Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53G > Chapter 6 - Participation in Public Schools

• absent: means the failure of a school-age child assigned to a class or class period to attend a class or class period. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• 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.
• 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.
• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Athletic association: means an association, as that term is defined in Section 53G-7-1101. See Utah Code 53G-6-1001
• Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
• Birth certificate: means an official record of an individual's date of birth, place of birth, sex, and parentage, including a supplementary certificate of birth or birth certificate amendment and amendment history as provided in Sections 26-2-10 and 26-2-11. See Utah Code 53G-6-1001
• Board: means a local board of health established under Section 26A-1-109. See Utah Code 26A-1-102
• Commission: means the School Activity Eligibility Commission created in Section 53G-6-1003. See Utah Code 53G-6-1001
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• County governing body: means one of the types of county government provided for in 2. See Utah Code 26A-1-102
• County health department: means a local health department that serves a county and municipalities located within that county. See Utah Code 26A-1-102
• County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201. See Utah Code 26A-1-102
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Division: means the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division of the Department of Public Safety, established in Section 53-10-103. See Utah Code 53G-6-601
• Does not correspond with the sex designation: means that a student's sex designation for an interscholastic activity in which a student seeks participation does not correspond with the sex designation on the student's birth certificate or an amendment, including the amendment history, to the student's birth certificate that the Division of Vital Records and Statistics provides. See Utah Code 53G-6-1001
• Educational neglect: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• Federal law: means :

  (a)	a statute passed by the Congress of the United States; or

  (b)

  a final regulation: (i)  adopted by an administrative agency of the United States government; and (ii)  published in the code of federal regulations or the federal register. See Utah Code 53G-6-801 Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. 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. Gender identity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 34A-5-102. See Utah Code 53G-6-1001 Gender-designated: means that an interscholastic activity or facility is designated specifically for female or male students. See Utah Code 53G-6-1001 Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it. Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Guardian: includes a person who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Interscholastic activity: means an activity in which a student represents the student's school in the activity in competition against another school. See Utah Code 53G-6-1001 Interscholastic athletic activity: means that a student represents the student's school or LEA in competition against another school or LEA in an athletic or sporting activity. See Utah Code 53G-6-901 Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers. Local health department: means : (a)  a single county local health department; (b)  a multicounty local health department; (c)  a united local health department; or (d)  a multicounty united local health department. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Mental health authority: means a local mental health authority created in Section 17-43-301. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Minor: means an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 53G-6-201 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Multicounty local health department: means a local health department that is formed under Section 26A-1-105 and that serves two or more contiguous counties and municipalities within those counties. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Multicounty united local health department: means a united local health department that is formed under Section 26A-1-105. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Order of constraint: includes a stay-at-home order. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Parent: includes : (a)  a custodial parent of the minor; (b)  a legally appointed guardian of a minor; or (c)  any other person purporting to exercise any authority over the minor which could be exercised by a person described in Subsection (4)(a) or (b). See Utah Code 53G-6-201 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law. 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 health emergency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-301. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Reasonably accommodate: means an LEA shall make its best effort to enable a parent to exercise a parental right specified in Section 53G-6-803: (a)  without substantial impact to staff and resources, including employee working conditions, safety and supervision on school premises and for school activities, and the efficient allocation of expenditures; and (b)  while balancing: (i)  the parental rights of parents; (ii)  the educational needs of other students; (iii)  the academic and behavioral impacts to a classroom; (iv)  a teacher's workload; and (v)  the assurance of the safe and efficient operation of a school. See Utah Code 53G-6-801 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. School day: means the portion of a day that school is in session in which a school-age child is required to be in school for purposes of receiving instruction. See Utah Code 53G-6-201 School year: means the period of time designated by a local school board or charter school governing board as the school year for the school where the school-age child: (a)  is enrolled; or (b)  should be enrolled, if the school-age child is not enrolled in school. See Utah Code 53G-6-201 School-age child: means a minor who: (a)  is at least six years old but younger than 18 years old; and (b)  is not emancipated. See Utah Code 53G-6-201 Sex: means the biological, physical condition of being male or female, determined by an individual's genetics and anatomy at birth. See Utah Code 53G-6-901 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 registrar: means the State Registrar of Vital Statistics within the Department of Health and Human Services. See Utah Code 53G-6-601 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Student: means a student who is enrolled in a public school that participates in interscholastic activities. See Utah Code 53G-6-1001 Substance abuse authority: means a local substance abuse authority created in Section 17-43-201. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Truant: means a condition in which a school-age child, without a valid excuse, and subject to Subsection (8)(b), is absent for at least: (i)  half of the school day; or (ii)  if the school-age child is enrolled in a learner verified program, as that term is defined by the state board, the relevant amount of time under the LEA's policy regarding the LEA's continuing enrollment measure as it relates to truancy. See Utah Code 53G-6-201 Truant minor: means a school-age child who: (a)  is subject to the requirements of Section 53G-6-202 or 53G-6-203; and (b)  is truant. See Utah Code 53G-6-201 Uniformed services: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision. Valid excuse: means : (i)  an illness, which may be either mental or physical, regardless of whether the school-age child or parent provides documentation from a medical professional; (ii)  mental or behavioral health of the school-age child; (iii)  a family death; (iv)  an approved school activity; (v)  an absence permitted by a school-age child's: (A)  individualized education program; or (B)  Section 504 accommodation plan; (vi)  an absence permitted in accordance with Subsection 53G-6-803(5); or (vii)  any other excuse established as valid by a local school board, charter school governing board, or school district. See Utah Code 53G-6-201 Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.