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PARENT ACCESS TO SCHOOL DATA COMPARISON

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2022 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson

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Senate Sponsor: Ann Millner

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill requires the Utah State Board of Education to provide an online school
10     comparison tool to facilitate parent access to compare school performance.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     requires the Utah State Board of Education to provide an online school comparison
14     tool to facilitate parent access to compare school performance.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          This bill provides a special effective date.
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     ENACTS:
21          53G-6-805, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 53G-6-805 is enacted to read:
25          53G-6-805. Parental right to school comparison.
26          (1) Parents have the right to compare school performance in a given area.
27          (2) The state board shall provide an online tool that allows parents to:

28          (a) search for schools within a given radius of a specific location or within the
29     boundaries of a school district; and
30          (b) view a side-by-side comparison of data related to schools in the area described in
31     Subsection (2)(a), including the indicators required in Subsection 53E-5-211(1).
32          Section 2. Effective date.
33          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2023.