Description General Description: This bill amends provisions of the Election Code relating to becoming a candidate for the office of State Board of Education member. Bill Details Bill Number: SB0236Year: 2019Status: Governor SignedLast Action: Apr 02, 2019 Sponsor SenatorAnn MillnerRepublican - District 18 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Pending Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2004-1 | State Board of Education (retired)EDU 2015-3 | State Board of EducationImpact on Children: Utah PTA believes the State Board of Education is designed to be a body representative of a geographic area and thus responsive, foremost, to voters and are concerned that partisan election of school board members may put the focus on political parties an not upon qualified candidates. Commission: EducationCommunity Engagement Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: Resolved, That Utah PTA support legislation which enacts direct, nonpartisan election of State School Board members and opposes partisan election of the same body.
