(Amendment)
DAR File No.: 38864
Filed: 09/15/2014 05:49:15 PMRULE ANALYSIS
Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:
Section R277-422-4 is amended to change the way that matching funds for the K-3 Reading Achievement Program are calculated to avoid unexpected variations in mid-year allocations to individual school districts.
Summary of the rule or change:
The changes provide for school districts to use final assessed valuations and the corresponding year's tax collection rate for determining matching funds for the K-3 Reading Achievement Program.
State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:
- Subsection 53A-1-401(3)
- Subsection 53A-1-402(1)(e)
Anticipated cost or savings to:
the state budget:
The changes provide stability for school districts in determining matching funds for the K-3 Reading Achievement Program which likely will not result in costs or savings to the state budget.
local governments:
The changes provide stability for school districts in determining matching funds for the K-3 Reading Achievement Program which likely will not result in costs or savings to local government.
small businesses:
The changes provide stability for school districts in determining matching funds for the K-3 Reading Achievement Program which likely will not result in costs or savings to small businesses.
persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:
The changes provide stability for school districts in determining matching funds for the K-3 Reading Achievement Program which likely will not result in costs or savings to persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local government entities.
Compliance costs for affected persons:
The changes provide more stability for school districts in determining matching funds for the K-3 Reading Achievement Program which likely will not result in compliance costs for affected persons.
Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:
I have reviewed this rule and I believe that there is likely no fiscal impact on businesses.
Joel Coleman, Interim State Superintendent
The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:
Education
Administration
250 E 500 S
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-3272Direct questions regarding this rule to:
- Carol Lear at the above address, by phone at 801-538-7835, by FAX at 801-538-7768, or by Internet E-mail at carol.lear@schools.utah.gov
Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:
10/31/2014
This rule may become effective on:
11/07/2014
Authorized by:
Carol Lear, Director, School Law and Legislation
RULE TEXT
R277. Education, Administration.
R277-422. State Supported Voted Local Levy, Board Local Levy and Reading Improvement Program.
R277-422-4. K-3 Reading Achievement Program.
A. The K-3 Reading Improvement Program consists of program funds and is created to achieve the state's goal of having third graders reading at or above grade level.
B. Funding
(1) The calculation for the K-3 Reading Achievement funding shall be consistent with Section 53A-17a-150 which requires matching funds and Section 53A-17a-151.
(2) School districts shall use [
T]the following data [shall be used]for the reading fund calculations:(a) [
T]the most [recent]current numbers of final adjusted assessed valuations received [by the USOE]from the Utah State Tax Commission;(b) [
T]the [previous]year's tax collection rate, that corresponds to the year provided under R277-522-4B(2)(a);(c) [
T]the previous fiscal year's number of Free and Reduced Price Meal applications; and(d) [
T]the current fiscal year total number of WPUs received by [LEAs]each school district for the basic school program.KEY: education, finance
Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [
August 7, 2013]2014Notice of Continuation: October 5, 2012
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53A-1-402(1)(f); 53A-1-401(3); 53A-17a-133; 53A-17a-164; 53A-17a-150; 53A-17a-151; 59-2-919
Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 11/7/2014
- Publication Date:
- 10/01/2014
- Type:
- Notices of Proposed Rules
- Filed Date:
- 09/15/2014
- Agencies:
- Education, Administration
- Rulemaking Authority:
Subsection 53A-1-401(3)
Subsection 53A-1-402(1)(e)
- Authorized By:
- Carol Lear, Director, School Law and Legislation
- DAR File No.:
- 38864
- Summary:
The changes provide for school districts to use final assessed valuations and the corresponding year's tax collection rate for determining matching funds for the K-3 Reading Achievement Program.
- CodeNo:
- R277-422-4
- CodeName:
- {27716|R277-422-4|R277-422-4. K-3 Reading Achievement Program}
- Link Address:
- EducationAdministration250 E 500 SSALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-3272
- Link Way:
Carol Lear, by phone at 801-538-7835, by FAX at 801-538-7768, or by Internet E-mail at carol.lear@schools.utah.gov
- AdditionalInfo:
- More information about a Notice of Proposed Rule is available online. The Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the Bulletin is the official version. The PDF version of this issue is available at http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull-pdf/2014/b20141001.pdf. The HTML edition of the Bulletin is a convenience copy. Any discrepancy between the PDF version and HTML version is resolved in favor of the PDF version. Text to be deleted is struck through and surrounded by brackets ([example]). ...
- Related Chapter/Rule NO.: (1)
- R277-422-4. Local Board-Approved Leeway Requirements and Timelines.