Utah Code § 53D-2-201 — Utah Code / Title 53D / Chapter 53D-2 / § 53D-2-201
§ 53D-2-201. Advocacy office -- Office creation -- Trust beneficiaries and liaisons -- Beneficiary interests and rights.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) There is created the School and Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Office with delegated agent authority to: (a) represent the trust beneficiaries by performing the duties set forth in this chapter; and (b) advocate for, monitor, and preserve the trust beneficiaries' rights and interests. (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a trust beneficiary may choose to represent the trust beneficiary in any specific issue or matter as described in this chapter. (3) Trust beneficiaries and the trust beneficiaries' principal liaisons are: (a) public schools, represented by the staff member who administers the School LAND Trust Program, created in Section 53G-7-1206; (b) Schools for the Deaf, described in Subsection 53E-8-201(1)(a), represented by the superintendent for the State Board of Education, or the superintendent's designee; (c) Schools for the Blind, described in Subsection 53E-8-201(1)(b), represented by the superintendent for the State Board of Education, or the superintendent's designee; (d) University of Utah, represented by the president of the University of Utah or the president's designee; (e) College of Mines and Earth Sciences, described in Section 53H-4-208, represented by the Dean of the College of Science at the University of Utah, or the dean's designee; (f) Colleges of Education, described in Section 53C-3-105, represented by the chair of the Utah Council of Education Deans, or the chair's designee; (g) Utah State University, represented by the president of Utah State University or the president's designee; (h) Miners Hospital, described in Section 53H-4-207, represented by the director of the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, or the director's designee; (i) Utah State Hospital, represented by the superintendent of the Utah State Hospital, created in Section 26B-1-201, or the superintendent's designee; (j) Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, represented by the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, created in Section 80-5-103, or the director's designee; (k) Reservoirs, represented by the director of the Division of Water Resources, created in Section 73-10-18, or the director's designee; and (l) Public Buildings, represented by the executive director of the Capitol Preservation Board, created in Section 63O-2-201. (4) Trust beneficiary rights include: (a) the rights recognized in Section 53C-1-102; and (b) applicable rights of a trust beneficiary under Utah trust law, including the right to: (i) information related to the trust beneficiary's respective trust; (ii) timely notice of significant trust activities; (iii) distribution of funds as established in law; (iv) receive regular accountings; (v) impartial treatment; and (vi) challenge actions or decisions deemed unlawful or not in the trust beneficiary's best interests. (5) Trust beneficiary interests include: (a) those recognized in Section 53C-1-102; (b) the proper and lawful management of trust lands, trust funds, and trust distributions; (c) the preservation of trust beneficiary rights; and (d) access to information regarding measurable performance by trustee agencies and the advocacy office.7/1/2026 (1) There is created the School and Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Office with delegated agent authority to: (a) represent the trust beneficiaries by performing the duties set forth in this chapter; and (b) advocate for, monitor, and preserve the trust beneficiaries' rights and interests. (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a trust beneficiary may choose to represent the trust beneficiary in any specific issue or matter as described in this chapter. (3) Trust beneficiaries and the trust beneficiaries' principal liaisons are: (a) public schools, represented by the staff member who administers the School LAND Trust Program, created in Section 53G-7-1206; (b) Schools for the Deaf, described in Subsection 53E-8-201(1)(a), represented by the superintendent for the State Board of Education, or the superintendent's designee; (c) Schools for the Blind, described in Subsection 53E-8-201(1)(b), represented by the superintendent for the State Board of Education, or the superintendent's designee; (d) University of Utah, represented by the president of the University of Utah or the president's designee; (e) College of Mines and Earth Sciences, described in Section 53H-4-208, represented by the Dean of the College of Science at the University of Utah, or the dean's designee; (f) Colleges of Education, described in Section 53C-3-105, represented by the chair of the Utah Council of Education Deans, or the chair's designee; (g) Utah State University, represented by the president of Utah State University or the president's designee; (h) Miners Hospital, described in Section 53H-4-207, represented by the director of the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, or the director's designee; (i) Utah State Hospital, represented by the superintendent of the Utah State Hospital, created in Section 26B-1-201, or the superintendent's designee; (j) Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, represented by the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, created in Section 80-5-103, or the director's designee; (k) Reservoirs, represented by the director of the Division of Water Resources, created in Section 73-10-18, or the director's designee; and (l) Public Buildings, represented by the executive director of the Capitol Preservation Board, created in Section 63O-2-201. (4) Trust beneficiary rights include: (a) the rights recognized in Section 53C-1-102; and (b) applicable rights of a trust beneficiary under Utah trust law, including the right to: (i) information related to the trust beneficiary's respective trust; (ii) timely notice of significant trust activities; (iii) distribution of funds as established in law; (iv) receive regular accountings; (v) impartial treatment; and (vi) challenge actions or decisions deemed unlawful or not in the trust beneficiary's best interests. (5) Trust beneficiary interests include: (a) those recognized in Section 53C-1-102; (b) the proper and lawful management of trust lands, trust funds, and trust distributions; (c) the preservation of trust beneficiary rights; and (d) access to information regarding measurable performance by trustee agencies and the advocacy office.