Section R277-704-1 - 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) 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;(c) Section 53E-3-505, which directs the Board to work with financial and economic experts and private and non-profit entities to develop and integrate financial and economic literacy and skills into the public school curriculum at all appropriate levels.(2) The purpose of this rule is: (a) to provide funds appropriated by the Legislature to develop and integrate financial and economic literacy concepts effectively into the core curriculum in various programs and at various grade levels;(b) to provide for educator professional development using business and community expertise;(c) to provide curriculum resources and assessments for financial and economic literacy;(d) to provide simple and consistent messaging to students that becomes part of the core curriculum that reinforces the importance of financial and economic literacy for students and parents; and(e) to help students and parents to locate and use school and community resources to improve financial and economic literacy among students and families.Utah Admin. Code R277-704-1
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2014-21, effective 10/9/2014Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-9, effective 4/8/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-21, effective 10/8/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-02, effective 1/10/2024