Utah Code 53E-1-102. Public education code definitions

53E-1-102. Public education code definitions.
Unless otherwise indicated, as used in this title, Title 53F, Public Education System — Funding, and Title 53G, Public Education System — Local Administration:

(1)	“Charter agreement” means an agreement made in accordance with Section 53G-5-303 that authorizes the operation of a charter school.

Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
Local school board: means a board elected under 2. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
Parent: means a parent or legal guardian. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
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
State superintendent: means the state superintendent of public instruction appointed under Section 53E-3-301. See Utah Code 53E-1-102

(2)	“Charter school governing board” means the board that governs a charter school.

(3)	“District school” means a public school under the control of a local school board.

(4)	“Individualized education program” or “IEP” means a written statement for a student with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.

(5)

“LEA governing board” means:

(a)	for a school district, the local school board;

(b)	for a charter school, the charter school governing board; or

(c)	for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the state board.

(6)

“Local education agency” or “LEA” means:

(a)	a school district;

(b)	a charter school; or

(c)	the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

(7)	“Local school board” means a board elected under 2.

(8)	“Minimum School Program” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53F-2-102.

(9)	“Parent” means a parent or legal guardian.

(10)

“Public education code” means:

(a)	this title;

(b)	Title 53F, Public Education System — Funding; and

(c)	Title 53G, Public Education System — Local Administration.

(11)	“Section 504 accommodation plan” means a plan developed in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., for a student with a disability, to meet the student’s educational needs and ensure equitable access to a free appropriate public education.

(12)

“School nurse” means a registered nurse:

(a)

who holds:

(i)	a license under Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act; or

(ii)	a multistate license as that term is defined in Section 58-31e-102; and

(b)	whose primary role is the care of a defined group of students enrolled in the public school system.

(13)	“State board” means the State Board of Education.

(14)	“State superintendent” means the state superintendent of public instruction appointed under Section 53E-3-301.

Amended by Chapter 214, 2022 General Session