Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB395: LEA Reporting Requirements
Status: Chaptered, March 18, 2026
This bill requires the State Board of Education (state board) to study and make recommendations regarding local education agency (LEA) reporting of costs associated with implementing new legislation.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
LEA Reporting Requirements 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Douglas R. Welton Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins LONG TITLE General Description: This bill requires the State Board of Education (state board) to study and make recommendations regarding local education agency (LEA) reporting of costs associated with implementing new legislation. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires the state board to study methods for LEAs to report on the costs of implementing new legislation; - outlines the required elements of the report; - requires the state board consult with LEAs; - requires the state board to report findings and recommendations to the Education Interim Committee; - requires legislative committees to review and consider the recommendations; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53E-1-201 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 3, and 525 ENACTS: 53E-3-525 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 53E-1-201 is amended to read: 53E-1-201. Reports to and action required of the Education Interim Committee. (1) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14 , the following recurring reports are due to the Education Interim Committee: (a) the report described in Section 9-22-109 by the STEM Action Center Board, …
Sponsors
- Douglas Welton (R, 65) · primary sponsor
- David Hinkins (R, 26)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 3, 2025): 41 yea, 31 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 28, 2025): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: State Board of Education, Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is HB395?
- HB395 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): LEA Reporting Requirements.
- What does HB395 do?
- This bill requires the State Board of Education (state board) to study and make recommendations regarding local education agency (LEA) reporting of costs associated with implementing new legislation.
- What is the status of HB395?
- Chaptered as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB395?
- Douglas Welton (R, 65), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB395?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0395.html
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