Utah Transparency Advisory Board -- Duties.

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Affected by 63I-1-263 on 1/1/2025

Effective 5/5/2021
63A-18-202. Utah Transparency Advisory Board -- Duties.
  • (1)
    • (a) The board shall advise and assist:
      • (i) the state auditor regarding the Public Finance Website established by the state auditor in accordance with Section 67-3-12;
      • (ii) the Division of Technology Services regarding the Utah Open Data Portal Website created in Section 63A-16-107;
      • (iii) the Division of Archives and Records Service regarding:
        • (A) the Utah Open Records Portal Website created in Section 63A-12-114; and
        • (B) the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601; and
      • (iv) the State Board of Education regarding the website required under Subsection 53E-5-211(1).
    • (b) In providing advice and assistance under Subsection (1)(a), the board may:
      • (i) develop recommendations on how to make public information more readily available to the public through a public information website;
      • (ii) develop standards to make uniform the format and accessibility of public information posted to a public information website; and
      • (iii) identify and prioritize public information that may be appropriate for publication on a public information website.
  • (2) In fulfilling the board's duties under Subsection (1), the board shall follow principles that encourage:
    • (a) the establishment of a standardized format of public information that makes the information posted to a public information website more easily accessible by the public;
    • (b) the removal of restrictions on the reuse of public information;
    • (c) balancing the following:
      • (i) factors in favor of excluding public information from a public information website; and
      • (ii) the public interest in having the public information accessible through a public information website;
    • (d) permanent, lasting, open access to public information;
    • (e) the bulk publication of public information;
    • (f) the implementation of well-designed public information systems that:
      • (i) ensure data quality;
      • (ii) create a public, comprehensive list or index of public information; and
      • (iii) define a process for continuous publication of public information, including updates to available public information;
    • (g) the identification of public information not currently available on a public information website and the implementation of a process, including a timeline and benchmarks, for making that public information available; and
    • (h) accountability on the part of the persons who create, maintain, manage, or store public information or post public information to a public information website.




Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number renumbered and amended in SB181, Chapter 344.


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