{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53d-2-304","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53D-2-304","heading":"Advocacy office -- Application of other law.","body":"(1) The advocacy office, council, and director shall comply with all applicable law for government records according to Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.\n(2) The advocacy director:\n(a) may attend committee meetings and closed sessions of trustee boards relating to activities, policies, or transactions impacting trust beneficiaries unless attendance is refused pursuant to:\n(i) lawful privilege;\n(ii) other law;\n(iii) where the information is made strictly confidential under binding contract; or\n(iv) discussions regarding personnel, character, or competence of an individual; and\n(b) shall maintain the confidentiality of any information shared pursuant to Subsection 53C-1-303(1)(j) and Section 53D-1-202.\n(3) Notwithstanding Section 52-4-204, and in addition to the reasons to close a meeting under Section 52-4-205:\n(a) the advocacy council may hold a closed meeting to discuss matters addressed in a closed session of the trustee boards; and\n(b) any information the advocacy director shares in the closed meeting from a closed session of the trustee boards, is strictly limited to information that the advocacy director can lawfully share with the advocacy council and may not include any non-public information subject to a confidentiality agreement, or any information shared in a closed session in accordance with Subsection 52-4-205(1)(a).\n(4) The applicable statutes and the policies of the trustee boards govern trust beneficiaries' direct access to meetings and records of the trustee agencies.","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-2-3 School And Institutional Beneficiaries' Advocacy Office Governance"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53D/Chapter2/53D-2-S304.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"ac63a91401e07e1b4aafc36a8c4a628c81bc7b9aa290abd5d119173b7c1a72d6","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53d-2-303","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53d-2-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}