R277-726-1. Authority and Purpose

(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) establishing a course credit acknowledgment form and procedures for completing and submitting the form to the Board; and (iii) establishing 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.