H.B. 408

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PUBLIC EDUCATION CONSOLIDATED
2 REPORT
3 2006 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton
6 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill modifies the State System of Public Education Code by requiring an annual
11 consolidated report to be compiled and made available to the public.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . requires the State Board of Education, through the superintendent of public
15 instruction to annually make a consolidated report for the state system of public
16 education from certain data it collects; and
17 . provides for the availability and accessibility of the consolidated report.
18 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
19 None
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 None
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 ENACTS:
24 53A-3-604, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 53A-3-604 is enacted to read:

28 53A-3-604. Consolidated public education report -- Availability.
29 (1) The State Board of Education, through the superintendent of public instruction,
30 shall annually make a consolidated report for the state system of public education from the data
31 it collects:
32 (a) for the report on reading achievement progress in grades one through three under
33 Section 53A-1-606.5 ;
34 (b) for the school performance reports under Section 53A-3-602.5 ;
35 (c) from school districts' statistical reports under Subsection 53A-3-403 (4) and the
36 same information from charter schools under Subsection 53A-1a-507 (4)(a); and
37 (d) other available data that the board may elect to include in the report.
38 (2) The consolidated report shall be available to the public:
39 (a) free of charge;
40 (b) annually;
41 (c) within 180 days of the completion of the school year; and
42 (d) in an easy to locate, readily accessible electronic format.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-3-06 8:48 AM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

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