Utah Code § 53E-3-523: State board to review reporting requirements.

(1) As used in this section, "required report" means a report that statute or state board rule requires an LEA or the state board to make.

(2)

(a) The state board shall work with LEAs to develop a process to review required reports.

(b) The process described in Subsection (2)(a) shall include the following considerations for each required report:

(i)

(A) the required report's purpose; and

(B) the report's effectiveness in accomplishing the report's purpose;

(ii) which entity requires the required report;

(iii) which entity created the report requirements;

(iv) which entity or individual reviews the required report;

(v) whether the information in the required report is otherwise available or could be obtained another way;

(vi) whether the required report is the least burdensome way to collect the information in the required report;

(vii) whether accountability or transparency could be achieved through a means other than the required report;

(viii) whether and how the Utah Schools Information Management System affects the required report;

(ix) the estimated time and cost required to complete the required report for:

(A) an LEA; or

(B) the state board; and

(x) the amount of appropriated program funding available for program purposes after program money is expended for completing a required report for the program.

(3) After reviewing required reports as described in Subsection (2), the state board may make recommendations for legislation to the Legislature.