UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 53A. State System of Public Education |
Chapter 17a. Minimum School Program Act |
Part 1. Minimum School Program |
§ 53A-17a-159. Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative Centers Program.
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(2) From money appropriated for the USTAR Centers Program, the State Board of Education shall award grants to charter schools and school districts to pay for costs related to the adoption and implementation of the program. (3) The State Board of Education shall: (a) solicit proposals from the State Charter School Board and school districts for the use of grant money to facilitate the adoption and implementation of the program; and (b) award grants on a competitive basis. (4) The State Charter School Board shall: (a) solicit proposals from charter schools that may be interested in participating in the USTAR Centers Program; (b) prioritize the charter school proposals and consolidate them into the equivalent of a single school district request; and (c) submit the consolidated request to the State Board of Education. (5) In selecting a grant recipient, the State Board of Education shall consider: (a) the degree to which a charter school or school district's proposed adoption and implementation of an extended year for math and science teachers achieves the benefits described in Subsection (1); (b) the unique circumstances of different urban, rural, large, small, growing, and declining charter schools and school districts; and (c) providing pilot programs in as many different school districts and charter schools as possible. (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), a school district or charter school may only use grant money to provide full year teacher contracts, part-time teacher contract extensions, or combinations of both, for math and science teachers. (b) Up to 5% of the grant money may be used to fund math and science field trips, textbooks, and supplies. (7) Participation in the USTAR Centers Program shall be: (a) voluntary for an individual teacher; and (b) voluntary for a charter school or school district. (8) The State Board of Education shall make an annual report during the 2009, 2010, and 2011 interims to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee describing the program's impact on students and its effectiveness at achieving the benefits described in Subsection (1).
Enacted by Chapter 397, 2008 General Session