2017 Utah Code
Title 53A - State System of Public Education
Chapter 31 - American Indian-Alaskan Native Education State Plan
Part 2 - Liaison and Commission
Section 203 - Duties of the commission.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 53A-31-203 (2017)
Effective 3/23/2015
53A-31-203. Duties of the commission.
  • (1) The commission shall develop a proposed state plan to be presented to the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee to address the educational achievement gap of the American Indian and Alaskan Native students in the state.
  • (2) The proposed state plan shall:
    • (a) identify the most critical academic needs of Utah's American Indian and Alaskan Native students;
    • (b) recommend a course of action to meet the identified needs;
    • (c) be based on, and include, a summary of the best available evidence and most recent data;
    • (d) focus on specific actions;
    • (e) identify existing programs and resources;
    • (f) prioritize more efficient and better use of existing programs and resources to meet the needs of American Indian and Alaskan Native students;
    • (g) include ongoing reporting to the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee;
    • (h) include a plan to hire, retain, and promote highly qualified teachers as quickly as feasible; and
    • (i) add a process for sharing data with tribal education leaders.
  • (3) The commission shall present the proposed state plan developed under Subsection (1) to the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee by no later than October 31, 2015.


Enacted by Chapter 53, 2015 General Session
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