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 Utah; and (d) increase the number of biliterate and bilingual students.