Utah Code 53E-10-301. Definitions

53E-10-301. Definitions.
As used in this part:

(1)	“Career and technical education course” means a concurrent enrollment course in career and technical education, as determined by the policy established by the Utah Board of Higher Education under Section 53E-10-302.

Concurrent enrollment: means enrollment in a course offered through the concurrent enrollment program described in Section 53E-10-302. See Utah Code 53E-10-301
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
LEA: means a school district or charter school. See Utah Code 53E-10-301
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)	“Concurrent enrollment” means enrollment in a course offered through the concurrent enrollment program described in Section 53E-10-302.

(3)	“Educator” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.

(4)	“Eligible instructor” means an instructor who meets the requirements described in Subsection 53E-10-302(6).

(5)

“Eligible student” means a student who:

(a)

(i)	is enrolled in, and counted in average daily membership in, a public school within the state; or

(ii)	is in the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services and subject to the jurisdiction of the Youth Parole Authority;

(b)	has on file a plan for college and career readiness as described in Section 53E-2-304; and

(c)	is in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12.

(6)	“Institution of higher education” means an institution described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a).

(7)	“License” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.

(8)	“Local education agency” or “LEA” means a school district or charter school.

(9)

“Qualifying experience” means an LEA employee’s experience in an academic field that:

(a)	qualifies the LEA employee to teach a concurrent enrollment course in the academic field; and

(b)

may include the LEA employee’s:

(i)	number of years teaching in the academic field;

(ii)	holding a higher level secondary teaching credential issued by the state board;

(iii)

research, publications, or other scholarly work in the academic field;

(iv)	continuing professional education in the academic field;

(v)	portfolio of work related to the academic field; or

(vi)	professional work experience or certifications in the academic field.

(10)	“Value of the weighted pupil unit” means the amount established each year in the enacted public education budget that is multiplied by the number of weighted pupil units to yield the funding level for the basic state-supported school program.

Amended by Chapter 379, 2021 General Session