{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53d-2-202","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53D-2-202","heading":"Advocacy office -- Authority and responsibilities.","body":"(1) The advocacy office, acting with undivided loyalty to the trust beneficiaries, shall:\n(a) represent the trust beneficiaries by:\n(i) staying informed on the administration of the trust assets, budgets, policies, and rules, including:\n(A) significant School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration transactions; and\n(B) the School and Institutional Trust Fund Office investments and investment policies;\n(ii) communicating on the trust beneficiaries' behalf when appropriate and lawful, unless a trust beneficiary notifies the advocacy office in writing that the beneficiary will communicate on the beneficiary's own behalf involving a specific issue or matter; and\n(iii) reporting to trust beneficiaries and the Legislature, as described in Subsection 53D-2-402(2)(m);\n(b) advocate on behalf of trust beneficiaries for:\n(i) effective governance of the trusts;\n(ii) proper management and optimal performance of trust assets;\n(iii) efficient and lawful distribution of funds;\n(iv) the trust beneficiaries' current and future best interests; and\n(v) the safeguarding of the trust assets from the pursuit of another state purpose which is inconsistent with the beneficiaries' rights and interests; and\n(c) advise the trust beneficiaries by:\n(i) assisting the trust beneficiaries' understanding of collective and respective interests and rights;\n(ii) monitoring compliant use of trust distributions by beneficiaries as described in Section 53D-2-501;\n(iii) informing the trust beneficiaries of trust activities, proposals, and decisions; and\n(iv) facilitating resolutions of trust beneficiary disputes, as described in Subsection 53D-2-402(3)(b).\n(2) The advocacy office, whether acting through the advocacy director or the advocacy council, or otherwise, does not have authority to nullify trustee agency actions, including trustee board actions.","path":["Title 53D School and Institutional Trust Fund Management and Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office","Chapter 53D-2 School And Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Act","Part 53D-2-2 School And Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Office"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53D/Chapter2/53D-2-S202.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"3d0e032de1e8fe7057a0c88f3a872c778283dbe5a395f8165806792b16493857","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53d-2-201","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53d-2-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}