53E-6-903. STEM education endorsements and incentive program.
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Effective 5/12/2020
53E-6-903. STEM education endorsements and incentive program.
(1)As used in this section, "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
(2)The state board shall:
(a)develop STEM education endorsements; and
(b)create and implement financial incentives for:
(i)an educator to earn an elementary or secondary STEM education endorsement described in Subsection (2)(a) ; and
(ii)a school district or a charter school to have STEM endorsed educators on staff.
(3)In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , the state board shall make rules establishing the uses of STEM education endorsements described in Subsection
(2), including that:
(a)an incentive for an educator to take a course leading to a STEM education endorsement may only be given for a course that carries higher-education credit; and
(b)a school district or a charter school may consider a STEM education endorsement as part of an educator's salary schedule.
Amended by Chapter 408 , 2020 General Session