Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-459 - Teacher Supplies and Materials Appropriation
Section R277-459-3 - Distribution of Funds

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-459-3

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) The Superintendent shall distribute funds to LEAs based on data submitted to the CACTUS database.

(2) Individual teachers shall designate the uses for their allocations consistent with the criteria of this rule. LEAs and other eligible schools may develop policies, procedures and timelines to facilitate the intent of the appropriation.

(3)

(a) An LEA shall ensure that each returning classroom teacher receives the teacher's proportionate share of the appropriation by August 15 annually.

(b) An LEA shall ensure that each newly hired classroom teacher receives the teacher's proportionate share of the appropriation by the later of:
(i) August 15 annually; or

(ii) within two weeks of hire.

(4) If a teacher has not spent or committed to spend the individual allocation by April 1, the school or LEA may make the excess funds available to other teachers or may reserve the money for use by eligible teachers the following year.

(5) These funds shall supplement, not supplant, existing funds for identified purposes.

(6) These funds shall be accounted for by the LEA or eligible school using state and school district procurement and accounting policies.

(7)

(a) The funds and supplies purchased with the funds are the property of the LEA.

(b) Employees do not personally own materials purchased with designated public funds.

(c) An LEA may by policy allow individual teachers to use supply funds to protect teacher health with consumable materials that may not be able to be reused by the school.

(8) An LEA may distribute funds to eligible teachers through a Board-approved competitively-bid software solution procured using Board funds.

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