53E-8-407. Educational Enrichment Program for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, and Visually Impaired Students — Funding for the program.
(1)
There is established the Educational Enrichment Program for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, and Visually Impaired Students.
Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-8-407
Advisory council: means the Advisory Council for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
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
Deafblind: means :
(a)
if the person is three years of age or older but younger than 22 years of age:
(i)
deaf;
(ii)
blind; and
(iii)
having hearing loss and visual impairments that cause such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that the person cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for students who are deaf or blind; or
(b)
if the person is younger than three years of age, having both hearing loss and vision impairments that are diagnosed as provided in Section 53E-8-401. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
Hard of hearing: means having a hearing loss, excluding deafness. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
The purpose of the program is to provide opportunities that will, in a family friendly environment, enhance the educational services required for deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind students.
(3)
The advisory council shall make recommendations to the state board regarding the design and implementation of the program.
(4)
The program shall be funded from the revenue distributed from the permanent funds created for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind pursuant to Section 12 of the Utah Enabling Act and distributed by the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration under Section 53C-3-103.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session Amended by Chapter 314, 2019 General Session
