Utah Code Title 53B. State System of Higher Education § 53B-2-102. Appointment of institution of higher education presidents

(a) “Institution of higher education” means:

(b) “President” means the president of an institution of higher education.

(c) “Search committee” means a committee that selects finalists for a position as an institution of higher education president.

(c) A search committee described in Subsection (4)(a) shall forward three to five finalists to the board to consider for a position as an institution of higher education president.

(d) A search committee may not forward an individual to the board as a finalist unless two-thirds of the search committee members, as verified by the commissioner, find the individual to be qualified and likely to succeed as an institution of higher education president.

(5)(a) The board shall select an institution of higher education president from among the finalists presented by a search committee.

(b) If the board is not satisfied with the finalists forwarded by a search committee, the board may direct the search committee to resume the search process until the search committee has forwarded three finalists with whom the board is satisfied.

(7)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), a record or information gathered or generated during the search process, including a candidate's application and the search committee's deliberations, is confidential and is a protected record under Section 63G-2-305.

(b) Application materials for a publicly named finalist described in Subsection (5)(a) are not protected records under Section 63G-2-305.