{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53f-4-502","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53F-4-502","heading":"Statewide Online Education Program created -- Designated as program of the public education system -- Purposes.","body":"(1) The Statewide Online Education Program is created to enable an eligible student to, through the completion of publicly funded online courses:\n(a) earn college credit by July 1, 2025;\n(b) earn high school graduation credit; or\n(c) earn middle school credit.\n(2) Pursuant to Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 2, the Statewide Online Education Program is designated as a program of the public education system.\n(3) The purposes of the Statewide Online Education Program are to:\n(a) provide a student with access to online learning options regardless of where the student attends school, whether a public, private, or home school;\n(b) provide digital learning options for a student regardless of language, residence, family income, or special needs;\n(c) provide online learning options to allow a student to acquire the knowledge and technology skills necessary in a digital world;\n(d) utilize the power and scalability of technology to customize education so that a student may learn in the student's own style preference and at the student's own pace;\n(e) utilize technology to remove the constraints of traditional classroom learning, allowing a student to access learning virtually at any time and in any place and giving the student the flexibility to take advantage of the student's peak learning time;\n(f) provide personalized learning, where a student can spend as little or as much time as the student needs to master the material;\n(g) provide greater access to self-paced programs enabling a high achieving student to accelerate academically, while a struggling student may have additional time and help to gain competency;\n(h) allow a student to customize the student's schedule to better meet the student's academic goals;\n(i) provide quality learning options to better prepare a student for post-secondary education, vocational training, or career opportunities; and\n(j) allow a student to have an individualized educational experience.\n(4) The program name, \"Statewide Online Education Program,\" shall be used in the dissemination of information on the program.","path":["Title 53F Public Education System -- Funding","Chapter 53F-4 State Funding -- Contracted Initiatives","Part 53F-4-5 Statewide Online Education Program"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53F/Chapter4/53F-4-S502.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"5e763efc622d0d62d5bf8b5c19f76be9a99946e571e1f87ea9b1190db0ff4ee6","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53f-4-501","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53f-4-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}