1.    Committee Business

·         Call to order

·         Approval of the minutes of the September 16, 2026, meeting

 

2.    Public Education: Institutional Neutrality and Student Clubs

The committee will receive a presentation on institutional neutrality and student clubs in public education.

 

·         Utah State Board of Education officials

 

3.    Public Education: 2025 H.B. 508 Report

In response to the requirements established by 2025 H.B. 508, “School Data Amendments,” the committee will receive a report from the Utah State Board of Education on study findings related to student information systems.

 

·         Utah State Board of Education officials

 

4.    Public Education: Legislative Requests

The committee will receive a presentation from the Utah State Board of Education on the board’s legislative requests.

 

·         Utah State Board of Education officials

 

5.    Public and Higher Education: Workforce Partnerships

The committee will receive a joint presentation from the Utah State Board of Education and the Utah System of Higher Education on education and workforce readiness partnerships between the two systems.

 

·         Utah State Board of Education officials

·         Utah System of Higher Education officials

 

6.    Higher Education: Campus Safety Task Force Updates

The committee will receive a presentation from the Utah System of Higher Education on the work and findings of the Campus Safety Task Force.

 

·         Utah System of Higher Education officials

 

7.    Legislative Audit: Higher Education High Risk - Tenure

The committee will receive a presentation on Report 2026-31, “A Performance Audit of Tenured Faculty in Higher Education.”

·         Office of the Legislative Auditor General staff

·         Utah System of Higher Education officials

 

8.    Other Items/Adjourn