Grant for professional learning.
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Law
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Utah Code
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Public Education System -- Funding
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State Funding -- Initiative Grant Programs
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Miscellaneous Grant Programs
- Grant for professional learning.
Affected by 63I-1-253 on 7/1/2025
Effective 5/12/202053F-5-214. Grant for professional learning. - (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall award grants to LEAs to provide teachers in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 through 3 with professional learning opportunities in early literacy and mathematics.
- (2) The state board shall award a grant described in this section to an LEA that submits to the state board a completed application, as provided by the state board, that includes a description of the evidence-based, based on assessment data, professional learning opportunities the LEA will provide that are:
- (a) aligned with the professional learning standards described in Section 53G-11-303; and
- (b) targeted to attaining the local and state early learning goals described in Section 53G-7-218.
- (3) An LEA that receives a grant described in this section shall use the grant for the purposes described in Subsection (2).
- (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules to establish:
- (a) required elements of the professional learning opportunities described in Subsection (2); and
- (b) a formula to determine an LEA's grant amount under this section.
- (5) The state board shall annually report to the Education Interim Committee on or before the November interim committee meeting regarding the administration and outcomes of the grant described in this section.
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