2023 Utah Code › Title 53F - Public Education System -- Funding › Chapter 5 - State Funding -- Initiative Grant Programs › Part 2 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs › Section 210 - Educational Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program.

Effective 5/12/2020
53F-5-210.
Educational Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Applicant" means an LEA, private provider, nonprofit provider, or municipality that provides an existing program and applies for a grant under the provisions of this section.
(b) "Existing program" means a currently funded and operating program, as described in Subsections 53E-3-508(1)(a) and (b).
(c) "Grant program" means the Educational Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program created in Subsection (2).
(d) "Grantor" means:
(i) for an LEA that receives a grant under this section, the state board; or
(ii) for a private provider, nonprofit provider, or municipality that receives a grant under this section, the Department of Workforce Services.
(e) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means a school district or charter school.
(2) There is created the Educational Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program to provide grant funds for an existing program to improve and develop the existing program in accordance with the high quality standards described in Section 53E-3-508.
(3) Subject to legislative appropriation and in accordance with Subsection (7):
(a) the state board shall:
(i) solicit LEA applications to receive a grant under this section; and
(ii) award a grant based on the criteria described in Subsection (5); and
(b) the Department of Workforce Services shall:
(i) solicit private provider, nonprofit provider, or municipality applications to receive a grant under this section; and
(ii) award a grant based on the criteria described in Subsection (5).
(4) To receive a grant under this section, an applicant shall submit a proposal to the grantor describing:
(a) how the applicant proposes to develop and improve the existing program to meet the standards described in Section 53E-3-508;
(b) information necessary for the state board to determine the impact of the applicant's program on the academic performance of participating students;
(c) the total number of students the applicant proposes to serve through the existing program;
(d) the estimated percentage of the students described in Subsection (4)(c) who qualify for free or reduced lunch; and
(e) the estimated cost of the applicant's existing program, per student.
(5) In awarding a grant under Subsection (3), the grantor shall consider:
(a) how an applicant's existing program proposes to meet the standards described in Section 53E-3-508; and
(b) the percentage of students in that program who qualify for free and reduced lunch.
(6) An applicant that receives a grant under this section shall:
(a) use the grant to improve an existing program in accordance with the standards described in Section 53E-3-508; and
(b) annually report to the grantor:
(i) the number of students served by the existing program;
(ii) the academic outcomes that the program is expected to have on participating students;
(iii) program attendance rates of participating students; and
(iv) other information required by the grantor.
(7)
(a) To receive a distribution of grant money under this section, an applicant shall identify and certify the availability of matching funds in the amount of the grant to be distributed to the applicant.
(b) Neither the state board nor the Department of Workforce Services shall be expected to seek matching funds for this grant program.
(8) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules to administer this section that include:
(a) specific criteria to determine academic performance;
(b) application and reporting procedures; and
(c) criteria for an existing program to qualify for a grant under this section.
(9) The Department of Workforce Services shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to administer the grant program as described in Subsection (3)(b).
(10) In accordance with 34 C.F.R. Sec. 99.35, the state board shall designate the Department of Workforce Services as an authorized representative for the purpose of sharing student data and evaluating and reporting the impact and effectiveness of the grant program.
(11) The state board and the Department of Workforce Services may utilize up to 10% of the funds appropriated for administrative costs associated with the grant program and the report described in Subsection (12).
(12) The state board shall report to the Education Interim Committee before November 30, 2019, regarding:
(a) the grant program's effect on the quality of existing programs that participate in the grant program; and
(b) the impact of the existing programs on the academic performance of participating students.
Amended by Chapter 338, 2020 General Session
Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session