Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters

• Account: means the Performance Funding Restricted Account created in Section 53B-7-703. See Utah Code 53B-7-702
• Account agreement: means an agreement between an account owner and the Utah Educational Savings Plan entered into under this chapter. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102
• Account owner: means a person, estate, or trust, if that person, estate, or trust has entered into an account agreement under this chapter to save for the higher education costs on behalf of a beneficiary. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102
• Address: includes :

  (i)	a post office box number;

  (ii)	a rural free delivery route number; and

  (iii)

  a street name and number. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Administrative fund: means the money used to administer the Utah Educational Savings Plan. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102.5 Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote. 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. Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it. Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments. Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense. 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 Approved device: means a device described in Subsection 20A-21-201(4) used to gather signatures for the electronic initiative process, the electronic referendum process, or the electronic candidate qualification process. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Articles of incorporation: include : (a)  amended articles of incorporation; (b)  restated articles of incorporation; (c)  articles of merger; and (d)  a document of a similar import to the documents described in Subsections (3)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Authority: means the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority. See Utah Code 53B-7-801 Award: means a monetary grant awarded in accordance with Section 53B-10-202. See Utah Code 53B-10-201 Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Ballot proposition: means a question, issue, or proposal that is submitted to voters on the ballot for their approval or rejection including: (a)  an opinion question specifically authorized by the Legislature; (b)  a constitutional amendment; (c)  an initiative; (d)  a referendum; (e)  a bond proposition; (f)  a judicial retention question; (g)  an incorporation of a city or town; or (h)  any other ballot question specifically authorized by the Legislature. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels. Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC Beneficiary: means the individual designated in an account agreement to benefit from the amount saved for higher education costs. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102 Bequest: Property gifted by will. Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-401 Board: means the board of directors of the Utah Educational Savings Plan, which is the Utah Board of Higher Education acting in the Utah Board of Higher Education's capacity as the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority under Title 53B, Chapter 12, Higher Education Assistance Authority. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102.5 Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Board of canvassers: means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and 20A-4-306 to canvass election returns. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 board of directors: means the body authorized to manage the affairs of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Bonds: means the bonds authorized to be issued by the board under this chapter, and may consist of bonds, notes, or debt obligations evidencing an obligation to repay borrowed money and payable solely from revenues and other money of the board pledged for repayment. See Utah Code 53B-13-102 bound: means securing more than one piece of paper together using staples or another means in at least three places across the top of the paper in the blank space reserved for securing the paper. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Budget officer: means : (a)  for a county, the person designated as finance officer as defined in Section 17-36-3; (b)  for a city, the person designated as budget officer in Subsection 10-6-106(4); (c)  for a town, the town council; or (d)  for a metro township, the person described in Subsection (2)(a) for the county in which the metro township is located. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Business reply mail envelope: means an envelope that may be mailed free of charge by the sender. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Bylaws: includes : (i)  amended bylaws; and (ii)  restated bylaws. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Canvass: means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election results by the board of canvassers. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Capital development: means the same as capital development project, as defined in Section 63A-5b-401. See Utah Code 53B-2a-101 Career and technical education: means an educational program that:Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Certified: means that the county clerk has acknowledged a signature as being the signature of a registered voter. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Child: means an individual who: (a)  is a natural or adopted child of a deceased peace officer or deceased firefighter; and (b)  was under the age of 25 at the time of the peace officer's or firefighter's death. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 Child: means an individual less than 20 years of age. See Utah Code 53B-8a-201 Circulation: means the process of submitting an initiative petition or a referendum petition to legal voters for their signature. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Class: means a group of memberships that has the same right with respect to voting, dissolution, redemption, transfer, or other characteristics. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Commissioner: means the commissioner of higher education appointed in accordance with Section 53B-1-408. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Community partner: means a nonprofit organization that provide services to a child who is economically disadvantaged or a family member, legal guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is economically disadvantaged. See Utah Code 53B-8a-201 Competency-based: means mastery of subject matter or skill level, as demonstrated through business and industry approved standards and assessments, achieved through participation in a hands-on learning environment, and which is tied to observable, measurable performance objectives. See Utah Code 53B-2a-101 Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law. Conditional gift: means a gift as defined in Subsection (4) that is subject to conditions: (a)  imposed, requested, or provided by a foreign government or foreign person; and (b)  that relate to: (i)  what kinds of teachers or students may benefit from the gift; or (ii)  a description of the subject matter to be taught with the support of the gift. See Utah Code 53B-1-201 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Corporate name: means : (a)  the name of a domestic corporation as stated in the domestic corporation's articles of incorporation; (b)  the name of a domestic nonprofit corporation as stated in the domestic nonprofit corporation's articles of incorporation; (c)  the name of a foreign corporation as stated in the foreign corporation's: (i)  articles of incorporation; or (ii)  document of similar import to articles of incorporation; or (d)  the name of a foreign nonprofit corporation as stated in the foreign nonprofit corporation's: (i)  articles of incorporation; or (ii)  document of similar import to articles of incorporation. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 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. Cost of attendance: includes costs payable to the institution, other direct educational expenses, transportation, and living expenses while attending the institution. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102 County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Dedicated project: means a capital development project for which state funds from the Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund created in Section 53B-2a-118 are requested or used. See Utah Code 53B-2a-101 Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. degree-granting institution: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Deliver: includes delivery by mail or another means of transmission authorized by Section 16-6a-103, except that delivery to the division means actual receipt by the division. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Devise: To gift property by will. Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source: Distribution: means the payment of a dividend or any part of the income or profit of a nonprofit corporation to the nonprofit corporation's: (i)  members; (ii)  directors; or (iii)  officers. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102 Division: means the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Donation: means a gift, grant, donation, or any other conveyance of money by a person other than the Legislature that is not made directly for the benefit or on behalf of a particular individual. See Utah Code 53B-8a-201 Donor: The person who makes a gift. Economically disadvantaged: means that a child is: (a)  experiencing intergenerational poverty; (b)  a member or foster child of a family with an annual income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level; (c)  living with a legal custodian or legal guardian with an annual family income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level; or (d)  living with a legal custodian or legal guardian who can attest that the child or the child's household is receiving services benefitting low-income households or individuals. See Utah Code 53B-8a-201 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 Election officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections; (b)  the county clerk for: (i)  a county ballot and election; and (ii)  a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section 20A-5-400. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Election official: means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Electronic initiative process: means : (a)  as it relates to a statewide initiative, the process, described in Sections 20A-7-215 and 20A-21-201, for gathering signatures; or (b)  as it relates to a local initiative, the process, described in Sections 20A-7-514 and 20A-21-201, for gathering signatures. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Electronic referendum process: means : (a)  as it relates to a statewide referendum, the process, described in Sections 20A-7-313 and 20A-21-201, for gathering signatures; or (b)  as it relates to a local referendum, the process, described in Sections 20A-7-614 and 20A-21-201, for gathering signatures. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Electronic signature: means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Eligible borrower: means a person, or the parent of a person, who is eligible to borrow under regulations applicable to the student loan program. See Utah Code 53B-13-102 Eligible individual: means an individual who: (a)  is under 20 years of age and is a resident of Utah; (b)  is economically disadvantaged; and (c)  receives, or has a family member, a foster family member, or a legal custodian or legal guardian who receives, services from a community partner. See Utah Code 53B-8a-201 Eligible institution: means an institution which is approved by the board and the United States Secretary of Education for purposes of the guaranteed loan program. See Utah Code 53B-13-102 Eligible student: means a financially needy student who is: (i)  unconditionally admitted to and enrolled at a Utah postsecondary institution on at least a half-time basis, as defined by the board, in an eligible postsecondary program leading to a defined education or training objective, as defined by the board; (ii)  making satisfactory academic progress, as defined by the institution in published policies or rules, toward an education or training objective; and (iii)  (A)  a resident student under Section 53B-8-102 and rules of the board; or (B)  exempt from paying the nonresident portion of total tuition under Section 53B-8-106. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102 Eligible voter: means a legal voter who resides in the jurisdiction of the county, city, or town that is holding an election on a ballot proposition. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Endowment: means the Higher Education Student Success Endowment created in Section 53B-7-802. See Utah Code 53B-7-801 Endowment fund: means the endowment fund established under Section 53B-8a-107, which is held as a separate fund within the Utah Educational Savings Plan. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102.5 Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Estimated revenue growth from targeted jobs: means the estimated increase in individual income tax revenue generated by individuals employed in targeted jobs, determined by the Department of Workforce Services in accordance with Section 53B-7-704. See Utah Code 53B-7-702 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. Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office. Executive director: means the administrator appointed to administer and manage the Utah Educational Savings Plan. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102.5 Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business. 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 53B-8a-201 Fees: means general course fees, in addition to tuition, that are: (i)  imposed by a state institution of higher education; and (ii)  required to be paid by a student to engage in a course of study at the state institution of higher education. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. Final fiscal impact statement: means a financial statement prepared after voters approve an initiative that contains the information required by Subsection 20A-7-202. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Financially needy student: means a student who demonstrates the financial inability to meet all or a portion of the cost of attendance at an institution for any period of attendance as defined by the board, after considering the student's expected family contribution. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102 firefighter: means a member, including volunteer members and members paid on call, of a fire department or other organization that provides fire suppression and other fire-related services, of a political subdivision who is responsible for or is in a capacity that includes responsibility for the extinguishment of fires. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 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. Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A Foreign government: means a government other than the government of: (a)  the United States; (b)  a state within the United States; (c)  a territory or possession of the United States; or (d)  a political subdivision of the United States. See Utah Code 53B-1-201 Foreign person: means : (a)  a foreign government defined in Subsection (2); (b)  an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States or of a territory or protectorate of the United States; (c)  a corporation, partnership, joint venture, proprietorship, trust, association, or other entity that is created or organized under the laws of a foreign government or that has its principal place of business located outside the United States; (d)  if known by the higher education institution, a corporation, partnership, joint venture, proprietorship, trust, association, or other entity that is created or organized pursuant to the laws of the United States or a state within the United States, if a majority of the stock or other equity interest is directly or indirectly owned by, or which derives a majority of its funding from: (i)  a foreign government; (ii)  an individual described in Subsection (3)(b); or (iii)  an entity described in Subsection (3)(c) or (d); or (e)  if known by the higher education institution, a committee or other group in which a majority of the membership is composed of: (i)  a foreign government; (ii)  an individual described in Subsection (3)(b); or (iii)  an entity described in Subsection (3)(c) or (d). See Utah Code 53B-1-201 Full new performance funding amount: means the maximum amount of new performance funding that a degree-granting institution or technical college may qualify for in a fiscal year, determined by the Legislature in accordance with Section 53B-7-705. See Utah Code 53B-7-702 Full-time: means the number of credit hours the board determines is full-time enrollment for a student. See Utah Code 53B-7-702 Full-time: means the number of credit hours the board determines is full-time enrollment for a student for purposes of the program. See Utah Code 53B-10-201 Gift: means an endowment, scholarship, gift, donation, or grant of money or property of any kind. See Utah Code 53B-1-201 Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. GO Utah office: means the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity created in Section 63N-1a-301. See Utah Code 53B-7-702 GO Utah office: means the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity created in Section 63N-1a-301. See Utah Code 53B-10-201 Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it. Grantor trust: means a trust, the income of which is for the benefit of the grantor under Section 677, Internal Revenue Code. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102.5 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Guardian: includes a person who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Higher education costs: means qualified higher education expenses as defined in Section 529(e)(3), Internal Revenue Code. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102.5 Higher education costs: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-8a-102. See Utah Code 53B-8a-201 Higher education institution: means an institution in the state system of higher education as defined in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-1-201 Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Initial fiscal impact and legal statement: means a financial and legal statement prepared under Section 20A-7-502. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Initial fiscal impact statement: means      a financial statement prepared under Section 20A-7-202. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Initiative: means a new law proposed for adoption by the public as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Initiative application: means : (a)  for a statewide initiative, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-202(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-202(2); or (b)  for a local initiative, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-502(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-502(2). See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Initiative packet: means a copy of the initiative petition, a copy of the proposed law, and the signature sheets, all of which have been bound together as a unit. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 institution: means an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-1-401 institution: means : (a)  an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-1-102; or (b)  a Utah private, nonprofit postsecondary institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the board. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102 Institution: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a). See Utah Code 53B-10-201 Institution board of trustees: means :Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC Intergenerational poverty: means the same as that term is defined in Section 35A-9-102. See Utah Code 53B-8a-201 Job: means an occupation determined by the Department of Workforce Services. See Utah Code 53B-7-702 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Killed: means that the peace officer's or firefighter's death is the direct and proximate result of a traumatic injury incurred in the line of duty. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Land use law: means a law of general applicability, enacted based on the weighing of broad, competing policy considerations, that relates to the use of land, including land use regulation, a general plan, a land use development code, an annexation ordinance, the rezoning of a single property or multiple properties, or a comprehensive zoning ordinance or resolution. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of: (i)  (A)  the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state; (B)  a state institution of higher education; or (C)  a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and (ii)  that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102 Law enforcement officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Legacy: A gift of property made by will. Legal signatures: means the number of signatures of legal voters that: (a)  meet the numerical requirements of this chapter; and (b)  have been obtained, certified, and verified as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Legal voter: means an individual who is registered to vote in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Legally referable to voters: means : (a)  for a proposed local initiative, that the proposed local initiative is legally referable to voters under Section 20A-7-502. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto). Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Line of duty: means an action that a peace officer or firefighter is obligated or authorized to perform by rule, regulation, condition of employment or service, or law, including a social, ceremonial, or athletic function that the peace officer or firefighter is assigned to or compensated for by the public agency being served. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Local attorney: means the county attorney, city attorney, or town attorney in whose jurisdiction a local initiative or referendum petition is circulated. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Local clerk: means the county clerk, city recorder, or town clerk in whose jurisdiction a local initiative or referendum petition is circulated. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Local law: includes : (i)  an ordinance; (ii)  a resolution; (iii)  a land use law; (iv)  a land use regulation, as defined in Section 10-9a-103; or (v)  other legislative action of a local legislative body. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Local legislative body: means the legislative body of a county, city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Local obligation law: means a local law passed by the local legislative body regarding a bond that was approved by a majority of qualified voters in an election. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Local tax law: means a law, passed by a political subdivision with an annual or biannual calendar fiscal year, that increases a tax or imposes a new tax. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Long-term foster care: means an individual who remains in the custody of the division, whether or not the individual resides: (a)  with licensed foster parents; or (b)  in independent living arrangements under the supervision of the division. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102 mailing: includes registered or certified mail for which the proper fee is paid. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Majority leader: see Floor Leaders Manual ballot: means a paper document produced by an election officer on which an individual records an individual's vote by directly placing a mark on the paper document using a pen or other marking instrument. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Manual initiative process: means the process for gathering signatures for an initiative using paper signature packets that a signer physically signs. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Manual referendum process: means the process for gathering signatures for a referendum using paper signature packets that a signer physically signs. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Measure: means a proposed constitutional amendment, an initiative, or referendum. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Minority leader: See Floor Leaders Miscarriage: means the spontaneous or accidental loss of a fetus, regardless of gestational age or the duration of the pregnancy. See Utah Code 53B-1-401 Municipal general election: means the election held in municipalities and, as applicable, special districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Municipal legislative body: means : (a)  the council of the city or town in any form of municipal government; or (b)  the council of a metro township. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) Source: OCC New performance funding: means the difference between the total amount of money in the account and the amount of money appropriated from the account for performance funding in the current fiscal year. See Utah Code 53B-7-702 Nominating committee: means the committee described in Section 53B-1-406. See Utah Code 53B-1-401 Nondedicated project: means a capital development project for which state funds from a source other than the Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund created in Section 53B-2a-118 are requested or used. See Utah Code 53B-2a-101 Notice: means the same as that term is defined in Section 16-6a-103. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Oath: includes "affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Oath: A promise to tell the truth. Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Obligations: means student loan notes and other debt obligations reflecting loans to students which the board may take, acquire, buy, sell, or endorse under this chapter, and may include a direct or indirect interest in the whole or any part of the notes or obligations. See Utah Code 53B-13-102 Occupational disease: means a disease that routinely constitutes a special hazard in, or is commonly regarded as concomitant of, the peace officer's or firefighter's occupation. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 Official ballot: means the ballots distributed by the election officer for voters to record their votes. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Owner of the grantor trust: means one or more individuals who are treated as an owner of a trust under Section 677, Internal Revenue Code, if that trust is a grantor trust. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102.5 Partner award: means a financial award described in Section 53B-13a-106. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102 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. peace officer: means an employee of a law enforcement agency that is part of or administered by the state or any of its political subdivisions, and whose duties consist primarily of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal statutes or ordinances of this state or any of its political subdivisions. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 Performance: means total performance across the metrics described in Sections 53B-7-706 and 53B-7-707. See Utah Code 53B-7-702 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Person: means an: (a)  individual; or (b)  entity. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Plan: means the Utah Educational Savings Plan created in Section 53B-8a-103. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102 Polling place: means a building where voting is conducted. 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 Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Principal office: means : (a)  the office, in or out of this state, designated by a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation as its principal office in the most recent document on file with the division providing that information, including: (i)  an annual report; (ii)  an application for a certificate of authority; or (iii)  a notice of change of principal office; or (b)  if no principal office can be determined, a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation's registered office. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. Proceeding: includes : (a)  a civil suit; (b)  arbitration; (c)  mediation; (d)  a criminal action; (e)  an administrative action; or (f)  an investigatory action. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Program: means the Utah Promise Program. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102 Program: means the Student Prosperity Savings Program created in Section 53B-8a-202. See Utah Code 53B-8a-201 Program: means the Talent Development Award Program created in Section 53B-10-202. See Utah Code 53B-10-201 Program fund: means the program fund created under Section 53B-8a-107, which is held as a separate fund within the Utah Educational Savings Plan. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102.5 Promise partner: means an employer that participates in the program described in Section 53B-13a-106. See Utah Code 53B-13a-102 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government. Proxy voting: The practice of allowing a legislator to cast a vote in committee for an absent legislator. Public debt: Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account. The public debt does not include agency debt (amounts borrowed by other agencies of the Federal Government). The total public debt is subject to a statutory limit. Purple Heart recipient: means any Utah resident who is a military veteran and who has earned a Purple Heart award as a result of military service. See Utah Code 53B-8e-102 qualified: means to take the oath of office and begin performing the duties of the position for which the individual was elected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Qualified investment: means an amount invested in accordance with an account agreement established under this part. See Utah Code 53B-8a-102.5 Qualifying degree: means an associate's or a bachelor's degree that qualifies an individual to work in a qualifying job, as determined by the GO Utah office under Section 53B-10-203. See Utah Code 53B-10-201 Qualifying job: means a job: (a)  described in Section 53B-10-203 for which an individual may receive an award for the current two-year period; or (b)  (i)  that was selected in accordance with Section 53B-10-203 at the time a recipient received an award; and (ii)  (A)  for which the recipient is pursuing a qualifying degree; (B)  for which the recipient completed a qualifying degree; or (C)  in which the recipient is working. See Utah Code 53B-10-201 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Receive: when used in reference to receipt of a writing or other document by a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, means the writing or other document is actually received: (a)  by the domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation at: (i)  its registered office in this state; or (ii)  its principal office; (b)  by the secretary of the domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, wherever the secretary is found; or (c)  by another person authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors to receive the writing or other document, wherever that person is found. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Recipient: means an individual who receives an award. See Utah Code 53B-10-201 Referendum: means a process by which a law passed by the Legislature or by a local legislative body is submitted or referred to the voters for their approval or rejection. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Referendum application: means : (a)  for a statewide referendum, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-302(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-302(2); or (b)  for a local referendum, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-602(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-602(2). See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Referendum packet: means a copy of the referendum petition, a copy of the law being submitted or referred to the voters for their approval or rejection, and the signature sheets, all of which have been bound together as a unit. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Referendum petition: means : (a)  as it relates to a statewide referendum, using the manual referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-303(2)(a), petitioning for submission of a law passed by the Legislature to legal voters for their approval or rejection; (b)  as it relates to a statewide referendum, using the electronic referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-313(2), petitioning for submission of a law passed by the Legislature to legal voters for their approval or rejection; (c)  as it relates to a local referendum, using the manual referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-603(2)(a), petitioning for submission of a local law to legal voters for their approval or rejection; or (d)  as it relates to a local referendum, using the electronic referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-614(2), petitioning for submission of a local law to legal voters for their approval or rejection. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Registered agent: means the registered agent of: (a)  a domestic nonprofit corporation; or (b)  a foreign nonprofit corporation. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Registered office: means the office within this state designated by a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation as its registered office in the most recent document on file with the division providing that information, including: (a)  articles of incorporation; (b)  an application for a certificate of authority; or (c)  a notice of change of registered office. See Utah Code 16-6a-102 Regular general election: means the election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-201. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Research university: means the University of Utah or Utah State University. See Utah Code 53B-7-702 Resident: means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Resolution: when used in relation to the issuance of bonds, means the resolution or trust agreement securing the bonds. See Utah Code 53B-13-102 Restricted foreign entity: means : (a)  a company that the United States Secretary of Defense is required to list as a military company under the requirements of federal national defense authorization acts; (b)  any affiliate of a company described in Subsection (6)(a); (c)  the country with a commercial or defense industrial base of which a company described in Subsection (6)(a) is a part; or (d)  any subsidiary of a company described in Subsection (6)(a) or a country described in Subsection (6)(c). See Utah Code 53B-1-201 Return envelope: means the envelope, described in Subsection 20A-3a-202(4), provided to a voter with a manual ballot: (a)  into which the voter places the manual ballot after the voter has voted the manual ballot in order to preserve the secrecy of the voter's vote; and (b)  that includes the voter affidavit and a place for the voter's signature. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Signature sheets: means sheets in the form required by this chapter that are used under the manual initiative process or the manual referendum process to collect signatures in support of an initiative or referendum. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Special election: means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-203. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Special local ballot proposition: means a local ballot proposition that is not a standard local ballot proposition. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Sponsors: means the legal voters who support the initiative or referendum and who sign the initiative application or referendum application. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Standard local ballot proposition: means a local ballot proposition for an initiative or a referendum. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 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 funds: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-5b-401. See Utah Code 53B-2a-101 state institution of higher education: means an institution described in Section 53B-2-101 or any other university or college that is established and maintained by the state. See Utah Code 53B-3-102 State institution of higher education: means those institutions designated in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 State institution of higher education: means an institution described in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102 State institution of higher education: means an institution listed in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-8e-102 Statewide special election: means a special election called by the governor or the Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Student: means a person who, under rules promulgated by the board, is enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution and who is making suitable progress in his education toward obtaining a degree or other appropriate certification in accordance with standards acceptable to the board. See Utah Code 53B-13-102 Targeted job: means a job designated by the Department of Workforce Services or the GO Utah office in accordance with Section 53B-7-704. See Utah Code 53B-7-702 Tax percentage difference: means the difference between the tax rate proposed by an initiative or an initiative petition and the current tax rate. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Tax percentage increase: means a number calculated by dividing the tax percentage difference by the current tax rate and rounding the result to the nearest thousandth. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Technical college: means : (a)  the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-1-101. See Utah Code 53B-7-702 Technical college: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(b). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Technical education: means career and technical education that:Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident. Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition. Traumatic injury: means a wound or the condition of the body caused by external force, including an injury inflicted by bullet, explosive, sharp instrument, blunt object, or other physical blow, fire, smoke, chemical, electricity, climatic condition, infectious disease, radiation, or bacteria, but excluding an occupational disease. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Tuition: means tuition and fees at the rate charged for residents of the state. See Utah Code 53B-8c-102 Tuition: means tuition at the rate for residents of the state. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102 Tuition: means tuition at the rate for residents of the state. See Utah Code 53B-8e-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Verified: means acknowledged by the person circulating the petition as required in Section 20A-7-105. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 Veteran: means an individual who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Voter: means an individual who: (a)  meets the requirements for voting in an election; (b)  meets the requirements of election registration; (c)  is registered to vote; and (d)  is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Voting precinct: means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under 3. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Ward of the state: means an individual: (a)  who is: (i)  at least 17 years old; and (ii)  not older than 26 years old; (b)  who had a permanency goal in the individual's child and family plan, as described in Sections 80-3-307 and 80-3-409, of long-term foster care while in the custody of the division; and (c)  for whom the custody of the division was not terminated as a result of adoption. See Utah Code 53B-8d-102 Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act. Writ: means an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5