HB0256 | School District Elections Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill makes the office of local school board member an office that is elected via a partisan election.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill makes the office of local school board member an office that is elected via a partisan election.

Bill Details
Year: 
2026
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 06, 2026
Sponsor
Representative
Republican - District 8
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Oppose
Impact on Children: 

This bill introduces party politics to our local school board elections. This will limit the number of candidates on the ballot in the general election,

Commission: 
Education
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations urge the Utah Legislature to bring the government closer to all Utahns by supporting legislation that protects each voter’s right to be heard in an election without partisan politics controlling the nomination and election processes; 

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements: 

That Utah PTA support legislation which enacts direct, nonpartisan election of State School Board members and opposes partisan election of the same body