Appropriation for adult education programs

(1) Money appropriated to the state board for adult education shall be allocated to school districts for adult high school completion and adult basic skills programs. (2) (a) The state board and the Department of Corrections, subject to legislative appropriation, are responsible for providing the programs described in Subsection (1) to individuals in the custody of the Department of Corrections. (b) To fulfill the responsibility described in Subsection (2)(a), the state board and the Department of Corrections shall, where feasible, contract with appropriate private or public agencies to provide educational and related administrative services. (c) The state board shall allocate at least 15% of the money appropriated to the state board for adult education to support the programs for which the state board and the Department of Corrections are responsible under this Subsection (2). (3) (a) For money that is not allocated under Subsection (2)(c), each school district shall receive a pro rata share of the appropriation for adult high school completion programs based on the number of people in the school district listed in the latest official census who are over 18 years of age and who do not have a high school diploma and prior year participation or as approved by state board rule. (b) On February 1 of each school year, the state board shall recapture money not used for an adult high school completion program described in Subsection (3)(a) for reallocation to school districts that have implemented programs based on need and effort as determined by the state board. (4) To the extent of money available, school districts shall provide program services to adults who do not have a diploma and who intend to graduate from high school, with particular emphasis on homeless individuals who are seeking literacy and life skills. (5) Overruns in adult education in any school district may not reduce the value of the weighted pupil unit for this program in another school district. (6) School districts shall spend money on adult basic skills programs according to standards established by the state board.