Effective 5/8/2018 53F-2-201. Cost of operation and maintenance of Minimum School Program — Division between state and school districts. (1) The total cost of operation and maintenance of the Minimum School Program in the state is divided between the state and school districts as follows: (a) Each school district shall impose a minimum basic tax […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53F-2-202. Contribution of state to cost of Minimum School Program — Determination of amounts — Levy on taxable property — Disbursal — Deficiency. The state’s contribution to the total cost of the Minimum School Program is determined and distributed as follows: (1) The State Tax Commission shall levy an amount determined by the […]
Effective 3/24/2022 53F-2-203. Reduction of LEA governing board allocation based on insufficient revenues. (1) As used in this section, “Minimum School Program funds” means the total of state and local funds appropriated for the Minimum School Program, excluding: (a) an appropriation for a state guaranteed local levy increment as described in Section 53F-2-601; and (b) […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53F-2-204. Use of funds for approved programs — Assessment of funded programs. (1) Funds appropriated under this chapter shall only be used for programs approved by the state board. (2) The state board shall assess the progress and degree of effectiveness of all programs funded under this chapter. Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 […]
Affected by 63I-2-253 on 7/1/2023 Effective 7/1/2021 53F-2-205. Powers and duties of state board to adjust Minimum School Program allocations — Use of remaining funds at the end of a fiscal year. (1) As used in this section: (a) “ESEA” means the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq. […]
Effective 5/5/2021 53F-2-206. Flexibility in the use of certain related to basic program funds. (1) As used in this section, “qualifying program” means: (a) the Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program created in Section 53F-2-408; (b) the early college programs described in Section 53F-2-408.5; and (c) the concurrent enrollment program established in Section 53E-10-302. (2) If […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53F-2-207. Loss in student enrollment — Board action. To avoid penalizing a school district financially for an excessive loss in student enrollment due to factors beyond its control, the state board may allow a percentage increase in units otherwise allowable during any year when a school district’s average daily membership drops more than […]
Effective 2/2/2022 53F-2-208. Cost of adjustments for growth and inflation. (1) In accordance with Subsection (2), the Legislature shall annually determine: (a) the estimated state cost of adjusting for inflation in the next fiscal year, based on a rolling five-year average ending in the current fiscal year, ongoing state tax fund appropriations to the following […]
Affected by 63I-2-253 on 7/1/2024 Effective 2/2/2022 53F-2-209. Limited LEA budgetary flexibility. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Utah Code, for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023: (a) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an LEA may: (i) use up to 35% of the LEA’s state restricted funding for each formula-based program to flexibly […]
Effective 7/1/2021 53F-2-210. Use of data to determine funding in fiscal years 2021 and 2022. (1) For fiscal years 2021 and 2022, if data necessary for programmatic funding distributions to LEAs is inconsistent due to adjustments related to effects of the COVID-19 emergency, the state board may use the analogous data from fiscal year 2020 […]
