Utah 2025 Regular Session

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3	3	Public Education Governance Amendments
4	4	2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	5	STATE OF UTAH
6	6	Chief Sponsor: Ann Millner
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10	10	LONG TITLE
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12	12	General Description:
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14	14	This bill amends provisions regarding governance of the public education system.
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16	16	Highlighted Provisions:
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18	18	This bill:
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20	20	▸ defines terms;
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22	22	▸ amends provisions regarding the appointment, authority, and duties of the state
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24	24	superintendent of public instruction;
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26	26	▸ amends provisions regarding the scope of authority and duties of employees of the State
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28	28	Board of Education (state board);
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30	30	▸ amends provisions to describe the level of autonomy of local education agencies relative
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32	32	to the state superintendent and state board employees;
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34	34	▸ requires a certain process for the state board to follow upon receipt of a complaint of a
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36	36	violation of state statute, including establishing additional corrective action remedies the
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38	38	state board may use;
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40	40	▸ directs the state board to ensure that core standards are achievable when taken as a whole
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42	42	in context of the quantity and scope of established core standards;
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44	44	▸ establishes a repeal date for a generic grant of rulemaking authority; and
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46	46	▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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48	48	Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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50	50	None
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52	52	Other Special Clauses:
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54	54	None
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56	56	Utah Code Sections Affected:
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58	58	AMENDS:
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60	60	53E-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 214
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62	62	53E-3-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 186, 324
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64	64	53E-3-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
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66	66	53E-3-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186 S.B. 111 01-14 13:34
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68	68	53E-3-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 253, 408
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70	70	53E-4-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5
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72	72	63I-2-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapters 5, 5
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74	74	REPEALS:
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76	76	53E-1-204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 10
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80	80	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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82	82	Section 1. Section 53E-1-102 is amended to read:
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84	84	53E-1-102 . Public education code definitions.
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86	86	Unless otherwise indicated, as used in this title, Title 53F, Public Education System --
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88	88	Funding, and Title 53G, Public Education System -- Local Administration:
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90	90	(1) "Charter agreement" means an agreement made in accordance with Section 53G-5-303
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92	92	that authorizes the operation of a charter school.
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94	94	(2) "Charter school governing board" means the board that governs a charter school.
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96	96	(3) "District school" means a public school under the control of a local school board.
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98	98	(4) "Individualized education program" or "IEP" means a written statement for a student
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100	100	with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with the
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102	102	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.
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104	104	(5) "General control and supervision" means, including as used in Utah Constitution,
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106	106	Article X, Section 3, that the state board shall direct and manage the public education
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108	108	system:
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110	110	(a) as the Legislature designates the components of the public education system;
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112	112	(b) except as provided in Section 53E-8-204, in relation to the statewide system as a
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114	114	whole and not individual LEAs or components of LEAs within the statewide system;
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116	116	and
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118	118	(c) in accordance with laws the Legislature makes.
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120	120	[(5)] (6) "LEA governing board" means:
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122	122	(a) for a school district, the local school board;
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124	124	(b) for a charter school, the charter school governing board; or
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126	126	(c) for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the state board.
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128	128	[(6)] (7) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means:
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130	130	(a) a school district;
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132	132	(b) a charter school; or
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134	134	(c) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
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137	137	[(7)] (8) "Local school board" means a board elected under Title 20A, Chapter 14, Part 2,
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139	139	Election of Members of Local Boards of Education.
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141	141	[(8)] (9) "Minimum School Program" means the same as that term is defined in Section
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143	143	53F-2-102.
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145	145	[(9)] (10) "Parent" means a parent or legal guardian.
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147	147	[(10)] (11) "Public education code" means:
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149	149	(a) this title;
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151	151	(b) Title 53F, Public Education System -- Funding; and
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153	153	(c) Title 53G, Public Education System -- Local Administration.
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155	155	[(11)] (12) "Section 504 accommodation plan" means a plan developed in accordance with
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157	157	Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 701 et seq., for a student
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159	159	with a disability, to meet the student's educational needs and ensure equitable access to a
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161	161	free appropriate public education.
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163	163	[(12)] (13) "School nurse" means a registered nurse:
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165	165	(a) who holds:
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167	167	(i) a license under Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act; or
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169	169	(ii) a multistate license as that term is defined in Section 58-31e-102; and
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171	171	(b) whose primary role is the care of a defined group of students enrolled in the public
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173	173	school system.
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175	175	[(13)] (14) "State board" means the State Board of Education.
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177	177	[(14)] (15) "State superintendent" means the state superintendent of public instruction
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179	179	appointed under Section 53E-3-301.
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181	181	Section 2. Section 53E-3-301 is amended to read:
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183	183	53E-3-301 . State superintendent appointment -- Qualifications -- Duties.
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185	185	(1)(a) The state board shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a state
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187	187	superintendent of public instruction[, who is the executive officer of the state board
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189	189	and serves at the pleasure of the state board.]
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191	191	[(b) The state board shall appoint the state superintendent] on the basis of
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193	193	outstanding professional qualifications.
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195	195	[(c)] (b) The state superintendent shall:
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197	197	(i) serve as the executive officer of the state board for a renewable four-year term; and
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199	199	(ii) administer all programs assigned to the state board in accordance with the state
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201	201	board's rules, policies, directives, and [the ]standards[ established by the state
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203	203	board].
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206	206	(c) The state board may remove the state superintendent with a vote of two thirds of the
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208	208	members of the board.
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210	210	(d) Except as expressly provided in statute:
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212	212	(i) the authority of the state superintendent relates to the state board and the state
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214	214	board's employees; and
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216	216	(ii) the state superintendent does not:
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218	218	(A) manage or govern an LEA governing board or employees of an LEA; or
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220	220	(B) have independent duties or authority other than as the state board delegates or
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222	222	assigns.
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224	224	(2) The state board shall, with the state superintendent, develop a statewide education
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226	226	strategy focusing on core academics, including the development of:
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228	228	(a) core standards for Utah public schools and graduation requirements, in accordance
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230	230	with Section 53E-4-204;
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232	232	(b) a process to select model instructional materials that best correlate with the core
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234	234	standards for Utah public schools and graduation requirements that are supported by
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236	236	generally accepted scientific standards of evidence;
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238	238	(c) professional development programs for teachers, superintendents, and principals;
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240	240	(d) model remediation programs;
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242	242	(e) a model method for creating individual student learning targets, and a method of
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244	244	measuring an individual student's performance toward those targets;
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246	246	(f) progress-based assessments for ongoing performance evaluations of school districts
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248	248	and schools;
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250	250	(g) incentives to achieve the desired outcome of individual student progress in core
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252	252	academics that do not create disincentives for setting high goals for the students;
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254	254	(h) an annual report card for school and school district performance, measuring learning
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256	256	and reporting progress-based assessments;
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258	258	(i) a systematic method to encourage innovation in schools and school districts as each
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260	260	strives to achieve improvement in performance; and
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262	262	(j) a method for identifying and sharing best demonstrated practices across school
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264	264	districts and schools.
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266	266	(3) The state superintendent shall perform duties [assigned by ]the state board assigns,
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268	268	including:
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270	270	(a) investigating all matters pertaining to the public schools;
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272	272	(b) adopting and keeping an official seal to authenticate the state superintendent's
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275	275	official acts;
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277	277	(c) holding and conducting meetings, seminars, and conferences on educational topics;
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279	279	(d) collecting and organizing education data into an automated decision support system
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281	281	to facilitate school district and school improvement planning, accountability
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283	283	reporting, performance recognition, and the evaluation of educational policy and
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285	285	program effectiveness to include:
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287	287	(i) data that are:
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289	289	(A) comparable across schools and school districts;
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291	291	(B) appropriate for use in longitudinal studies; and
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293	293	(C) comprehensive with regard to the data elements required under applicable
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295	295	state or federal law or state board rule;
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297	297	(ii) features that enable users, most particularly school administrators, teachers, and
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299	299	parents, to:
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301	301	(A) retrieve school and school district level data electronically;
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303	303	(B) interpret the data visually; and
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305	305	(C) draw conclusions that are statistically valid; and
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307	307	(iii) procedures for the collection and management of education data that[:] require
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309	309	all school districts and schools to comply with the data collection and
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311	311	management procedures established under this Subsection (3)(d) and that
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313	313	[(A)] require the state superintendent to:
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315	315	[(I)] (A) collaborate with school districts and charter schools in designing and
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317	317	implementing uniform data standards and definitions;
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319	319	[(II)] (B) undertake or sponsor research to implement improved methods for
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321	321	analyzing education data;
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323	323	[(III)] (C) provide for data security to prevent unauthorized access to or
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325	325	contamination of the data; and
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327	327	[(IV)] (D) protect the confidentiality of data under state and federal privacy laws;[
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329	329	and]
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331	331	[(B) require all school districts and schools to comply with the data collection
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333	333	and management procedures established under Subsection (3)(d);]
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335	335	(e) administering and implementing federal educational programs in accordance with
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337	337	Part 8, Implementing Federal or National Education Programs; and
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339	339	(f) with the approval of the state board, preparing and submitting to the governor a
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341	341	budget for the state board to be included in the budget that the governor submits to
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344	344	the Legislature.
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346	346	(4) The state superintendent shall distribute funds deposited in the Autism Awareness
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348	348	Restricted Account created in Section 53F-9-401 in accordance with the requirements of
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350	350	Section 53F-9-401.
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352	352	(5) Upon leaving office, the state superintendent shall deliver to the state superintendent's
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354	354	successor all books, records, documents, maps, reports, papers, and other articles
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356	356	pertaining to the state superintendent's office.
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358	358	Section 3. Section 53E-3-302 is amended to read:
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360	360	53E-3-302 . Compensation of state superintendent -- Other state board
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362	362	employees.
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364	364	(1) The state board shall establish the compensation of the state superintendent.
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366	366	(2) The state board may, as necessary for the proper administration and supervision of the
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368	368	public school system:
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370	370	(a) appoint other employees; and
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372	372	(b) delegate appropriate duties and responsibilities, through the state superintendent, to
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374	374	state board employees.
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376	376	(3)(a) [The] Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall establish the
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378	378	compensation and duties of state board employees[ shall be established by the state
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380	380	board and paid from money appropriated for that purpose].
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382	382	(b) An employee of the state board shall administer any program or duty the state
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384	384	superintendent assigns to the employee in accordance with the state board's rules,
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386	386	policies, directives, and standards.
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388	388	(c) Except as expressly provided in statute, an employee of the state board:
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390	390	(i) does not manage or govern an LEA governing board or employees of an LEA; and
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392	392	(ii) may only receive duties or authority through:
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394	394	(A) delegation from the state superintendent; or
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396	396	(B) formal action of the board.
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398	398	Section 4. Section 53E-3-303 is amended to read:
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400	400	53E-3-303 . Advice by state superintendent -- Written opinions.
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402	402	(1) The state superintendent shall:
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404	404	(a) advise superintendents, LEA governing boards, and other school officers upon all
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406	406	matters involving the welfare of the schools[.] ; and
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408	408	[(2)] (b) [The state superintendent shall, ]when requested by district superintendents or
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410	410	other school officers, provide written opinions on questions of public education,
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413	413	administrative policy, and procedure[, but not upon questions of law].
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415	415	(2) The state superintendent's advice described in Subsection (1):
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417	417	(a) may not relate to a question of law; and
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419	419	(b) does not constitute an order or directive that mandates action by the recipient of the
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421	421	advice.
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423	423	(3) Upon request by the state superintendent, the attorney general shall issue written
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425	425	opinions on questions of law.
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427	427	[(4) Opinions issued under this section shall be considered to be correct and final unless set
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429	429	aside by a court of competent jurisdiction or by subsequent legislation.]
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431	431	Section 5. Section 53E-3-401 is amended to read:
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433	433	53E-3-401 . Powers of the state board -- Adoption of rules -- Enforcement --
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435	435	Attorney.
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437	437	(1) As used in this section:
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439	439	(a) "Education entity" means:
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441	441	(i) an entity that receives a distribution of state funds through a grant program
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443	443	managed by [ ]the state board under this public education code;
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445	445	(ii) an entity that enters into a contract with the state board to provide an educational
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447	447	good or [ ]service;
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449	449	(iii) a school district;
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451	451	(iv) a charter school; or
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453	453	(v) a regional education service agency, as that term is defined in Section 53G-4-410.
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455	455	(b) "Educational good or service" means a good or service that is required or regulated
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457	457	under:
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459	459	(i) this public education code; or
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461	461	(ii) a rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
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463	463	Rulemaking Act, and authorized under this public education code.
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465	465	(2)[(a)] The state board has general control and supervision of the state's public
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467	467	education system.
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469	469	[(b) "General control and supervision" as used in Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 3,
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471	471	means directed to the whole system.]
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473	473	(3) The state board may not govern, manage, or operate school districts, institutions, and
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475	475	programs, unless granted that authority by statute.
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477	477	(4)(a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
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479	479	the state board may make rules to execute the state board's duties and responsibilities
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482	482	under the Utah Constitution and state law.
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484	484	(b) The state board may delegate the state board's statutory duties and responsibilities to
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486	486	state board employees.
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488	488	(5)(a) The state board may sell any interest it holds in real property upon a finding by
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490	490	the state board that the property interest is surplus.
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492	492	(b) The state board may use the money it receives from a sale under Subsection (5)(a)
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494	494	for capital improvements, equipment, or materials, but not for personnel or ongoing
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496	496	costs.
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498	498	(c) If the property interest under Subsection (5)(a) was held for the benefit of an agency
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500	500	or institution administered by the state board, the money may only be used for
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502	502	purposes related to the agency or institution.
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504	504	(d) The state board shall advise the Legislature of any sale under Subsection (5)(a) and
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506	506	related matters during the next following session of the Legislature.
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508	508	(6) The state board shall develop policies and procedures related to federal educational
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510	510	programs in accordance with Part 8, Implementing Federal or National Education
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512	512	Programs.
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514	514	(7) On or before December 31, 2010, the state board shall review mandates or requirements
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516	516	provided for in state board rule to determine whether certain mandates or requirements
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518	518	could be waived to remove funding pressures on public schools on a temporary basis.
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520	520	(8)(a) [If] Except as required under Subsection (13), if an education entity violates this
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522	522	public education code or rules authorized under this public education code, the state
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524	524	board may, in accordance with the rules described in Subsection (8)(c):
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526	526	(i) require the education entity to enter into a corrective action agreement with the
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528	528	state board;
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530	530	(ii) temporarily or permanently withhold state funds from the education entity;
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532	532	(iii) require the education entity to pay a penalty; or
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534	534	(iv) require the education entity to reimburse specified state funds to the state board.
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536	536	(b) Except for temporarily withheld funds, if the state board collects state funds under
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538	538	Subsection (8)(a), the state board shall pay the funds into the Uniform School Fund.
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540	540	(c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
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542	542	state board shall make rules:
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544	544	(i) that require notice and an opportunity to be heard for an education entity affected
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546	546	by a state board action described in Subsection (8)(a); and
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548	548	(ii) to administer this Subsection (8).
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551	551	(d)(i) An individual may bring a violation of statute or state board rule to the
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553	553	attention of the state board in accordance with a process described in rule adopted
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555	555	by the state board.
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557	557	(ii) If the state board identifies a violation of statute or state board rule as a result of
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559	559	the process described in Subsection (8)(d)(i), the state board may take action in
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561	561	accordance with this section.
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563	563	(e) The state board shall report criminal conduct of an education entity to the district
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565	565	attorney of the county where the education entity is located.
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567	567	(9) The state board may audit the use of state funds by an education entity that receives
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569	569	those state funds as a distribution from the state board.
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571	571	(10) The state board may require, by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
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573	573	Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that if an LEA contracts with a third party
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575	575	contractor for an educational good or service, the LEA shall require in the contract that
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577	577	the third party contractor shall provide, upon request of the LEA, information necessary
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579	579	for the LEA to verify that the educational good or service complies with:
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581	581	(a) this public education code; and
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583	583	(b) state board rule authorized under this public education code.
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585	585	(11)(a) The state board may appoint an attorney to provide legal advice to the state
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587	587	board and coordinate legal affairs for the state board and the state board's employees.
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589	589	(b) An attorney described in Subsection (11)(a) shall cooperate with the Office of the
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591	591	Attorney General.
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593	593	(c) An attorney described in Subsection (11)(a) may not:
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595	595	(i) conduct litigation;
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597	597	(ii) settle claims covered by the Risk Management Fund created in Section 63A-4-201;
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599	599	or
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601	601	(iii) issue formal legal opinions.
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603	603	(12) The state board shall ensure that any training or certification that an employee of the
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605	605	public education system is required to complete under this title or by rule complies with
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607	607	Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements.
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609	609	(13)(a) The state board shall:
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611	611	(i) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
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613	613	establish a process to receive complaints regarding an education entity's violation
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615	615	of state statute;
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617	617	(ii) review each complaint the state board receives to determine if the complaint
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620	620	presents a credible potential violation of state statute;
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622	622	(iii) if the state board determines that a complaint presents a credible potential
623	623	306
624	624	violation of state statute:
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626	626	(A) authorize an investigation;
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628	628	(B) review the results of the investigation and any corresponding evidence in a
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630	630	meeting of the state board; and
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632	632	(C) report to the Legislature's Rules Review and General Oversight Committee
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634	634	regarding the complaint, investigation, and any further action described in
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636	636	Subsection (13)(b) or (c); and
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638	638	(iv) if the state board determines that a complaint does not present a credible
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640	640	potential violation of state statute, take no further action and close the matter.
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642	642	(b) In reviewing the results of an investigation and the corresponding evidence under
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644	644	Subsection (13)(a), if the state board finds that the relevant education entity has
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646	646	violated state statute, the state board shall require the education entity to, on or before
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648	648	a date that the state board specifies, review the complaint and associated investigation
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650	650	at a public meeting of the relevant local governing board to:
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652	652	(i) review any findings from an internal investigation the education entity conducts;
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654	654	(ii) determine a course of action, if any, to remedy the violation, including any
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656	656	remedies that the state board suggests; and
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658	658	(iii) require the education entity to report the education entity's findings or remedies
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660	660	described in Subsection (13)(b)(ii) to the state board.
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662	662	(c) After the education entity completes the report described in Subsection (13)(b), the
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664	664	state board shall vote in a meeting of the state board to:
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666	666	(i) take no further action and close the matter; or
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668	668	(ii) take further corrective action, including:
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670	670	(A) withholding funds;
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672	672	(B) if applicable, directing an investigation or review by the Utah Professional
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674	674	Practices Advisory Commission under Section 53E-6-506;
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676	676	(C) requiring additional reporting or monitoring;
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678	678	(D) referring the complaint, evidence, and findings to the attorney general's office
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680	680	or the relevant district attorney's office;
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682	682	(E) requiring the education entity to hire a third-party provider to provide services
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684	684	the state board determines necessary;
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686	686	(F) requiring reimbursement from the education entity instead of future allocations
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689	689	from the state board;
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691	691	(G) requiring a follow-up investigation;
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693	693	(H) if the violation relates to finances, referring the violation and corresponding
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695	695	evidence to the state auditor or the legislative auditor general; or
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697	697	(I) requesting additional evidence of compliance.
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699	699	(d) The state board shall:
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701	701	(i) set a deadline for the education entity to perform each corrective action the state
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703	703	board directs;
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705	705	(ii) require the state superintendent to provide regular updates to the state board of a
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707	707	committee of the state board regarding the state superintendent's monitoring and
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709	709	corrective action activities; and
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711	711	(iii) ensure that any complaint, investigation, and corrective action under this
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713	713	Subsection (13) complies with:
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715	715	(A) Chapter 9, Part 2, Student Privacy;
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717	717	(B) Chapter 9, Part 3, Student Data Protection;
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719	719	(C) the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; and
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721	721	(D) any other state or federal law protecting the privacy of an employee of an
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723	723	educational entity.
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725	725	Section 6. Section 53E-4-202 is amended to read:
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727	727	53E-4-202 . Core standards for Utah public schools -- Notice and hearing
728	728	358
729	729	requirements.
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731	731	(1)(a) In establishing minimum standards related to curriculum and instruction
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733	733	requirements under Section 53E-3-501, the state board shall, in consultation with
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735	735	local school boards, school superintendents, teachers, employers, and parents
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737	737	implement core standards for Utah public schools that will enable students to, among
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739	739	other objectives:
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741	741	(i) communicate effectively, both verbally and through written communication;
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743	743	(ii) apply mathematics; and
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745	745	(iii) access, analyze, and apply information.
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747	747	(b) Except as provided in this public education code, the state board may recommend
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749	749	but may not require a local school board or charter school governing board to use:
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751	751	(i) a particular curriculum or instructional material; or
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753	753	(ii) a model curriculum or instructional material.
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755	755	(2) The state board shall, in establishing the core standards for Utah public schools:
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758	758	(a) identify the basic knowledge, skills, and competencies each student is expected to
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760	760	acquire or master as the student advances through the public education system;[ and]
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762	762	(b) align with each other the core standards for Utah public schools and the assessments
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764	764	described in Section 53E-4-303[.] ; and
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766	766	(c) ensure that the establishment of individual core standards, including subsequent
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768	768	modifications and additions, does not create a circumstance in which educators
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770	770	within the public education system cannot feasibly address each core standard due to
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772	772	the quantity and scope of the core standards, when taken as a whole.
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774	774	(3) The basic knowledge, skills, and competencies identified pursuant to Subsection (2)(a)
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776	776	shall increase in depth and complexity from year to year and focus on consistent and
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778	778	continual progress within and between grade levels and courses in the basic academic
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780	780	areas of:
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782	782	(a) English, including explicit phonics, spelling, grammar, reading, writing, vocabulary,
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784	784	speech, and listening; and
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786	786	(b) mathematics, including basic computational skills.
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788	788	(4) Before adopting core standards for Utah public schools, the state board shall:
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790	790	(a) publicize draft core standards for Utah public schools for the state, as a class A
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792	792	notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 90 days;
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794	794	(b) invite public comment on the draft core standards for Utah public schools for a
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796	796	period of not less than 90 days; and
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798	798	(c) conduct three public hearings that are held in different regions of the state on the
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800	800	draft core standards for Utah public schools.
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802	802	(5) LEA governing boards shall design their school programs, that are supported by
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804	804	generally accepted scientific standards of evidence, to focus on the core standards for
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806	806	Utah public schools with the expectation that each program will enhance or help achieve
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808	808	mastery of the core standards for Utah public schools.
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810	810	(6) Except as provided in Sections 53G-10-103 and 53G-10-402, each school may select
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812	812	instructional materials and methods of teaching, that are supported by generally accepted
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814	814	scientific standards of evidence, that the school considers most appropriate to meet the
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816	816	core standards for Utah public schools.
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818	818	(7) The state may exit any agreement, contract, memorandum of understanding, or
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820	820	consortium that cedes control of the core standards for Utah public schools to any other
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822	822	entity, including a federal agency or consortium, for any reason, including:
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824	824	(a) the cost of developing or implementing the core standards for Utah public schools;
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827	827	(b) the proposed core standards for Utah public schools are inconsistent with community
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829	829	values; or
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831	831	(c) the agreement, contract, memorandum of understanding, or consortium:
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833	833	(i) was entered into in violation of Chapter 3, Part 8, Implementing Federal or
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835	835	National Education Programs, or Title 63J, Chapter 5, Federal Funds Procedures
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837	837	Act;
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839	839	(ii) conflicts with Utah law;
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841	841	(iii) requires Utah student data to be included in a national or multi-state database;
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843	843	(iv) requires records of teacher performance to be included in a national or multi-state
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845	845	database; or
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847	847	(v) imposes curriculum, assessment, or data tracking requirements on home school or
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849	849	private school students.
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851	851	(8) The state board shall:
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853	853	(a) submit a report in accordance with Section 53E-1-203 on the development and
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855	855	implementation of the core standards for Utah public schools, including the time line
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857	857	established for the review of the core standards for Utah public schools; and
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859	859	(b) ensure that the report described in Subsection (8)(a) includes the time line
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861	861	established for the review of the core standards for Utah public schools by a
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863	863	standards review committee and the recommendations of a standards review
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865	865	committee established under Section 53E-4-203.
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867	867	Section 7. Section 63I-2-253 is amended to read:
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869	869	63I-2-253 . Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
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871	871	(1) Subsection 53-1-104(1)(b), regarding the Air Ambulance Committee, is repealed July 1,
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873	873	2024.
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875	875	(2) Section 53-1-118, Public Safety Honoring Heroes Restricted Account -- Creation --
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877	877	Funding -- Distribution of funds by the commissioner, is repealed July 1, 2024.
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879	879	(3) Section 53-1-120, Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Support Restricted Account --
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881	881	Creation -- Funding -- Distribution of funds by the commissioner, is repealed July 1,
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883	883	2024.
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885	885	(4) Section 53-2a-303, Statewide mutual aid committee, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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887	887	(5) Title 53, Chapter 2c, COVID-19 Health and Economic Response Act, is repealed July 1,
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889	889	2026.
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891	891	(6) Section 53-2d-101.1, Contracting authority -- Rulemaking authority, is repealed July 1,
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893	893	2024.
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896	896	(7) Section 53-2d-107, Air Ambulance Committee -- Membership -- Duties, is repealed
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898	898	July 1, 2024.
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900	900	(8) Section 53-2d-302, Trauma system advisory committee, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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902	902	(9) Section 53-7-109, Firefighter Support Restricted Account, is repealed July 1, 2024.
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904	904	(10) Section 53-9-104, Board -- Creation-- Qualifications -- Appointments -- Terms --
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906	906	Immunity, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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908	908	(11) Section 53-9-105, Powers and duties of the board, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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910	910	(12) Section 53-9-106, Meetings -- Hearings, is repealed October 1, 2024.
911	911	448
912	912	(13) Section 53-22-104.1, School Security Task Force -- Membership -- Duties -- Per diem
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914	914	-- Report -- Expiration, is repealed December 31, 2025.
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916	916	(14) Section 53-22-104.2, The School Security Task Force -- Education Advisory Board, is
917	917	451
918	918	repealed December 31, 2025.
919	919	452
920	920	(15) Section 53-25-103, Airport dangerous weapon possession reporting requirements, is
921	921	453
922	922	repealed December 31, 2031.
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924	924	(16) Section 53B-8-114, Continuation of previously authorized scholarships, is repealed
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926	926	July 1, 2024.
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928	928	(17) Section 53B-10-101, Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loans program -- Eligible
929	929	457
930	930	students -- Cancellation of incentive loans -- Repayment by recipient who fails to meet
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932	932	requirements -- Duration of incentive loans, is repealed July 1, 2027.
933	933	459
934	934	(18) Subsection 53E-3-401(4)(a), regarding a generic grant of rulemaking authority to the
935	935	460
936	936	State Board of Education, is repealed July 1, 2026.
937	937	461
938	938	[(18)] (19) Subsection 53F-2-504(6), regarding a report on the Salary Supplement for
939	939	462
940	940	Highly Needed Educators, is repealed July 1, 2026.
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942	942	[(19)] (20) Section 53F-2-524, Teacher bonuses for extra assignments, is repealed July 1,
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944	944	2024.
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946	946	[(20)] (21) Section 53F-5-221, Management of energy and water use pilot program, is
947	947	466
948	948	repealed July 1, 2028.
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950	950	[(21)] (22) Section 53F-5-222, Mentoring and Supporting Teacher Excellence and
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952	952	Refinement Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2028.
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954	954	[(22)] (23) Section 53F-5-223, Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program, is repealed
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956	956	July 1, 2028.
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958	958	[(23)] (24) Section 53F-9-401, Autism Awareness Restricted Account, is repealed July 1,
959	959	472
960	960	2024.
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962	962	[(24)] (25) Section 53F-9-403, Kiwanis Education Support Fund, is repealed July 1, 2024.
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965	965	[(25)] (26) Subsection 53G-11-502(1), regarding implementation of the educator evaluation
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967	967	process, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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969	969	[(26)] (27) Section 53G-11-506, Establishment of educator evaluation program -- Joint
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971	971	committee, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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973	973	[(27)] (28) Section 53G-11-507, Components of educator evaluation program, is repealed
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975	975	July 1, 2029.
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977	977	[(28)] (29) Section 53G-11-508, Summative evaluation timelines -- Review of summative
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979	979	evaluations, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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981	981	[(29)] (30) Section 53G-11-509, Mentor for provisional educator, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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983	983	[(30)] (31) Section 53G-11-510, State board to describe a framework for the evaluation of
984	984	484
985	985	educators, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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987	987	[(31)] (32) Section 53G-11-511, Rulemaking for privacy protection, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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989	989	[(32)] (33) Subsection 53G-11-520(1), regarding optional alternative educator evaluation
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991	991	processes, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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993	993	[(33)] (34) Subsection 53G-11-520(2), regarding an exception from educator evaluation
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995	995	process requirements, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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997	997	Section 8. Repealer.
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999	999	This bill repeals:
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1001	1001	Section 53E-1-204, State board report to Education Interim Committee on statutory
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1003	1003	requirements impacted by assessment waivers.
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1005	1005	Section 9. Effective Date.
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1007	1007	This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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