R277-506-2. Authority and Purpose

  A. This rule is authorized under Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3 which vests general control and supervision of public education in the Board, Subsections 53E-3-501(1)(a), which requires the Board to make rules regarding the qualification and certification of educators and ancillary personnel who provide direct student services, and Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to adopt rules in accordance with its responsibilities.

  B. The purpose of this rule is to specify:

  (1) the standards for obtaining licenses and other credentials issued by the Board for employment in the public schools as school psychologists, school social workers, school counselors, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech-language technicians; and

  (2) the standards which shall be met by a post-secondary institution in order to receive Board approval of its program for school psychologists, school social workers, school counselors, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech-language technicians.