Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53G > Chapter 6 > Part 2 - Compulsory Education

• absent: means the failure of a school-age child assigned to a class or class period to attend a class or class period. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Educational neglect: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• 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.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: includes a person who:
       (14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or
       (14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Home-based microschool: means an individual or association of individuals that:
            (3)(a)(i) registers as a business entity in accordance with state and local laws; and
            (3)(a)(ii) for compensation, provides kindergarten through grade 12 education services to 16 or fewer students from an individual's residential dwelling, accessory dwelling unit, or residential property. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• 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.
• Micro-education entity: means a person or association of persons that:
            (5)(a)(i) registers as a business entity in accordance with state and local laws; and
            (5)(a)(ii) for compensation, provides kindergarten through grade 12 education services to 100 students or fewer. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• Minor: means an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• Parent: includes :
       (7)(a) a custodial parent of the minor;
       (7)(b) a legally appointed guardian of a minor; or
       (7)(c) any other person purporting to exercise any authority over the minor which could be exercised by a person described in Subsection (7)(a) or (b). See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• 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
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• School day: means the portion of a day that school is in session in which a school-age child is required to be in school for purposes of receiving instruction. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• School year: means the period of time designated by a local school board or charter school governing board as the school year for the school where the school-age child:
       (9)(a) is enrolled; or
       (9)(b) should be enrolled, if the school-age child is not enrolled in school. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• School-age child: means a minor who:
       (10)(a) is at least six years old but younger than 18 years old; and
       (10)(b) is not emancipated. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• 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
• Truant: means a condition in which a school-age child, without a valid excuse, and subject to Subsection (11)(b), is absent for at least:
            (11)(a)(i) half of the school day; or
            (11)(a)(ii) if the school-age child is enrolled in a learner verified program, as that term is defined by the state board, the relevant amount of time under the LEA's policy regarding the LEA's continuing enrollment measure as it relates to truancy. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• Truant minor: means a school-age child who:
       (12)(a) is subject to the requirements of Section 53G-6-202 or 53G-6-203; and
       (12)(b) is truant. See Utah Code 53G-6-201
• Valid excuse: means :
            (13)(a)(i) an illness, which may be either mental or physical, regardless of whether the school-age child or parent provides documentation from a medical professional;
            (13)(a)(ii) mental or behavioral health of the school-age child;
            (13)(a)(iii) a family death;
            (13)(a)(iv) an approved school activity;
            (13)(a)(v) an absence permitted by a school-age child's:

                 (13)(a)(v)(A) individualized education program; or

                 (13)(a)(v)(B) Section 504 accommodation plan;
            (13)(a)(vi) an absence permitted in accordance with Subsection 53G-6-803(5); or
            (13)(a)(vii) any other excuse established as valid by a local school board, charter school governing board, or school district. See Utah Code 53G-6-201