R277-494-1. 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) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which permits the Board to adopt rules in accordance with its responsibilities;

  (c) Subsection 53G-6-704(6)(a), which directs the Board to make rules establishing fees for a charter school student's participation in extracurricular or co-curricular activities at certain public schools; and

  (d) Subsection 53G-6-705(6), which directs the Board to make rules establishing fees for an online student's participation in extracurricular or co-curricular activities at certain public schools.

  (2) The purpose of this rule is to inform school districts, charter and online schools, and parents of:

  (a) school participation fees; and

  (b) state-determined requirements for a charter school or a public online school student to participate in an extracurricular activity at a student's boundary school.