Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53E > Chapter 7 > Part 2 - Special Education Program

• 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.
• Child with a disability: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 53E-7-201
• Due process hearing: means an administrative due process hearing authorized by Utah Code 53E-7-201
• eligible student: means a child with a disability who is:
       (8)(a) at least 3 years old but younger than 22 years old; or
       (8)(b) 22 years old, if the school year in which the child with a disability turned 22 years old has not yet ended. See Utah Code 53E-7-201
• IEP: means a written statement for a student with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Utah Code 53E-1-102
• IEP team: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 53E-7-201
• 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
• LEA special education program: means systems an LEA establishes to:
       (4)(a) implement an eligible student's IEP;
       (4)(b) appropriately and timely identify eligible students;
       (4)(c) evaluate and classify eligible students by qualified personnel;
       (4)(d) implement standards for special education classes and services;
       (4)(e) deliver special education service responsibilities;
       (4)(f) ensure special education instructional staff are appropriately credentialed; and
       (4)(g) provide services for dual enrollment students that are:

            (4)(g)(i) eligible students; and

            (4)(g)(ii) attending public school on a part-time basis. See Utah Code 53E-7-201
• Least restrictive environment: means the same as that term is defined in 34 C. See Utah Code 53E-7-201
• Minimum School Program: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53F-2-102. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Special education: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 53E-7-201
• Specially designed instruction: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 53E-7-201
• 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