Utah Code 53E-8-203. Applicability of statutes to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

53E-8-203. Applicability of statutes to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

(1)	The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind is subject to this public education code and other state laws applicable to public schools, except as otherwise provided by this chapter.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-8-203

Blind: means :

(a)	if the person is three years of age or older but younger than 22 years of age, having a visual impairment that, even with correction, adversely affects educational performance or substantially limits one or more major life activities; and

(b)

if the person is younger than three years of age, having a visual impairment. See Utah Code 53E-8-102

Deaf: means :

(a)	if the person is three years of age or older but younger than 22 years of age, having hearing loss, whether permanent or fluctuating, that, even with amplification, adversely affects educational performance or substantially limits one or more major life activities; and

(b)

if the person is younger than three years of age, having hearing loss. See Utah Code 53E-8-102

Public education code: means :

(a)	this title;

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

(c)

Title 53G, Public Education System -- Local Administration. 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

(2)

The following provisions of this public education code do not apply to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind:

(a)	provisions governing the budgets, funding, or finances of school districts or charter schools; and

(b)	provisions governing school construction.

(3)

Except as provided in this chapter, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind is subject to state laws governing state agencies, including:

(a)	Title 51, Chapter 5, Funds Consolidation Act;

(b)	Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act;

(c)	Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act;

(d)	Title 63A, Utah Government Operations Code;

(e)	Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act;

(f)	Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act;

(g)	Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code;

(h)	Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act;

(i)	Title 63J, Chapter 2, Revenue Procedures and Control Act; and

(j)	Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act.

Amended by Chapter 345, 2021 General Session

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