Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53G > Chapter 10 - Curriculum Participation and Requirements

• Alternative classroom schedule: means a classroom schedule that is different than the schedule followed by other classrooms in the applicable school or LEA. See Utah Code 53G-10-601
• Alternative curriculum: means curriculum in one or more subject areas that is based on standards that are different than the standards:

  (a)	adopted by the state board; and

  (b)

  applicable to the regular curriculum offered in the subject area or areas in the applicable school or LEA. See Utah Code 53G-10-601 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. Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization behind-the-wheel driving: means operating a dual-controlled motor vehicle under the supervision of a certified instructor. See Utah Code 53G-10-501 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Congressional Record: The substantially verbatim account of daily proceedings in Congress. It is printed for each day Congress is in session. At the back of each daily issue is the "Daily Digest," which summarizes the day's floor and committee activities. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Driver education: includes classroom instruction and driving and observation in a dual-controlled motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53G-10-501 Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Innovation grant: means a grant of money under Section 53G-10-608 to pay for some or all innovation program costs. See Utah Code 53G-10-601 Innovation program: means a program establishing an alternative classroom schedule or an alternative curriculum, or both. See Utah Code 53G-10-601 Innovation program application: means an application: (a)  proposing the implementation of an innovation program; and (b)  submitted under Section 53G-10-603 to the LEA governing board for the LEA in which the innovation program is proposed. See Utah Code 53G-10-601 Innovation program costs: means costs occasioned by an innovation program that exceed costs of a class that is not subject to an innovation program. See Utah Code 53G-10-601 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. Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 26B-1-102 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Opportunity class: means a school class within the public education system that implements an innovation program. See Utah Code 53G-10-601 Participating student: means a K-12 student who participates in an opportunity class under an approved innovation program. See Utah Code 53G-10-601 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 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5