Title 35A, Title 35A: Utah Workforce Services Code

35A-13-610. Grounds for denial of certification -- Disciplinary proceedings. (1) The director shall refuse to issue a certificate to an applicant and shall refuse to renew or shall revoke, suspend, restrict, place on probation, or otherwise act upon the certificate of a certified…

35A-13-611. Unlawful conduct. "Unlawful conduct" means conduct by an individual that is defined as unlawful under this part and includes: (1) practicing or engaging in, representing oneself to be practicing or engaging in, or attempting to practice or engage in the profession of …

35A-13-612. Unprofessional conduct. "Unprofessional conduct" means conduct by a certified interpreter that is defined as unprofessional conduct under this part or under any rules adopted under this part and includes: (1) violating, or aiding or abetting an individual in violating…

35A-13-613. Penalty for unlawful conduct. An individual who violates Sectionis guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

35A-15-101. Title. This chapter is known as "Preschool Programs."

35A-15-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Department of Workforce Services. (2) "Economically disadvantaged" means to be eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch. (3) "Eligible LEA" means an LEA that collects longitudinal academic outcome…

35A-15-202. Elements of a high quality school readiness program. A high quality school readiness program that an eligible LEA or eligible private provider runs shall include: (1) an evidence-based curriculum that is aligned with all of the developmental domains and academic conte…

35A-15-203. School Readiness Restricted Account -- Creation -- Funding -- Distribution of funds. (1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "School Readiness Restricted Account." (2) The School Readiness Restricted Account consists of: money approp…

35A-15-301. Becoming Quality School Readiness Grant Program. (1) The Becoming Quality School Readiness Grant Program is created to provide grants to the following, in order to assist an existing preschool in becoming a high quality school readiness program: an eligible private pr…

35A-15-302. High Quality School Readiness Grant Program -- Determination of high quality school readiness program. (1) The High Quality School Readiness Grant Program is created to expand access to high quality school readiness programs for eligible students through grants admini…

35A-15-303. Evaluation -- Tools -- Reporting. (1) The school readiness team shall conduct the ongoing review and evaluation each school year of: a grant recipient under Section; and 35A-15-301 a grant recipient under Section. 35A-15-302 (2) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6…

35A-15-401. Requirements for a school readiness program to receive funding through a results-based contract. (1) As used in this section: "Participating program operator" means an eligible LEA, a private provider, or a home-based educational technology provider that is a party to…

35A-15-402. Results-based contracts -- Assessment. (1) The department may enter into a results-based contract to fund participation of eligible students in a high quality school readiness program in accordance with this part. (2) The department shall include an investor as a part…

35A-16-1001. Homeless services provider ombudsman -- Definitions -- Creation -- Appointment -- Qualifications. (1) As used in this part: "Client" means the same at that term is defined in Section. 35A-16-102 "Complainant" means a person who initiates a complaint with the ombudsma…

35A-16-1002. Homeless services provider ombudsman -- Powers and duties -- Reporting requirements. (1) The ombudsman shall: provide training and information to public agencies, private entities, individuals, service providers, and other interested parties across the state regardin…

35A-16-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Utah Homeless Services Board created in Section. 35A-16-204 (2) "Chief executive officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 11-51-102 (3) "Client" means an individual who is experiencing home…

35A-16-103. Facilities Providing Domestic Violence Services. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a facility that provides domestic violence services, as that term is defined in Section, to act in a manner that conflicts with licensing obligations or requirements…

35A-16-104. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter governing funding for the provision of homeless services do not apply to money the Legislature appropriates for a direct award grant governed by Title 63G, Chapter 6b, State Grants.

35A-16-1301. Temporary shelter expansion -- Definitions -- Requirements -- Mitigation. (1) As used in this part, "municipal consent" means the written approval from a municipality in which a congregate shelter is located to the office and to a service provider for temporary expan…

35A-16-201. Office of Homeless Services. (1) The Office of Homeless Services is under the direction of the state homelessness coordinator appointed under Section. 35A-1-204 (2) The coordinator shall serve as: an advisor to the governor on homelessness issues; and subject to Subse…

35A-16-202. Powers and duties of the office. (1) The office shall, under the direction of the coordinator: assist in providing homeless services in the state; coordinate the provision of homeless services in the state; coordinate statewide emergency and crisis response in relatio…

35A-16-203. Powers and duties of the coordinator. (1) The coordinator shall: coordinate the provision of homeless services in the state; in cooperation with the board, develop and maintain a comprehensive annual budget and overview of all homeless services available in the state,…

35A-16-204. Utah Homeless Services Board. (1) There is created within the office the Utah Homeless Services Board. (2) The board shall consist of the following members: a representative, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; a representative, appointed by the …

35A-16-205. Duties of the board. (1) The board: shall provide final approval for: a funding formula developed by the steering committee under Section; 35A-16-211 the homeless services budget; and the awarding of funding for the provision of homeless services as described in Subse…

35A-16-205.1. Utah Homeless Services Board to establish standards for the prioritization of homeless shelter beds -- Dissemination -- Compliance with standards required for receipt of state funds. (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, th…

35A-16-206. Utah Homeless Network Steering Committee. (1) There is created within the office the Utah Homeless Network Steering Committee. (2) The steering committee shall consist of the following members: the chair of each local homeless council or the chair's designee; one indi…

35A-16-207. Duties of the steering committee. (1) The steering committee shall: support connections across continuums of care, local homeless councils, and state and local governments; coordinate statewide emergency and crisis response in relation to services for individuals expe…

35A-16-208. Reporting requirements -- Outcome measures. (1) The office shall report, for the state and for each local homeless council: the state's year-to-date progress toward reaching a functional zero level of homelessness for each type of homelessness and subpopulation; the n…

35A-16-210. Shelter Cities Advisory Board. (1) There is established the Shelter Cities Advisory Board. (2) The Shelter Cities Advisory Board shall consist of the following members: the chief executive officer of each first-tier eligible municipality, or the chief executive office…

35A-16-210.1. Shelter Counties Advisory Board. (1) There is established the Shelter Counties Advisory Board. (2) The Shelter Counties Advisory Board shall consist of the chief executive officer of each county that maintains a homeless shelter year round, or the chief executive of…

35A-16-211. Funding formula. (1) The steering committee shall develop a formula for the distribution of funds for the provision of homeless services. (2) A formula for the distribution of funds for the provision of homeless services shall: take into consideration: the various nee…

35A-16-212. Property Loss Related to Homelessness Compensation Enterprise Fund. (1) As used in this part: "Fund" means the Property Loss Related to Homelessness Compensation Enterprise Fund created in Subsection. (3) "Homeless services facility" means an eligible shelter under Su…

35A-16-301. Creation of Pamela Atkinson Homeless Account. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Pamela Atkinson Homeless Account." (2) Private contributions received under this section and Sectionshall be deposited into the restricted acc…

35A-16-302. Uses of Homeless to Housing Reform Restricted Account. (1) The board may award ongoing or one-time grants or contracts funded from the Homeless to Housing Reform Restricted Account created in Section. 35A-16-303 (2) As a condition of receiving money, including any ong…

35A-16-303. Homeless to Housing Reform Restricted Account. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the Homeless to Housing Reform Restricted Account. (2) The restricted account shall be administered by the office for the purposes described in Se…

35A-16-401. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Account" means the Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account created in Section. 35A-16-402 (2) "Authorized provider" means a nonprofit provider of homeless services that is authorized by a third-tier eligible munici…

35A-16-402. Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account -- Formula for disbursing account funds to eligible municipalities. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account. (2) The acco…

35A-16-403. Eligible municipality application process for Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account funds. (1) An eligible municipality may apply for account funds to mitigate the impacts of the location of an eligible shelter through the provision of eligible service…

35A-16-404. Certification of eligible municipality. On or before October 1 of each year, the office shall: (1) certify the municipalities that meet the requirements of a first-tier eligible municipality or a second-tier eligible municipality as of July 1; and (2) provide a list o…

35A-16-405. Information to report to State Tax Commission regarding third-tier eligible municipalities. On or before October 1 of each year, the office shall provide the following information to the State Tax Commission: (1) a list of the municipalities that the office: has not c…

35A-16-501. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Applicable county" means a county of the first or second class. (2) "Applicable local homeless council" means the local homeless council that is responsible for coordinating homeless response within an applicable county. (3) "Bo…

35A-16-501.5. County winter response task force. (1) The council of governments of each applicable county shall annually convene a county winter response task force to advise and provide recommendations to the board concerning the needs of homeless individuals during a winter res…

35A-16-502. Winter response plan required -- Contents -- Review -- Consequences after determination of noncompliance. (1) The task force for an applicable county that is a county of the first class shall annually prepare and submit to the office a winter response plan on or befor…

35A-16-502.5. County noncompliance with winter response plan requirements. (1) This section applies to an applicable county that is in noncompliance with Section. 35A-16-502 (2) Subject to Subsection, the following provisions apply within the applicable county during the subseque…

35A-16-503. Rules. In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the office shall make rules governing: (1) the submission of a winter response plan under Subsection; 35A-16-502(1) (2) the review of a winter response plan for purposes of determining…

35A-16-701. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Affected county" means a county of the first, second, third, or fourth class in which a code blue event is anticipated. (2) "Applicable local homeless council" means the local homeless council that is responsible for coordinatin…