Superseded 7/1/2023)
Superseded 7/1/2023
53F-2-302.1. Enrollment Growth Contingency Program.
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As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53F-2-302.1- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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
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“Program funds” means money appropriated under the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program. |
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“Student enrollment count” means the enrollment count on the first school day of October, as described in Subsection 53F-2-302(4). |
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There is created the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program to mitigate funding impacts on an LEA resulting from student enrollment irregularities during fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. |
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Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board, in consultation with the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, shall use program funds to:
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for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 and for an LEA that has declining enrollment, pay costs associated with Subsection 53F-2-302(4) to hold LEA funding distributions at the prior year’s average daily membership; |
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for fiscal year 2022, fund ongoing impacts of student enrollment changes in the 2021-2022 academic year, including:
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assigning additional weighted pupil units to an LEA experiencing a net growth in weighted pupil units over the fiscal year 2022 base allocations associated with student enrollment increases following the student enrollment count; and |
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at the request of an LEA that experienced a significant decline in student enrollment during the 2020-2021 academic year, pre-fund significantly higher anticipated student enrollment growth before the student enrollment count; and |
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for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, with any remaining weighted pupil units, pay other weighted pupil unit related costs in accordance with Section 53F-2-205. |
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If the state board pre-funds anticipated student enrollment growth under Subsection (3)(b)(ii), the state board shall:
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verify the LEA’s enrollment after the student enrollment count; and |
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balance funds as necessary based on the actual increase in student enrollment. |
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Amended by Chapter 347, 2023 General Session
