Description General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to the State Board of Education. Highlighted Provisions: This bill makes the office of State Board of Education member a nonpartisan office. Bill Details Bill Number: HB0278Year: 2026Status: House/ filedLast Action: Mar 06, 2026 Sponsor RepresentativeJohn ArthurDemocrat - District 41 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Support Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2015-3 | State Board of EducationImpact on Children: This change would make the Utah State Board of Education a non-partisan office, which would help make education decisions non-partisan. Commission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: Resolved, That Utah PTA support legislation which enacts direct, nonpartisan election of State School Board members and opposes partisan election of the same body.
