Section R277-726-1 - Authority, Purpose, and Oversight Category(1) This rule is authorized by: (a) Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision of public education in the Board;(b) Section 53F-4-502, which created the program to enable eligible students, through publicly funded online courses, to: (i) earn college credit by July 1, 2025;(ii) earn high school graduation credit; and(iii) earn middle school credit;(c) Section 53F-4-514, which requires the Board to make rules: (i) providing for the administration of the applicable statewide assessments to students enrolled in online courses;(ii) that establish a course credit acknowledgment form and procedures for completing and submitting the form to the Board; and(iii) that establish protocols for an online course provider to obtain approval to become an authorized or certified online course provider; and(d) 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) define necessary terms;(b) provide and describe a program registration agreement; and(c) provide other requirements for an LEA, the Superintendent, a parent and a student, and an authorized online course provider for program implementation and accountability.(3) This Rule R277-726 is categorized as Category 4 as described in Rule R277-111.Utah Admin. Code R277-726-1
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-5, effective 2/8/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-17, effective 8/11/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-1, effective 12/8/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-12, effective 5/23/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-07, effective 3/12/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-02, effective 1/8/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-19, effective 9/22/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-10, effective 5/11/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-17, effective 8/22/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-22, effective 11/7/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-16, effective 8/8/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-16, effective 8/7/2024