Section 53F-4-502 - Statewide Online Education Program created - Designated as program of the public education system - Purposes(1) The Statewide Online Education Program is created to enable an eligible student to, through the completion of publicly funded online courses: (a) earn college credit by July 1, 2025;(b) earn high school graduation credit; or(c) earn middle school credit.(2) Pursuant to Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 2, the Statewide Online Education Program is designated as a program of the public education system.(3) The purposes of the Statewide Online Education Program are to: (a) provide a student with access to online learning options regardless of where the student attends school, whether a public, private, or home school;(b) provide digital learning options for a student regardless of language, residence, family income, or special needs;(c) provide online learning options to allow a student to acquire the knowledge and technology skills necessary in a digital world;(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;(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;(f) provide personalized learning, where a student can spend as little or as much time as the student needs to master the material;(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;(h) allow a student to customize the student's schedule to better meet the student's academic goals;(i) provide quality learning options to better prepare a student for post-secondary education, vocational training, or career opportunities; and(j) allow a student to have an individualized educational experience.(4) The program name, "Statewide Online Education Program," shall be used in the dissemination of information on the program.Amended by Chapter 24, 2024 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 368, 2023 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 362, 2021 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/5/2021.Renumbered from § 53A-15-1203 and amended by Chapter 2, 2018 General Session ,§ 96, eff. 1/24/2018.Enacted by Chapter 419, 2011 General Session.