Utah Code Ann. § 53D-2-302 – Advocacy office governance -- Advocacy council creation, role, and duties. | Midpage
§ 53D-2-302
Utah Code Ann. § 53D-2-302
Advocacy office governance -- Advocacy council creation, role, and duties.
Effective Jul 1, 2026Enacted by Chapter 214, 2026 General Session
(1) There is created the School and Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Council.
(2) The advocacy council shall:
(a) oversee the activities of the advocacy office and advise the advocacy director;
(b) establish, update, and monitor the implementation of comprehensive strategic planning for the advocacy office;
(c) submit advocacy director candidate names to the state treasurer subject to Subsection 53D-2-401(1)(a);
(d) determine the advocacy director's compensation and annually review the compensation and performance of the advocacy director as part of the council's budget review process;
(e) make rules for the advocacy office in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
(f) receive reports, including the annual report described in Subsection 53D-2-402(2)(m), from the advocacy director;
(g) participate on the nominating committees of the trustee agencies as described in Subsections 53C-1-203(2)(a) and 53D-1-501(2)(b); and
(h) develop policies and directives for the management of the advocacy office.