53A-1-902 - Definitions. - Utah Statutes

53A-1-902. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) (a) "Cost" means an estimation of state and local money required to implement afederal education agreement.
(b) "Cost" does not include capital costs associated with implementing a federaleducation agreement.
(2) "Education entities" means the entities that may bear the state and local costs ofimplementing a federal program, including:
(a) the State Board of Education;
(b) the state superintendent and the State Office of Education;
(c) a local school board;
(d) a school district and its schools;
(e) a charter school governing board; and
(f) a charter school.
(3) "Federal education agreement" means a legally binding document or representationthat requires a school official to implement a federal program that originates from the U.S.Department of Education and that has, as a primary focus, an impact on the educational servicesat a district or charter school.
(4) "Federal programs" include:
(a) the No Child Left Behind Act;
(b) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, Public Law105-17, and subsequent amendments; and
(c) other federal educational programs.
(5) "No Child Left Behind Act" means the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C.Sec. 6301 et seq.
(6) "School official" includes:
(a) the State Board of Education;
(b) the state superintendent;
(c) employees of the State Board of Education and the state superintendent;
(d) local school boards;
(e) school district superintendents and employees; and
(f) charter school board members, administrators, and employees.

Amended by Chapter 112, 2009 General Session