SB0053 | Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill modifies the composition of the Public Land Management Advisory Board.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill adds as a member of the Public Land Management Advisory Board the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration or the director's designee;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0053

Year:

2026

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 06, 2026

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Impact on Children:

Adding the SITLA director to the Public Land Management Advisory Board strengthens the voice of Utah’s schoolchildren in decisions that affect the long‑term growth of the Permanent School Fund. Utah PTA has been a consistent advocate for the careful, productive use of School Trust Lands; this bill helps ensure that children’s educational interests are represented early and consistently in statewide land‑use planning.

Commission:

Trust Lands

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Edu 2026-1

Resolved, That Utah PTA encourage State and local officials to take all necessary steps to assure that management of the School Trust Lands is in accordance with trust duties and principles including undivided loyalty to the beneficiaries, a duty to make trust property productive, a duty to keep and render accounts, and a duty to exercise prudence and skill in administering the trust, thereby obtaining much-needed revenue for Utah's public schools;