Section 417 – Rural school district transportation grants.

• (1) Subject to legislative appropriations and Subsection (2), the state board shall award a grant for a school district to provide:
  • (a) transportation to students who are not eligible for state-supported transportation under Section 53F-2-403;
  • (b) transportation for students to and from student activities and field trips; or
  • (c) replacement school buses.

• (2) The state board may only award a grant described in Subsection (1) to a school district that:
  • (a) qualifies for transportation money under Section 53F-2-403;
  • (b) is located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, as defined in Section 17-50-501;
  • (c) provides matching money, from the school district’s board local levy described in Section 53F-8-302, in an amount equal to the grant the school district receives from the state board under this section; and
  • (d) dedicates the total grant and matching money to a transportation purpose described in Subsection (1).

• (3) The state board shall determine the amount of a grant to award a school district based on the prior-year miles traveled for purposes described in Subsections (1)(a) and (b).

• (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules to establish, for a grant described in this section, procedures for:
  • (a) a school district to apply for a grant; and
  • (b) awarding a grant.

Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session