Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53E > Chapter 10 - Other Programs

• 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.
• Approved device: means a device described in Subsection 20A-21-201(4). See Utah Code 20A-21-101
• 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
• Candidate qualification process: means the process, described in Section 20A-9-403 or 20A-9-408, of gathering signatures to seek the nomination of a registered political party. See Utah Code 20A-21-101
• Career and technical education course: means a concurrent enrollment course in career and technical education, as determined by the policy established by the Utah Board of Higher Education under Section 53E-10-302. See Utah Code 53E-10-301
• 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
• Concurrent enrollment: means enrollment in a course offered through the concurrent enrollment program described in Section 53E-10-302. See Utah Code 53E-10-301
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Decennial year: means a year during which the United States Bureau of Census conducts a national decennial census. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
• Director: means the director of ULEAD appointed under this part. See Utah Code 53E-10-701
• 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 Electronic candidate qualification process: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-9-101. See Utah Code 20A-21-101 Electronic initiative process: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-7-101. See Utah Code 20A-21-101 Electronic referendum process: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-7-101. See Utah Code 20A-21-101 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 instructor: means an instructor who meets the requirements described in Subsection 53E-10-302(6). See Utah Code 53E-10-301 Eligible student: means a student who: (a)  (i)  is enrolled in, and counted in average daily membership in, a public school within the state; or (ii)  is in the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services and subject to the jurisdiction of the Youth Parole Authority; (b)  has on file a plan for college and career readiness as described in Section 53E-2-304; and (c)  is in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12. See Utah Code 53E-10-301 Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. Institution of higher education: means an institution described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a). See Utah Code 53E-10-301 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. LEA: means a school district or charter school. See Utah Code 53E-10-301 LEA: means a public: (a)  school district; (b)  school; or (c)  charter school. See Utah Code 53E-10-701 LEA governing board: means : (a)  for a school district, the local school board; (b)  for a charter school, the charter school governing board; or (c)  for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the state board. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Local school board: means a board elected under 2. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Manual candidate qualification process: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-9-101. See Utah Code 20A-21-101 Parent: means a parent or legal guardian. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Participating institution: means a public or private research institution that enters into an arrangement with the director to provide research and other services described in this part. See Utah Code 53E-10-701 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Petition: means : (a)  as it relates to the electronic initiative process or the electronic referendum process, the electronic record that an individual signs to indicate the individual is in favor of placing the initiative or referendum on the ballot; or (b)  as it relates to electronic candidate qualification process, the electronic record that an individual signs to indicate the individual is in favor of placing an individual's name on the ballot to run for a particular elective office. See Utah Code 20A-21-101 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 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. 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 clearinghouse: means a collection of information maintained and distributed by ULEAD in accordance with Section 53E-10-706. See Utah Code 53E-10-701 Resident: means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 selection committee: means the committee created in Section 53E-10-704 that appoints the director. See Utah Code 53E-10-701 Signature: means : (a)  as it relates to a signature gathered for an initiative or referendum, the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-7-101; or (b)  as it relates to a signature gathered for the candidate qualification process, the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-9-101. See Utah Code 20A-21-101 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 State superintendent: means the state superintendent of public instruction appointed under Section 53E-3-301. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Steering committee: means the committee that: (a)  advises the director; (b)  sets research priorities as described in this part; and (c)  is created in Section 53E-10-707. See Utah Code 53E-10-701 ULEAD: means Utah Leading through Effective, Actionable, and Dynamic Education through the efforts of the director, participating institutions, and the steering committee as described in this part. See Utah Code 53E-10-701 Valid voter identification: means : (a)  a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may include: (i)  a currently valid Utah driver license; (ii)  a currently valid identification card that is issued by: (A)  the state; or (B)  a branch, department, or agency of the United States; (iii)  a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon; (iv)  a currently valid United States passport; or (v)  a currently valid United States military identification card; (b)  one of the following identification cards, whether or not the card includes a photograph of the voter: (i)  a valid tribal identification card; (ii)  a Bureau of Indian Affairs card; or (iii)  a tribal treaty card; or (c)  two forms of identification not listed under Subsection (76)(a) or (b) but that bear the name of the voter and provide evidence that the voter resides in the voting precinct, which may include: (i)  a current utility bill or a legible copy thereof, dated within the 90 days before the election; (ii)  a bank or other financial account statement, or a legible copy thereof; (iii)  a certified birth certificate; (iv)  a valid social security card; (v)  a check issued by the state or the federal government or a legible copy thereof; (vi)  a paycheck from the voter's employer, or a legible copy thereof; (vii)  a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license; (viii)  certified naturalization documentation; (ix)  a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States; (x)  a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change; (xi)  a valid Medicaid card, Medicare card, or Electronic Benefits Transfer Card; (xii)  a currently valid identification card issued by: (A)  a local government within the state; (B)  an employer for an employee; or (C)  a college, university, technical school, or professional school located within the state; or (xiii)  a current Utah vehicle registration. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Value of the weighted pupil unit: means the amount established each year in the enacted public education budget that is multiplied by the number of weighted pupil units to yield the funding level for the basic state-supported school program. See Utah Code 53E-10-301 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 Website: means : (a)  as it relates to the electronic initiative process or the electronic referendum process, the website designated by the lieutenant governor for collecting the signatures and other information relating to the electronic initiative process or the electronic referendum process; or (b)  as it relates to the electronic candidate qualification process, a website designated by the lieutenant governor for collecting the signatures and other information relating to the electronic candidate qualification process. See Utah Code 20A-21-101