As used in this part:

(1)  “Contractor” means the educational technology provider that the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity selects under Section 63N-20-102.

Terms Used In Utah Code 63N-20-101

  • 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
(2)  “Office” means the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity created in Section 63N-1a-301.

(3)  “Preschool child” means a child who is:

(a)  four or five years old; and

(b)  not eligible for enrollment under Subsection 53G-4-402(8).

(4) 

(a)  “Private preschool provider” means a child care program that:

(i) 

(A)  is licensed under 4 or,
     except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), is exempt from licensure under Section 26B-2-405; and

(B)  meets other criteria as established by the office, consistent with Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 1; or

(ii)  is a residential certificate provider described in Section 26B-2-404.

(b)  “Private preschool provider” does not include
     a program exempt from licensure under Subsection 26B-2-405(2)(c).

(5)  “Public preschool” means a preschool program that is provided by a school district, a charter school, or the Head Start program.

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

(7)  “UPSTART” means the statewide program created in Section 63N-20-102 that uses a home-based educational technology program and parent engagement to develop school readiness skills of preschool children.

Amended by Chapter 252, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 380, 2023 General Session