEA's share of statewide English language learner students.         (2) An LEA shall use an allocation the LEA receives under Subsection (1) to select a vendor and pay for software licenses for English language learner instruction.    Enacted by Chapter 439, 2021 General Session  Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB450, Chapter 310, and HB421, Chapter 307.
UT Code § 53F-2-420 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 4 - Related to Basic Program -- Formula Programs|Section 420 - Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program.

 Affected by 63I-1-253 on 7/1/2024  Effective 5/5/2021  53F-2-420. Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Eligible student" means a student:   (i) who has an IEP; and     (ii) for whom the cost of special education services described in the student's IEP exceeds three times the statewide average per-pupil expenditures.       (b) "Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program" or "program" means the three-year pilot program created in Subsection (2).     (c) "Special education services" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-7-201.       (2) There is created a three-year pilot program known as the Intensive Services Special Education Pilot Program to, subject to appropriations from the Legislature, provide funding to an LEA to supplement the other funding for educating an eligible student.     (3) An LEA shall use a distribution under this section to fund special education services for an eligible student.     (4) The state board shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules establishing a distribution formula to allocate money appropriated to the state board under this section to LEAs for the program.    Enacted by Chapter 307, 2021 General Session  Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB450, Chapter 310, and HB2, Chapter 439.
UT Code § 53F-2-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 5 - Related to Basic Program -- Grant Programs|Section 502 - Dual language immersion.

 Effective 5/5/2021  53F-2-502. Dual language immersion.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Dual language immersion" means an instructional setting in which a student receives a portion of instruction in English and a portion of instruction exclusively in a partner language.     (b) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means a school district or a charter school.     (c) "Participating LEA" means an LEA selected by the state board to receive a grant described in this section.     (d) "Partner language" means a language other than English in which instruction is provided in dual language immersion.       (2) The state board shall:   (a) establish a dual language immersion program;     (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules that establish:   (i) a grant program for an LEA to receive funding for dual language immersion;     (ii) the required qualifications for an LEA to be a participating LEA;     (iii) subject to this section, requirements of a participating LEA;     (iv) a proficiency assessment for each partner language; and     (v) a progression of how a school in a participating LEA adds grade levels in which the school offers dual language immersion; and       (c) subject to legislative appropriations:   (i) select participating LEAs; and     (ii) award to a participating LEA a grant to support dual language immersion in the LEA.         (3) A participating LEA shall:   (a) establish in a school a full-day dual language immersion instructional model that provides at least 50% of instruction exclusively in a partner language;     (b) in accordance with the state board rules described in Subsection (2)(b), add grades in which dual language immersion is provided in a school; and     (c) annually administer to each student in grades 3 through 8 who participates in dual language immersion an assessment described in Subsection (2)(b)(iv).       (4) The state board shall:   (a) provide support to a participating LEA, including by:   (i) offering professional learning for dual language immersion educators;     (ii) developing curriculum related to dual language immersion; or     (iii) providing instructional support for a partner language;       (b) conduct a program evaluation of the dual language immersion program established under Subsection (2)(a); and     (c) on or before November 1, 2019, report to the Education Interim Committee and the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the results of the program evaluation described in Subsection (4)(b).       (5) The state board may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, contract with a third party to conduct the program evaluation described in Subsection (4)(b).    Amended by Chapter 251, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 53F-2-515 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 5 - Related to Basic Program -- Grant Programs|Section 515 - Federal Impact Aid Program -- Offset for underestimated allocations from the Federal Impact Aid Program.

 Affected by 63I-2-253 on 7/1/2023  Effective 5/8/2018  53F-2-515. Federal Impact Aid Program -- Offset for underestimated allocations from the Federal Impact Aid Program.    (1) In addition to the revenues received from the levy imposed by a local school board and authorized by the Legislature under Section 53F-2-301 or 53F-2-301.5, as applicable, the Legislature shall provide an amount equal to the difference between the school district's anticipated receipts under the entitlement for the fiscal year from the Federal Impact Aid Program and the amount the school district actually received from this source for the next preceding fiscal year.     (2) If at the end of a fiscal year the sum of the receipts of a school district from a distribution from the Legislature pursuant to Subsection (1) plus the school district's allocations from the Federal Impact Aid Program for that fiscal year exceeds the amount allocated to the school district from the Federal Impact Aid Program for the next preceding fiscal year, the excess funds are carried into the next succeeding fiscal year and become in that year a part of the school district's contribution to the school district's basic program for operation and maintenance under the state minimum school finance law.     (3) During the next succeeding fiscal year described in Subsection (2), the school district's required tax rate for the basic program shall be reduced so that the yield from the reduced tax rate plus the carryover funds equal the school district's required contribution to the school district's basic program.     (4) For the school district of a local school board that is required to reduce the school district's basic tax rate under this section, the school district shall receive state minimum school program funds as though the reduction in the tax rate had not been made.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2018 General SessionAmended by Chapter 456, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 53F-2-519 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 5 - Related to Basic Program -- Grant Programs|Section 519 - Appropriation for school nurses.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53F-2-519. Appropriation for school nurses.    (1) The state board shall distribute money appropriated for school nurses to award grants to school districts and charter schools that:   (a) provide an equal amount of matching funds; and     (b) do not supplant other money used for school nurses.       (2)   (a) A school district or charter school that is awarded a grant under this section shall require each school nurse employed by the school district or charter school to complete two hours of continuing nurse education on the emotional and mental health of students.     (b) The continuing nurse education described in Subsection (2)(a) shall include training on:   (i) the awareness of, screening for, and triaging to appropriate treatment for mental health problems;     (ii) trauma-informed care;     (iii) signs of mental illness;     (iv) alcohol and substance abuse;     (v) response to acute mental health crises; and     (vi) suicide prevention, including information about the 24-hour availability of the SafeUT Crisis Line established under Section 53B-17-1202.        Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General SessionAmended by Chapter 446, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53F-2-520 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 5 - Related to Basic Program -- Grant Programs|Section 520 - Rural school transportation reimbursement.

 Effective 5/5/2021  53F-2-520. Rural school transportation reimbursement.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Eligible LEA" means a school district or a charter school:   (i) that is located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, as defined in Section 17-50-501; and     (ii) in which:   (A) for a fiscal year other than fiscal year 2021 or 2022, at least 65% of the students enrolled in the school district or charter school qualify for free or reduced price lunch; or     (B) for fiscal year 2021 or 2022, at least 65% of the students enrolled in the school district or charter school qualified for free or reduced price lunch in fiscal year 2019.         (b) "Eligible school" means a school:   (i) in an eligible LEA; and     (ii) that the eligible LEA has provided transportation to and from for a regular school day for students for at least five years.       (c) "LEA governing board" means:   (i) the local school board of a school district that is an eligible LEA; or     (ii) the charter school governing board of a charter school that is an eligible LEA.         (2) An LEA governing board may annually submit a request to the state board to receive reimbursement for an expense that:   (a) the LEA governing board incurs transporting a student to or from an eligible school for the regular school day; and     (b) the LEA governing board does not pay using state funding for pupil transportation described in Section 53F-2-402 or 53F-2-403.       (3)   (a) Subject to legislative appropriations, and except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the state board shall reimburse an LEA governing board for an expense included in a request described in Subsection (2).     (b) If the legislative appropriation for this section is insufficient to fund an expense in a request received under Subsection (2), the state board may reduce an LEA governing board's reimbursement in accordance with the rules described in Subsection (4).       (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules that establish:   (a) requirements for information an LEA governing board shall include in a reimbursement request described in Subsection (2);     (b) a deadline by which an LEA governing board shall submit a request described in Subsection (2); and     (c) a formula for reducing an LEA governing board's allocation under Subsection (3).       (5) Nothing in this section affects a school district's allocation for pupil transportation under Sections 53F-2-402 and 53F-2-403.    Amended by Chapter 303, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 53F-2-701 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 7 - Charter School Funding|Section 701 - Definitions.

 Effective 1/24/2018  53F-2-701. Definitions.  The terms defined in Section 53G-5-102 apply to this part. Enacted by Chapter 2, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 53F-2-702 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 7 - Charter School Funding|Section 702 - Funding for charter schools.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53F-2-702. Funding for charter schools.    (1) Except as described in Section 53F-2-302, a charter school shall receive state funds, as applicable, on the same basis as a school district receives funds.     (2)   (a) As described in Section 53F-2-703, the state board shall distribute charter school levy per pupil revenues to charter schools.     (b) As described in Section 53F-2-704, and 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 (2)(a).       (3) Charter schools are eligible to receive federal funds if they meet all applicable federal requirements and comply with relevant federal regulations.     (4) The state board shall distribute funds for charter school students directly to the charter school.     (5)   (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a charter school is not eligible to receive state transportation funding.     (b) The state board shall also adopt rules relating to the transportation of students to and from charter schools, taking into account Sections 53F-2-403 and 53G-6-405.     (c) A charter school governing board may provide transportation through an agreement or contract with the local school board, a private provider, or parents.       (6)   (a)   (i) In accordance with Section 53F-2-705, the State Charter School Board may allocate grants for start-up costs to charter schools from money appropriated for charter school start-up costs.     (ii) The charter school governing board of a charter school that receives money from a grant under Section 53F-2-705 shall use the grant for expenses for planning and implementation of the charter school.       (b) The state board shall coordinate the distribution of federal money appropriated to help fund costs for establishing and maintaining charter schools within the state.       (7)   (a) A charter school may receive, hold, manage and use any devise, bequest, grant, endowment, gift, or donation of any property made to the school for any of the purposes of Title 53G, Chapter 5, Charter Schools, or related provisions.     (b) It is unlawful for any person affiliated with a charter school to demand or request any gift, donation, or contribution from a parent, teacher, employee, or other person affiliated with the charter school as a condition for employment or enrollment at the school or continued attendance at the school.      Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53F-2-705 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 7 - Charter School Funding|Section 705 - Grants for charter school start-up costs.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53F-2-705. Grants for charter school start-up costs.    (1)   (a) The State Charter School Board shall use money appropriated for charter school start-up costs to provide grants to charter schools to pay for expenses for the planning and implementation of a charter school.     (b) The State Charter School Board:   (i) may use up to 8% of the money appropriated for charter school start-up costs for financial monitoring of new charter schools and to provide professional development or technical assistance for charter school governing board members and staff of new charter schools; and     (ii) in accordance with rules adopted by the state board, may use up to $200,000 of the money appropriated for charter school start-up costs for a mentoring program for new and existing charter schools.         (2) The amount of a grant for charter school start-up costs shall be based on the authorized enrollment of the charter school.     (3) The state board shall make rules consistent with this section specifying:   (a) procedures for applying for and awarding grants for charter school start-up costs;     (b) permitted uses of grant money; and     (c) requirements for a charter school to submit the following to the State Charter School Board:   (i) a budget for the grant money; and     (ii) a final report on the expenditure of the grant money.         (4) The state board shall make rules establishing a mentoring program for new and existing charter schools.    Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53F-2-706 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 2 - State Funding -- Minimum School Program|Part 7 - Charter School Funding|Section 706 - Small Charter School Base Funding.

 Effective 7/1/2021  53F-2-706. Small charter school base funding.    (1) Subject to legislative appropriation, the state board shall distribute small charter school base funding in the following amounts to charter schools with 2,000 or less students:   (a) for a charter school with 300 students or less, $40,000;     (b) for a charter school with 301 to 400 students, $35,000;     (c) for a charter school with 401 to 500 students, $30,000;     (d) for a charter school with 501 to 600 students, $25,000;     (e) for a charter school with 601 to 1,000 students, $20,000; and     (f) for a charter school with 1,001 to 2,000 students, $15,000.       (2) A charter school's eligibility for small charter school base funding is determined by the charter school's student enrollment on October 1 of a given year.     (3) Notwithstanding this section and subject to legislative appropriations, the state board may distribute to charter schools, regardless of size, one-time funding that the Legislature appropriates to mitigate funding losses as described in legislative appropriations.    Amended by Chapter 439, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 53F-3-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 3 - State Funding -- Capital Outlay Programs|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 1/24/2018  53F-3-101. Title.  This chapter is known as "State Funding -- Capital Outlay Programs." Enacted by Chapter 2, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 53F-3-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 3 - State Funding -- Capital Outlay Programs|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/8/2018  53F-3-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "ADM" or "pupil in average daily membership" is as defined in Section 53F-2-102.     (2) "Base tax effort rate" means the average of:   (a) the highest combined capital levy rate; and     (b) the average combined capital levy rate for the school districts statewide.       (3) "Combined capital levy rate" means a rate that includes the sum of the following property tax levies:   (a)   (i) the debt service levy authorized in Section 11-14-310; and     (ii) the voted capital outlay leeway authorized in Section 53F-8-402; or       (b)   (i) the capital local levy authorized in Section 53F-8-303; and     (ii) the debt service levy authorized in Section 11-14-310.         (4) "Derived net taxable value" means the quotient of:   (a) the total property tax collections from April 1 through the following March 31 for a school district for the calendar year preceding the March 31 date; divided by     (b) the school district's total tax rate for the calendar year preceding the March 31 referenced in Subsection (4)(a).       (5) "Highest combined capital levy rate" means the highest combined capital levy rate imposed by a school district within the state for a fiscal year.     (6) "Property tax base per ADM" means the quotient of:   (a) a school district's derived net taxable value; divided by     (b) the school district's ADM.       (7) "Property tax yield per ADM" means:   (a) the product of:   (i) a school district's derived net taxable value; and     (ii) the base tax effort rate; divided by       (b) the school district's ADM.       (8) "Statewide average property tax base per ADM" means the quotient of:   (a) the sum of all school districts' derived net taxable value; divided by     (b) the sum of all school districts' ADM.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2018 General SessionAmended by Chapter 456, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 53F-3-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding|Chapter 3 - State Funding -- Capital Outlay Programs|Part 2 - Capital Outlay Programs|Section 201 - Capital outlay programs -- Use of funds.

 Effective 1/24/2018  53F-3-201. Capital outlay programs -- Use of funds.  A school district may only use the money provided under this chapter for school district capital outlay and debt service purposes. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2018 General Session