Section R277-486-3 - Eligibility to Receive WPUs for Professional Staff(1)(a) An LEA shall only receive WPUs in accordance with the formula provided in Subsection 53F-2-305(1)(a): (i) for an educator who holds at least a bachelor's degree; and(ii) to the extent an educator is qualified to work in the area the educator is assigned consistent with R277-520.(b) A full time educator who is appropriately qualified in only 75% of the educator's assignments would count as 0.75 FTEs in the calculation of an LEA's WPU.(c) An LEA shall have an appropriately qualified educator in every assignment to receive full funding.(2) An LEA may not receive WPUs for interns or paraprofessionals in any assignment.Utah Admin. Code R277-486-3
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-9, effective 4/8/2019