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Senate approves constitutional amendment to shift K‑12 governance to an appointed commissioner
Summary
The Utah Senate passed SJR 16 to let voters decide whether to replace the State Board of Education with a governor‑appointed, Senate‑confirmed commissioner of education; senators debated accountability, timing and an amendment to delay the effective date to 2020.
The Utah Senate on the floor advanced a proposed constitutional amendment, SJR 16, that would shift public education governance by creating a governor‑appointed, Senate‑confirmed commissioner of education to run a cabinet‑level state education office. Senator Derek Dabakis, the resolution’s floor sponsor, said the current structure leaves no single official voters can hold accountable for a system that manages approximately…
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