R277-326-1. 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) 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; and (c) Section 53F-2-424, which establishes funding for early literacy coaches, and Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which authorizes the Board to make rules to administer and allocate funding for early literacy coaches. (2) The purpose of this rule is to establish criteria and minimum requirements of early literacy coaches in accordance with Section 53G-10-804.