Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53G > Chapter 7 - Public School General Requirements

• 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.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• 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.
• Appeals panel: means the appeals panel created in Section 53G-7-1106. See Utah Code 53G-7-1101
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• 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
• Association: means an organization that governs or regulates a student's participation in an athletic activity. See Utah Code 53G-7-801
• Association: means an organization that governs or regulates a student's participation in an athletic interscholastic activity. See Utah Code 53G-7-1101
• Athletic activity: means physical education instruction or a sports event that is:
       (2)(a) sponsored or regulated by an association or educational organization; or
       (2)(b) authorized to take place in an association's or educational organization's facilities. See Utah Code 53G-7-801
• Athletic uniform: means clothing, headwear, shoes, or other items worn for participation in an athletic activity that are required to be:
       (3)(a) a specified style, length, material, or color;
       (3)(b) worn in a specified manner; or
       (3)(c) worn with or without other items of clothing or headwear. See Utah Code 53G-7-801
• Audit committee: means a standing committee:
       (1)(a) appointed by the local school board or charter school governing board with the following number of members as applicable to the local school board or charter school governing board:

            (1)(a)(i) for a board of a local education agency that consists of seven or more members, three members of that board; or

            (1)(a)(ii) for a board of a local education agency that consists of six or fewer members, two members of that board; and
       (1)(b) composed of people who are not administrators or employees of the local education agency. See Utah Code 53G-7-401
• Audit director: means the person who directs the internal audit program. See Utah Code 53G-7-401
• Big game: means species of hoofed protected wildlife. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Bigotry: means action or advocacy of imminent action involving:
       (1)(a) the harassment or denigration of a person or entity; or
       (1)(b) any intent to cause a person not to freely enjoy or exercise any right secured by the constitution or laws of the United States or the state, except that an evaluation or prohibition may not be made of the truth or falsity of any religious belief or expression of conscience unless the means of expression or conduct arising therefrom violates the standards of conduct outlined in this section, Section 53G-10-203, or Utah Code 53G-7-701
• Certificate of registration: means a paper-based or electronic document issued under this title, or a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board granting authority to engage in activities not covered by a license, permit, or tag. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
• Classification: means the designation of a school based on the size of the school's student enrollment population for purposes of interscholastic activities. See Utah Code 53G-7-1101
• Club: means any student organization that meets during noninstructional time. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• Co-curricular activity: means an activity, a course, or a program that:
       (1)(a) is an extension of a curricular activity;
       (1)(b) is included in an instructional plan and supervised or conducted by a teacher or education professional;
       (1)(c) is conducted outside of regular school hours;
       (1)(d) is provided, sponsored, or supported by an LEA; and
       (1)(e) includes a required regular school day activity, course, or program. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conscience: means a standard based upon learned experiences, a personal philosophy or system of belief, religious teachings or doctrine, an absolute or external sense of right and wrong which is felt on an individual basis, a belief in an external absolute, or any combination of the foregoing. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Cooperating employer: means a public or private entity which, as part of a work experience or career exploration program offered through a school, provides interns with educational resources, training, and work experience in activities related to the entity's ongoing business activities. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
• County executive: means :
       (7)(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;
       (7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; or
       (7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Curricular activity: means an activity, a course, or a program that:
       (2)(a) is intended to deliver instruction;
       (2)(b) is provided, sponsored, or supported by an LEA; and
       (2)(c) is conducted only during school hours. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• Curricular club: means a club that is school sponsored and that may receive leadership, direction, and support from the school or school district beyond providing a meeting place during noninstructional time. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• Dedicated hunter program: means a program that provides:
       (11)(a) expanded hunting opportunities;
       (11)(b) opportunities to participate in projects that are beneficial to wildlife; and
       (11)(c) education in hunter ethics and wildlife management principles. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Department: means the Department of Natural Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Director: means the director of the division appointed under Section 23A-2-202. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Discretionary time: includes free time before and after school, during lunch and between classes or on buses, and private time before athletic and other events or activities. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Educational organization: means :
       (4)(a) the state board;
       (4)(b) an LEA; or
       (4)(c) a school sports team. See Utah Code 53G-7-801
• Elementary school: means a school that provides instruction to students in grades kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• Elementary school student: means a student enrolled in an elementary school. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• Eligibility: means eligibility to participate in an interscholastic activity regulated or governed by an association. See Utah Code 53G-7-1101
• Encourage criminal or delinquent conduct: means action or advocacy of imminent action that violates any law or administrative rule. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• 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.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Extracurricular activity: means an activity, a course, or a program that is:
            (5)(a)(i) not directly related to delivering required instruction;
            (5)(a)(ii) not a curricular activity or co-curricular activity; and
            (5)(a)(iii) provided, sponsored, or supported by an LEA. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• Fee: includes :
            (6)(b)(i) charges or expenditures for a school field trip or activity trip, including related transportation, food, lodging, and admission charges;
            (6)(b)(ii) payments made to a third party that provides a part of a school activity, class, or program;
            (6)(b)(iii) charges or expenditures for classroom instructional equipment or supplies;
            (6)(b)(iv) charges or expenditures for school activity clothing; and
            (6)(b)(v) a fine other than a fine described in Subsection (6)(c)(i). See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• 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.
• Fishing: means to take fish or crayfish by any means. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Fundraising: means an activity or event provided, sponsored, or supported by an LEA that uses students to generate funds or raise money to:
            (7)(a)(i) provide financial support to a school or a school's class, group, team, or program; or
            (7)(a)(ii) benefit a particular charity or for other charitable purposes. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• Furbearer: means species of the Bassariscidae, Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae, and Castoridae families, except coyote and cougar. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Game: means wildlife normally pursued, caught, or taken by sporting means for human use. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Governing body: means a body within an association that:
       (6)(a) is responsible for:

            (6)(a)(i) adopting standards or policies that govern interscholastic activities or the administration of the association;

            (6)(a)(ii) adopting or amending the association's governing document or bylaws;

            (6)(a)(iii) enforcing the standards and policies of the association; and

            (6)(a)(iv) adopting the association's budget; and
       (6)(b) has oversight of other boards, committees, councils, or bodies within the association. See Utah Code 53G-7-1101
• Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
• 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
• Hunting: means to take or pursue a reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal by any means. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Instructional equipment or supplies: means an activity-, course-, or program-related supply or tool that:
            (8)(a)(i) a student is required to use as part of an activity, course, or program in a secondary school;
            (8)(a)(ii) becomes the property of the student upon exiting the activity, course, or program; and
            (8)(a)(iii) is subject to a fee waiver. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• Instructional time: includes instructional activities in the classroom or study hall during regularly scheduled hours, required activities outside the classroom, and counseling, private conferences, or tutoring provided by school employees or volunteers acting in their official capacities during or outside of regular school hours. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• Intern: means a student enrolled in a school-sponsored work experience and career exploration program under Section 53G-7-902 involving both classroom instruction and work experience with a cooperating employer, regardless of whether the student receives compensation. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
• Internal audit: means an independent appraisal activity established within a local education agency as a control system to examine and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of other internal control systems within the local education agency. See Utah Code 53G-7-401
• Internal audit program: means an audit function that:
       (5)(a) is conducted by a local school board or charter school governing board independent of the local education agency offices or other operations;
       (5)(b) objectively evaluates the effectiveness of the local education agency governance, risk management, internal controls, and the efficiency of operations; and
       (5)(c) is conducted in accordance with the current:

            (5)(c)(i) International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing; or

            (5)(c)(ii) The Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. See Utah Code 53G-7-401
• Internship: means the work experience segment of an intern's school-sponsored work experience and career exploration program, performed under the direct supervision of a cooperating employer. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
• Internship safety agreement: means the agreement between a public or private school and a cooperating employer in accordance with Section 53G-7-904. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
• Interscholastic activity: means an activity within the state in which:
       (7)(a) a student that participates represents the student's school in the activity; and
       (7)(b) the participating student is enrolled in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12. See Utah Code 53G-7-1101
• Involve human sexuality: means :
       (8)(a) presenting information in violation of laws governing sex education, including Sections 53G-10-402 and 53E-9-203;
       (8)(b) advocating or engaging in sexual activity outside of legally recognized marriage or forbidden by state law; or
       (8)(c) presenting or discussing information relating to the use of contraceptive devices or substances, regardless of whether the use is for purposes of contraception or personal health. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• 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.
• 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
• LEA distribution: means the money distributed by the state board to an LEA as described in Section 53G-7-1303. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
• LEA governing board: means a local school board or charter school governing board. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• LEA governing board student success framework: means an LEA governing board student success framework described in Section 53G-7-1304. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
• 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}
• Limited open forum: means a forum created by a school district or charter school for student expression within the constraints of Subsection 53G-10-203(2)(b). See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• Local education agency: means a school district or charter school. See Utah Code 53G-7-401
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Noncurricular club: is a student initiated group that may be authorized and allowed school facilities use during noninstructional time in secondary schools by a school and LEA governing board in accordance with the provisions of this part. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• Noninstructional time: means time set aside by a school before instructional time begins or after instructional time ends, including discretionary time. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• 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.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Permit: means a paper-based or electronic document that grants authority to engage in specified activities under this title or a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Person: means an individual, association, partnership, government agency, corporation, or an agent of the individual, association, partnership, government agency, or corporation. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• 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
• pilot program: means the pilot program created in Section 53G-7-1307. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
• Principal: includes the chief administrator of a school that does not have a principal. See Utah Code 53G-7-801
• Principal: means the chief administrator at a school, including:
       (3)(a) a school principal;
       (3)(b) a charter school director; or
       (3)(c) the superintendent of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
• Private school: means a school serving any of grades 7 through 12 which is not part of the public education system. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Proclamation: means the publication that is:
       (41)(a) used to convey a statute, rule, policy, or pertinent information related to wildlife; and
       (41)(b) issued in accordance with a rule made by the Wildlife Board under this title. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• program: means the Teacher and Student Success Program described in this part. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Public hearing: means a hearing at which members of the public are provided a reasonable opportunity to comment on the subject of the hearing. See Utah Code 53G-7-1101
• Public school: means :
       (6)(a) a public school district;
       (6)(b) an applied technology center or applied technology service region;
       (6)(c) the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind; or
       (6)(d) other components of the public education system authorized by the state board to offer internships. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• realignment: means the initial or subsequent act, respectively, of assigning a public school a classification or region. See Utah Code 53G-7-1101
• Region: means a grouping of schools of the same classification for purposes of interscholastic activities. See Utah Code 53G-7-1101
• Religious club: means a noncurricular club designated in its application as either being religiously based or based on expression or conduct mandated by conscience. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• 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: means a public school, including a charter school. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• School: means a public school, including a charter school. See Utah Code 53G-7-801
• School activity clothing: means special shoes or items of clothing:
            (9)(a)(i)

                 (9)(a)(i)(A) that meet specific requirements, including requesting a specific brand, fabric, or imprint;

                 (9)(a)(i)(B) that a school requires a student to provide; and

                 (9)(a)(i)(C) that become the property of the student upon exiting the activity, course, or program; and
            (9)(a)(ii) that are required to be worn by a student for an activity-, course-, or a program-related activity. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• School allocation: means the amount of money allocated to a school or the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind by an LEA governing board, as described in Section 53G-7-1304. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
• School equipment: means a machine, equipment, facility, or tool that:
       (10)(a) is durable;
       (10)(b) is reusable;
       (10)(c) is consumable;
       (10)(d) is owned by a secondary school; and
       (10)(e) a student uses as part of an activity, course, or program in a secondary school. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• School facilities use: includes access to a limited open forum. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• School personnel: means an individual who:
       (5)(a) is employed by an LEA; and
       (5)(b) in an academic role, works directly with and supports students in a school. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
• School uniform: means special shoes or an item of clothing:
            (11)(a)(i)

                 (11)(a)(i)(A) that meet specific requirements, including a requested specific color, style, fabric, or imprint; and

                 (11)(a)(i)(B) that a school requires a student to provide; and
            (11)(a)(ii) that is worn by a student for a curricular activity. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• School uniform: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-7-501. See Utah Code 53G-7-801
• Secondary school: means a school that provides instruction to students in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Sex: means , in relation to an individual, the individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth, according to distinct reproductive roles as manifested by:
       (34)(a) sex and reproductive organ anatomy;
       (34)(b) chromosomal makeup; and
       (34)(c) endogenous hormone profiles. 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• success plan: means a school performance and student academic achievement improvement plan described in Section 53G-7-1305. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Textbook: includes :
            (14)(b)(i) a hardcopy book or printed pages of instructional material, including a consumable workbook; or
            (14)(b)(ii) computer hardware, software, or digital content. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Upland game: means pheasant, quail, partridge, grouse, ptarmigan, mourning dove, band-tailed pigeon, turkey, cottontail rabbit, or snowshoe hare. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
       (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
       (42)(b)

            (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and

            (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Veteran: means an individual who:
            (44)(a)(i) has served in the United States Armed Forces for at least 180 days:

                 (44)(a)(i)(A) on active duty; or

                 (44)(a)(i)(B) in a reserve component, to include the National Guard; or
            (44)(a)(ii) has incurred an actual service-related injury or disability while in the United States Armed Forces regardless of whether the individual completed 180 days; and
            (44)(a)(iii) was separated or retired under conditions characterized as honorable or general. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Waiver: means a full release from a requirement to pay a fee and from any provision in lieu of fee payment. See Utah Code 53G-7-501
• Wild: means the natural environment, including a private pond or private property. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Wildlife: means :
       (61)(a) crustaceans, including brine shrimp and crayfish;
       (61)(b) mollusks; and
       (61)(c) vertebrate animals living in nature, except feral animals. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Wildlife Board: means the board created in Section 23A-2-301. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• 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