Section R277-318-3 - Program Administration(1) The Superintendent shall allocate funds for salary supplements to eligible teachers in accordance with Subsection 53F-2-504(3).(2) The Superintendent shall maintain an online application system for the TSSP and make it available to educators no later than October 1 of each school year.(3) To receive an award under this program, an applicant for the TSSP shall apply to the Superintendent by the following deadlines for each school year in which the applicant is an eligible teacher: (a) for trimester payments to the educator, prior to November 15;(b) for semester payments to the educator, prior to January 31; and(c) for an annual payment to the educator, prior to April 30.(4)(a) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, an applicant shall submit an application to receive funds as an eligible teacher.(b) Once an applicant has established eligibility in accordance with Subsection (4)(a), the applicant shall maintain eligibility in all subsequent years in which the applicant has an eligible Utah teaching assignment, without the need for the applicant to reapply, even if an applicant later has a lapse in eligibility.(5)(a) If an applicant is denied funds under this rule, the applicant may submit a written appeal to the Superintendent prior to June 1 of each school year.(b) An appeal under Subsection (5)(a) is limited to the following issues:(i) whether the applicant has a degree or degree major with course requirements that are substantially equivalent to the course requirements for a degree listed in Section 53F-2-504;(ii) whether the applicant has met the qualifying teaching background requirements described in Section 53F-2-504;(iii) whether the Superintendent's initial denial was inconsistent with Section 53F-2-504 or this Rule R277-318; or(iv) whether the Superintendent's initial denial was based on inaccurate or incomplete information.(c) The Superintendent may designate a panel of at least two Board staff members to review an appeal made under Subsection (4)(a) and to make a recommendation to the Superintendent.(i) A panel designated in accordance with Subsection (5)(c) shall make a recommendation in accordance with Section 53F-2-504 or this Rule R277-318.(ii) The panel shall make a recommendation on an appeal within 30 days of receipt of the written appeal.(6) The Superintendent shall issue a ruling on an appeal within 15 days of receipt of the panel's recommendation.(7) The decision of the Superintendent on an appeal is the final Board administrative action.(8) If the appropriation for TSSP is insufficient to cover eligible teachers entitled to awards, the Superintendent may reduce all awards by the same ratio and proportion.Utah Admin. Code R277-318-3
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-21, effective 2/7/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-17, effective 8/12/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-24, effective 12/9/2021