Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53B > Chapter 27 > Part 4 - Campus Anti-harassment

• 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.
• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Discriminatory harassment: means student-on-student speech that:

  (a)	is unwelcome;

  (b)	discriminates on the basis of a classification protected under federal or state law; and

  (c)

  is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive, and that so undermines and distracts from a student's educational experience, that the student is effectively denied access to an institution's resource or opportunity. See Utah Code 53B-27-401 institution: means an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-27-102 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. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. 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 Student: means an individual enrolled at an institution. See Utah Code 53B-27-401 Student-on-student speech: means verbal, written, or other communication that is: (i)  communicated by a student; and (ii)  directed at another student. See Utah Code 53B-27-401 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5