DAR File No. 43984

This rule was published in the September 1, 2019, issue (Vol. 2019, No. 17) of the Utah State Bulletin.


Education, Administration

Rule R277-402

School Readiness Initiative

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Repeal)

DAR File No.: 43984
Filed: 08/13/2019 10:57:37 AM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

S.B. 166, School Readiness Amendments, passed in the 2019 General Session, transferred authority for the High Quality School Readiness Grant Program to the School Readiness Board housed within the Department of Workforce Services (DWS). The School Readiness Initiative rule will no longer be housed within the Utah State Board of Education and is being removed from Title R277.

Summary of the rule or change:

Rule R277-402 is no longer necessary and the Utah State Board of Education recommends Rule R277-402 be repealed in its entirety.

Statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

  • Subsection 53E-3-401(4)
  • Article X Section 3
  • Subsection 53F-6-305(13)

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

This rule repeal is not expected to have any fiscal impact on state government revenues or expenditures. However, the grant program itself remains in statute and is state-funded and thus, this rule repeal will not have a fiscal impact.

local governments:

This rule repeal is not expected to have any fiscal impact on local governments' revenues or expenditures. The grant program itself remains in statute and is state-funded and thus, this rule repeal will not have a fiscal impact.

small businesses:

This rule repeal is not expected to have any fiscal impact on small businesses' revenues or expenditures. This rule applies to the High Quality School Readiness Grant Program which is state funded and thus, does not apply to small businesses.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

This rule repeal is not expected to have any fiscal impact on persons other than small businesses', businesses', or local government entities' revenues or expenditures. This rule applies to the High Quality School Readiness Grant Program which is state funded and thus, does not apply to other individuals.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no compliance costs for affected persons.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

There are no non-small businesses in the industry in question, Elementary and Secondary Schools (NAICS 611110). Because there are no non-small businesses, they do not account for any service delivery for Elementary and Secondary Schools. Therefore, non-small businesses are not expected to receive increased or decreased revenues per year. This rule repeal is not expected to have any fiscal impact on non-small businesses' revenues or expenditures because there are no applicable non-small businesses and they do not require any expenditures of or generate revenue for non-small businesses. This rule repeal has no fiscal impact on local education agencies and will not have a fiscal impact on small businesses either. The Program Analyst at the Utah State Board of Education, Jill Curry, has reviewed and approved this fiscal analysis.

Sydnee Dickson, State Superintendent

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Office of Administrative Rules, or at:

Education
Administration
250 E 500 S
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-3272

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

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:

10/01/2019

This rule may become effective on:

10/08/2019

Authorized by:

Angela Stallings, Deputy Superintendent of Policy

RULE TEXT

Appendix 1: Regulatory Impact Summary Table*

Fiscal Costs

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022

State Government

$0

$0

$0

Local Government

$0

$0

$0

Small Businesses

$0

$0

$0

Non-Small Businesses

$0

$0

$0

Other Person

$0

$0

$0

Total Fiscal Costs:

$0

$0

$0





Fiscal Benefits




State Government

$0

$0

$0

Local Government

$0

$0

$0

Small Businesses

$0

$0

$0

Non-Small Businesses

$0

$0

$0

Other Persons

$0

$0

$0

Total Fiscal Benefits:

$0

$0

$0





Net Fiscal Benefits:

$0

$0

$0

 

*This table only includes fiscal impacts that could be measured. If there are inestimable fiscal impacts, they will not be included in this table. Inestimable impacts for State Government, Local Government, Small Businesses and Other Persons are described in the narrative. Inestimable impacts for Non - Small Businesses are described in Appendix 2.

 

Appendix 2: Regulatory Impact to Non - Small Businesses

There are no non-small businesses in the industry in question, Elementary and Secondary Schools (NAICS 611110). Because there are no non-small businesses, they do not account for any service delivery for Elementary and Secondary Schools. Therefore, non-small businesses are not expected to receive increased or decreased revenues per year. This proposed rule repeal is not expected to have any fiscal impacts on non-small businesses’ revenues or expenditures because there are no applicable non-small businesses and it does not require any expenditures of or generate revenue for non-small businesses.

 

The Program Analyst at the Utah State Board of Education, Jill Curry, has reviewed and approved this fiscal analysis.

 

 

R277. Education, Administration.

[R277-402. School Readiness Initiative.

R277-402-1. Definitions.

A. "Board" means the Utah State Board of Education.

B. "Economically disadvantaged status" means public education students who satisfy criteria of Section 53F-6-301(2).

C. "Eligible LEA," for purposes of this rule, means an LEA that meets requirements of Subsection 53F-6-301(4).

D. "LEA" means local education agency, including local school boards/ public school districts and charter schools.

E. "School Readiness Board" means the board established under Section 53F-6-302.

F. "USOE" means the Utah State Office of Education.

 

R277-402-2. Authority and Purpose.

A. This rule is authorized by Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3 which vests general control and supervision of public education in the Board, Subsection 53F-6-305(13) that requires the Board to make rules to effectively administer and monitor the high quality school readiness grant program, and Subsection 53E-3-401(4) which permits the Board to adopt rules in accordance with its responsibilities.

B. The purpose of this rule is to provide for appointments of School Readiness Board members by public education entities, provide timelines for USOE review and Board approval of proposals for the High Quality School Readiness Programs, and provide for program monitoring, evaluation and reporting as required by law.

 

R277-402-3. Board and Board-related Responsibilities.

A. The Board shall appoint one member to the School Readiness Board.

B. The Chair of the State Charter School Board shall appoint one member of the School Readiness Board.

C. The Board shall solicit proposals from eligible LEAs on the following timeline:

(1) the USOE shall convene a committee (expert committee) composed of members with early childhood experience or expertise;

(2) eligible LEAs shall submit proposals to the USOE by June 1 annually;

(3) the expert committee shall use a USOE-developed rubric to review proposals from eligible LEAs and make recommendations to the Board for funding based on point scores of applications before July 1 annually; and

(4) the Board shall make recommendations to the School Readiness Board before August 1 annually.

D. LEA grant recipients shall provide reports annually to the Board, consistent with Subsection 53F-6-305(11).

E. The Board shall share information with the School Readiness Board for the School Readiness Board's report to the Education Interim Committee, consistent with Section 53F-6-310.

F. The Board may adjust application timelines from year to year as necessary.

 

R277-402-4. LEA Responsibilities.

A. LEAs shall submit proposals consistent with the USOE application and the timeline in R277-402-3(2).

B. LEAs that receive school readiness grants, shall assign each student that participates in the school readiness initiative a unique student identifier, in consultation with the USOE, before September 20 annually.

C. LEAs that receive school readiness grants shall report annually to the Board and the School Readiness Board.

D. LEA grant recipients shall cooperate with Board and School Readiness Board requests for data to satisfy monitoring and reporting requirements.

 

KEY: schools, readiness, initiatives, grants

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: October 9, 2014

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53F-6-305(3); 53E-3-401(4)]


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