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Utah Code § 53D-2-302

Advocacy office governance -- Advocacy council creation, role, and duties

Enacted by Chapter 214, 2026 General Session; Effective 7/1/2026

(1) There is created the School and Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Council.

(2) The advocacy council shall:

(a) oversee the activities of the advocacy office and advise the advocacy director;

(b) establish, update, and monitor the implementation of comprehensive strategic planning for the advocacy office;

(c) submit advocacy director candidate names to the state treasurer subject to Subsection 53D-2-401(1)(a);

(d) determine the advocacy director's compensation and annually review the compensation and performance of the advocacy director as part of the council's budget review process;

(e) make rules for the advocacy office in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;

(f) receive reports, including the annual report described in Subsection 53D-2-402(2)(m), from the advocacy director;

(g) participate on the nominating committees of the trustee agencies as described in Subsections 53C-1-203(2)(a) and 53D-1-501(2)(b); and

(h) develop policies and directives for the management of the advocacy office.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.