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Committee advances bill to require clearer, timestamped school board records; state board flags cost
Summary
The committee passed the first substitute of House Bill 453 to standardize on‑line access to state school board agendas, votes and timestamps. The Utah State Board of Education said it supports greater transparency but estimated a likely technology cost of about $100,000; the committee voted 3–2 to send the bill forward.
The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee voted 3–2 to pass out first substitute House Bill 453, which would set minimal transparency standards for the Utah State Board of Education website, including date/time stamps, easier links to agenda items and earlier public access to contract documents.
Representative Brooks, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure "puts some standards into the state school board similar to what we do in our legislature," aiming to…
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