Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 77 > Chapter 4 - Pleadings and Proceedings Before Trial

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Department of Workforce Services. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• Eligible private provider: means a child care program that:
            (4)(a)(i) is licensed under Title 26B, Chapter 2, Part 4, Child Care Licensing; or
            (4)(a)(ii) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), is exempt from licensure under Section 26B-2-405. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• Evaluation: means an evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 35A-15-303. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• High quality school readiness program: means a preschool program that:
       (7)(a) is provided by an eligible LEA or eligible private provider; and
       (7)(b) meets the elements of a high quality school readiness program described in Section 35A-15-202. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• LEA: means a school district or charter school. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• Performance outcome measure: means :
       (11)(a) indicators, as determined by the department, on the school readiness assessment; or
       (11)(b) for a results-based contract, the indicators included in the contract. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Results-based contract: means a contract that:
       (12)(a) is entered into in accordance with Section 35A-15-402;
       (12)(b) includes a performance outcome measure; and
       (12)(c) is between the department, a provider of a high quality school readiness program, and an investor. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• School readiness assessment: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-4-314. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• School readiness team: means a team comprised of staff from:
       (15)(a) the Department of Workforce Services' Office of Child Care that support preschool and early care programs; and
       (15)(b) the state board that oversees preschool programs. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 35A-15-102
• Tool: means the tool developed in accordance with Section 35A-15-303. See Utah Code 35A-15-102