Utah Admin. Code R277-316-2 - Definitions
(1) "Alcohol related offense" means the same
as the term is defined in Subsection
R277-210-2(3).
(2) "Association" means the same as that term
is defined in Subsection
53G-7-1101(3).
(3) "Charter school governing board" means a
board designated by a charter school to make decisions for the operation of the
charter school.
(4) "Charter school
board member" means a current member of a charter school governing
board.
(5) "Comprehensive
Administration of Credentials for Teachers in Utah Schools (CACTUS)" means the
database maintained on all licensed Utah educators, which includes information
such as:
(a) personal directory
information;
(b) educational
background;
(c)
endorsements;
(d) employment
history;
(e) professional
development information;
(f)
completion of employee background checks; and
(g) a record of disciplinary action taken
against the educator.
(6)
"Contract employee" means an employee of a staffing service who works at a
public school under a contract between the staffing service and the public
school.
(7) "DPS" means the
Department of Public Safety.
(8)
"Drug related offense" means the same as defined in Subsection
R277-210-2(15).
(9) "LEA" or "local education agency" for
purposes of this rule includes the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the
Blind.
(10)
(a) "Licensed educator" means an individual
who holds a valid Utah educator license and has satisfied all requirements to
be a licensed educator in the Utah public school system.
(11) "Non-licensed public education employee"
means an employee of a an LEA who:
(a) does
not hold a current Utah educator license issued by the Board under Title 53E,
Chapter 6, Educator Licensing and Professional Practices Act; or
(b) is a contract employee.
(12) "Public education employer"
means the education entity that hires and employs an individual, including
public school districts, the Utah State Office of Education, Regional Service
Centers, and charter schools.
(13)
"Volunteer" means a volunteer who may be given significant unsupervised access
to children in connection with the volunteer's assignment.
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