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Utah Code Title 53G. Public Education System--Local Administration § 53G-3-202. School districts independent of municipal and county governments--School district name--Control of property

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) Each school district shall be controlled by its local school board and shall be independent of municipal and county governments.

(b) The name of each school district created after May 1, 2000, including a reorganized new school district, shall comply with Section 17-50-103.

(2) The local school board shall have direction and control of all school property in the district and may enter into cooperative agreements with other local school boards to provide educational services that best utilize resources for overall operation of the public school system.

(3)(a) On or before 30 days following the day on which the creation of a new school district occurs under Section 53G-3-301.1, 53G-3-301.3, or 53G-3-301.4, and in accordance with Section 67-1a-15, a new school district shall be registered as a limited purpose entity by:

(i) the municipal legislative body in which the boundaries for the new school district is entirely located; or

(ii) the legislative body of interlocal agreement participants in which the new school district is located.

(b) Each school district shall register and maintain the school district's registration as a limited purpose entity in accordance with Section 67-1a-15.

(c) A school district that fails to comply with Subsections (3)(a) and (b) or Section 67-1a-15 is subject to enforcement by the state auditor in accordance with Section 67-3-1.

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