R277-924-1. 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; and (b) Section 53F-5-406, which requires the Board to make rules to administer the Partnerships for Student Success Grant 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 provide: (a) criteria for evaluating grant applications; and (b) procedures for: (i) an eligible partnership to apply to the Board to receive grant money; and (ii) the evaluation of an eligible partnership's use of grant money.