53A-17a-146 - Reduction of district allocation based on insufficient revenues.
53A-17a-146. Reduction of district allocation based on insufficient revenues.
(1) As used in this section, "Minimum School Program funds" means the total of stateand local funds appropriated for the Minimum School Program, excluding:
(a) the state-supported voter leeway pursuant to Section 53A-17a-133;
(b) the state-supported board leeway pursuant to Section 53A-17a-134; and
(c) the appropriation to charter schools to replace local property tax revenues pursuant toSection 53A-1a-513.
(2) If the Legislature reduces appropriations made to support public schools under Title53A, Chapter 17a, Minimum School Program Act, because an Education Fund budget deficit, asdefined in Section 63J-1-312, exists, the State Board of Education, after consultation with eachschool district and charter school, shall allocate the reduction among school districts and charterschools in proportion to each school district's or charter school's percentage share of MinimumSchool Program funds.
(3) Except as provided in Subsection (5), a school district or charter school shalldetermine which programs are affected by a reduction pursuant to Subsection (2) and the amounteach program is reduced.
(4) Except as provided in Subsections (5) and (6), the requirement to spend a specifiedamount in any particular program is waived if reductions are made pursuant to Subsection (2).
(5) A school district or charter school may not reduce or reallocate spending of fundsdistributed to the school district or charter school for the following programs:
(a) educator salary adjustments provided in Section 53A-17a-153;
(b) the Teacher Salary Supplement Program provided in Section 53A-17a-156;
(c) the extended year for special educators provided in Section 53A-17a-158;
(d) USTAR centers provided in Section 53A-17a-159;
(e) the School LAND Trust Program created in Section 53A-16-101.5; or
(f) a special education program within the Basic School Program.
(6) A school district or charter school may not reallocate spending of funds distributed tothe school district or charter school to a reserve account.
Amended by Chapter 3, 2010 General Session
Amended by Chapter 399, 2010 General Session