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                  HB 79
              STUDENT EDUCATION - OCCUPATION PLANS
              1996 GENERAL SESSION
              STATE OF UTAH
              Sponsor: Beverly Ann Evans
          Gerry A. Adair
          Sheryl L. Allen
          Ron Bigelow
          Judy Ann Buffmire
          Marda Dillree
          Lloyd W. Frandsen
          Kevin S. Garn
Darlene Gubler
J. Brent Haymond
Neal B. Hendrickson
Shirley V. Jensen
M. Keele Johnson
Susan J. Koehn
Patricia B. Larson
Grant D. Protzman
Nora B. Stephens
Pete Suazo
Jordan Tanner
A. Lamont Tyler
Bill Wright
          AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
          PROVIDE TRAINING TO SECONDARY TEACHERS ON THEIR ROLES RELATED TO
          SEOPS; PROVIDING FOR NETWORKING OF SEOP PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE
          STATE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
          This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
          AMENDS:
          53A-17a-131.8 , as last amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1995
          Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
              Section 1. Section 53A-17a-131.8 is amended to read:
              53A-17a-131.8. State contribution to the Comprehensive Guidance Program.
              (1) The state's contribution of $3,006,150 for a Comprehensive Guidance Program is
          appropriated to the State Board of Education for distribution to school districts as follows:
              (a) the board shall distribute the appropriation to districts to be used at their secondary
          schools in grades 7-12, with priority given to grades 9-12, and any remaining funds allocated to
          grades 7 and 8 for those schools which meet program standards, to provide guidance curriculum
          and an individualized educational/occupational program, hereafter SEOP, for each student at the
          school;
              (b) each school shall meet qualification criteria established by rules made by the State
          Board of Education in order to receive moneys under this program; and
              (c) the appropriation shall also be used to provide responsive services and eliminate
          nonguidance activities currently being performed by counselors.
              (2) (a) It is anticipated that under this program counselors will increase direct services to
          students to involve at least 80% of the counselors' time and that districts shall document this with
          onsite review teams.
              (b) Districts shall provide training to their secondary teachers on their role in assisting in the
          development and implementation of SEOPs.
              (3) The state superintendent of public instruction shall:
              (a) prepare an inventory of working SEOPs for networking with schools throughout the state;
          and
              (b) monitor the program and provide an annual report on its progress and success.
              Section 2. Effective date.
              This act takes effect on July 1, 1996.

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