Utah Admin. Code R277-604-1 - 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
53E-3-401, which allows the Board
to make rules to execute the Board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah
Constitution and state law; and
(c)
Section 53E-4-302, which directs the
Board to require LEAs to administer statewide assessments to uniformly measure
student performance.
(2)
The purpose of this rule is:
(a) to provide
opportunities for Utah private school students and home school students who are
Utah residents, scholarships students, and Utah students attending Bureau of
Indian Education or "BIE" schools to participate in statewide
assessments;
(b) to maintain the
integrity and security of statewide assessments and Utah's accountability
system;
(c) to provide an orderly
and manageable administrative process for public schools to include Utah
private school students and home school students who are Utah residents,
scholarships students, and Utah students attending BIE schools to participate
in statewide assessments if they so desire; and
(d) to protect the public investment in
statewide assessments and Utah's accountability system by making assessments
available to students who are not funded by the public education system or
through certain state funded scholarship programs through fair, reasonable, and
consistent practices.
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