Utah Code 53F-4-501. Definitions
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(1) “Authorized online course provider” means the entities listed in Subsection 53F-4-504 (1).
Terms Used In Utah Code 53F-4-501
- Credit: means credit for a high school course, or the equivalent for a middle school course, as determined by the state board. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- Eligible student: means a student:(4)(a)(i) who intends to take a course for middle school or high school credit; and(4)(a)(ii)(4)(a)(ii)(A) who is enrolled in an LEA in Utah;(4)(a)(ii)(B) who attends a private school or home school andwhose custodial parent is a resident of Utah; or(4)(a)(ii)(C) who is an exchange student residing in Utah and enrolled in an LEA or private school in Utah. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- Exchange student: means a student sponsored by an agency approved by an LEA or private school governing board or a student who has an F-1, J-1, or J-2 visa. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- High school: means grade 9, 10, 11, or 12. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- Middle school: means , only for purposes of student eligibility to participate in the Statewide Online Education Program, grade 6, 7, or 8. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- Online course: means a course of instruction offered by the Statewide Online Education Program through the use of digital technology, regardless of whether the student participates in the course at home, at school, at another location, or any combination of these. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- 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
(2)(2)(a) “Certified online course provider” means a provider that the state board approves to offer courses through the Statewide Online Education Program.(2)(b) “Certified online course provider” does not include an entity described in Subsections53F-4-504 (1)(a) through (c).(3) “Credit” means credit for a high school course, or the equivalent for a middle school course, as determined by the state board.(4)(4)(a) “Eligible student” means a student:(4)(a)(i) who intends to take a course for middle school or high school credit; and(4)(a)(ii)(4)(a)(ii)(A) who is enrolled in an LEA in Utah;(4)(a)(ii)(B) who attends a private school or home school andwhose custodial parent is a resident of Utah; or(4)(a)(ii)(C) who is an exchange student residing in Utah and enrolled in an LEA or private school in Utah.(4)(b) “Eligible student” does not include a scholarship student as defined in Section53F-6-401 .(5) “Exchange student” means a student sponsored by an agency approved by an LEA or private school governing board or a student who has an F-1, J-1, or J-2 visa.(6) “High school” means grade 9, 10, 11, or 12.(7) “Middle school” means, only for purposes of student eligibility to participate in the Statewide Online Education Program, grade 6, 7, or 8.(8) “Online course” means a course of instruction offered by the Statewide Online Education Program through the use of digital technology, regardless of whether the student participates in the course at home, at school, at another location, or any combination of these.(9) “Plan for college and career readiness” means the same as that term is defined in Section53E-2-304 .(10) “Primary LEA of enrollment” or “primary LEA” means the LEA in which an eligible student is enrolled for courses other than online courses offered through the Statewide Online Education Program.(11) “Released-time” means a period of time during the regular school day a student is excused from school at the request of the student’s parent pursuant to rules of the state board.(12) “State board’s contractor” means the private entity described in Section53F-4-503 with which the state board contracts to administer the portion of the Statewide Online Education Program designated for a student who attends private school or home school.