1. (1) "Academic" means an area listed or defined within the official Utah core standards for k-12 education, including:

   1. (a) a learning objective;
   2. (b) a skill;
   3. (c) a concept; or
   4. (d) a subject area.
2. (2) "Board plan approval meeting" means the meeting when the LEA governing board approves a school plan for the upcoming school year.
3. (3) "Board council" means a charter school governing board serving as the charter council wherein the parents or grandparents of students attending the school constitute a majority exceeding all other board members by at least two as defined in Section 53G-7-1205.
4. (4) "Budget officer" means an individual appointed by a charter school governing board in accordance with Section 53G-7-1206.
5. (5) "Carry-over limit" means any unexpended funds at the end of a school year, which exceed 10% of a school's current year distribution or $5,000, whichever is greater.
6. (6) "Charter council" means an elected council for a charter school, serving as its school community council, where its parent members are elected by parents of students attending the charter school, and at least two more members are parents of students attending the charter school than all other members combined.
7. (7) "Council" means a school community council, a charter council, or a board council.
8. (8) "Council plan approval meeting" means the meeting where a council approves the school plan for the upcoming school year.

9. (9)(a) "District liaison: means an individual authorized by an LEA governing board to fulfill program-related responsibilities under the board's supervision.

   1. (b) A "district liaison" may not approve school plans in place of an LEA governing board.
10. (10) "Fall enrollment report" means the audited census of students registered in Utah public schools as reported in the audited October 1 Fall Enrollment Report of the previous year.
11. (11) "Funds" means School LAND Trust program funding as defined in Section 53F-2-404.
12. (12) "Most critical academic need" means an academic need, consistent with the core standards in Rule R277-700, identified by a council through the annual review of school-wide assessment data and other relevant indicators.
13. (13) "Newly opened charter school" means a charter school in its first two years of operation.
14. (14) "Newly opened satellite school" means a satellite school in its first two years of operation.
15. (15) "Non-academic activity" means an activity, item, or use of funds that does not have a direct impact on a learning objective, skill, concept, or subject area within the official Utah core standards for k-12 education.
16. (16) "Parent," for a charter school, includes a grandparent of a student currently enrolled at the school.

17. (17) "Principal" means:

    1. (a) a licensed educator with a school leadership license area of concentration employed at a school; or
    2. (b) The director or principal of a charter school who serves as the administrator of the school.
18. (18) "Satellite charter school" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section R277-550-2.
19. (19) "SLT reporting website" means the School LAND Trust reporting website.
20. (20) "Student" means a child in public school grades kindergarten through 12 counted on the fall enrollment report of an LEA.
21. (21) "Teacher and Student Success Plan" or "TSSP" means the plan required of each school under Section 53G-7-1305.
22. (22) "Trust Distribution Account" means the restricted account within the Uniform School Fund created under Subsection 53F-9-201(2).
23. (23) "UPEFS" means the Utah Public Education Finance System.

KEY: schools, trust lands funds, school community councils

Date of Last Change: February 9, 2026

Notice of Continuation: June 16, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-3-401; 53F-2-404