Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53G > Chapter 3 > Part 3 - Creating a New School District

• Allocation date: means :
       (1)(a) July 1 of the second calendar year following the local school board election date as described in Section 53G-3-302; or
       (1)(b) another date to which the new local school board and reorganized school board agree. See Utah Code 53G-3-102
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• County legislative body: means :
       (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
       (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
       (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Creation date: means the date on which voters approve the creation of a new school district under Section Utah Code 53G-3-102
• Divided school district: means :
       (3)(a) an existing school district from which a new school district is created under Section Utah Code 53G-3-102
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Feasibility study: means a study:
            (4)(a)(i) conducted by:

                 (4)(a)(i)(A) a school district, municipal legislative body, or interlocal agreement participants before July 1, 2024; or

                 (4)(a)(i)(B) the Office of the Legislative Auditor General, subject to prioritization by the Legislative Audit Subcommittee; and
            (4)(a)(ii) to determine:

                 (4)(a)(ii)(A) the financial viability for a new school district and reorganized new school district that is contained within the boundaries of a divided school district;

                 (4)(a)(ii)(B) the financial impact on a new school district and reorganized new school district that is contained within the boundaries of a divided school district; and

                 (4)(a)(ii)(C) the impact of the tax burden on taxpayers within the boundaries of the proposed new school district. See Utah Code 53G-3-102
• 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.
• Interlocal agreement participant: means a public agency, as that term is defined in Section 11-13-103, that enters into an agreement with one or more other public agencies for the purpose described in and in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 53G-3-102
• Isolated area: means an area that:
       (6)(a) is entirely within the boundaries of an existing school district;
       (6)(b) is contiguous to the proposed new school district;
       (6)(c) has a combined student population of fewer than 5,000 students; and
       (6)(d) because of the creation of a new school district from the existing district in which the area is located, would become completely geographically isolated. See Utah Code 53G-3-102
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Municipality: means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104. See Utah Code 53G-3-102
• New school district: means a school district created under Section Utah Code 53G-3-102
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• 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
• Reorganized new school district: means the remaining portion of the divided school district after the creation of a new school district under Subsection Utah Code 53G-3-102
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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