Section R765-612-3 - Definitions(1) "Advanced course" means a course offered via concurrent enrollment or CE, advanced placement or AP, or international baccalaureate or IB, and identified by the Utah State Board of Education as earning core credit in the required subject area.(2) "Board" means the Utah Board of Higher Education.(3) "Eligible institution" means a degree-granting institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-2-102, or a Utah private, nonprofit postsecondary institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the board.(4) "Excusable neglect" means a failure to take proper steps at the proper time, not as a result of willful disregard of the scholarship application process, but as a result of some unexpected or unavoidable circumstances.(5) "Good cause" means the applicant's failure to meet a scholarship application process requirement was due to circumstances beyond the student's control or circumstances that are compelling and reasonable.(6) "High school" means a Utah public school established by the board or a private high school accredited by a regional accrediting body approved by the board.(7) "Scholarship appeals committee" means a committee designated by the Commissioner of Higher Education to review appeals of Opportunity Scholarship award decisions and take final agency action regarding awards.(8) "Scholarship award" means a scholarship awarded to each applicant who meets the eligibility requirements of Section R765-612-4.(9) "Scholarship staff" means the employees assigned to review Opportunity Scholarship applications and make decisions awarding the scholarships.(10) "Substantial compliance" means the applicant, in good faith, demonstrated clear intent to comply with the scholarship application requirements and has demonstrated likely eligibility, but failed to precisely comply with the application specifics.Utah Admin. Code R765-612-3
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-05, effective 2/14/2024