Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 9 > Chapter 22 - Stem Action Center

• Address: means the number and street where an individual resides or where a reporting entity has its principal office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• 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.
• Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Ballot proposition: means constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, judicial retention questions, opinion questions, bond approvals, or other questions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Candidate: means any person who:
       (4)(a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
       (4)(b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to a public office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Commercial interlocal cooperation agency: means an interlocal cooperation agency that receives its revenues from conduct of its commercial operations. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Computing partnerships: means a set of skills, knowledge, and aptitudes used in computer science, information technology, or computer engineering courses and career options. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contribution: means any of the following when done for political purposes:
            (6)(a)(i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value given to the filing entity;
            (6)(a)(ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value to the filing entity;
            (6)(a)(iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
            (6)(a)(iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
            (6)(a)(v) remuneration from:

                 (6)(a)(v)(A) any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered lobbyist; or

                 (6)(a)(v)(B) any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts;
            (6)(a)(vi) a loan made by a candidate deposited to the candidate's own campaign; and
            (6)(a)(vii) in-kind contributions. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Department: means the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. See Utah Code 9-1-102
• Director: means the director appointed by the STEM board to oversee the administration of the STEM Action Center. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Educator: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Election: means each:
       (13)(a) regular general election;
       (13)(b) regular primary election; and
       (13)(c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• 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.
• Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. See Utah Code 9-1-102
• Expenditure: means :
       (5)(a) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value;
       (5)(b) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value;
       (5)(c) a transfer of funds between a public entity and a candidate's personal campaign committee;
       (5)(d) a transfer of funds between a public entity and a political issues committee; or
       (5)(e) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign committee, or a political issues committee for political purposes at less than fair market value. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Filing entity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-11-101. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• 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.
• Foundation: means a foundation established as described in Subsections 9-22-104(3) and (4). See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Fund: is a s defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for All Local Governments prepared by the Office of the Utah State Auditor. See Utah Code 10-5-102.5
• Fund: means the STEM Action Center Foundation Fund created in Section 9-22-105. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Governmental interlocal cooperation agency: means an interlocal cooperation agency that receives some or all of its revenues from:
       (7)(a) government appropriations;
       (7)(b) taxes;
       (7)(c) government fees imposed for regulatory or revenue raising purposes; or
       (7)(d) interest earned on public funds or other returns on investment of public funds. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Grant program: means the Computing Partnerships Grants program created in this part. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• High quality professional development: means professional development that meets high quality standards developed by the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Influence: means to campaign or advocate for or against a ballot proposition. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Institution of higher education: means an institution listed in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Interlocal cooperation agency: means an entity created by interlocal agreement under the authority of Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• 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.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Loan: means any of the following provided by a person that benefits a filing entity if the person expects repayment or reimbursement:
       (28)(a) an expenditure made using any form of payment;
       (28)(b) money or funds received by the filing entity;
       (28)(c) the provision of a good or service with an agreement or understanding that payment or reimbursement will be delayed; or
       (28)(d) use of any line of credit. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Local election: means a regular county election, a regular municipal election, a municipal primary election, a local special election, a special district election, and a bond election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Person: means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Personal campaign committee: means the committee appointed by a candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Political action committee: includes groups affiliated with a registered political party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Political issues committee: means an entity, or any group of individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
            (39)(a)(i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition;
            (39)(a)(ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or
            (39)(a)(iii) make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Political party: means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Political purposes: means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or intend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any:
       (10)(a) candidate for public office at any caucus, political convention, primary, or election; or
       (10)(b) judge standing for retention at any election. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Proposed initiative: means an initiative proposed in an application filed under Section 20A-7-202 or 20A-7-502. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Proposed referendum: means a referendum proposed in an application filed under Section 20A-7-302 or 20A-7-602. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Provider: means a provider selected on behalf of the STEM board by the staff of the STEM board and the staff of the State Board of Education:
       (10)(a) through a request for proposals process; or
       (10)(b) through a direct award or sole source procurement process for a pilot described in Section 9-22-107. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Public entity: includes the state, each state agency, each county, municipality, school district, special district, governmental interlocal cooperation agency, and each administrative subunit of each of them. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Public funds: means any money received by a public entity from appropriations, taxes, fees, interest, or other returns on investment. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Public office: means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state school board member, state senator, state representative, speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Registered lobbyist: means a person licensed under Title 36, Chapter 11, Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Remuneration: means a payment:
            (53)(a)(i) made to a legislator for the period the Legislature is in session; and
            (53)(a)(ii) that is approximately equivalent to an amount a legislator would have earned during the period the Legislature is in session in the legislator's ordinary course of business. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• Reporting entity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-11-101. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Review committee: means the committee established under Section 9-22-114. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Special district: includes a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• Stacked credentials: means credentials that:
       (12)(a) an individual can build upon to access an advanced job or higher wage;
       (12)(b) are part of a career pathway system;
       (12)(c) provide a pathway culminating in the equivalent of an associate's or bachelor's degree;
       (12)(d) facilitate multiple exit and entry points; and
       (12)(e) recognize sub-goals or momentum points. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• State agency: includes the legislative branch, the Utah Board of Higher Education, each institution of higher education board of trustees, and each higher education institution. See Utah Code 20A-11-1202
• STEM: means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• STEM Action Center: means the center described in Section 9-22-106. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• STEM board: means the STEM Action Center Board created in Section 9-22-103. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Town: means a municipality classified by population as a town under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Voter: means an individual who:
       (79)(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
       (79)(b) meets the requirements of election registration;
       (79)(c) is registered to vote; and
       (79)(d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102