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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION BOUNDARY AMENDMENTS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund

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House Sponsor: Brad L. Dee

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Redistricting Boundary Information:
             9           The State Board of Education district boundary information may be found at
             10      http://le.utah.gov.
             11          Electronic file security code: 1c391168399c75a9fc4f90c4e259e9fa
             12      General Description:
             13          This bill, which includes this printed text and the electronic data affiliated with it,
             14      modifies the boundary between two State Board of Education districts to align with a
             15      county boundary change and makes minor adjustments to State Board of Education
             16      district boundaries.
             17      Highlighted Provisions:
             18          This bill:
             19          .    adopts the school board district boundaries adjusted and approved by the lieutenant
             20      governor and used in the November 2012 election, which reconcile United States
             21      Census Bureau geographic data with state geographic data for:
             22              .    county boundaries;
             23              .    municipal boundaries; and
             24              .    school district boundaries;
             25          .    incorporates one small doughnut hole with the district that completely surrounds the
             26      doughnut hole;
             27          .    removes references to census blocks that are now incorporated in the shapefile;
             28          .    adjusts a section of the boundary between State Board of Education districts 3 and
             29      14 to align with a county boundary change between Millard and Juab counties; and


             30          .    establishes the board shapefile in the electronic file, which is part of this bill in
             31      electronic form, as the legal boundaries of State Board of Education districts.
             32      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             33          None
             34      Other Special Clauses:
             35          None
             36      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             37      AMENDS:
             38          20A-14-101.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Third Special Session, Chapter 3
             39          20A-14-101.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 2
             40          20A-14-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 2
             41          20A-14-102.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Third Special Session, Chapter 3
             42          20A-14-102.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 2
             43          20A-14-102.3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 2
             44     
             45      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             46          Section 1. Section 20A-14-101.1 is amended to read:
             47           20A-14-101.1. Definitions.
             48          As used in this part:
             49          (1) "Board" means the State Board of Education.
             50          (2) "Board block assignment file" means the electronic file that assigns each of Utah's
             51      115, 406 census blocks to a particular State Board of Education district.
             52          (3) "Board shapefile" means the electronic shapefile that stores the boundary of each of
             53      the 15 State Board of Education districts.
             54          [(3)] (4) "Census block" means any one of the 115, 406 individual geographic areas
             55      into which the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce has divided
             56      the state of Utah, to each of which the Bureau of the Census has attached a discrete population
             57      tabulation from the 2010 decennial census.


             58          (5) "Shapefile" means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location
             59      and associated attribute information.
             60          Section 2. Section 20A-14-101.5 is amended to read:
             61           20A-14-101.5. State Board of Education -- Number of members -- State Board of
             62      Education district boundaries.
             63          (1) As used in this section:
             64          (a) "County boundary" means the county boundary's location in the database as of
             65      January 1, 2010.
             66          (b) "Database" means the State Geographic Information Database created in Section
             67      63F-1-507 .
             68          (c) "Local school district boundary" means the local school district boundary's location
             69      in the database as of January 1, 2010.
             70          (d) "Municipal boundary" means the municipal boundary's location in the database as
             71      of January 1, 2010.
             72          (2) The State Board of Education shall consist of 15 members, with one member to be
             73      elected from each State Board of Education district.
             74          (3) [Except as modified in Subsection (5), the] The Legislature adopts the official
             75      census population figures and maps of the Bureau of the Census of the United States
             76      Department of Commerce developed in connection with the taking of the 2010 national
             77      decennial census as the official data for establishing State Board of Education district
             78      boundaries.
             79          (4) (a) [Except as modified in] Notwithstanding Subsection [(5)] (3), the Legislature
             80      enacts the district numbers and boundaries of the State Board of Education districts designated
             81      in the Board [block assignment file] shapefile that is the electronic component of the bill that
             82      enacts this section.
             83          (b) That Board [block assignment file] shapefile, and the State Board of Education
             84      district boundaries generated from that Board [block assignment file, together with
             85      modifications made by Subsection (5),] shapefile, may be accessed via the Utah Legislature's


             86      website.
             87          [(5) (a) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into State Board
             88      of Education District 1 and removed from State Board of Education District 2:
             89      490572105053022, 490572105053023, 490572105053032, and 490572105053033.]
             90          [(b) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into State Board of
             91      Education District 2 and removed from State Board of Education District 1:
             92      490572104031002, 490572104031003, 490572104031008, 490572104031009,
             93      490572104031010, 490572104031014, 490572104042050, 490572104042060, and
             94      490572104042061.]
             95          [(c) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into State Board of
             96      Education District 4 and removed from State Board of Education District 2:
             97      490572105112040, 490572105112042, 490572105112043, and 490572105123002.]
             98          [(d) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into State Board of
             99      Education District 4 and removed from State Board of Education District 5: 490111251021028
             100      and 490111251021047.]
             101          [(e) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into State Board of
             102      Education District 6 and removed from State Board of Education District 8: 490351135331025
             103      and 490351135331026.]
             104          [(f) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into State Board of
             105      Education District 7 and removed from State Board of Education District 12:
             106      490439643061158.]
             107          [(g) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into State Board of
             108      Education District 8 and removed from State Board of Education District 6:
             109      490351135331027, 490351135331032, 490351135331033, 490351135331034, and
             110      490351135331035.]
             111          [(h) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into State Board of
             112      Education District 9 and removed from State Board of Education District 13:
             113      490490022071013, 490490022073011, 490490022073012, 490490022073016,


             114      490490022073017, and 490490101131460.]
             115          [(i) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into State Board of
             116      Education District 11 and removed from State Board of Education District 6:
             117      490351142001009, 490351142001010, 490351142001011, 490351142001012,
             118      490351142001020, and 490351142001021.]
             119          [(j) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into State Board of
             120      Education District 12 and removed from State Board of Education District 9:
             121      490490022011002, 490490022011003, and 490490101122121.]
             122          [(k) The boundary between State Board of Education District 7 and State Board of
             123      Education District 12 is changed to follow the local school district boundary from the
             124      intersection of the local school district boundary with the shared boundary between Morgan
             125      County and Summit County, then along the same local school district boundary generally south
             126      and east to the intersection of the State Board of Education district boundary with the boundary
             127      of Summit County Service Area 3, then projecting the same service area boundary east to
             128      intersect with Interstate 80.]
             129          [(l) The boundary between State Board of Education District 8 and State Board of
             130      Education District 10 is changed to follow 900 East Street south from the intersection of I-215
             131      with 900 East Street, south to the intersection of 900 East Street with the Midvale municipal
             132      boundary, then along the Midvale municipal boundary generally west to the intersection of
             133      established State Board of Educations Districts 8, 10, and 11.]
             134          [(m) The boundary between State Board of Education District 8 and State Board of
             135      Education District 11 is changed to follow the Midvale municipal boundary from the
             136      intersection of established State Board of Education Districts 8, 10, and 11, generally west to
             137      the intersection of Midvale municipal boundary with Interstate 15.]
             138          [(n) The boundary of State Board of Education District 9 is changed to follow the Lehi
             139      City municipal boundary so that all of Lehi City is within State Board of Education District 9.]
             140          [(o) The boundary between State Board of Education District 9 and State Board of
             141      Education District 12 is changed to follow the Pleasant Grove municipal boundary from the


             142      southernmost intersection of the Pleasant Grove municipal boundary with State Street generally
             143      east to the intersection of the Pleasant Grove municipal boundary with the Murdock Canal.]
             144          [(p) The boundary of State Board of Education District 11 is changed to follow State
             145      Highway 73 from the easternmost point where State Highway 73 intersects with the established
             146      boundary between State Board of Education Districts 9 and 11, east to the intersection of State
             147      Highway 73 with State Highway 68, then north to the southernmost intersection of State
             148      Highway 68 with the Lehi municipal boundary, then following the Lehi municipal boundary
             149      north to the next point where the Lehi municipal boundary intersects with State Highway 68,
             150      then following the Lehi municipal boundary generally east, north, and west to the next
             151      intersection of the Lehi municipal boundary with State Highway 68.]
             152          [(q) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into State Board of
             153      Education District 12 and removed from State Board of Education District 13:
             154      490490022011099.]
             155          Section 3. Section 20A-14-102 is amended to read:
             156           20A-14-102. State Board of Education districts.
             157          (1) (a) The Legislature shall file a copy of the Board [block assignment file] shapefile
             158      enacted by the Legislature with the lieutenant governor's office.
             159          (b) [Except as provided in Subsection 20A-14-101.5 (5), the] The legal boundaries of
             160      State Board of Education districts are contained in the Board [block assignment file] shapefile
             161      on file with the lieutenant governor's office.
             162          (2) (a) The lieutenant governor shall:
             163          (i) generate maps of each State Board of Education district from the Board [block
             164      assignment file and modifications to boundaries made in Subsection 20A-14-101.5 (5)]
             165      shapefile; and
             166          (ii) ensure that those maps are available for viewing on the lieutenant governor's
             167      website.
             168          (b) If there is any inconsistency between the maps[,] and the Board [block assignment
             169      file, and the modifications made to boundaries in Subsection 20A-14-101.5 (5), the Board block


             170      assignment file as adjusted by the modifications to boundaries made in Subsection
             171      20A-14-101.5 (5), are controlling] shapefile, the Board shapefile is controlling.
             172          Section 4. Section 20A-14-102.1 is amended to read:
             173           20A-14-102.1. Omissions from maps -- How resolved.
             174          (1) If any area of the state is omitted from a State Board of Education district in the
             175      Board [block assignment file] shapefile enacted by the Legislature, the county clerk of the
             176      affected county, upon discovery of the omission, shall attach the area to the appropriate State
             177      Board of Education district according to the requirements of Subsections (2) and (3).
             178          (2) If the omitted area is surrounded by a single State Board of Education district, the
             179      county clerk shall attach the area to that district.
             180          (3) If the omitted area is contiguous to two or more State Board of Education districts,
             181      the county clerk shall attach the area to the district that has the least population, as determined
             182      by the [official census population figures and maps described in Subsection 20A-14-101.5 (2)]
             183      Utah Population Estimates Committee.
             184          (4) The county clerk shall certify in writing and file with the lieutenant governor any
             185      attachment made under this section.
             186          Section 5. Section 20A-14-102.2 is amended to read:
             187           20A-14-102.2. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
             188          (1) As used in this section:
             189          (a) "Affected party" means:
             190          (i) a state school board member whose State Board of Education district boundary is
             191      uncertain because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the Board [block
             192      assignment file or in any modifications to the boundary made in Subsection 20A-14-101.5 (5)]
             193      shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about
             194      whether or not the member or another person resides in a particular State Board of Education
             195      district;
             196          (ii) a candidate for state school board whose State Board of Education district
             197      boundary is uncertain because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the Board


             198      [block assignment file or in any modification to the boundary made in Subsection
             199      20A-14-101.5 (5)] shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is
             200      uncertain about whether or not the candidate or another person resides in a particular State
             201      Board of Education district; or
             202          (iii) a person who is uncertain about which State Board of Education district contains
             203      the person's residence because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the Board
             204      [block assignment file or in any modification to the boundary made in Subsection
             205      20A-14-101.5 (5)] shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.
             206          (b) "Feature" means a geographic or other tangible or intangible mark such as a road or
             207      political subdivision boundary that is used to establish a State Board of Education district
             208      boundary.
             209          (2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor
             210      to determine:
             211          (i) the precise location of the State Board of Education district boundary;
             212          (ii) the number of the State Board of Education district in which a person resides; or
             213          (iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
             214          (b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
             215      governor shall review:
             216          (i) the Board [block assignment file;] shapefile; and
             217          [(ii) the modifications to the boundary made in Subsection 20A-14-101.5 (5); and]
             218          [(iii)] (ii) other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data
             219      about the area.
             220          (c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall:
             221          (i) review the Board block [assignment file] shapefile;
             222          [(ii) review the modifications to the boundary made in Subsection 20A-14-101.5 (5);]
             223          [(iii)] (ii) review any relevant data; and
             224          [(iv)] (iii) make a determination.
             225          (d) If the lieutenant governor determines the precise location of the State Board of


             226      Education district boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
             227          (i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate State Board of Education district
             228      boundary and attaching a map, if necessary; and
             229          (ii) send a copy of the certification to:
             230          (A) the affected party;
             231          (B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
             232          (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section 63F-1-506 .
             233          (e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the State Board of Education
             234      district in which a particular person resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter
             235      identifying that district by number to:
             236          (i) the person;
             237          (ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the person whose State
             238      Board of Education district number was identified; and
             239          (iii) the county clerk of the affected county.
             240          Section 6. Section 20A-14-102.3 is amended to read:
             241           20A-14-102.3. County clerk, Automated Geographic Reference Center, and
             242      lieutenant governor responsibilities -- Maps and voting precinct boundaries.
             243          (1) As used in this section, "redistricting boundary data" means the [State] Board [of
             244      Education block assignment file and any modifications made to the State Board of Education
             245      district boundaries by Subsection 20A-14-101.5 (5)] shapefile.
             246          (2) Each county clerk shall obtain a copy of the redistricting boundary data for the
             247      clerk's county from the lieutenant governor's office.
             248          (3) (a) A county clerk may create one or more county maps that identify the boundaries
             249      of State Board of Education districts as generated from the redistricting boundary data.
             250          (b) Before publishing or distributing any map or data created by the county clerk that
             251      identifies the boundaries of State Board of Education districts within the county, the clerk shall
             252      submit the county map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the Automated Geographic
             253      Reference Center for review.


             254          (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a county map and data from a county clerk, the
             255      Automated Geographic Reference Center shall:
             256          (i) review the county map and data to evaluate if the county map and data accurately
             257      reflect the boundaries of State Board of Education districts established by the Legislature in the
             258      redistricting boundary data;
             259          (ii) determine whether the county map and data are correct or incorrect; and
             260          (iii) communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
             261          (d) The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the county map and
             262      data are correct or inform the county clerk that the county map and data are incorrect.
             263          (e) If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the county map
             264      and data submitted are incorrect, the county clerk shall:
             265          (i) make the corrections necessary to conform the county map and data to the
             266      redistricting boundary data; and
             267          (ii) resubmit the corrected county map and data to the lieutenant governor for a new
             268      review under this Subsection (3).
             269          (4) (a) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection (4), each county clerk shall
             270      establish voting precincts and polling places within each State Board of Education district
             271      according to the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-5-303 .
             272          (b) Within five working days after approval of voting precincts and polling places by
             273      the county legislative body as required by Section 20A-5-303 , each county clerk shall submit a
             274      voting precinct map identifying the boundaries of each voting precinct within the county to the
             275      lieutenant governor and to the Automated Geographic Reference Center for review.
             276          (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a voting precinct map from a county clerk, the
             277      Automated Geographic Reference Center shall:
             278          (i) review the voting precinct map to evaluate if the voting precinct map accurately
             279      reflects the boundaries of State Board of Education districts established by the Legislature in
             280      the redistricting boundary data;
             281          (ii) determine whether the voting precinct map is correct or incorrect; and


             282          (iii) communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
             283          (d) The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the voting precinct
             284      map is correct or notify the county clerk that the voting precinct map is incorrect.
             285          (e) If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the voting
             286      precinct map is incorrect, the county clerk shall:
             287          (i) make the corrections necessary to conform the voting precinct map to the
             288      redistricting boundary data; and
             289          (ii) resubmit the corrected voting precinct map to the lieutenant governor and to the
             290      Automated Geographic Reference Center for a new review under this Subsection (4).


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