53A-17a-119 - Appropriation for adult education programs. - Utah Statutes

53A-17a-119. Appropriation for adult education programs.
(1) Money appropriated to the State Board of Education for adult education shall beallocated to local school boards for adult high school completion and adult basic skills programs.
(2) Each district shall receive its pro rata share of the appropriation for adult high schoolcompletion programs based on the number of people listed in the latest official census who areover 18 years of age and who do not have a high school diploma and prior year participation or asapproved by board rule.
(3) On February 1 of each school year, the State Board of Education shall recapturemoney not used for an adult high school completion program for reallocation to districts thathave implemented programs based on need and effort as determined by the board.
(4) To the extent of money available, school districts shall provide programs to adultswho do not have a diploma and who intend to graduate from high school, with particularemphasis on homeless individuals who are seeking literacy and life skills.
(5) Overruns in adult education in any district may not reduce the value of the weightedpupil unit for this program in another district.
(6) School districts shall spend money on adult basic skills programs according tostandards established by the board.

Amended by Chapter 3, 2010 General Session