Utah Code § 53E-3-805

Legislative review and approval of federal education agreements or national
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programs.
(1)
(a) Before legally binding the state by executing a federal education agreement or national
program that may cost education entities more than $1,000,000 annually from state and local
money to implement, the school official shall:
(i) submit the proposed federal education agreement or national program to the governor for the
governor's approval or rejection as required by Section 53E-3-804; and
(ii) if the governor approves the federal education agreement or national program, submit the
federal education agreement to the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature
for its review and recommendations.
(b) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall review the federal education agreement or
national program and may:
(i) recommend that the school official execute the federal education agreement or national
program;
(ii) recommend that the school official reject the federal education agreement or national
program; or
(iii) recommend to the governor that the governor call a special session of the Legislature to
review and approve or reject the federal education agreement or national program.
(2)
(a) Before legally binding the state by executing a federal education agreement or national
program that may cost education entities more than $5,000,000 annually to implement, a
school official shall:
(i) submit the proposed federal education agreement or national program to the governor for the
governor's approval or rejection as required by Section 53E-3-804; and
(ii) if the governor approves the federal education agreement or national program, submit the
federal education agreement or national program to the Legislature for its approval in an
annual general session or a special session.

(b)
(i) If the Legislature approves the federal education agreement or national program, the school
official may execute the agreement.
(ii) If the Legislature rejects the federal education agreement or national program, the school
official may not execute the agreement.
(c) If a school official executes a federal education agreement or national program without
obtaining the Legislature's approval under this Subsection (2):
(i) the governor may issue an executive order declaring the federal education agreement or
national program void; or
(ii) the Legislature may pass a joint resolution declaring the federal education agreement or
national program void.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session

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