Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53B > Chapter 8e - Utah Purple Heart Recipients' Tuition Act

• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• 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 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 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. Initial fiscal impact and legal statement: means a financial and legal statement prepared under Section 20A-7-502. See Utah Code 20A-7-101 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. 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 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 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 Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 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 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 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 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 institution of higher education: means an institution listed in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-8e-102 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Tuition: means tuition at the rate for residents of the state. See Utah Code 53B-8e-102 Veteran: means an individual who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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