DAR File No. 38864

Education, Administration

Section R277-422-4

K-3 Reading Achievement Program

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 38864
Filed: 09/15/2014 05:49:15 PM

RULE 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 84111-3272

Direct 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

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]2014

Notice 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