Utah Code > Title 53B > Chapter 8d – Tuition Waivers for Wards of the State Act
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- 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.
- Approved device: means a device described in Subsection 20A-21-201(4) used to gather signatures for the electronic initiative process, the electronic referendum process, or the electronic candidate qualification process. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Budget officer: means :
(a) for a county, the person designated as finance officer as defined in Section 17-36-3; (b) for a city, the person designated as budget officer in Subsection 10-6-106(4); (c) for a town, the town council; or (d) for a metro township, the person described in Subsection (2)(a) for the county in which the metro township is located. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 - Certified: means that the county clerk has acknowledged a signature as being the signature of a registered voter. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Circulation: means the process of submitting an initiative petition or a referendum petition to legal voters for their signature. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102
- Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Electronic initiative process: means :
(a) as it relates to a statewide initiative, the process, described in Sections 20A-7-215 and 20A-21-201, for gathering signatures; or (b) as it relates to a local initiative, the process, described in Sections 20A-7-514 and 20A-21-201, for gathering signatures. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 - Electronic signature: means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Final fiscal impact statement: means a financial statement prepared after voters approve an initiative that contains the information required by Subsection 20A-7-202. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Initial fiscal impact and legal statement: means a financial and legal statement prepared under Section 20A-7-502. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Initiative: means a new law proposed for adoption by the public as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Initiative application: means :
(a) for a statewide initiative, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-202(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-202(2); or (b) for a local initiative, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-502(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-502(2). See Utah Code 20A-7-101 - 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.
- Legal voter: means an individual who is registered to vote in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Local clerk: means the county clerk, city recorder, or town clerk in whose jurisdiction a local initiative or referendum petition is circulated. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Local legislative body: means the legislative body of a county, city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Long-term foster care: means an individual who remains in the custody of the division, whether or not the individual resides:
(a) with licensed foster parents; or (b) in independent living arrangements under the supervision of the division. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102 - Municipal general election: means the election held in municipalities and, as applicable, special districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Resident: means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Sponsors: means the legal voters who support the initiative or referendum and who sign the initiative application or referendum application. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- 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 institution of higher education: means an institution described in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102
- Tuition: means tuition at the rate for residents of the state. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102
- Voter: means an individual who:
(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election; (b) meets the requirements of election registration; (c) is registered to vote; and (d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 - Ward of the state: means an individual:
(a) who is: (i) at least 17 years old; and (ii) not older than 26 years old; (b) who had a permanency goal in the individual's child and family plan, as described in Sections 80-3-307 and 80-3-409, of long-term foster care while in the custody of the division; and (c) for whom the custody of the division was not terminated as a result of adoption. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102