SB 269

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1School Board Meeting Notification Requirements
                                        2026 GENERAL SESSION
                                              STATE OF UTAH
                                      Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler
                                      House Sponsor: Jason B. Kyle
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3    LONG TITLE
4    General Description:
5This bill amends provisions related to state and local school board meetings.
6    Highlighted Provisions:
7This bill:
8▸ requires the State Board of Education to publish an agenda before holding certain
9    meetings;
10▸ requires local school boards to publish an agenda before holding Ŝ→ [a public meeting]
10a     certain meetings ←Ŝ ; and
11▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
12    Money Appropriated in this Bill:
13None
14    Other Special Clauses:
15None
16    Utah Code Sections Affected:
17    AMENDS:
1853E-3-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
1953G-4-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 293
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21    Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22Section 1. Section 53E-3-203 is amended to read:
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2353E-3-203 . State board meetings -- Quorum requirements.
24    (1) Ŝ→ (a) ←Ŝ The state board shall[ ] :
25Ŝ→ [(a)] (i) ←Ŝ meet at the call of the [chairman] chair and at least 11 times
25a  each year[.] ; and
26Ŝ→ [(b)] (ii) ←Ŝ at least Ŝ→ [72] 48 ←Ŝ hours before holding the meeting
26a  required under
26a  Subsection (1)(a),
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27publish an agenda for the meeting on the state board's website.
27a        Ŝ→ (b) The state board may disregard the requirement in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) if
27b  the emergency requirements described in Subsection 52-4-202(5) are met. ←Ŝ
28  (2) A majority of all members is required to validate an act of the state board.
29Section 2. Section 53G-4-202 is amended to read:
3053G-4-202 . Local school board meetings -- Rules of order and procedure --
31  Location requirements -- Expulsion of members prohibited -- Exceptions.
32  (1) As used in this section:
33      (a) "Disaster" means an event that:
34(i) causes, or threatens to cause, loss of life, human suffering, public or private
35property damage, or economic or social disruption resulting from attack, internal
36disturbance, natural phenomenon, or technological hazard; and
37(ii) requires resources that are beyond the scope of local agencies in routine responses
38to emergencies and accidents and may be of a magnitude or involve unusual
39circumstances that require a response by a governmental, not-for-profit, or private
40entity.
41      (b) "Local emergency" means a condition in any municipality or county of the state that
42requires that emergency assistance be provided by the affected municipality or
43county or another political subdivision to save lives and protect property within its
44jurisdiction in response to a disaster or to avoid or reduce the threat of a disaster.
45      (c) "Rules of order and procedure" means a set of policies that governs and prescribes in
46a public meeting:
47(i) parliamentary order and procedure;
48(ii) ethical behavior; and
49(iii) civil discourse.
50  (2) Ŝ→ (a) ←Ŝ Subject to Subsection (4), a local school board shall:
51Ŝ→ [(a)] (i) ←Ŝ adopt rules of order and procedure to govern a public meeting
51a  of the local school
52board;
53Ŝ→ [(b)] (ii) ←Ŝ conduct a public meeting in accordance with the rules of order
53a  and procedure
54described in Subsection (2)(a);
55Ŝ→ [(c)] (iii) ←Ŝ at least Ŝ→ [72] 48 ←Ŝ hours before holding a public
55a  meeting, publish an
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55a  agenda for the meeting
56on the local school board's website; and
57[(c) Ŝ→ (d)] (iv) ←Ŝ make the rules of order and procedure described in
57a  Subsection (2)(a) available to
58the public:
59Ŝ→ [(i)] (A) ←Ŝ at each public meeting of the local school board; and
60Ŝ→ [(ii)] (B) ←Ŝ on the local school board's public website, if available.
60a  Ŝ→ (b) A local school board may disregard the requirement in Subsection
60b  (2)(a)(iii) if the emergency requirements described in Subsection 52-4-202(5) are met. ←Ŝ
61   (3)(a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b) and (c), a local school board may not
62hold a public meeting outside of the geographic boundary of the local school board's
63school district.
64(b) A local school board may hold a public meeting outside of the geographic boundary
65of the local school board's school district if it is necessary for the local school board
66to hold a meeting during a disaster or local emergency.
67(c) A local school board may hold a public meeting outside of the geographic boundary
68of the local school board's school district to conduct a site visit if:
69(i) the location of the site visit provides the local school board members the
70opportunity to see or experience an activity that:
71(A) relates to the local school board's responsibilities; and
72(B) does not exist within the geographic boundaries of the local school board's
73school district; and
74(ii) the local school board does not vote or take other action during the public
75meeting held at the site visit location.
76(d) This Subsection (3) does not apply to a charter school governing board.
77   (4) The requirements of this section do not affect a local school board's duty to comply with
78Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
79   (5)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), a local school board may not expel a
80member of the local school board from an open public meeting or prohibit the
81member from attending an open public meeting.
82(b) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c), following a two-thirds vote of the members
83of the local school board, the local school board may fine or expel a member of the
84local school board for:
85(i) disorderly conduct at the open public meeting;
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86(ii) a member's direct or indirect financial conflict of interest regarding an issue
87discussed at or action proposed to be taken at the open public meeting; or
88(iii) a commission of a crime during the open public meeting.
89      (c) A local school board may adopt policies or ordinances that expand the reasons or
90establish more restrictive procedures for the expulsion of a member from a public
91meeting.
92Section 3. Effective Date.
93  This bill takes effect on May 6, 2026.
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