R277-735-6. Allocation of Education Contracts Funds Designated for Corrections Education

  (1) The Superintendent may not allocate more than four percent of the total legislative education contracts funding appropriated for adult corrections education administrative services.

  (2) The Superintendent shall use funds allocated in accordance with Subsection (1) for oversight, monitoring, and evaluation of corrections adult education program compliance with law and this rule.

  (3) The Superintendent shall annually calculate:

  (a) the total number of incarcerated offenders in the custody of the Utah Department of Corrections;

  (b) the percentage of incarcerated offenders housed in county jails; and

  (c) the percentage of incarcerated offenders housed at prison sites.

  (4) The Superintendent shall use the calculations made under Subsection (3) to determine the allocation of education contracts funds to school districts.

  (5) An eligible school district shall receive a base amount of $10,000 for each correctional facility in which they provide services.

  (6) The Superintendent shall prorate the balance of the education contracts funds allocation to school districts based upon adult education UTopia data reporting of the average number of state inmates receiving educational services from August 1 through March 1 of the prior school year.