Section 202 – Distribution of one-time funding for student and school support.

• (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall allocate one-time funding appropriated for student and school support in accordance with this section by:
  • (a) for charter schools:
    • (i) distributing an amount that is equal to the product of:
      • (A) charter school enrollment on October 1 in the prior year, or projected enrollment for a charter school in the charter school’s first year of operations, divided by enrollment on October 1 in public schools statewide in the prior year; and
      • (B) the total amount available for distribution; and
    • (ii) allocating to each charter school:
      • (A) an equally divided portion of 20% of the amount described in Subsection (1)(a)(i); and
      • (B) 80% of the amount described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) on a per-student basis; and
  • (b) for school districts, distributing the remainder of funds available for distribution after the distribution to charter schools under Subsection (1)(a) by allocating to each school district:
    • (i) a base allocation relative to student enrollment as follows:
      • (A) for a school district with enrollment less than 1% of total state enrollment, $500,000;
      • (B) for a school district with enrollment of between 1% and 5% of total state enrollment, $350,000; and
      • (C) for a school district with enrollment greater than 5% of total state enrollment, $200,000; and
    • (ii) after the base allocation described in Subsection (1)(b)(i), the remainder on a per-student basis.

• (2)
  • (a) An LEA shall:
    • (i) use funds that the state board distributes under this section to support students and schools through one-time priorities that the relevant local governing board approves, including student safety, technology, instructional materials, and capital facility improvements; and
    • (ii) submit to the state board an accounting of the use of the LEA’s use of the funds that the state board distributes under this section.
  • (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not require state board authorization or approval of an LEA expenditure.

Enacted by Chapter 407, 2022 General Session