Effective 1/24/2018
53E-3-805. Legislative review and approval of federal education agreements or national programs.
53E-3-805. Legislative review and approval of federal education agreements or national programs.
- (1)
- (a) Before legally binding the state by executing a federal education agreement or national program that may cost education entities more than $1,000,000 annually from state and local money to implement, the school official shall:
- (i) submit the proposed federal education agreement or national program to the governor for the governor’s approval or rejection as required by Section 53E-3-804; and
- (ii) if the governor approves the federal education agreement or national program, submit the federal education agreement to the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature for its review and recommendations.
- (b) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall review the federal education agreement or national program and may:
- (i) recommend that the school official execute the federal education agreement or national program;
- (ii) recommend that the school official reject the federal education agreement or national program; or
- (iii) recommend to the governor that the governor call a special session of the Legislature to review and approve or reject the federal education agreement or national program.
- (a) Before legally binding the state by executing a federal education agreement or national program that may cost education entities more than $1,000,000 annually from state and local money to implement, the school official shall:
- (2)
- (a) Before legally binding the state by executing a federal education agreement or national program that may cost education entities more than $5,000,000 annually to implement, a school official shall:
- (i) submit the proposed federal education agreement or national program to the governor for the governor’s approval or rejection as required by Section 53E-3-804; and
- (ii) if the governor approves the federal education agreement or national program, submit the federal education agreement or national program to the Legislature for its approval in an annual general session or a special session.
- (b)
- (i) If the Legislature approves the federal education agreement or national program, the school official may execute the agreement.
- (ii) If the Legislature rejects the federal education agreement or national program, the school official may not execute the agreement.
- (c) If a school official executes a federal education agreement or national program without obtaining the Legislature’s approval under this Subsection (2):
- (i) the governor may issue an executive order declaring the federal education agreement or national program void; or
- (ii) the Legislature may pass a joint resolution declaring the federal education agreement or national program void.
- (a) Before legally binding the state by executing a federal education agreement or national program that may cost education entities more than $5,000,000 annually to implement, a school official shall:
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session