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As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53F-2-504 v2- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- 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.
- 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.
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
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“Eligible teacher” means a teacher who:
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has a qualifying educational background or qualifying teaching background; |
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has a supplement-approved assignment that corresponds to the teacher’s qualifying educational background or qualifying teaching background; |
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qualifies for the teacher’s supplement-approved assignment in accordance with state board rule; and |
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is a new employee; or |
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has not received an unsatisfactory rating on the teacher’s three most recent evaluations. |
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“Field of computer science” means:
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computer information technology. |
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“Field of science” means:
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physical science; or |
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“Qualifying educational background” means:
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for a teacher who is assigned a secondary school level mathematics course:
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a bachelor’s degree major, master’s degree, or doctoral degree in mathematics; or |
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a bachelor’s degree major, master’s degree, or doctoral degree that has course requirements that are substantially equivalent to the course requirements for a bachelor’s degree major, master’s degree, or doctoral degree in mathematics; |
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for a teacher who is assigned a grade 7 or 8 integrated science course, chemistry course, or physics course:
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a bachelor’s degree major, master’s degree, or doctoral degree in a field of science; or |
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a bachelor’s degree major, master’s degree, or doctoral degree that has course requirements that are substantially equivalent to the course requirements of those required for a bachelor’s degree major, master’s degree, or doctoral degree in a field of science; |
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for a teacher who is assigned a computer science course:
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a bachelor’s degree major, master’s degree, or doctoral degree in a field of computer science; or |
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a bachelor’s degree major, master’s degree, or doctoral degree that has course requirements that are substantially equivalent to the course requirements of those required for a bachelor’s degree major, master’s degree, or doctoral degree in a field of computer science; or |
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for a teacher who is assigned to teach special education, a bachelor’s degree major, master’s degree, or doctoral degree in special education. |
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“Qualifying teaching background” means:
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the teacher has been teaching the same supplement-approved assignment in Utah public schools for at least 10 years; or |
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the teacher has a professional deaf education license issued by the state board. |
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“Supplement-approved assignment” means an assignment to teach:
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a secondary school level mathematics course; |
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integrated science in grade 7 or 8; |
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special education; or |
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