Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 35A > Chapter 15 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Act: means a voluntary bodily movement and includes speech. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Board: means the School Readiness Board, created in Section 35A-15-201. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• Conduct: means an act or omission. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Criminal street gang: means an organization, association in fact, or group of three or more persons, whether operated formally or informally:

  (a)	that is currently in operation;

  (b)	that has as one of its primary activities the commission of one or more predicate gang crimes;

  (c)	that has, as a group, an identifying name or identifying sign or symbol, or both; and

  (d)

  whose members, acting individually or in concert with other members, engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity. See Utah Code 76-9-802 Criminal street gang: means an organization, association in fact, or group of three or more persons, whether operated formally or informally: (a)  that is currently in operation; (b)  that has as one of its substantial activities the commission of one or more predicate gang crimes; (c)  that has, as a group, an identifying name or an identifying sign or symbol, or both; and (d)  whose members, acting individually or in concert with other members, engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity. See Utah Code 76-9-902 Dangerous weapon: means :Utah Code 76-1-101.5 Economically disadvantaged: means to be eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 Eligible home-based educational technology provider: means a provider that offers a home-based educational technology program to develop the school readiness skills of an eligible student. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 Eligible private provider: means a child care program that: (i)  is licensed under 4; or (ii)  except as provided in Subsection (5)(b)(ii), is exempt from licensure under Section 26B-2-405. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 Eligible student: means a student: (a)  (i)  who is age three, four, or five; and (ii)  is not eligible for enrollment under Subsection 53G-4-402(8); and (b)  (i)  (A)  who is economically disadvantaged; and (B)  whose parent or legal guardian reports that the student has experienced at least one risk factor; (ii)  is an English learner; or (iii)  is in foster care. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 Evaluation: means an evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 35A-15-303. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 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. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Gang loitering: means a person remains in one place under circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to believe that the purpose or effect of that behavior is to enable or facilitate a criminal street gang to: (a)  establish control over one or more identifiable areas; (b)  intimidate others from entering those areas; or (c)  conceal illegal activities. See Utah Code 76-9-902 High quality school readiness program: means a preschool program that: (a)  is provided by an eligible LEA, eligible private provider, or eligible home-based educational technology provider; and (b)  meets the elements of a high quality school readiness program described in Section 35A-15-202. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Intimidate: means the use of force, duress, violence, coercion, menace, or threat of harm for the purpose of causing an individual to act or refrain from acting. See Utah Code 76-9-802 Investor: means a person that enters into a results-based contract to provide funding to a high quality school readiness program on the condition that the person will receive payment in accordance with Section 35A-15-402 if the high quality school readiness program meets the performance outcome measures included in the results-based contract. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 Kindergarten assessment: means the kindergarten entry assessment described in Section 53G-7-203. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 LEA: means a school district or charter school. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 Minor: means a person younger than 18 years old. See Utah Code 76-9-802 Offense: means a violation of any penal statute of this state. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5 Pattern of criminal gang activity: means : (a)  committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting the commission of two or more predicate gang crimes within five years; (b)  the predicate gang crimes are: (i)  committed by two or more persons; or (ii)  committed by an individual at the direction of, or in association with a criminal street gang; and (c)  the criminal activity was committed with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in any criminal conduct by members of the criminal street gang. See Utah Code 76-9-802 Pattern of criminal gang activity: means committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting the commission of two or more predicate gang crimes within five years, if the predicate gang crimes are committed: (a)  (i)  by two or more persons; or (ii)  by an individual at the direction of or in association with a criminal street gang; and (b)  with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in any criminal conduct by members of a criminal street gang. See Utah Code 76-9-902 Performance outcome measure: means : (a)  indicators, as determined by the board, on the school readiness assessment and the kindergarten assessment; or (b)  for a results-based contract, the indicators included in the contract. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Possess: means to have physical possession of or to exercise dominion or control over tangible property. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5 Public place: includes the lobbies, hallways, elevators, restaurants and other dining areas, and restrooms of any of the locations or structures under Subsection (5)(a). See Utah Code 76-9-902 Results-based contract: means a contract that: (a)  is entered into in accordance with Section 35A-15-402; (b)  includes a performance outcome measure; and (c)  is between the board, a provider of a high quality school readiness program, and an investor. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 Risk factor: means : (a)  having a mother who was 18 years old or younger when the child was born; (b)  a member of a child's household is incarcerated; (c)  living in a neighborhood with high violence or crime; (d)  having one or both parents with a low reading ability; (e)  moving at least once in the past year; (f)  having ever been in foster care; (g)  living with multiple families in the same household; (h)  having exposure in a child's home to: (i)  physical abuse or domestic violence; (ii)  substance abuse; (iii)  the death or chronic illness of a parent or sibling; or (iv)  mental illness; (i)  the primary language spoken in a child's home is a language other than English; or (j)  having at least one parent who has not completed high school. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 School readiness assessment: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-4-314. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Tool: means the tool developed in accordance with Section 35A-15-303. See Utah Code 35A-15-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 written: includes any handwriting, typewriting, printing, electronic storage or transmission, or any other method of recording information or fixing information in a form capable of being preserved. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5