reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 31 - Utah Tech University › Part 3 - Incarcerated Youth Program › Section 301 - Utah Tech University Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth Program.

Effective 5/3/2023
53B-31-301.
Utah Tech University Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth Program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Interactive video conferencing" means two-way, real-time transmission of audio and video signals between devices or computers at two or more locations.
(b) "Program" means the Utah Tech University Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth Program.
(c) "Student" means an individual who is:
(i) in the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services at any time a course is being offered, including:
(A) individuals in the legal custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services; and
(B) individuals who are housed in a detention center that the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services operates; and
(ii) subject to the jurisdiction of the Youth Parole Authority.
(2) Consistent with policies established by the board, Utah Tech University shall, subject to legislative appropriation, establish and administer the Utah Tech University Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth Program to provide:
(a) students needing high school credits opportunities for concurrent enrollment courses;
(b) a consistent, two-year, flexible schedule of higher education courses delivered through interactive video conferencing, in-person, or online methods to students;
(c) a pathway for students to earn college credits that:
(i) apply toward earning a certificate, associate degree, bachelor's degree; or
(ii) satisfy scholarship requirements or other objectives that best meet the needs of an individual student; and
(d) advisory support to students and academic counselors who participate in the program to ensure that the students' higher education courses align with the academic and career goals defined in the students' plans for college and career readiness.
Amended by Chapter 227, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 31 - Utah Tech University › Part 4 - Heritage Committee › Section 401 - Heritage Committee.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-31-401.
Heritage Committee.
(1) The board of trustees shall establish a Heritage Committee to identify and implement strategies to preserve the heritage, culture, and history of the region on the campus of Utah Tech University, including the regional significance of the term "Dixie."
(2) At or before the November interim meeting in 2022, the board of trustees shall report to the Education Interim Committee regarding the establishment of the Heritage Committee described in Subsection (1).
Amended by Chapter 1, 2021 Special Session 2
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 32 - Career Readiness Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Title.

Effective 7/1/2021
53B-32-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as the "Career Readiness Act."
Enacted by Chapter 282, 2021 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in SB172, Chapter 425, and HB279, Chapter 379.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 32 - Career Readiness Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 7/1/2021
53B-32-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Education provider" means:
(a) an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-2-101; or
(b) a nonprofit Utah provider of postsecondary education.
(2) "Student user" means:
(a) a Utah student in kindergarten through grade 12;
(b) a Utah postsecondary education student;
(c) a parent or guardian of a Utah public education student; or
(d) a Utah potential postsecondary education student.
Enacted by Chapter 282, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 32 - Career Readiness Act › Part 2 - State Online Career Counseling › Section 201 - State online career counseling program.

Effective 7/1/2021
53B-32-201.
State online career counseling program.
(1) The board shall develop and administer a state online career counseling program in accordance with this section.
(2) The board shall ensure, as funding allows and is feasible, that the program:
(a) allows a student user to:
(i) access, subject to Subsection (3), information about an education provider or a scholarship provider;
(ii) access information about different career opportunities and understand the related educational requirements to enter that career;
(iii) access information about education providers;
(iv) access up to date information about entrance requirements to education providers; and
(v) research open jobs from different companies within the user's career interest and apply for those jobs without having to leave the website to do so;
(b) allows all users to:
(i) access information about different career opportunities and understand the related educational requirements to enter that career;
(ii) access information about education providers; and
(iii) access up-to-date information about entrance requirements to education providers;
(c) allows an education provider to:
(i) request that the program send information to student users who are interested in various educational opportunities;
(ii) promote the education provider's programs and schools to student users; and
(iii) connect with student users within the program's website;
(d) allows a Utah business to:
(i) request that the program send information to student users who are pursuing educational opportunities that are consistent with jobs the Utah business is trying to fill now or in the future; and
(ii) market jobs and communicate with student users through the program's website as allowed by law; and
(e) provide analysis and reporting on student user interests and education paths within the education system.
(3) A student may access information described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) only if the program obtains written consent:
(a) of a student's parent or legal guardian through the student's school or LEA; or
(b) for a student who is age 18 or older or an emancipated minor, from the student.
(4) The board:
(a) may charge a fee to a Utah business for services provided by the program under this section; and
(b) shall establish a fee described in Subsection (4)(a) in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 282, 2021 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in SB172, Chapter 425, and HB279, Chapter 379.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 33 - Utah Data Research Center › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
53B-33-101.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Advisory board" means the Utah Data Research Advisory Board created in Section 53B-33-202.
(2) "Center" means the Utah Data Research Center created in Section 53B-33-201.
(3) "Data" means any information about a person stored in a physical or electronic record.
(4) "Data research program" means the data maintained by the center in accordance with Section 53B-33-301.
(5) "De-identified data" means data about a person that cannot, without additional information, identify the person to another person or machine.
(6) "Director" means the director of the Utah Data Research Center created in Section 53B-33-201.
(7) "Institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-1-102.
(8) "Participating entity" means:
(a) the State Board of Education, which includes the director as defined in Section 53E-10-701;
(b) the board;
(c) the Department of Workforce Services;
(d) the Department of Health and Human Services; and
(e) the Department of Commerce.
(9) "Unique student identifier" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-4-308.
Amended by Chapter 84, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 33 - Utah Data Research Center › Part 2 - Council Duties › Section 201 - Utah Data Research Center -- Creation.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-33-201.
Utah Data Research Center -- Creation.
The Utah Data Research Center is created within the Utah system of higher education.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 461, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 33 - Utah Data Research Center › Part 2 - Council Duties › Section 202 - Utah Data Research Advisory Board -- Composition -- Appointment.

Effective 5/3/2023
53B-33-202.
Utah Data Research Advisory Board -- Composition -- Appointment.
(1) There is created the Utah Data Research Advisory Board.
(2) The advisory board is composed of the following members:
(a) the state superintendent of the State Board of Education or the state superintendent's designee;
(b) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;
(c) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the executive director's designee;
(d) the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services or the executive director's designee; and
(e) the executive director of the Department of Commerce or the executive director's designee.
(3) The commissioner shall serve as chair.
(4) A member of the advisory board:
(a) except to the extent a member's service on the advisory board is related to the member's duties outside of the advisory board, may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service; and
(b) may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(i) Section 63A-3-106;
(ii) Section 63A-3-107; and
(iii) rules made by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
Amended by Chapter 84, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 33 - Utah Data Research Center › Part 2 - Council Duties › Section 203 - Director -- Additional staff -- Administrative support.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-33-203.
Director -- Additional staff -- Administrative support.
(1) The commissioner shall appoint a director to manage the day-to-day operations of the center.
(2) The director may, with the commissioner's approval, hire staff, including:
(a) data scientists;
(b) data technology experts; and
(c) data security experts.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 461, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 33 - Utah Data Research Center › Part 3 - Data Research Program › Section 303 - Data visualization access.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-33-303.
Data visualization access.
(1) In addition to performing data research and responding to data research requests under Section 53B-33-302, the center shall create an online data visualization portal that provides access to the public to connected, aggregated, and de-identified data in the program.
(2) The data visualization portal described in Subsection (1) shall include role-based dashboards that:
(a) allow a user to query data in the program;
(b) integrate real-time data; and
(c) allow a user to view queried data in a customizable environment.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 461, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 33 - Utah Data Research Center › Part 3 - Data Research Program › Section 304 - Reporting.

Effective 5/3/2023
53B-33-304.
Reporting.
(1) The center shall report to the Education Interim Committee and Business and Labor Interim Committee:
(a) before July 1 of each year regarding the center's:
(i) research and services priorities for the year;
(ii) completed research from the previous year; and
(iii) activities and accomplishments in the previous year; and
(b) before December 1 of each year, the center's ongoing data research and services priority list described in Subsection 53B-33-302(2).
(2) The Education Interim Committee shall provide the center ongoing input regarding the center's activities and data research priorities.
Amended by Chapter 84, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 34 - Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment › Section 103 - Talent Ready Utah Program.

Effective 5/3/2023
53B-34-103.
Talent Ready Utah Program.
(1) There is created the Talent Ready Utah Program administered by the commissioner.
(2) The commissioner, with the approval of the board, shall appoint a director of the talent program.
(3) The director of the talent program:
(a) shall appoint, with the approval of the commissioner, an apprenticeship intermediary, to carry out the duties described in Subsection (5); and
(b) may appoint other staff with the approval of the commissioner.
(4) The talent program shall coordinate with the talent board to:
(a) further education and industry alignment in the state;
(b) coordinate the development of new education programs that align with industry demand;
(c) coordinate or partner with other state agencies to administer grant programs;
(d) promote the inclusion of industry partners in education;
(e) provide outreach and information to employers regarding workforce programs and initiatives;
(f) develop and analyze stackable credential programs;
(g) determine efficiencies among workforce providers;
(h) map available workforce programs focusing on programs that successfully create high-paying jobs; and
(i) support initiatives of the talent board.
(5) The apprenticeship intermediary appointed by the director under Subsection (3) shall, in coordination with the talent program and at the direction of the talent board, foster relationships between industry partners, local education agencies, and the talent program, including by:
(a) increasing awareness for the talent program;
(b) recruiting industry partners;
(c) connecting high school students to participating employers, apprenticeship opportunities, and work-based learning opportunities;
(d) working with local education agencies to:
(i) integrate talent program apprenticeship opportunities and work-based learning opportunities;
(ii) connect high school students with higher education opportunities;
(e) training mentors at participating employers in vocational education practices for youth;
(f) holding meetings with education partners and industry partners to discuss curriculum needs and industry needs;
(g) working with institutions of higher education and local education agencies to ensure industry-recognized credential programs are fully stackable; and
(h) performing other duties as directed by the talent board.
Amended by Chapter 350, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 34 - Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment › Section 104 - Talent program report to board.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-34-104.
Talent program report to board.
The talent program shall annually report to the board on the talent program's operations and recommendations, including the results of the apprenticeship pilot program described in Section 53B-34-107.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 362, 2022 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement in Title 53B, Chapter 34.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 34 - Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment › Section 105 - Computer science education master plan.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-34-105.
Computer science education master plan.
The talent board, in consultation with the state board and the talent program, shall develop a computer science education master plan that:
(1) includes a statement of the objectives and goals of the master plan;
(2) describes how the talent board and the state board will administer the Computer Science for Utah Grant Program created in Section 53B-34-106;
(3) provides guidance for local education agencies in implementing computer science education opportunities for students in high school, middle school, and elementary school;
(4) integrates recommendations and best practices from private and public entities that are seeking to improve and expand the opportunities for computer science education, including the Expanding Computer Education Pathways Alliance; and
(5) makes recommendations to assist a local education agency in creating a local education agency computer science plan described in Subsection 53B-34-106(6), including:
(a) providing recommendations regarding course offerings in computer science;
(b) providing recommendations regarding professional development opportunities in computer science for licensed teachers;
(c) providing recommendations regarding curriculum software for computer science courses;
(d) providing recommendations regarding assessment solutions to measure the learning outcomes of students in computer science courses; and
(e) providing information regarding how a local education agency can receive technical support from the talent board in providing computer science education opportunities for students.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 362, 2022 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement in Title 53B, Chapter 34.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 34 - Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment › Section 108 - Utah Works Program.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-34-108.
Utah Works Program.
(1) There is created the Utah Works Program.
(2) The Utah Works Program, under the direction of the talent board, shall partner with the following entities to develop short-term pre-employment training and short-term early employment training for student and workforce participants that meet the needs of businesses that are creating jobs and economic growth in the state:
(a) the Department of Workforce Services;
(b) the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity; and
(c) businesses that have significant hiring demands for primarily newly created jobs in the state.
(3) In addition to the duties described in Subsection (2), the Utah Works Program may:
(a) coordinate with the Department of Workforce Services, education agencies, and employers to create effective recruitment initiatives to attract student and workforce participants and business participants to the program;
(b) coordinate with the board to develop educational and training resources to provide student participants in the program qualifications to be hired by business participants in the program; and
(c) coordinate with the state board and local education agencies when appropriate to develop educational and training resources to provide student participants in the program qualifications to be hired by business participants in the program.
(4) The board, in consultation with the talent board, may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules regarding the development and administration of the Utah Works Program.
(5) The Utah Works Program shall annually report the following metrics to the board:
(a) the number of participants in the program;
(b) how program participants learned about or were referred to the program;
(c) the number of participants who have completed training offered by the program; and
(d) the number of participants who have been hired by a business participating in the program.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 362, 2022 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement in Title 53B, Chapter 34.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 34 - Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment › Section 109 - Grants for business entities offering employee return to work programs.

Effective 7/1/2022
53B-34-109.
Grants for business entities offering employee return to work programs.
(1) As used in this section, "business entity" means a for-profit or nonprofit entity.
(2) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, the talent program, in consultation with the talent board, may award grants to business entities to offer innovative return to work programs for employees.
(3) A business entity that receives grant funds under this section may only use grant funds for:
(a) costs associated with developing a new return to work program; or
(b) costs associated with expanding an existing return to work program.
(4) The talent program shall include the following information in the report described in Section 53B-34-104:
(a) the process by which the talent program determines which business entities shall receive grants; and
(b) the formula for awarding grants.
(5) The talent program shall award grant funds on a rolling basis, until the earlier of funds being exhausted or June 30, 2025.
Enacted by Chapter 362, 2022 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement in Title 53B, Chapter 34.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 35 - Higher Education and Corrections Council › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 5/4/2022
53B-35-101.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, "council" means the Higher Education and Corrections Council created in Section 53B-35-201.
Enacted by Chapter 147, 2022 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of enacted Chapter also enacted in SB 226, Chapter 461, HB 333, Chapter 362, and HB 346, Chapter 368.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 35 - Higher Education and Corrections Council › Part 2 - Council Duties › Section 202 - Council duties -- Reporting.

Effective 5/4/2022
53B-35-202.
Council duties -- Reporting.
(1) The council shall:
(a) coordinate, facilitate, and support the delivery of higher education in the state's correctional facilities to prepare incarcerated individuals for integration and productive employment upon release;
(b) explore and provide recommendations to the board and the Utah Department of Corrections for the efficient and effective delivery of higher education programs to incarcerated individuals, including:
(i) evidence-based practices and technologies;
(ii) methods of maximizing and facilitating incarcerated individuals' access to educational programs;
(iii) methods of supporting and facilitating timely completion of courses, certificates, and degrees;
(iv) methods of emphasizing educational programs that:
(A) align with current and future workforce demands of the state;
(B) lead to occupations that are accessible to released incarcerated individuals;
(C) provide sustainable wages following release; and
(D) maximize accessibility and timely completion during incarceration;
(v) use of cross-institutional application of coursework toward certificates and degrees;
(vi) use of coursework that encourages personal and civic development; and
(vii) methods of leveraging innovative course delivery, including technology resources;
(c) explore methods and make recommendations for the collection and analysis of critical data regarding:
(i) enrollment and completion of postsecondary education courses, certificate programs, credentials, and degree programs;
(ii) federal and state student aid awarded to incarcerated individuals;
(iii) costs of postsecondary education in prison, including any recommendations for continued improvement; and
(iv) outcomes of formerly incarcerated individuals who participated in postsecondary programming during incarceration if the individual is under the supervision of the Department of Corrections, including recidivism, employment, and post-release postsecondary education engagement; and
(d) recommend requests for legislative appropriations to the board to support the purposes and objectives of the council.
(2) The council shall annually report regarding the council's plans and programs, the number of enrollees served, and the number of enrollees receiving degrees and certificates to:
(a) the board;
(b) before the committee's November interim committee meeting, the Education Interim Committee; and
(c) at least 30 days before the beginning of the annual legislative session, the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
Enacted by Chapter 147, 2022 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of enacted Chapter also enacted in SB 226, Chapter 461.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 36 - Southern Utah University › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 5/4/2022
53B-36-101.
Definitions.
Reserved
Enacted by Chapter 368, 2022 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of enacted Chapter also enacted in SB 226, Chapter 461, HB 333, Chapter 362, and HB 226, Chapter 147.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53B - State System of Higher Education › Chapter 36 - Southern Utah University › Part 2 - Helen Foster Snow Cultural Center › Section 201 - Helen Foster Snow Cultural Center.

Effective 5/4/2022
53B-36-201.
Helen Foster Snow Cultural Center.
Subject to legislative appropriations, Southern Utah University shall establish the Helen Foster Snow Cultural Center to provide language support and cultural opportunities to students studying the Mandarin Chinese language.
Enacted by Chapter 368, 2022 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of enacted Chapter also enacted in SB 226, Chapter 461, and HB 226, Chapter 147.
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 1 - Administration › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Purpose.

53C-1-102.
Purpose.
(1)
(a) The purpose of this title is to establish an administration and board to manage lands that Congress granted to the state for the support of common schools and other beneficiary institutions, under the Utah Enabling Act.
(b) This grant was expressly accepted in the Utah Constitution, thereby creating a compact between the federal and state governments which imposes upon the state a perpetual trust obligation to which standard trust principles are applied.
(c) Title to these trust lands is vested in the state as trustee to be administered for the financial support of the trust beneficiaries.
(2)
(a) The trust principles referred to in Subsection (1) impose fiduciary duties upon the state, including a duty of undivided loyalty to, and a strict requirement to administer the trust corpus for the exclusive benefit of, the trust beneficiaries.
(b) As trustee, the state must manage the lands and revenues generated from the lands in the most prudent and profitable manner possible, and not for any purpose inconsistent with the best interests of the trust beneficiaries.
(c) The trustee must be concerned with both income for the current beneficiaries and the preservation of trust assets for future beneficiaries, which requires a balancing of short and long-term interests so that long-term benefits are not lost in an effort to maximize short-term gains.
(d) The beneficiaries do not include other governmental institutions or agencies, the public at large, or the general welfare of this state.
(3) This title shall be liberally construed to enable the board of trustees, the director, and the administration to faithfully fulfill the state's obligations to the trust beneficiaries.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 1 - Administration › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 103 - Definitions.

Effective 7/1/2018
53C-1-103.
Definitions.
As used in this title:
(1) "Administration" means the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.
(2) "Board" or "board of trustees" means the School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees.
(3) "Director" or "director of school and institutional trust lands" means the chief executive officer of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.
(4) "Mineral" includes oil, gas, and hydrocarbons.
(5) "Nominating committee" means the committee that nominates candidates for positions and vacancies on the board.
(6) "Policies" means statements applying to the administration that broadly prescribe a future course of action and guiding principles.
(7) "Primary beneficiary representative" means the the Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office, created in Section 53D-2-201, acting as representative on behalf of the following trusts:
(a) the trust established for common schools;
(b) the trust established for schools for the blind; and
(c) the trust established for schools for the deaf.
(8) "School and institutional trust lands" or "trust lands" means those properties granted by the United States in the Utah Enabling Act to the state in trust, and other lands transferred to the trust, which must be managed for the benefit of:
(a) the state's public education system; or
(b) the institutions of the state which are designated by the Utah Enabling Act as beneficiaries of trust lands.
Amended by Chapter 448, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - Director and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration › Section 301 - Director -- Term -- Compensation -- Removal from office.

53C-1-301.
Director -- Term -- Compensation -- Removal from office.
(1)
(a) The board, with the consent of the governor, shall select the director on the basis of outstanding professional qualifications pertinent to the purposes and activities of the trust.
(b) If the governor withholds his consent from a candidate agreed upon by the board, he shall give his reasons in writing to the board.
(2) The director shall serve a term of four years, or until a successor is selected and qualified.
(3) When a vacancy occurs in the office of the director, the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to Subsection (1) for the remainder of the term.
(4)
(a) The board:
(i) shall establish the compensation of the director; and
(ii) annually report the director's compensation to the Legislature.
(b) The compensation and performance of the director shall be examined each year as part of the board's budget review process.
(5)
(a) The board may remove the director from office for cause by a majority vote of the board.
(b)
(i) The governor may petition the board for removal of the director for cause.
(ii) The board shall hold a hearing on the governor's petition within 60 days after its receipt.
(iii) If after the hearing the board finds by a preponderance of the evidence cause for removal, it shall remove the director from office by a majority vote.
Amended by Chapter 337, 1996 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - Director and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration › Section 302 - Management of the administration -- Trust responsibilities.

53C-1-302.
Management of the administration -- Trust responsibilities.
(1)
(a) The director has broad authority to:
(i) manage the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration in fulfillment of its purpose;
(ii) establish fees, procedures, and rules consistent with general policies prescribed by the board of trustees; and
(iii) acquire and dispose of lands and assets in accordance with law.
(b) The procedures and rules shall:
(i) be consistent with the Utah Enabling Act, the Utah Constitution, and policies of the board;
(ii) reflect undivided loyalty to the beneficiaries consistent with the director's fiduciary duties and responsibilities;
(iii) subject to Subsection (2), obtain the optimum values from use of trust lands and revenues for the trust beneficiaries, including the return of not less than fair market value for the use, sale, or exchange of school and institutional trust assets; and
(iv) be broadly construed to grant the board, director, and administration full discretionary authority to manage, maintain, or dispose of trust assets in the manner they consider most favorable to the beneficiaries.
(2) The director shall seek to optimize trust land revenues consistent with the balancing of short and long-term interests, so that long-term benefits are not lost in an effort to maximize short-term gains.
(3) The director shall maintain the integrity of the trust and prevent, through prudent management, the misapplication of its lands and revenues.
Amended by Chapter 247, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - Director and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration › Section 304 - Rules to ensure procedural due process -- Board review of director action -- Judicial review.

53C-1-304.
Rules to ensure procedural due process -- Board review of director action -- Judicial review.
(1) The board shall make rules to ensure procedural due process in the resolution of complaints concerning actions by the board, director, or the administration.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), an aggrieved party to a final action by the director or the administration may petition the board for administrative review of the decision.
(b) Final actions by the director or administration to lease, sell, or exchange specific real property or other trust assets are not subject to administrative review.
(3)
(a) The board may appoint a qualified hearing examiner for purposes of taking evidence and making recommendations for board action.
(b) The board shall consider the recommendations of the examiner in making decisions.
(4)
(a) The board shall uphold the decision of the director or the administration unless it finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the decision violated applicable law, policy, or rules.
(b) The board shall base its final actions on findings and conclusions and shall inform the aggrieved party of its right to judicial review.
(5) An aggrieved party to a final action by the board may obtain judicial review of that action under Sections 63G-4-402 and 63G-4-403.
Amended by Chapter 247, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - Director and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration › Section 305 - Attorney general to represent administration.

53C-1-305.
Attorney general to represent administration.
(1) The attorney general shall:
(a) represent the board, director, or administration in any legal action relating to trust lands except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3);
(b) review leases, contracts, and agreements submitted for review prior to execution; and
(c) undertake suits for the collection of royalties, rental, and other damages in the name of the state.
(2) The attorney general may institute actions against any party to enforce this title or to protect the interests of the trust beneficiaries.
(3) The administration may, with the consent of the attorney general, employ in house legal counsel to perform the duties of the attorney general under Subsections (1) and (2).
(4) In those instances where the interests of the trust beneficiaries conflict with those of state officers or executive department agencies for which the attorney general acts as legal advisor under Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 16, the board may, with the consent of the attorney general, employ independent counsel to represent and protect those interests.
Amended by Chapter 237, 2000 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - Director and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration › Section 306 - Board and administration subject to Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.

53C-1-306.
Board and administration subject to Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.
(1) Board members, the director, employees, and agents of the administration are subject to the requirements of Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act, and to any additional requirements established by the board.
(2) A board member, the director, or an employee of the administration may not directly or indirectly acquire any interest in trust lands or receive any direct benefit from any transaction dealing with trust lands, except as provided by law and after providing notice to the board, director, attorney general, and the governor.
Enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands › Part 1 - Records and Documents › Section 101 - Central index -- Administration to maintain central index of trust lands -- Availability to public.

53C-2-101.
Central index -- Administration to maintain central index of trust lands -- Availability to public.
(1) The administration shall maintain a central index of all trust lands, including interests therein, and shall make that index available to the public.
(2) The index shall include the following information:
(a) legal description of the land;
(b) when and from whom the land was acquired;
(c) where the abstracts, deeds, or other indicia of interest in the property may be found;
(d) name of any party holding an interest in the land;
(e) name of the grantor; and
(f) nature of the trust's interest in the land.
Enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands › Part 1 - Records and Documents › Section 102 - Information to be furnished by provider -- Director to adopt confidential information rules.

53C-2-102.
Information to be furnished by provider -- Director to adopt confidential information rules.
(1) As used in this section, "provider" means a prospective applicant, applicant, partner, or lessee.
(2)
(a) The administration may require a provider to furnish any information necessary to carry out the duties of this title, including financial information, geological and mine maps, well logs, and assays.
(b) Any information submitted to the administration which the provider and the director agree in writing is of a proprietary nature shall be kept confidential and may not be released without written permission from the provider.
(3) The director shall adopt rules under which the administration may retain, without disclosure to third parties, information including that received under Subsection (2) which the provider and the director agree is of a protected or proprietary nature, unless the information is required by federal or state law to be of a nonproprietary nature.
Amended by Chapter 247, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands › Part 1 - Records and Documents › Section 103 - Director's authority to examine records and inspect property.

53C-2-103.
Director's authority to examine records and inspect property.
For the purpose of determining compliance with any rule or any performance or payment obligation under a lease, permit, or contract, the director may, at reasonable times, places, and intervals:
(1) require that the lessee, permittee, or contractor provide any pertinent books, records, or other documents of the lessee, permittee, or contractor; and
(2) inspect the property acquired, used, or developed under the lease, permit, or contract after reasonable notice or as provided in the lease, permit, or contract.
Amended by Chapter 247, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands › Part 1 - Records and Documents › Section 104 - Preexisting federal mining claims on trust lands -- Filing of notice -- Conclusive evidence of abandonment.

53C-2-104.
Preexisting federal mining claims on trust lands -- Filing of notice -- Conclusive evidence of abandonment.
(1) The Legislature recognizes the importance of having an effective state filing system for unpatented federal mining claims located on trust lands prior to the state's acquisition of title that would allow the state to determine the extent of preexisting unpatented mining claims on those lands and eliminate the cloud on the state's title created by abandoned unpatented mining claims, while preserving the rights of owners of valid preexisting unpatented mining claims located on those lands.
(2) Annually on or before December 31, each owner of an unpatented lode mining claim, placer mining claim, mill site claim, or tunnel site claim located pursuant to the general mining laws of the United States on lands now owned of record by the state in trust for the common schools or other beneficiary institutions shall file with the administration a notice as prescribed by Subsection (3).
(3)
(a) The initial notice required by Subsection (2) that is filed by a claimant shall include:
(i) a statement of the owner's intention to hold or abandon the claim;
(ii) a brief description of the type and nature of the claim;
(iii) the date the claim was located, and the date the claim was filed of record in county and federal records;
(iv) a copy of the official record of the notice of location or certificate of location of the claim; and
(v) a legal description of the claim, by legal subdivision or metes and bounds description, sufficient to locate the claimed lands on the ground.
(b) Each subsequent notice required by Subsection (2) shall include:
(i) the name of the claim; and
(ii) a statement of the owner's intention to hold or abandon the claim.
(4)
(a) The administration shall note the existence of all claims for which notices have been filed in the central index of all trust lands required under Section 53C-2-101.
(b) The administration may impose a reasonable filing fee as a condition for accepting the required notices, not to exceed $100 per claim, to defray the administrative costs of maintaining an index of claims.
(5)
(a) Failure to file the notice required by this section constitutes an abandonment of the claim by the owner.
(b) Filing of the required notice by one owner of a claim in which multiple persons own or claim interests fulfills the filing requirements of this section.
(6) Filing of a notice under this section does not make valid a claim which is otherwise invalid under other applicable law.
(7) Acquisition of rights to extract minerals underlying trust lands is governed by Part 4, Mineral Leases.
(8) This section does not waive any fees, filings, or other requirements imposed by federal law.
Amended by Chapter 247, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands › Part 1 - Records and Documents › Section 105 - Withdrawal of trust lands from leasing, disposition, or use.

Effective 5/10/2016
53C-2-105.
Withdrawal of trust lands from leasing, disposition, or use.
(1) The director may at any time withdraw trust lands from:
(a) applications for leasing, permitting, sale, or other disposition of any nature upon a finding that the interests of the trust would best be served through withdrawal; or
(b) surface occupancy or one or more specific uses upon a finding that continued occupancy or use would cause:
(i) resource degradation;
(ii) interference with the activities of the administration or the administration's authorized lessees or permittees; or
(iii) a threat to public safety.
(2) The director may, by rule and subject to Subsection (3), withdraw trust lands from public target shooting.
(3) Before board review of a rule, as described in Subsection 53C-1-303(1)(c), that withdraws land from public target shooting, the director shall consult with:
(a) the sheriff of the county where the proposed withdrawal will occur; and
(b) representatives from leading sports shooting organizations.
Amended by Chapter 389, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands › Part 2 - Management Plans › Section 201 - Planning procedures -- Assistance from other state agencies -- Plans consistent with trust responsibilities.

53C-2-201.
Planning procedures -- Assistance from other state agencies -- Plans consistent with trust responsibilities.
(1) The director:
(a) shall develop rules describing the degree of planning necessary for each category of activity on trust lands; and
(b) may request other state agencies to generate technical data or other support services for the development and implementation of trust lands plans.
(2) The plans for school and institutional trust lands shall be:
(a) developed in a manner consistent with the director's responsibility to insure that the interest of the trust beneficiaries is paramount; and
(b) if required by rule, approved by the board.
(3) The director shall make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for notifying and consulting with interested parties under this section.
(4) Subject to Subsection (1), the development of a written plan is not a prerequisite to actions by the director.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands › Part 2 - Management Plans › Section 202 - Endangered and threatened plant species.

Effective 2/21/2018
53C-2-202.
Endangered and threatened plant species.
The director may make determinations concerning the management, protection, and conservation of plant species officially designated as endangered or threatened, or proposed for designation as endangered or threatened, under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, on trust lands.
Amended by Chapter 13, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands › Part 3 - Illegal Activities on Trust Lands › Section 302 - Enforcement of this chapter -- County attorney to prosecute.

53C-2-302.
Enforcement of this chapter -- County attorney to prosecute.
(1) It is the duty of the administration and all law enforcement officers to enforce this chapter within their respective jurisdictions and to investigate and gather evidence that may indicate a violation under this chapter.
(2) The county attorney shall prosecute any criminal violation of this chapter.
Enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act › Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands › Part 4 - Mineral Leases › Section 401 - Coal and mineral deposits reserved -- Exceptions.

53C-2-401.
Coal and mineral deposits reserved -- Exceptions.
(1)
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, coal and mineral deposits in trust lands are reserved to the respective trust.
(b) Each certificate of sale and patent issued shall contain such a reservation.
(c) The purchaser of any lands belonging to the trust:
(i) acquires no right, title, or interest in coal or mineral deposits; and
(ii) is subject to the conditions and limitations prescribed by law providing for the state and any person authorized by it to:
(A) prospect or mine;
(B) remove the deposits; and
(C) occupy and use as much of the surface of the lands as may be required for any purpose reasonably incident to the mining and removal of the deposits.
(d)
(i) Coal and mineral deposits in trust lands may be leased on a rental and royalty basis.
(ii) The administration may also, with board approval, enter into joint ventures, farmout agreements, exploration agreements, operating agreements, and other business arrangements for the disposition of coal and mineral deposits in trust lands.
(iii) The mineral estate in trust lands may not be sold except as authorized in Subsection (2).
(iv) Agreements made under Subsection (1)(d)(ii) are not subject to Subsections 53C-2-405(3) and (4).
(2) Except as otherwise prohibited by the Jones Act of January 25, 1927, 43 U.S.C. Sections 870-871, mineral interests in trust lands may be exchanged for mineral interests of comparable value or otherwise disposed of, if their retention would create a liability exceeding their value.
(3)
(a) Common varieties of sand, gravel, and cinders are not considered to be minerals under this section but may be reserved by specific action of the director.
(b) Common varieties do not include deposits which are valuable because the deposit contains characteristics which give it distinct and special value.
Amended by Chapter 192, 2003 General Session