53E-3-523. State board to review reporting requirements.

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Effective 5/5/2021

(1)As used in this section, "required report" means a report that statute or state board rule requires an LEA or the state board to make.

(a)The state board shall work with LEAs to develop a process to review required reports.

(b)The process described in Subsection (2)(a) shall include the following considerations for each required report:

(A)the required report's purpose; and

(B)the report's effectiveness in accomplishing the report's purpose;

(ii)which entity requires the required report;

(iii)which entity created the report requirements;

(iv)which entity or individual reviews the required report;

(v)whether the information in the required report is otherwise available or could be obtained another way;

(vi)whether the required report is the least burdensome way to collect the information in the required report;

(vii)whether accountability or transparency could be achieved through a means other than the required report;

(viii)whether and how the Utah Schools Information Management System affects the required report;

(ix)the estimated time and cost required to complete the required report for:

(A)an LEA; or

(B)the state board; and

(x)the amount of appropriated program funding available for program purposes after program money is expended for completing a required report for the program.

(3)After reviewing required reports as described in Subsection

(2), the state board may make recommendations for legislation to the Legislature.

Enacted by Chapter 264 , 2021 General Session