§ 53F-5-602 — Program created.

(1) (1)(a) In addition to the state plan adopted under Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 53, Section 7, beginning with fiscal year 2020-2021, there is created a program administered by the state board to provide grants targeted to address the needs of American Indian and Alaskan Native students.
(1)(b) The program shall consist of a grant program to school districts and charter schools to be used to fund stipends, recruitment, retention, and professional development of teachers who teach in American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools.
(1)(c) In determining grant recipients for at least two-thirds of the money appropriated to the program, the state board shall give priority to American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated schools located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class with significant populations of American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
(2) Up to 3% of the money appropriated to the grant program under this part may be used by the state board for costs in implementing the program.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 269, 2020 General Session