Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53F > Chapter 5 > Part 5 - Personalized, Competency-based Learning Grants Program

• 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
• Blended learning: means a formal education program in which a student learns:
       (1)(a) at least in part, through online learning with some element of student control over time, place, path, and pace;
       (1)(b) at least in part, in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home; and
       (1)(c) in a program in which the modalities along each student's learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience. See Utah Code 53F-5-501
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Extended learning: means learning opportunities outside of a traditional school structure, including:
       (2)(a) online learning available anywhere, anytime;
       (2)(b) career-based experiences, including internships and job shadowing;
       (2)(c) community-based projects; and
       (2)(d) off-site postsecondary learning. See Utah Code 53F-5-501
• Grant program: means the Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Grants Program created in this part. See Utah Code 53F-5-501
• Institution of higher education: means an institution listed in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53F-5-501
• 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
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Review committee: means the committee established under Section 53F-5-502. See Utah Code 53F-5-501
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• STEM: means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. See Utah Code 53F-5-501
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5