Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 11 > Part 11 - Media Prohibitions

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Candidate: means any person who:

  (a)	files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or

  (b)

  receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to a public office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Civil liberty: means a civil liberty enumerated in the United States Constitution or the Utah Constitution. See Utah Code 53B-27-301 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Discriminatory harassment: means student-on-student speech that: (a)  is unwelcome; (b)  discriminates on the basis of a classification protected under federal or state law; and (c)  is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive, and that so undermines and distracts from a student's educational experience, that the student is effectively denied access to an institution's resource or opportunity. See Utah Code 53B-27-401 Election: means each: (a)  regular general election; (b)  regular primary election; and (c)  special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Initiate rulemaking proceedings: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-3-601. See Utah Code 53B-27-301 institution: means an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-27-102 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. Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Person: means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals). 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 Student: means an individual enrolled at an institution. See Utah Code 53B-27-401 Student-on-student speech: means verbal, written, or other communication that is: (i)  communicated by a student; and (ii)  directed at another student. See Utah Code 53B-27-401 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5