Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63A > Chapter 16 - Utah Technology Governance Act

• Accident and health insurance: means insurance to provide protection against economic losses resulting from:

  (i)	a medical condition including: (A)  a medical care expense; or (B)  the risk of disability;

  (ii)	accident; or

  (iii)

  sickness. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Administrator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (182). See Utah Code 31A-1-301 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. Appraisal: A determination of property value. 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 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. board of directors: means the group of persons with responsibility over, or management of, a corporation, however designated. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Business data: means data collected by the state about a person doing business in the state. See Utah Code 63A-16-801 Center: means the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created in Section 63A-16-505. See Utah Code 63A-16-501 Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to: (a)  an insured under a group insurance policy; or (b)  a third party. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Chief information officer: means the chief information officer appointed under Section 63A-16-201. See Utah Code 63A-16-102 Commission: means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201. See Utah Code 63A-16-1001 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. Criminal justice agency: means an agency or institution directly involved in the apprehension, prosecution, and incarceration of an individual involved in criminal activity, including law enforcement, correctional facilities, jails, courts, probation, and parole. See Utah Code 63A-16-1001 Database: means the State Geographic Information Database created in Section 63A-16-506. See Utah Code 63A-16-501 Database: means the criminal and juvenile justice database created in this part. See Utah Code 63A-16-1001 Department: means the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103 Disability: means a physiological or psychological condition that partially or totally limits an individual's ability to: (a)  perform the duties of: (i)  that individual's occupation; or (ii)  an occupation for which the individual is reasonably suited by education, training, or experience; or (b)  perform two or more of the following basic activities of daily living: (i)  eating; (ii)  toileting; (iii)  transferring; (iv)  bathing; or (v)  dressing. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Division: means the Division of Technology Services. See Utah Code 63A-16-102 Division: means the Division of Technology Services created in Section 63A-16-103. See Utah Code 63A-16-1001 Enterprise architecture: means : (a)  information technology assets and functions that can be applied across state government, including: (i)  mainframes, servers, desktop devices, peripherals, and other computing devices; (ii)  networks; (iii)  enterprise-wide applications; (iv)  maintenance and help desk functions for common hardware and applications; (v)  standards for other computing devices, operating systems, common applications, and software; and (vi)  master contracts that are available for use by agencies for various systems, including operating systems, databases, enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software, application development services, and enterprise integration; and (b)  support for information technology that can be applied across state government, including: (i)  technical support; (ii)  master software licenses; and (iii)  hardware and software standards. See Utah Code 63A-16-102 Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts 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. Executive board: means the same as that term is defined in Section 67-1-2. See Utah Code 63A-16-601 Executive branch agency: means an agency or administrative subunit of state government. See Utah Code 63A-16-102 Executive branch strategic plan: means the executive branch strategic plan created under Section 63A-16-202. See Utah Code 63A-16-102 Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103 Filed: means that a filing is: (i)  submitted to the department as required by and in accordance with applicable statute, rule, or filing order; (ii)  received by the department within the time period provided in applicable statute, rule, or filing order; and (iii)  accompanied by the appropriate fee in accordance with: (A)  Section 31A-3-103; or (B)  rule. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Filing: when used as a noun, means an item required to be filed with the department including: (a)  a policy; (b)  a rate; (c)  a form; (d)  a document; (e)  a plan; (f)  a manual; (g)  an application; (h)  a report; (i)  a certificate; (j)  an endorsement; (k)  an actuarial certification; (l)  a licensee annual statement; (m)  a licensee renewal application; (n)  an advertisement; (o)  a binder; or (p)  an outline of coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 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. GIS: means a computer driven data integration and map production system that interrelates disparate layers of data to specific geographic locations. See Utah Code 63A-16-501 Group insurance policy: means a policy covering a group of persons that is issued: (i)  to a policyholder on behalf of the group; and (ii)  for the benefit of a member of the group who is selected under a procedure defined in: (A)  the policy; or (B)  an agreement that is collateral to the policy. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 health insurance: means insurance providing: (i)  a health care benefit; or (ii)  payment of an incurred health care expense. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Individual with a disability: means an individual with a condition that meets the definition of "disability" in 42 U. See Utah Code 63A-16-102 Information technology: means all computerized and auxiliary automated information handling, including: (a)  systems design and analysis; (b)  acquisition, storage, and conversion of data; (c)  computer programming; (d)  information storage and retrieval; (e)  voice, video, and data communications; (f)  requisite systems controls; (g)  simulation; and (h)  all related interactions between people and machines. See Utah Code 63A-16-102 Insurance: includes : (i)  a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind; (ii)  a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and (iii)  a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes: (i)  a policyholder; (ii)  a subscriber; (iii)  a member; and (iv)  a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 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. Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Life insurance: means : (i)  insurance on a human life; and (ii)  insurance pertaining to or connected with human life. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Member: means a person having membership rights in an insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 network: means the network created in Section 63A-16-508. See Utah Code 63A-16-501 Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Person: includes : (a)  an individual; (b)  a partnership; (c)  a corporation; (d)  an incorporated or unincorporated association; (e)  a joint stock company; (f)  a trust; (g)  a limited liability company; (h)  a reciprocal; (i)  a syndicate; or (j)  another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Policy: includes a service contract issued by: (i)  a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs; (ii)  a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and (iii)  a corporation licensed under: (A)  Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or (B)  Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Policyholder: means a person who controls a policy, binder, or oral contract by ownership, premium payment, or otherwise. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Premium: includes , however designated: (i)  an assessment; (ii)  a membership fee; (iii)  a required contribution; or (iv)  monetary consideration. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. 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 body: means the same as that term is defined in Section 52-4-103. See Utah Code 63A-16-601 Public information: means a public body's public notices, minutes, audio recordings, and other materials that are required to be posted to the website under Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, or other statute or state agency rule. See Utah Code 63A-16-601 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Review board: means the Architecture Review Board established within the department. See Utah Code 63A-16-901 Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims. Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Single sign-on business portal: means the web portal described in Section 63A-16-802. See Utah Code 63A-16-801 Single sign-on citizen portal: means the web portal described in Section 63A-16-803. See Utah Code 63A-16-801 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 Geographic Information Database: means the database created in Section 63A-16-506. See Utah Code 63A-16-501 State information architecture: means a logically consistent set of principles, policies, and standards that guide the engineering of state government's information technology and infrastructure in a way that ensures alignment with state government's business and service needs. See Utah Code 63A-16-102 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights. Surplus: means the excess of assets over the sum of paid-in capital and liabilities. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Technology innovation: means a new information technology not previously in use or a substantial adaptation or modification of an existing information technology. See Utah Code 63A-16-901 Technology proposal: means a proposal to implement a technology innovation designed to result in a greater efficiency in a government process or a cost saving in the delivery of a government service, or both. See Utah Code 63A-16-901 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Web portal: means an Internet webpage that can be accessed by a person that enters the person's unique user information in order to access secure information. See Utah Code 63A-16-801 Website: means the Utah Public Notice Website created in this section. See Utah Code 63A-16-601 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5