Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53G > Chapter 7 > Part 7 - Student Clubs

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• 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
• Club: means any student organization that meets during noninstructional time. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• LEA governing board: means a local school board or charter school governing board. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• 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
• 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
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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
• 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 facilities use: includes access to a limited open forum. See Utah Code 53G-7-701
• 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
• 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