Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-407 - School Fees
Section R277-407-1 - Authority and Purpose
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-407-1
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) This rule is authorized under:
(a) Utah
Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision
over public education in the Board;
(b) Article X, Section 2 of the Utah
Constitution, which provides that:
(i) public
elementary schools shall be free; and
(ii) secondary schools shall be free, unless
the Legislature authorizes the imposition of fees;
(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;
(d) Subsection
53G-7-503(2),
which requires the Board to adopt rules regarding student fees; and
(e) Section
53G-7-504 which authorizes waiver
of fees for eligible students with appropriate documentation.
(2) The purpose of this rule is to:
(a) permit the orderly establishment of a
system of reasonable fees;
(b)
provide adequate notice to students and families of fees and fee waiver
requirements; and
(c) prohibit
practices that would:
(i) exclude those unable
to pay from participation in school-sponsored activities; or
(ii) create a burden on a student or family
as to have a detrimental impact on participation.
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