Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 9 > Chapter 22 > Part 1 - Stem Action Center

• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Institution of higher education: means an institution listed in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 9-22-102
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• 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
• 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
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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
• 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: 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
• 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
• 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