Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB497: Public Education Compliance
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
This bill amends and enacts provisions expanding the authority of the State Board of Education (state board) to address transparency and local education agency compliance.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
0 Public Education Compliance 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Katy Hall Senate Sponsor: Chris H. Wilson LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends and enacts provisions expanding the authority of the State Board of Education (state board) to address transparency and local education agency compliance. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires the state board to: - use an existing compliance framework to address reports or allegations of noncompliance; - develop a system to address complaints to the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission in a timely and expedient manner; and - publish information related to state board meetings on the state board's website; - may require the state board to issue a report; - requires a school district or charter school to provide information to the state board that is necessary for the state board to fulfill a statutory data gathering, compliance, or reporting requirement; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53E-3-401 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 253, 408 53E-6-506 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 20 53G-4-402 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 67, 476 53G-5-404 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 63 ENACTS: …
Sponsors
- Hall, Katy (R, 11) · primary sponsor
- Wilson, Chris H. (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Held
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : Senate/ received from House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 7, 2025): 16 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 7, 2025): 60 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 28, 2025): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Board of Education, Education, Charter Schools, K-12 Education, Public Education Data and Reporting, School Districts, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is HB497?
- HB497 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Public Education Compliance.
- What does HB497 do?
- This bill amends and enacts provisions expanding the authority of the State Board of Education (state board) to address transparency and local education agency compliance.
- What is the status of HB497?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB497?
- Hall, Katy (R, 11), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB497?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0497.html
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