Utah Code 53E-3-806. Cost evaluation of federal education agreements or national programs

53E-3-806. Cost evaluation of federal education agreements or national programs.

(1)

Before legally binding the state to a federal education agreement or national program that may cost the state a total of $500,000 or more to implement, a school official shall estimate the state and local cost of implementing the federal education agreement or national program and submit that cost estimate to the governor and the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-3-806

Cost: means an estimation of state and local money required to implement a federal education agreement or national program. See Utah Code 53E-3-801
Federal education agreement: means a legally binding document or representation that requires a school official to implement a federal program or set of requirements that originates from the U. See Utah Code 53E-3-801
National program: means a national or multi-state education program, agreement, or standards that:

(a)	originated from, or were received directly or indirectly from, a national or multi-state organization, coalition, or compact;

(b)	have, as a primary focus, an impact on the educational services at a public school; and

(c)

are adopted by the state board or state superintendent with the intent to cause a local school official to implement the national or multi-state education program, agreement, or standards. See Utah Code 53E-3-801

School official: includes :

(a)	the state board;

(b)	the state superintendent;

(c)	employees of the state board and the state superintendent;

(d)	local school boards;

(e)	school district superintendents and employees; and

(f)

charter school governing board members, administrators, and employees. See Utah Code 53E-3-801

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)

The Executive Appropriations Committee may:

(a)	direct its staff to make an independent cost estimate of the cost of implementing the federal education agreement or national program; and

(b)	affirmatively adopt a cost estimate as the benchmark for determining which authorizations established by this part are necessary.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session

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