Utah Code § 63N-20-101: Definitions.

As used in this part:

(1) "Contractor" means the educational technology provider that the Governor's Office of Economic Development selects under Section 63N-20-102.

(2) "Office" means the Governor's Office of Economic Development created in Section 63N-1a-301.

(3) "Preschool child" means a child who is:

(a) four or five years old; and

(b) not eligible for enrollment under Subsection 53G-4-402(8).

(4)

(a) "Private preschool provider" means a child care program that:

(i)

(A) is licensed under Title 26B, Chapter 2, Part 4, Child Care Licensing or, except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), is exempt from licensure under Section 26B-2-405; and

(B) meets other criteria as established by the office, consistent with Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 1; or

(ii) is a residential certificate provider described in Section 26B-2-404.

(b) "Private preschool provider" does not include a program exempt from licensure under Subsection 26B-2-405(2)(c).

(5) "Public preschool" means a preschool program that is provided by a school district, a charter school, or the Head Start program.

(6) "State board" means the State Board of Education.

(7) "UPSTART" means the statewide program created in Section 63N-20-102 that uses a home-based educational technology program and parent engagement to develop school readiness skills of preschool children.