Representative Adam Robertson proposes the following substitute bill:


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LOCAL DISTRICT MODIFICATIONS

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2022 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Adam Robertson

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Senate Sponsor: Derrin R. Owens

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies provisions related to the tentative budget of a local district.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     requires a local district to make a tentative budget available to the public at least
13     seven days before adopting the budget:
14               •     at the local district's principal office during regular business hours;
15               •     on the Utah Public Notice Website; and
16               •     on the local district's website, if the local district has a website; and
17          ▸     makes technical changes.
18     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19          None
20     Other Special Clauses:
21          None
22     Utah Code Sections Affected:
23     AMENDS:
24          17B-1-608, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
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26     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27          Section 1. Section 17B-1-608 is amended to read:
28          17B-1-608. Tentative budget and data -- Public records.
29          (1) The tentative budget adopted by the board of trustees and all supporting schedules
30     and data are public records[, and are available for public inspection for a period of at least
31     seven days prior to the adoption of a final budget].
32          (2) At least seven days before adopting a final budget in a public meeting, the local
33     district shall:
34          (a) make the tentative budget available for public inspection at the local district's
35     principal place of business during regular business hours;
36          (b) if the local district has a website, publish the tentative budget on the local district's
37     website; and
38          (c) in accordance with Section 63A-16-601, do one of the following:
39          (i) publish the tentative budget on the Utah Public Notice Website; or
40          (ii) publish on the Utah Public Notice Website a link to a website on which the
41     tentative budget is published.