Title 53F, Public Education System -- Funding

53F-6-417. Appeals process for denied reimbursements. In accordance with required program administration the program manager shall: (1) follow an appeals process for when a student's eligibility is suspended or disqualified under Section 53F-6-405; and (2) establish the process a…

53F-6-501. Utah Private Course Choice Empowerment program. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Authorized online course provider" or "provider" means a provider approved by the program manager to offer online courses through the program. (b) "Blended learning" means an education mo…

53F-7-101. Title. This chapter is known as "State Funding -- Education Administration."

53F-7-102. Definitions. Reserved

53F-7-201. Appropriations from Automobile Driver Education Tax Account. There is appropriated to the state board from the Automobile Driver Education Tax Account, annually, all money in the account, in excess of the expense of administering the collection of the tax, for use and …

53F-7-202. Distribution of one-time funding for student and school support. (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall allocate one-time funding appropriated for student and school support in accordance with this section by: (a) for charter schools: (i) dist…

53F-7-203. Paid professional hours for educators. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Paid professional hours" means hours outside of an educator's contracted hours. (b) "Qualifying time" means the hours spent engaged in professional learning, including: (i) time spent traveling fo…

53F-7-301. Annual salary adjustments for Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind educators -- Legislative appropriation. Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature shall annually appropriate money to the state board for the salary adjustments described in Section 53E-8…

53F-8-101. Title. This chapter is known as "Local Funding."

53F-8-102. Definitions. Reserved

53F-8-201. Annual certification of tax rate proposed by local school board -- Inclusion of school district budget -- Modified filing date. (1) Prior to June 22 of each year, each local school board shall certify to the county legislative body in which the district is located, on …

53F-8-202. Levy of tax -- Collection and deposit. (1) After the valuation of property has been extended on the assessment rolls, the county legislative body shall levy a tax on the taxable property in the respective school districts at the rate submitted by each local school boar…

53F-8-203. Payment out of tax money by county treasurer. (1) Each county treasurer shall pay the appropriate proportionate share of delinquent taxes, together with interest and costs on all tax sales, to each affected school district. (2) The treasurer shall make payment as quick…

53F-8-301. State-supported voted local levy authorized -- Election requirements -- Reconsideration of the program. (1) The terms defined in Section 53F-2-102 apply to this section. (2) An election to consider adoption or modification of a voted local levy is required if initiativ…

53F-8-302. Board local levy. (1) The terms defined in Section 53F-2-102 apply to this section. (2) Subject to the other requirements of this section, a local school board may levy a tax to fund the school district's general fund. (3)(a) For purposes of this Subsection (3), "combi…

53F-8-303. Capital local levy. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Cost of the basic program" means the cost of the programs described in Title 53F, Chapter 2, Part 3, Basic Program (Weighted Pupil Units) in a school district. (b) "Low-revenue year" means a fiscal year for which th…

53F-8-402. Special tax to buy school building sites, build and furnish schoolhouses, or improve school property. (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (6), a local school board may, by following the process for special elections established in Sections 20A-1-203 and 20A-1-204, …

53F-8-403. School transportation levy. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (5), a local school board may provide for the transportation of students regardless of the distance from school, from a tax rate not to exceed .0003 per dollar of taxable value levied by the local school …

53F-9-101. Title. This chapter is known as "Funds and Accounts."

53F-9-102. Definitions. Reserved

53F-9-103. Nonlapsing funds. All appropriations to the state board are nonlapsing, including appropriations to the Minimum School Program and all agencies, line items, and programs under the jurisdiction of the state board.

53F-9-201. Uniform School Fund -- Contents -- Trust Distribution Account. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Annual distribution calculation" means, for a given fiscal year, the average of: (i) 5% of the average market value of the State School Fund for that fiscal year; and (ii) …

53F-9-201.1. Appropriations to the Minimum School Program from the Uniform School Fund. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Base budget" means the same as that term is defined in legislative rule. (b) "Enrollment growth and inflation estimates" means the cost estimates regarding en…

53F-9-203. Charter School Revolving Account. (1)(a) The terms defined in Section 53G-5-102 apply to this section. (b) As used in this section, "account" means the Charter School Revolving Account. (2)(a) There is created within the Uniform School Fund a restricted account known a…

53F-9-203.1. Charter School Revolving Fund. (1) As used in this section: (a) The definitions in Section 53G-5-102 apply to this section. (b) "Fund" means the Charter School Revolving Fund. (2)(a) There is created within the Uniform School Fund a restricted account known as the Ch…

53F-9-204. Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account. (1) There is created within the Uniform School Fund a restricted account known as the "Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account." (2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the account s…

53F-9-206. School Building Revolving Account -- Access to the account. (1)(a) There is created within the Uniform School Fund a restricted account known as the "School Building Revolving Account" to provide short-term help to school districts to meet district needs for school bui…

53F-9-301. Charter School Levy Account. (1)(a) The terms defined in Section 53G-5-102 apply to this section. (b) As used in this section, "account" means the Charter School Levy Account created in this section. (2) There is created within the Income Tax Fund a restricted account …

53F-9-302. Minimum Basic Growth Account. (1) As used in this section, "account" means the Minimum Basic Growth Account created in this section. (2) There is created within the Income Tax Fund a restricted account known as the "Minimum Basic Growth Account." (3) The account shall …

53F-9-303. Charter School Reserve Account. (1) The terms defined in Section 53G-5-601 apply to this section. (2) There is created within the Income Tax Fund a restricted account known as the "Charter School Reserve Account." (3) The reserve account consists of: (a) money credited…

53F-9-304. Underage Drinking and Substance Abuse Prevention Program Restricted Account. (1) As used in this section, "account" means the Underage Drinking and Substance Abuse Prevention Program Restricted Account created in this section. (2) There is created within the Income Tax…

53F-9-305. Local Levy Growth Account. (1) As used in this section, "account" means the Local Levy Growth Account created in this section. (2) There is created within the Income Tax Fund a restricted account known as the "Local Levy Growth Account." (3) The account shall be funded…

53F-9-306. Teacher and Student Success Account. (1) As used in this section, "account" means the Teacher and Student Success Account created in this section. (2) There is created within the Income Tax Fund a restricted account known as the "Teacher and Student Success Account." (…

53F-9-307. Charter School Closure Reserve Account. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Account" means the Charter School Closure Reserve Account created in this section. (b) "Charter school authorizer" or "authorizer" means an entity listed in Section 53G-5-205 that authorizes a ch…

53F-9-501. Hospitality and Tourism Management Education Account -- Uses -- Costs. (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Hospitality and Tourism Management Education Account," which the state board shall use to fund the Hospitality and Tourism Manag…

53F-9-601. Small School District Capital Projects Fund. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Capital development project" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-5b-401. (b) "Fund" means the Small School District Capital Projects Fund created in this section. (2)(a) Th…

53F-10-101. Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "Capital development project" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-5b-401, including new construction, capital expansion, and renovation. (2) "Capital local levy" means the levy that a local school board impos…

53F-10-102. Capital development project proposal process -- State board role. (1) The state board shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish a process for school districts to submit to the panel proposals for fundin…

53F-10-201. Capital Projects Evaluation Panel. (1) There is created the Capital Projects Evaluation Panel to review, prioritize, and approve proposals for state funding of capital projects under this chapter. (2) The panel consists of the following members: (a) the state superint…

53F-10-202. Panel duties. (1) The panel shall: (a) determine criteria for: (i) the allowed uses of capital project fund resources described in Sections 53F-10-301 and 53F-10-302 and the prioritization of proposed capital development projects, including the extent to which a propo…

53F-10-301. Capital development project grants. (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), after reviewing an eligible school district's ability to independently generate project funding, the panel may recommend to the state board, and the state board may authorize a distrib…

53F-10-302. Capital development project loans. (1) The panel may recommend and the state board may distribute capital project funding for a loan to an eligible school district to provide the required match amount described in Section 53F-10-301 for a capital development project t…

53F-10-303. Rural School Sports Facilities Grant Program. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Eligible school" means a public school within a school district: (i) located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, as defined in Section 17-60-104; or (ii) with fewer than 3,00…