53A-17a-123.5 - Interventions for Student Success Block Grant Program -- State contribution. - Utah Statutes

53A-17a-123.5. Interventions for Student Success Block Grant Program -- Statecontribution.
(1) The State Board of Education shall distribute money appropriated for theInterventions for Student Success Block Grant Program to school districts and charter schoolsaccording to a formula adopted by the board, after consultation with school districts and charterschools, that allocates the funding in a fair and equitable manner.
(2) Schools districts and charter schools shall use Interventions for Student SuccessBlock Grant money to improve student academic success, with priority given to interventions onbehalf of students not performing to standards as determined by U-PASS test results.
(3) (a) Each school district shall develop a plan for the expenditure of Interventions forStudent Success Block Grant money.
(b) The plan:
(i) shall specify anticipated results; and
(ii) may include continuing existing programs to improve students' academic success forwhich funds were appropriated before the establishment of the block grant.
(c) The local school board shall approve the plan for the expenditure of the block grantmoney in an open public meeting before the money are spent.

Amended by Chapter 3, 2010 General Session