Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 20 > Part 2 - Commission

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• 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
• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Certificate: means a license issued by a governmental jurisdiction outside the state. See Utah Code 53E-6-102
• Charter agreement: means an agreement made in accordance with Section 53G-5-303 that authorizes the operation of a charter school. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• Charter school authorizer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-5-102. See Utah Code 53E-5-301
• Charter school governing board: means the board that governs a charter school. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• Cohort: means all district schools and charter schools identified as:
       (2)(a) springboard schools based on school accountability results from the same school year; or
       (2)(b) elevate schools based on school accountability results from the same school year. See Utah Code 53E-5-301
• Commission: means the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission created in Section 20A-20-201. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
• Committee: means the Legislature's redistricting committee. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
• Continuous improvement expert: means a person identified by the state board under Section 53E-5-305. See Utah Code 53E-5-301
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Decennial year: means a year during which the United States Bureau of Census conducts a national decennial census. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
• District school: means a public school under the control of a local school board. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• Educator: means :
       (2)(a) a person who holds a license;
       (2)(b) a teacher, counselor, administrator, librarian, or other person required, under rules of the state board, to hold a license; or
       (2)(c) a person who is the subject of an allegation which has been received by an LEA, the state board, or UPPAC and was, at the time noted in the allegation, a license holder or a person employed in a position requiring licensure. See Utah Code 53E-6-102
• Elected official: means :
       (18)(a) a person elected to an office under Section 20A-1-303 or Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project;
       (18)(b) a person who is considered to be elected to a municipal office in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-206(1)(c)(ii); or
       (18)(c) a person who is considered to be elected to a special district office in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-206(3)(b)(ii). See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Elevate school: means a district school or charter school that:
       (5)(a) is not a Title I school;
       (5)(b) is implementing targeted support and improvement activities under Utah Code 53E-5-301
• 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.
• Final remedial year: means the second or third school year following the initial remedial year, as determined by the state board. See Utah Code 53E-5-301
• Initial remedial year: means the school year a district school or charter school is designated as a springboard school under Section 53E-5-302 or elevate school under Section Utah Code 53E-5-301
• 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.
• LEA: means :
       (6)(a) a school district;
       (6)(b) a charter school; or
       (6)(c) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• License: means an authorization issued by the state board that permits the holder to serve in a professional capacity in the public schools. See Utah Code 53E-6-102
• Municipal primary election: means an election held to nominate candidates for municipal office. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• 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 :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Political party: means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Position: means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot in which the voter marks the voter's choice. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Regular decennial redistricting: means redistricting required due to a national decennial census. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
• School: means a public or private entity that provides educational services to a minor child. See Utah Code 53E-6-102
• School accountability system: means the school accountability system established in Part 2, School Accountability System. See Utah Code 53E-5-301
• School improvement committee: means a committee established under:
       (10)(a) for a district school, Section 53E-5-303; or
       (10)(b) for a charter school, Section 53E-5-304. See Utah Code 53E-5-301
• School improvement plan: means a plan described in:
       (11)(a) for a district school, Section 53E-5-303; or
       (11)(b) for a charter school, Section 53E-5-304. See Utah Code 53E-5-301
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Springboard school: means a district school or charter school that has been designated a springboard school by the state board because the school:
       (12)(a) is not a Title I school; and
       (12)(b) when ranked according to the percentage of possible points the state board awards under Title 53E, Chapter 5, Part 2, School Accountability System, averaged over three school years is:

            (12)(b)(i) one of the five lowest performing elementary, middle, or junior high schools statewide; or

            (12)(b)(ii) one of the two lowest performing high schools statewide. See Utah Code 53E-5-301
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• UPPAC: means the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission. See Utah Code 53E-6-102
• Vacancy: means :
       (75)(a) except as provided in Subsection (75)(b), the absence of an individual to serve in a position created by state constitution or state statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or other cause ; or
       (75)(b) in relation to a candidate for a position created by state constitution or state statute, the removal of a candidate due to the candidate's death, resignation, or disqualification. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• 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.