Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63J > Chapter 5 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Agency: includes :
                 (1)(a)(ii)(A) executive branch entities;
                 (1)(a)(ii)(B) judicial branch entities; and
                 (1)(a)(ii)(C) the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Contingency disclosure and plan: means , with respect to a federal funds reauthorization or new federal funds request, the submitting or requesting agency's:
            (1)(b)(i) disclosure of:

                 (1)(b)(i)(A) the likelihood that the amount or value of the federal funds will be reduced, and how that likelihood changes over time; and

                 (1)(b)(i)(B) the likelihood that the federal funds will become unavailable, and how that likelihood changes over time;
            (1)(b)(ii) explanation of:

                 (1)(b)(ii)(A) whether accepting the federal funds may create an expectation of ongoing funding by any beneficiary of the funds; and

                 (1)(b)(ii)(B) as applicable, how the agency will communicate to stakeholders that services funded by the federal funds may or will be temporary;
            (1)(b)(iii) plan for how the agency will:

                 (1)(b)(iii)(A) proceed if the amount or value of the federal funds are unexpectedly reduced in any material degree or amount;

                 (1)(b)(iii)(B) proceed if the federal funds become unavailable unexpectedly;

                 (1)(b)(iii)(C) wind down the program or services funded by the federal funds when the federal funds are exhausted; and

                 (1)(b)(iii)(D) transition any beneficiaries of the funds to a different program or service provider if the agency is unable to continue providing the same program or services due to a decrease or loss of federal funds; and
            (1)(b)(iv) designation of the federal funds and the program or purpose for which the funds will be used as either:

                 (1)(b)(iv)(A) mandatory under federal or state law;

                 (1)(b)(iv)(B) high priority; or

                 (1)(b)(iv)(C) low priority. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• Federal funds: includes federal assistance and federal assistance programs, however described. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• Federal funds reauthorization: means :
            (1)(d)(i) the formal submission from an agency to the federal government applying for or seeking reauthorization of federal funds which the state is currently receiving;
            (1)(d)(ii) the formal submission from an agency to the federal government applying for or seeking reauthorization to participate in a federal program in which the state is currently participating that will result in federal funds being transferred to an agency; or
            (1)(d)(iii) that period after the first year of a previously authorized and awarded grant or funding award, during which federal funds are disbursed or are scheduled to be disbursed after the first year because the term of the grant or financial award extends for more than one year. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• Federal maintenance of effort requirements: means any matching, level of effort, or earmarking requirements, as defined in Office of Management and Budget requirements, that are imposed on an agency as a condition of receiving federal funds. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• 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.
• Intergovernmental transfer program: means an existing reimbursement program or category that is authorized by the Medicaid state plan or waiver authority for intergovernmental transfers. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• 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.
• New federal funds: means :
            (1)(i)(i) federal assistance or other federal funds that are available from the federal government that:

                 (1)(i)(i)(A) the state is not currently receiving; or

                 (1)(i)(i)(B) exceed the federal funds amount most recently approved by the Legislature by more than 25% for a federal grant or program in which the state is currently participating;
            (1)(i)(ii) a federal assistance program or other federal program in which the state is not currently participating; or
            (1)(i)(iii) a one-time TANF request. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• New federal funds request: means :
            (1)(j)(i) the formal submission from an agency to the federal government:

                 (1)(j)(i)(A) applying for or otherwise seeking to obtain new federal funds; or

                 (1)(j)(i)(B) applying for or seeking to participate in a new federal program that will result in federal funds being transferred to an agency; or
            (1)(j)(ii) a one-time TANF request. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• New state money: includes money expended to meet federal maintenance of effort requirements. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• Qualifying federal funds: means federal funds that are:
            (1)(m)(i) greater than 10% of the receiving entity's annual budget; or
            (1)(m)(ii) greater than $2,000,000. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• State: means the state of Utah and all of its agencies, and any administrative subunits of those agencies. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5