Utah Code Title 53F. Public Education System--Funding § 53F-4-501. Definitions

(1) “Authorized online course provider” means the entities listed in Subsection 53F-4-504(1).

(3) “Credit” means credit for a high school course, or the equivalent for a middle school course, as determined by the state board.

(5) “Exchange student” means a student sponsored by an agency approved by an LEA or private school governing board or a student who has an F-1, J-1, or J-2 visa.

(6) “High school” means grade 9, 10, 11, or 12.

(7) “Middle school” means, only for purposes of student eligibility to participate in the Statewide Online Education Program, grade 6, 7, or 8.

(8) “Online course” means a course of instruction offered by the Statewide Online Education Program through the use of digital technology, regardless of whether the student participates in the course at home, at school, at another location, or any combination of these.

(9) “Plan for college and career readiness” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-2-304.

(10) “Primary LEA of enrollment” or “primary LEA” means the LEA in which an eligible student is enrolled for courses other than online courses offered through the Statewide Online Education Program.

(11) “Released-time” means a period of time during the regular school day a student is excused from school at the request of the student's parent pursuant to rules of the state board.

(12) “State board's contractor” means the private entity described in Section 53F-4-503 with which the state board contracts to administer the portion of the Statewide Online Education Program designated for a student who attends private school or home school.