53E-3-523. State board to review reporting requirements.
(1) As used in this section, "required report" means a report that statute or state board rule requires an LEA or the state board to make.
(2) The state board shall work with LEAs to develop a process to review required reports. The process described in Subsectionshall include the following considerations for each required report: (2)(a) the required report's purpose; and the report's effectiveness in accomplishing the report's purpose; which entity requires the required report; which entity created the report requirements; which entity or individual reviews the required report; whether the information in the required report is otherwise available or could be obtained another way; whether the required report is the least burdensome way to collect the information in the required report; whether accountability or transparency could be achieved through a means other than the required report; whether and how the Utah Schools Information Management System affects the required report; the estimated time and cost required to complete the required report for: an LEA; or the state board; and the amount of appropriated program funding available for program purposes after program money is expended for completing a required report for the program.
(3) After reviewing required reports as described in Subsection, the state board may make recommendations for legislation to the Legislature. (2)