Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 20 > Part 2 - Commission

• 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 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. Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 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 Decennial year: means a year during which the United States Bureau of Census conducts a national decennial census. See Utah Code 20A-20-102 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 Elected official: means : (a)  a person elected to an office under Section 20A-1-303 or 6; (b)  a person who is considered to be elected to a municipal office in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-206(1)(c)(ii); or (c)  a person who is considered to be elected to a special district office in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-206(3)(b)(ii). See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Hard of hearing: means having a hearing loss, excluding deafness. See Utah Code 53E-8-102 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 Municipal primary election: means an election held to nominate candidates for municipal office. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Parent: means a parent or legal guardian. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Political party: means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 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 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Regular decennial redistricting: means redistricting required due to a national decennial census. See Utah Code 20A-20-102 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. 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 State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Vacancy: means : (a)  except as provided in Subsection (75)(b), the absence of an individual to serve in a position created by state constitution or state statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or other cause ; or (b)  in relation to a candidate for a position created by state constitution or state statute, the removal of a candidate due to the candidate's death, resignation, or disqualification. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.