HB 184 Utah House · 2025 General Session

School Trust Land Amendments

HB 184 amends Utah's School LAND Trust Program to improve transparency and streamline operations for public schools. The bill requires clearer action plans for using trust funds, mandates training on open meetings for program participants, and expands training requirements to additional school entities. It refines how schools are reviewed for compliance and adds new duties for the state superintendent regarding program oversight. These changes directly affect all Utah public schools receiving LAND Trust funding, including their school community councils and charter trust land councils.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Mar 26, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 6 edits · Mar 26, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends the School LAND Trust Program to improve transparency and accountability by clarifying action plan requirements, expanding training requirements for various school entities, and refining compliance review processes. The changes ensure better oversight of how schools use allocated funds while maintaining flexibility for local implementation.

Scope change

The bill applies to all public schools (district and charter) participating in the School LAND Trust Program, with no change to the overall scope of applicability.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified action plan language to require a direct impact on student instruction and measurable performance improvements

Added requirement for annual training on the Open and Public Meetings Act for school board members

Expanded training requirements to include district business administrators and charter business officials

Refined compliance review process to include annual reviews of LEA expenditures using a sample of schools

Added requirement for state superintendent to administer the School LAND Trust website for transparency

TECHNICAL

Made technical formatting and wording changes throughout the section for clarity and consistency

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Feb 24, 2025

Legislature · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ committee report favorable

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor