Utah · Through 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 53E-3-1309: Declaring conflicts of interest.

(1) As used in this section, "conflict of interest disclosure" means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-11-1602.
(2) A board member shall file a conflict of interest disclosure by complying with the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 11, Part 16, Conflict of Interest Disclosures.
(3) Board staff shall ensure that a link to a board member's conflict of interest disclosure is available to the public on the board's website.
(4) If a board member has actual knowledge that the board member has a conflict of interest that is not stated on the board member's financial disclosure form filed under Subsection (2), that board member shall, before or during a vote on any matter before the board, orally declare to the board:
(a) that the board member may have a conflict of interest; and
(b) what that conflict is.
(5) A verbal declaration of a conflict of interest under Subsection (4) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(6) The requirements of this section do not prohibit a board member from voting on any matter before the board.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 53E Public Education System -- State Administration
Chapter 53E-3 State Board of Education Organization, Powers, and Duties
Part 53E-3-13 State Board Member Ethics And Adjudication Of Ethics Complaints

(1) As used in this section, "conflict of interest disclosure" means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-11-1602.

(2) A board member shall file a conflict of interest disclosure by complying with the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 11, Part 16, Conflict of Interest Disclosures.

(3) Board staff shall ensure that a link to a board member's conflict of interest disclosure is available to the public on the board's website.

(4) If a board member has actual knowledge that the board member has a conflict of interest that is not stated on the board member's financial disclosure form filed under Subsection (2), that board member shall, before or during a vote on any matter before the board, orally declare to the board:

(a) that the board member may have a conflict of interest; and

(b) what that conflict is.

(5) A verbal declaration of a conflict of interest under Subsection (4) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

(6) The requirements of this section do not prohibit a board member from voting on any matter before the board.

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