H.B. 270 - Parent Access to School Data Comparison

Bill

Parent Access to School Data Comparison

Number: H.B. 270 (2022GS)
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, K.
Final action: Governor Signed 3/24/2022
Outcome: Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

This bill requires the Utah State Board of Education to provide an online school comparison tool to facilitate parent access to compare public school performance.

What it does

This bill:
requires the Utah State Board of Education to provide an online school comparison tool to facilitate parent access to compare public school performance.

Every vote on this bill

2/7/2022House Comm - Amendment Recommendation # 2

House Education Committee

9 0 6not eligible / no record

2/7/2022House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

House Education Committee

9 0 6not eligible / no record

2/14/2022House/ passed 3rd reading

Senate Secretary

68 0 7YEA

2/16/2022Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Senate Education Committee

3 0 3not eligible / no record

2/17/2022Senate/ circled

Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

Voice votenot eligible / no record

2/23/2022Senate/ uncircled

Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

Voice votenot eligible / no record

2/23/2022Senate/ passed 2nd reading

Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

22 0 7not eligible / no record

2/24/2022Senate/ passed 3rd reading

Senate President

26 0 3not eligible / no record

Bill text

enrolled version · official source

PARENT ACCESS TO SCHOOL DATA COMPARISON
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson
Senate Sponsor: 
Ann Millner
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires the Utah State Board of Education to provide an online school
comparison tool to facilitate parent access to compare public school performance.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires the Utah State Board of Education to provide an online school comparison
tool to facilitate parent access to compare public school performance.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53G-6-805
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53G-6-805
 is enacted to read:
 53G-6-805.
Parental right to school comparison.
(1) Parents have the right to compare public school performance in a given area.
(2) The state board shall provide an online tool that allows parents to:
(a) search for public schools within a given radius of a specific location or within the
boundaries of a public school district; and
(b) view a side-by-side comparison of data related to the public schools in the area
described in Subsection (2)(a), including the indicators required in Subsection 
53E-5-211
(1).
Section 2. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on January 1, 2023.