R277-712-1. 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-5-502, which requires the Board to:

  (i) define outcome-based measures for each type of grant awarded to LEA's;

  (ii) establish a grant application process;

  (iii) establish a review committee; and

  (iv) adopt metrics to analyze the quality of a grant application; 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) define outcome-based measures for each type of grant awarded to LEA's;

  (b) establish a grant application process;

  (c) establish a review committee; and

  (d) adopt metrics to analyze the quality of a grant application.