R277-445-1. Authority, Purpose, and Oversight Category

(1) This rule is authorized by: (a) Article X, Section 3 of the Utah Constitution, which vests general control and supervision over public education in the Board; (b) Subsection 53F-2-304(3), which requires the Board to adopt rules to adopt a formula to calculate a scale of operations weighting for each student enrolled in a school district in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class as described in Section 17-50-501 or a school district in a county of the third class with fewer than 2,000 students; 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) This Rule R277-445 is categorized as Category 4 as described in Rule R277-111.