Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 300 (2021GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Pulsipher, S.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/17/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires the State Board of Education (state board) to:
• work with local education agencies to develop a process to review reports required in statute and state board rule; and
• in reviewing required reports, take into consideration several factors, including the time and cost to complete a required report, and whether the information, accountability, or transparency the required report provides could be obtained or achieved by other means;
• permits the state board to make recommendations to the Legislature for legislation; and
• defines terms.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL EDUCATION
AGENCIES
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Susan Pulsipher
Senate Sponsor: 
Lincoln Fillmore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires the State Board of Education (state board) to review reports required
in statute and rule.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires the State Board of Education (state board) to:
• work with local education agencies to develop a process to review reports
required in statute and state board rule; and
• in reviewing required reports, take into consideration several factors, including
the time and cost to complete a required report, and whether the information,
accountability, or transparency the required report provides could be obtained or
achieved by other means;
▸ permits the state board to make recommendations to the Legislature for legislation;
and
▸ defines terms.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53E-3-523
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53E-3-523
 is enacted to read:
 53E-3-523.
State board to review reporting requirements.
(1) As used in this section, "required report" means a report that statute or state board
rule requires an LEA or the state board to make.
(2) (a) The state board shall work with LEAs to develop a process to review required
reports.
(b) The process described in Subsection (2)(a) shall include the following
considerations for each required report:
(i) (A) the required report's purpose; and
(B) the report's effectiveness in accomplishing the report's purpose;
(ii) which entity requires the required report;
(iii) which entity created the report requirements;
(iv) which entity or individual reviews the required report;
(v) whether the information in the required report is otherwise available or could be
obtained another way;
(vi) whether the required report is the least burdensome way to collect the information
in the required report;
(vii) whether accountability or transparency could be achieved through a means other
than the required report;
(viii) whether and how the Utah Schools Information Management System affects the
required report;
(ix) the estimated time and cost required to complete the required report for:
(A) an LEA; or
(B) the state board; and
(x) the amount of appropriated program funding available for program purposes after
program money is expended for completing a required report for the program.
(3) After reviewing required reports as described in Subsection (2), the state board may
make recommendations for legislation to the Legislature.