Section R277-700-1 - Authority, Purpose, and Oversight Category(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;(c) Section 53E-3-501, which directs the Board to make rules regarding competency levels, graduation requirements, curriculum, and instruction requirements;(d) Section 53E-4-202, which directs: (i) the Board to establish Core Standards in consultation with LEA boards and superintendents; and(ii) LEA boards to adopt local evidence-based curriculum and to design programs to help students master the General Core;(e) Title 53E, Chapter 4, Part 2, Career and College Readiness Mathematics Competency, which directs the Board to establish college and career mathematics competency standards; and(f) Section 53E-4-205, which requires the Board to provide rules related to a basic civics test.(2) The purpose of this rule is to specify the minimum Core Standards and General Core requirements for the public schools, and to establish responsibility for mastery of Core Standard requirements.(3) This Rule R277-700 is categorized as Category 3 as described in Rule R277-111.Utah Admin. Code R277-700-1
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-1, effective 12/8/2014Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-18, effective 8/26/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-14, effective 6/21/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-7, effective 3/14/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-12, effective 5/23/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-17, effective 8/12/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-02, effective 1/10/2024Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-12, effective 6/7/2024