Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 11 > Part 16 - Conflict of Interest Disclosures

• Address: means the number and street where an individual resides or where a reporting entity has its principal office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Advisory board: means the Utah Data Research Advisory Board created in Section 53B-33-202. See Utah Code 53B-33-101
• Apprenticeship program: means a program that:

  (a)	combines paid on-the-job learning with formal classroom instruction to prepare students for careers; and

  (b)

  includes: (i)  structured on-the-job learning for students under the supervision of a skilled employee; (ii)  classroom instruction for students related to the on-the-job learning; (iii)  ongoing student assessments using established competency and skills standards; and (iv)  the student receiving an industry-recognized credential or degree upon completion of the program. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Candidate: means any person who: (a)  files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or (b)  receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to a public office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Center: means the Utah Data Research Center created in Section 53B-33-201. See Utah Code 53B-33-101 Commission: means the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission created in Section 63N-1a-201. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Commissioner: means the commissioner of higher education appointed in accordance with Section 53B-1-408. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Conflict of interest: means an action that is taken by a regulated officeholder that the officeholder reasonably believes may cause direct financial benefit or detriment to the officeholder, a member of the officeholder's immediate family, or an individual or entity that the officeholder is required to disclose under the provisions of this section, if that benefit or detriment is distinguishable from the effects of that action on the public or on the officeholder's profession, occupation, or association generally. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 Conflict of interest disclosure: means a disclosure, on the website, of all information required under Section 20A-11-1604. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Data: means any information about a person stored in a physical or electronic record. See Utah Code 53B-33-101 Data research program: means the data maintained by the center in accordance with Section 53B-33-301. See Utah Code 53B-33-101 De-identified data: means data about a person that cannot, without additional information, identify the person to another person or machine. See Utah Code 53B-33-101 degree-granting institution: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Director: means the director of the Utah Data Research Center created in Section 53B-33-201. See Utah Code 53B-33-101 Entity: means a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a limited partnership, a sole proprietorship, an association, a cooperative, a trust, an organization, a joint venture, a governmental entity, an unincorporated organization, or any other legal entity, regardless of whether it is established primarily for the purpose of gain or economic profit. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller. Filing officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor, for the office of a state constitutional officer or State Board of Education member; or (b)  the lieutenant governor or the county clerk in the county of the candidate's residence, for a state legislative office. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 High quality professional learning: means the professional learning standards for teachers and principals described in Section 53G-11-303. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Immediate family: means the regulated officeholder's spouse, a child living in the regulated officeholder's immediate household, or an individual claimed as a dependent for state or federal income tax purposes by the regulated officeholder. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 Income: means earnings, compensation, or any other payment made to an individual for gain, regardless of source, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, pay, bonus, severance pay, incentive pay, contract payment, interest, per diem, expenses, reimbursement, dividends, or otherwise. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Institution of higher education: means an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-33-101 Legislative office: means the office of state senator, state representative, speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Local education agency: means a school district, a charter school, or the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Master plan: means the computer science education master plan described in Section 53B-34-105. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Officeholder: means a person who holds a public office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Owner or officer: includes : (i)  a member of a board of directors or other governing body of an entity; or (ii)  a partner in any type of partnership. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 Participating employer: means an employer that: (a)  partners with an educational institution on a curriculum for an apprenticeship program or work-based learning program; and (b)  provides an apprenticeship or work-based learning program for students. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Participating entity: means : (a)  the State Board of Education, which includes the director as defined in Section 53E-10-701; (b)  the board; (c)  the Department of Workforce Services; (d)  the Department of Health and Human Services; and (e)  the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 53B-33-101 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Position: means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot in which the voter marks the voter's choice. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Preceding year: means the year immediately preceding the day on which the regulated officeholder makes a conflict of interest disclosure. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Regulated officeholder: means an individual who is required to make a conflict of interest disclosure under the provisions of this part. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims. Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Source: means the person or entity that is the legal owner of the tangible or intangible asset that comprises the contribution. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 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 State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 State constitutional officer: means the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state auditor, the state treasurer, or the attorney general. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 Talent board: means the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board created in Section 53B-34-102. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Talent program: means the Talent Ready Utah Program created in Section 53B-34-103. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Technical education: means career and technical education that:Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Unique student identifier: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-4-308. See Utah Code 53B-33-101 Website: means the Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest Disclosure Website described in Section 20A-11-1602. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602 Work-based learning program: includes the following objectives: (i)  providing students an applied workplace experience using knowledge and skills attained in a program of study that includes an internship, externship, or work experience; (ii)  providing an educational institution with objective input from a participating employer regarding the education requirements of the current workforce; and (iii)  providing funding for programs that are associated with high-wage, in-demand, or emerging occupations. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Workforce programs: means education or industry programs that facilitate training the state's workforce to meet industry demand. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5