Utah 2023 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HB0217 Compare Versions

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1		-	Enrolled Copy H.B. 217
	1	+	3rd Sub. H.B. 217
	2	+	LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL
	3	+	6 Approved for Filing: P. Owen 6
	4	+	6 02-28-23 10:55 AM 6
	5	+	H.B. 217
	6	+	3rd Sub. (Cherry)
	7	+	Senator Kirk A. Cullimore proposes the following substitute bill:
2	8		1 SCHOOL ENERGY AND W ATER REDUCTIONS
3	9		2 2023 GENERAL SESSION
4	10		3 STATE OF UTAH
5	11		4 Chief Sponsor: Gay Lynn Bennion
6	12		5 Senate Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore
7	13		6
8	14		7LONG TITLE
9	15		8General Description:
10	16		9 This bill addresses grant money for energy and water reductions.
11	17		10Highlighted Provisions:
12	18		11 This bill:
13	19		12 <defines terms;
14	20		13 <authorizes the state board to issue grants related to energy and water reductions;
15	21		14 <provides for prioritizing certain projects;
16	22		15 <requires rulemaking;
17	23		16 <requires use of an evaluation panel;
18	24		17 <requires reporting; and
19	25		18 <provides a repeal date.
20	26		19Money Appropriated in this Bill:
21	27		20 None
22	28		21Other Special Clauses:
23	29		22 None
24	30		23Utah Code Sections Affected:
25	31		24AMENDS:
26	32		25 63I-2-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 208, 229, 274, 354, 370,
	33	+	HB0217S03 3rd Sub. (Cherry) H.B. 217 02-28-23 10:55 AM
	34	+	- 2 -
27	35		26and 409
28	36		27ENACTS:
29		-	28 53F-5-220, Utah Code Annotated 1953 H.B. 217
30		-	Enrolled Copy
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	37	+	28 53F-5-220, Utah Code Annotated 1953
32	38		29
33	39		30Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
34	40		31 Section 1. Section 53F-5-220 is enacted to read:
35	41		32 53F-5-220. Management of energy and water use pilot program.
36	42		33 (1) As used in this section:
37	43		34 (a) "Energy" means natural gas or electricity.
38	44		35 (b) "Great Salt Lake watershed" means the drainage area for the Great Salt Lake, the
39	45		36Bear River watershed, the Jordan River watershed, the Utah Lake watershed, the Weber River
40	46		37watershed, and the West Desert watershed.
41	47		38 (c) "Rural school district or charter school" means a school district or charter school
42	48		39that is located within a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class.
43	49		40 (2) (a) On or after May 3, 2023, but before July 1, 2028, the state board may award a
44	50		41grant to a school district or charter school upon recommendation by the review panel created in
45	51		42Subsection (5) to implement a program to reduce the use of energy or water by a school district
46	52		43or charter school.
47	53		44 (b) When issuing a grant under this section, the state board shall prioritize outdoor
48	54		45water conservation projects.
49	55		46 (c) When issuing a grant under this section during the period beginning on May 3,
50	56		472023, and ending October 31, 2023, the state board shall prioritize, in the order the state board
51	57		48considers appropriate, a grant:
52	58		49 (i) to a rural school district or charter school;
53	59		50 (ii) to a school district or charter school that is located within the Great Salt Lake
54	60		51watershed; and
55	61		52 (iii) for an outdoor water conservation project.
56	62		53 (3) (a) Grant money may be used to pay for any of the following, provided the use is
57	63		54directly related to reducing the use of energy or water by the school district or charter school:
58		-	55 (i) computer equipment and peripherals; Enrolled Copy H.B. 217
	64	+	55 (i) computer equipment and peripherals;
	65	+	56 (ii) software; 02-28-23 10:55 AM 3rd Sub. (Cherry) H.B. 217
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60		-	56 (ii) software;
61	67		57 (iii) upgrades of existing computer equipment or software;
62	68		58 (iv) physical equipment used to deliver energy or water;
63	69		59 (v) upgrades of existing physical equipment used to deliver energy or water;
64	70		60 (vi) personnel to provide technical support or coordination and management;
65	71		61 (vii) staff or student management training;
66	72		62 (viii) recalibration of equipment for increased efficiency; or
67	73		63 (ix) another means of optimizing and measuring energy or water efficiency.
68	74		64 (b) Equipment or software purchased in compliance with Subsection (3)(a), when not
69	75		65in use to reduce energy or water, may be used for other purposes.
70	76		66 (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
71	77		67state board shall make rules:
72	78		68 (a) establishing procedures for applying for and awarding a grant;
73	79		69 (b) establishing eligibility criteria;
74	80		70 (c) creating grant distribution thresholds;
75	81		71 (d) specifying how grant money is allocated among school districts and charter schools;
76	82		72 (e) requiring reporting of grant money expenditures and evidence showing that the
77	83		73grant money has been used to implement reduced use of energy or water; and
78	84		74 (f) establishing technology standards.
79	85		75 (5) The state board shall establish a review panel to consider grant applications under
80	86		76this section, which shall include in addition to a representative for the state board,
81	87		77representation from the Office of Energy Development, the Department of Environmental
82	88		78Quality, the Division of Water Resources, and private energy providers.
83	89		79 (6) By no later than the 2027 November interim meeting of the following, the state
84	90		80board shall report on the effectiveness of grants issued under this section to the following:
85	91		81 (a) Education Interim Committee; and
86		-	82 (b) Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee. H.B. 217
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	92	+	82 (b) Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee.
89	93		83 Section 2. Section 63I-2-253 is amended to read:
90	94		84 63I-2-253. Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
91	95		85 (1) (a) Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), regarding exceptions to the composition of a
92	96		86technical college board of trustees, is repealed July 1, 2022.
93		-	87 (b) When repealing Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), the Office of Legislative Research and
	97	+	87 (b) When repealing Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), the Office of Legislative Research and 3rd Sub. (Cherry) H.B. 217 02-28-23 10:55 AM
	98	+	- 4 -
94	99		88General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3), make
95	100		89necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
96	101		90 (2) Section 53B-6-105.7 is repealed July 1, 2024.
97	102		91 (3) Section 53B-7-707 regarding performance metrics for technical colleges is repealed
98	103		92July 1, 2023.
99	104		93 (4) Section 53B-8-114 is repealed July 1, 2024.
100	105		94 (5) The following provisions, regarding the Regents' scholarship program, are repealed
101	106		95on July 1, 2023:
102	107		96 (a) in Subsection 53B-8-105(12), the language that states, "or any scholarship
103	108		97established under Sections 53B-8-202 through 53B-8-205";
104	109		98 (b) Section 53B-8-202;
105	110		99 (c) Section 53B-8-203;
106	111		100 (d) Section 53B-8-204; and
107	112		101 (e) Section 53B-8-205.
108	113		102 (6) Section 53B-10-101 is repealed on July 1, 2027.
109	114		103 (7) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 14, Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project, is
110	115		104repealed July 1, 2023.
111	116		105 (8) Subsection 53E-1-201(1)(s) regarding the report by the Educational Interpretation
112	117		106and Translation Services Procurement Advisory Council is repealed July 1, 2024.
113	118		107 (9) Section 53E-1-202.2, regarding a Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
114	119		108evaluation and recommendations, is repealed January 1, 2024.
115		-	109 (10) Subsection 53E-10-309(7), related to the PRIME pilot program, is repealed July 1, Enrolled Copy H.B. 217
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	120	+	109 (10) Subsection 53E-10-309(7), related to the PRIME pilot program, is repealed July 1,
117	121		1102024.
118	122		111 (11) In Subsections 53F-2-205(4) and (5), regarding the State Board of Education's
119	123		112duties if contributions from the minimum basic tax rate are overestimated or underestimated,
120	124		113the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
121	125		114 (12) Section 53F-2-209, regarding local education agency budgetary flexibility, is
122	126		115repealed July 1, 2024.
123	127		116 (13) Subsection 53F-2-301(1), relating to the years the section is not in effect, is
124	128		117repealed July 1, 2023.
125		-	118 (14) Section 53F-2-302.1, regarding the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program, is
	129	+	118 (14) Section 53F-2-302.1, regarding the Enrollment Growth Contingency Program, is 02-28-23 10:55 AM 3rd Sub. (Cherry) H.B. 217
	130	+	- 5 -
126	131		119repealed July 1, 2023.
127	132		120 (15) Subsection 53F-2-314(4), relating to a one-time expenditure between the at-risk
128	133		121WPU add-on funding and previous at-risk funding, is repealed January 1, 2024.
129	134		122 (16) Section 53F-2-524, regarding teacher bonuses for extra work assignments, is
130	135		123repealed July 1, 2024.
131	136		124 (17) In Subsection 53F-2-515(1), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
132	137		125applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
133	138		126 (18) Subsection 53F-4-401(3)(b), regarding a child enrolled or eligible for enrollment
134	139		127in kindergarten, is repealed July 1, 2022.
135	140		128 (19) In Subsection 53F-4-404(4)(c), the language that states "Except as provided in
136	141		129Subsection (4)(d)" is repealed July 1, 2022.
137	142		130 (20) Subsection 53F-4-404(4)(d) is repealed July 1, 2022.
138	143		131 (21) Section 53F-5-220, regarding a management of energy and water pilot program, is
139	144		132repealed July 1, 2028.
140	145		133 [(21)] (22) In Subsection 53F-9-302(3), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
141	146		134applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
142	147		135 [(22)] (23) In Subsection 53F-9-305(3)(a), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
143		-	136applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023. H.B. 217
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	148	+	136applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
146	149		137 [(23)] (24) In Subsection 53F-9-306(3)(a), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
147	150		138applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
148	151		139 [(24)] (25) In Subsection 53G-3-304(1)(c)(i), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5,
149	152		140as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
150	153		141 [(25)] (26) On July 1, 2023, when making changes in this section, the Office of
151	154		142Legislative Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under
152	155		143Subsection 36-12-12(3), make corrections necessary to ensure that sections and subsections
153	156		144identified in this section are complete sentences and accurately reflect the office's perception of
154	157		145the Legislature's intent.