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Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Basic Program” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53F-2-102.
(b) “WPU” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53F-2-102.
(2) In lieu of the accountable budget reviews required in legislative rule, the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee shall, in order to continue and build upon the public education funding study that the state board completed during the 2021 fiscal year, complete an evaluation of the funding structure for public education, including by developing recommendations for future legislation to:
(a) during the first phase:
(i) evaluate and recommend the rate at which the weightings described in Subsection 53F-2-314(2)(a) should grow for the WPU add-ons for students who are at risk; and
(ii) address distribution of revenues to school districts of differing sizes and property values to ensure adequate long-term equalization of public education funds through tested or new approaches to equalization;
(b) during the second phase:
(i) consider additional issues raised under the evaluation and recommendations described in Subsection (2)(a);
(ii) address the related to basic programs described in Title 53F, Chapter 2, State Funding--Minimum School Program, to optimize coherence, stability, continuous improvement, and balance with Basic Program funds; and
(iii) address methods to support schools in developing and implementing effective practices, possibly through a competitive grant program.
(3) The Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee shall report the following to the Executive Appropriations Committee:
(a) no later than December 1, 2021, the evaluation and recommendations described in Subsection (2)(a); and
(b) no later than December 1, 2022, the evaluation and recommendations described in Subsection (2)(b).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 53E. Public Education System--State Administration § 53E-1-202.2. Public education funding evaluation--Recommendations - last updated May 05, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-53e-public-education-system-state-administration/ut-code-sect-53e-1-202-2/
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