Utah Code 53E-6-903. STEM education endorsements and incentive program
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(1) As used in this section, “STEM” means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-6-903
- Educator: means :(2)(a) a person who holds a license;(2)(b) a teacher, counselor, administrator, librarian, or other person required, under rules of the state board, to hold a license; or(2)(c) a person who is the subject of an allegation which has been received by an LEA, the state board, or UPPAC and was, at the time noted in the allegation, a license holder or a person employed in a position requiring licensure. See Utah Code 53E-6-102
- School: means a public or private entity that provides educational services to a minor child. See Utah Code 53E-6-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
(2) The state board shall:(2)(a) develop STEM education endorsements; and(2)(b) create and implement financial incentives for:(2)(b)(i) an educator to earn an elementary or secondary STEM education endorsement described in Subsection (2)(a); and(2)(b)(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:(3)(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(3)(b) a school district or a charter school may consider a STEM education endorsement as part of an educator’s salary schedule.