§ 53A-17a-171. Intergenerational Poverty Interventions Grant Program -- Definitions -- Grant requirements -- Reporting requirements. (Effective 5/13/2014)

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Board" means the State Board of Education.

(b) "Eligible student" means a student who is classified as a child affected by intergenerational poverty.

(c) "Intergenerational poverty" has the same meaning as in Section 35A-9-102.

(d) "Local Education Agency" or "LEA" means a school district or charter school.

(e) "Program" means the Intergenerational Poverty Interventions Grant Program created in Subsection (2).

(2) The Intergenerational Poverty Interventions Grant Program is created to provide grants to eligible LEAs to fund additional educational opportunities for eligible students, outside of the regular school day offerings.

(3) Subject to future budget constraints, the board shall distribute to LEAs money appropriated for the program in accordance with this section.

(4) The board shall:

(a) solicit proposals from LEAs to receive money under the program; and

(b) award grants to LEAs based on criteria described in Subsection (5).

(5) In awarding a grant under Subsection (4), the board shall consider:

(a) the percentage of an LEA's students that are classified as children affected by intergenerational poverty;

(b) the level of administrative support and leadership at an eligible LEA to effectively implement, monitor, and evaluate the program; and

(c) an LEA's commitment and ability to work with the Department of Workforce Services, the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the juvenile courts to provide services to the LEA's eligible students.

(6) To receive a grant under the program, an LEA shall submit a proposal to the board detailing:

(a) the LEA's strategy to implement the program, including the LEA's strategy to improve the academic achievement of children affected by intergenerational poverty;

(b) the LEA's strategy for coordinating with and engaging the Department of Workforce Services to provide services for the LEA's eligible students;

(c) the number of students the LEA plans to serve, categorized by age and intergenerational poverty status;

(d) the number of students, eligible students, and schools the LEA plans to fund with the grant money; and

(e) the estimated cost per student.

(7)

(a) The board shall annually report to the Legislature's Education Interim Committee and the Utah Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission, created in Section 35A-9-301, by November 30 of each year:

(i) the progress of LEA programs using grant money;

(ii) the progress of LEA programs in improving the academic achievement of children affected by intergenerational poverty; and

(iii) the LEA's coordination efforts with the Department of Workforce Services, the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the juvenile courts.

(b) LEAs that receive grant money pursuant to this section shall provide to the board information that is necessary for the board's report to the Legislature's Education Interim Committee and the Utah Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission as required in Subsection (7)(a).

Enacted by Chapter 375, 2014 General Session