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Affected by 63I-2-253 on 7/1/2022

Effective 5/28/2021
53F-4-401. Definitions.
  • (1) "Contractor" means the educational technology provider selected by the state board under Section 53F-4-402.
  • (2) "Intergenerational poverty" means the same as that term is defined in Section 35A-9-102.
  • (3) "Preschool child" means a child who is:
    • (a)
      • (i) four or five years old; and
      • (ii) not eligible for enrollment under Subsection 53G-4-402(6); or
    • (b) in the 2021-2022 school year, eligible for enrollment in kindergarten or enrolled in kindergarten.
  • (4)
    • (a) "Private preschool provider" means a child care program that:
      • (i)
        • (A) is licensed under Title 26, Chapter 39, Utah Child Care Licensing Act; or
        • (B) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), is exempt from licensure under Section 26-39-403; and
      • (ii) meets other criteria as established by the state board, consistent with Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 1.
    • (b) "Private preschool provider" does not include:
      • (i) a residential certificate provider described in Section 26-39-402; or
      • (ii) a program exempt from licensure under Subsection 26-39-403(2)(c).
  • (5) "Public preschool" means a preschool program that is provided by a school district or charter school.
  • (6) "Qualifying participant" means a preschool child who:
    • (a) resides within the boundaries of a qualifying school as determined under Section 53G-6-302; or
    • (b) is enrolled in a qualifying preschool.
  • (7) "Qualifying preschool" means a public preschool or private preschool provider that:
    • (a) serves preschool children covered by child care subsidies funded by the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program authorized under 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9857-9858r;
    • (b) participates in a federally assisted meal program that provides funds to licensed child care centers as authorized under Section 53E-3-501; or
    • (c) is located within the boundaries of a qualifying school.
  • (8) "Qualifying school" means a school district elementary school that:
    • (a) has at least 50% of students who were eligible to receive free or reduced lunch the previous school year;
    • (b) is a school with a high percentage, as determined by the Department of Workforce Services through rule and based on the previous school year enrollments, of students experiencing intergenerational poverty; or
    • (c) is located in one of the following school districts:
      • (i) Beaver School District;
      • (ii) Carbon School District;
      • (iii) Daggett School District;
      • (iv) Duchesne School District;
      • (v) Emery School District;
      • (vi) Garfield School District;
      • (vii) Grand School District;
      • (viii) Iron School District;
      • (ix) Juab School District;
      • (x) Kane School District;
      • (xi) Millard School District;
      • (xii) Morgan School District;
      • (xiii) North Sanpete School District;
      • (xiv) North Summit School District;
      • (xv) Piute School District;
      • (xvi) Rich School District;
      • (xvii) San Juan School District;
      • (xviii) Sevier School District;
      • (xix) South Sanpete School District;
      • (xx) South Summit School District;
      • (xxi) Tintic School District;
      • (xxii) Uintah School District; or
      • (xxiii) Wayne School District.
  • (9) "UPSTART" means the project established by Section 53F-4-402 that uses a home-based educational technology program to develop school readiness skills of preschool children.




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