Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 20 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Advisory council: means the Advisory Council for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• 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.
• Associate superintendent: means :

  (a)	the associate superintendent of the Utah School for the Deaf; or

  (b)

  the associate superintendent of the Utah School for the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 Bequest: Property gifted by will. 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 Blindness: means an impairment in vision in which central visual acuity: (a)  does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses; or (b)  is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than 20 degrees. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 Commission: means the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission created in Section 20A-20-201. See Utah Code 20A-20-102 Committee: means the Legislature's redistricting committee. See Utah Code 20A-20-102 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Cortical visual impairment: means a cortical or cerebral visual impairment: (a)  that: (i)  affects the visual cortex or visual tracts of the brain; (ii)  is caused by damage to the visual pathways to the brain; (iii)  affects a person's visual discrimination, acuity, processing, and interpretation; and (iv)  is often present in conjunction with other disabilities or eye conditions that cause visual impairment; and (b)  in which the eyes and optic nerves of the affected person appear normal and the person's pupil responses are normal. 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 Deafness: means a hearing loss so severe that the person is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 Devise: To gift property by will. Educator: means an individual who is: (a)  licensed by the state board under Section 53E-6-201; or (b)  credentialed by the governing body of the individual's area of professional practice. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 Eligible student: means : (a)  a student who: (i)  is eligible to participate in public school, in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12; (ii)  is a resident of the state; (iii)  (A)  has an IEP; or (B)  is determined by a multidisciplinary evaluation team to be eligible for services under 20 U. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Employee: means an individual working in a position in which the individual's salary, wages, pay, or compensation, including as a contractor, is paid from: (i)  program donations to a scholarship granting organization; or (ii)  scholarship money allocated to a qualifying school by a scholarship granting organization under Section 53E-7-405. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 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. Family income: means the annual income of the parent, parents, legal guardian, or legal guardians with whom a scholarship student lives. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Federal poverty level: means the poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 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. Functional blindness: means a disorder in which the physical structures of the eye may be functioning, but the person does not attend to, examine, utilize, or accurately process visual information. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. IEP: means : (a)  a written statement for a student with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 IEP: means a written statement for a student with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 LEA: means a local education agency that has administrative control and direction for public education. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 LEA: means : (a)  a school district; (b)  a charter school; or (c)  the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 LEA of record: means the school district of residence of a student as determined under Section 53G-6-302. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 Legacy: A gift of property made by will. Low vision: means an impairment in vision in which: (a)  visual acuity is at 20/70 or worse; (b)  the visual field is reduced to less than 20 degrees; (c)  even with correction, educational performance is affected; or (d)  at least one major life activity is substantially limited. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 Multidisciplinary evaluation team: means two or more individuals: (a)  who are qualified in two or more separate disciplines or professions; and (b)  who evaluate a child. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Officer: means : (a)  a member of the board of a scholarship granting organization or qualifying school; or (b)  the chief administrative officer of a scholarship granting organization or qualifying school. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Parent: means a parent or legal guardian. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 program: means the program established in Section 53E-7-402. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Program donation: means a donation to the program under Section 53E-7-405. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 Qualifying school: means a private school that: (a)  provides kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education; (b)  is approved by the state board under Section 53E-7-408; and (c)  meets the requirements described in Section 53E-7-403. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Regular decennial redistricting: means redistricting required due to a national decennial census. See Utah Code 20A-20-102 Relative: means a father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Scholarship: means a grant awarded to an eligible student: (a)  by a scholarship granting organization out of program donations; and (b)  for the purpose of paying for a scholarship expense. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Scholarship expense: means an expense that a parent or eligible student incurs in the education of the eligible student for goods or a service that a qualifying school provides or facilitates, including: (a)  tuition and fees of a qualifying school; (b)  fees and instructional materials at a technical college; (c)  tutoring services; (d)  fees for after-school or summer education programs; (e)  textbooks, curricula, or other instructional materials, including any supplemental materials or associated online instruction that a curriculum or a qualifying school recommends; (f)  educational software and applications; (g)  supplies or other equipment related to an eligible student's educational needs; (h)  computer hardware or other technological devices that are intended primarily for an eligible student's educational needs; (i)  fees for the following examinations, or for a preparation course for the following examinations, that the scholarship granting organization approves: (i)  a national norm-referenced or standardized assessment described in Section 53F-6-410, an advanced placement examination, or another similar assessment; (ii)  a state-recognized industry certification examination; and (iii)  an examination related to college or university admission; (j)  educational services for students with disabilities from a licensed or accredited practitioner or provider, including occupational, behavioral, physical, audiology, or speech-language therapies; (k)  contracted services that the scholarship granting organization approves and that an LEA provides, including individual classes, after-school tutoring services, transportation, or fees or costs associated with participation in extracurricular activities; (l)  ride fees or fares for a fee-for-service transportation provider to transport the eligible student to and from a qualifying school, not to exceed $750 in a given school year; (m)  expenses related to extracurricular activities, field trips, educational supplements, and other educational experiences; or (n)  the scholarship granting organization approves in accordance with Subsection 53E-7-405(3). See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Scholarship granting organization: means an organization that is: (a)  qualified as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; and (b)  recognized through an agreement with the state board as a scholarship granting organization, as described in Section 53E-7-404. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Scholarship student: means an eligible student who receives a scholarship under this part. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 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 53E-1-102 Superintendent: means the superintendent of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Value of the weighted pupil unit: means the amount established each year in the enacted public education budget that is multiplied by the number of weighted pupil units to yield the funding level for the basic state-supported school program. See Utah Code 53E-7-401 Visual impairment: includes partial sightedness, low vision, blindness, cortical visual impairment, functional blindness, and degenerative conditions that lead to blindness or severe loss of vision. See Utah Code 53E-8-102