Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53E > Chapter 4 > Part 2 - Standards

• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• LEA: means :

  (a)	a school district;

  (b)	a charter school; or

  (c)

  the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Local school board: means a board elected under 2. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Parent: means a parent or legal guardian. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Public education code: means : (a)  this title; (b)  Title 53F, Public Education System -- Funding; and (c)  Title 53G, Public Education System -- Local Administration. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 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 State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5