Title 53F, Public Education System -- Funding

53F-2-526. Excellence in Education and Leadership Supplement. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Center" means the Center for the School of the Future at Utah State University established in Section 53H-3-304. (b) "Eligible teacher" means a teacher who is a top-performing teacher …

53F-2-527. Appropriations for teaching supplies and materials. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Classroom teacher" means a teacher who: (i) is assigned by an LEA in a permanent teacher position filled by one teacher or two or more job-sharing teachers employed by an LEA; (ii) is…

53F-2-601. State guaranteed local levy increments -- Appropriation to increase number of guaranteed local levy increments -- No effect of change of minimum basic tax rate -- Voted and board local levy funding balance -- Use of guaranteed local levy increment funds. (1) As used in…

53F-2-701. Definitions. The terms defined in Section 53G-5-102 apply to this part.

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 chart…

53F-2-703. Charter school levy. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Charter School Levy Account" means the Charter School Levy Account created in Section 53F-9-301. (b) "Charter school levy per district revenues" means the product of: (i) a school district's district per pupil loca…

53F-2-704. Charter school levy state guarantee. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Charter school levy per pupil revenues" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53F-2-703. (b) "Charter school students' average local revenues" means the amount determined as follows: (i)…

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 Stat…

53F-2-706. Small charter school base funding -- Base funding study. (1) Subject to legislative appropriation, the state board shall distribute small charter school base funding to charter schools with 2,000 or fewer students in the amount of the greater of $40,000 or $115 per stu…

53F-3-101. Title. This chapter is known as "State Funding -- Capital Outlay Programs."

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 th…

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.

53F-3-202. Capital Outlay Foundation Program created -- Distribution formulas -- Allocations. (1) As used in this section: (a) "ADM" or "pupil in average daily membership" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53F-2-102 excluding a pupil fully enrolled in an online ed…

53F-3-204. School Building Revolving Account. The School Building Revolving Account is created as described in Section 53F-9-206, to provide short-term help to school districts to meet district needs for school building construction and renovation.

53F-4-101. Title. This chapter is known as "State Funding -- Contracted Initiatives."

53F-4-102. Definitions. Reserved

53F-4-201. State board required to contract for a benchmark assessment system for reading. (1)(a) As described in Section 53E-4-307, the state board shall approve a benchmark assessment for use statewide by school districts and charter schools. (b) The state board shall contract …

53F-4-202. College readiness diagnostic tool. (1) The state board shall contract with a provider, selected through a request for proposals process, to provide an online college readiness diagnostic tool that is aligned with the college readiness assessment described in Section 53…

53F-4-203. Early interactive reading software -- Independent evaluator. (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall distribute funds to public schools based on enrollment for students in kindergarten through grade 3 to purchase personalized interactive readin…

53F-4-206. Computer program for students with autism and other special needs. (1) To improve social skills and student achievement for students with autism and other special needs in pre-school through grade 2, the state board shall contract with a provider, selected through a re…

53F-4-207. Student intervention early warning program. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Digital program" means a program that provides information for student early intervention as described in this section. (b) "Online data reporting tool" means a system described in Section 53…

53F-4-209. Neutrality and integrity in educational software and hardware procurement. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Educational entity" means: (i) the state board; or (ii) a local education agency governing board. (b) "Computer software" means a set of computer programs, proc…

53F-4-301. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Assessment team" means a team consisting of: (a) the student's parent; (b) the student's private school classroom teacher; (c) special education personnel from the student's school district; and (d) if available, special educatio…

53F-4-301.5. Findings and purpose. The Legislature finds that: (1) the state system of public education as established and maintained under the state constitution shall be open to all children of the state; (2) students with disabilities have special needs that merit educational …

53F-4-302. Scholarship program created -- Qualifications. (1) The Carson Smith Scholarship Program is created to award scholarships to students with disabilities to attend a private school. (2) To qualify for a scholarship: (a) the student's custodial parent shall reside within U…

53F-4-303. Eligible private schools. (1) To be eligible to enroll a scholarship student, a private school shall: (a) have a physical location in Utah where the scholarship students attend classes and have direct contact with the school's teachers; (b)(i) contract with an independ…

53F-4-304. Scholarship payments. (1)(a) The state board shall award scholarships subject to the availability of money appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose. (b) The Legislature shall annually appropriate money to the state board from the General Fund to make scholarshi…

53F-4-305. State board to make rules. In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules consistent with this part establishing: (1) the eligibility of students to participate in the scholarship program; (2) the applicati…

53F-4-306. Enforcement and penalties. (1)(a) The state board shall require a private school to submit a signed affidavit assuring the private school will comply with the requirements of this part. (b) If a school fails to submit a signed affidavit within 30 days of receiving noti…

53F-4-307. Limitation on regulation of private schools. Nothing in this part grants additional authority to any state agency or LEA to regulate private schools except as expressly set forth in this part.

53F-4-501. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Authorized online course provider" means the entities listed in Subsection 53F-4-504(1). (2)(a) "Certified online course provider" means a provider that the state board approves to offer courses through the Statewide Online Educa…

53F-4-502. Statewide Online Education Program created -- Designated as program of the public education system -- Purposes. (1) The Statewide Online Education Program is created to enable an eligible student to, through the completion of publicly funded online courses: (a) earn co…

53F-4-503. Option to enroll in online courses offered through the Statewide Online Education Program. (1) Subject to Subsections (2), (9), and (12), and with the advice of a school counselor at a student's primary LEA, an eligible student may enroll in an online course offered th…

53F-4-504. Authorized online course providers -- Certified online course providers. (1) The following entities are known as an authorized online course provider and may offer online courses to eligible students through the Statewide Online Education Program: (a) a school within a…

53F-4-505. Payment for an online course. (1) For the 2012-13 school year, the fee for a .5 credit online course or .5 credit of a 1 credit online course is: (a) $200 for the following courses, except a concurrent enrollment course: (i) financial literacy; (ii) health; (iii) fitne…

53F-4-506. Withdrawal from an online course. (1) An authorized online course provider shall establish a start date for an online course, including a start date for the second .5 credit of a 1 credit online course. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a student may withdraw f…

53F-4-507. Direction to deduct funds and make payments -- Plan for the payment of online courses taken by home-based students. (1) Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature shall adjust the appropriation for the Statewide Online Education Program based on (a) the anti…

53F-4-508. Course credit acknowledgment. (1) A student's primary LEA of enrollment and the student's authorized online course provider shall: (a) enter into a course credit acknowledgment in which the primary LEA of enrollment and the authorized online course provider acknowledge…

53F-4-509. Online course credit hours included in daily membership -- Limitation. (1) Subject to Subsection (2), a student's primary LEA of enrollment shall include online course credit hours in calculating daily membership. (2) A student may not count as more than one FTE, unles…

53F-4-510. Administration of statewide assessments to students enrolled in online courses. (1) A student enrolled in an online course that is a course for which a statewide assessment is administered under Title 53E, Chapter 4, Part 3, Assessments, shall take the statewide assess…

53F-4-511. Report on performance of authorized online course providers. (1) The state board, in collaboration with authorized online course providers, shall develop a report on the performance of authorized online course providers, which may be used to evaluate the Statewide Onli…

53F-4-512. Dissemination of information on the Statewide Online Education Program. (1) The state board shall develop or purchase an enrollment and program administration system accessible to authorized online course providers, which shall include: (a) a description of the Statewi…

53F-4-513. Time period to enroll in an online course. (1) To provide an LEA and an authorized online course provider with estimates of online course enrollment, a student should enroll in an online course, or declare an intention to enroll in an online course: (a) for a high scho…

53F-4-514. State board -- Rulemaking -- Fees. (1) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall provide a delayed effective date that is after the school year has ended for a change to an administrative rule related to the Statewi…

53F-4-516. Report of noncompliance -- Action to ensure compliance. (1) The state superintendent shall report to the state board any report of noncompliance of this part made to a staff member of the state board. (2) The state board shall take appropriate action to ensure complian…

53F-4-517. Agreements for online instruction. (1) In addition to offering online courses to students through the program, a school district or charter school may enter into an agreement with another school district or charter school or a consortium of school districts or charter …