Section R277-488-1 - Authority and Purpose(1) This rule is authorized by:(a) Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision over public education in the Board;(b) Section 53F-2-502, which requires the Board to establish a Dual Language Immersion program; and(c) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to make rules to execute the Board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law.(2) The purpose of this rule is to: (a) establish criteria and procedures for distributing funds to elementary and secondary schools participating in the Dual Language Immersion Program;(b) increase the number of students who reach proficiency in world languages;(c) build overall world language capacity in the state of Utah; and(d) increase the number of biliterate and bilingual students.Utah Admin. Code R277-488-1
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-17, effective 8/7/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-1, effective 12/10/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-19, effective 9/24/2020