Who filed report: Oak Norton

Bill Number: SB 46

Bill Title: STATE EDUCATION GOVERNANCE REVISIONS

Bill Grade: C

Bill Sponsors: Al Jackson

Bill Summary:

Nation's craziest way to elect a state board of education

Does the bill increase/decrease local control?: Neither

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Does it increase/decrease parental rights?: Neither

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Does it help/hurt children?: Neither

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Any conflicts of interest?:

Other comments:

I'm going to file a neutral grade on this bill. I think this is probably a slight improvement over the unconstitutional method Utah currently uses to elect board members, but it's a crazy 3-prong method for electing/selecting board members. Four of them will be partisan elected, 4 non-partisan, and 5 appointed by the governor.