Family participation in UPSTART -- Priority enrollment.

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  2. Utah Code
  3. Public Education System -- Funding
  4. State Funding -- Contracted Initiatives
  5. UPSTART
  6. Family participation in UPSTART -- Priority enrollment.

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Affected by 63I-2-253 on 7/1/2022

Effective 5/28/2021
53F-4-404. Family participation in UPSTART -- Priority enrollment.
  • (1) The contractor shall:
    • (a) solicit families to participate in UPSTART through a public information campaign and referrals from participating school districts; and
    • (b) work with the Department of Workforce Services and the state board to solicit participation from families of qualifying participants to participate in UPSTART.
  • (2) Preschool children who participate in UPSTART shall:
    • (a) be from families with diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds;
    • (b) reside in different regions of the state in both urban and rural areas; and
    • (c) be given preference to participate if the preschool children are qualifying participants.
  • (3)
    • (a) In a contract entered into with an educational technology provider as described in Section 53F-4-402, the state board shall require the provider to prioritize enrollment of qualified participants based on a first come, first served basis.
    • (b) The state board shall provide a list of qualifying schools and qualifying preschools and other applicable information to the contractor for verification of qualifying participants.
    • (c) The contractor shall annually provide participant information to the state board as part of the verification process.
    • (d) A qualifying participant may obtain a computer and peripheral equipment on loan and receive free Internet service for the duration of the qualified participant's participation in UPSTART if the qualifying participant:
      • (i) is eligible to receive free or reduced lunch; and
      • (ii) the qualifying participant participates in UPSTART at home.
  • (4)
    • (a) The contractor shall make the home-based educational technology program available to families at a cost agreed upon by the state board and the contractor if the number of families who would like to participate in UPSTART exceeds the number of participants funded by the legislative appropriation.
    • (b) The state board and the contractor shall annually post on their websites information on purchasing a home-based educational technology program as provided in Subsection (4)(a).
    • (c) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(d), a preschool child may only participate in UPSTART through legislative funding once.
    • (d) Subsection (4)(c) does not apply to a preschool child who, in the 2021-2022 school year:
      • (i) is eligible for enrollment in kindergarten; or
      • (ii) is enrolled in kindergarten.




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