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 the state of Utah; and

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