Utah Code 20A-14-102.2. Uncertain boundaries — How resolved
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(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-14-102.2
- Board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 20A-14-101.1
- Board block equivalency file: means the electronic file designated as SB2005S07_BEF. See Utah Code 20A-14-101.1
- Board shapefile: means the electronic shapefile that:(3)(a) is the resulting projection of the Board block equivalency file; and(3)(b) stores the boundary of each of the 15 State Board of Education districts. See Utah Code 20A-14-101.1
- Road: includes :
(33)(a) a public bridge;(33)(b) a county way;(33)(c) a county road;(33)(d) a common road; and(33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Shapefile: means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location and associated attribute information. See Utah Code 20A-14-101.1
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) “Affected party” means:(1)(a)(i) a state school board member whose State Board of Education district boundary is uncertain because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the Board shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether the member or another individual resides in a particular State Board of Education district;(1)(a)(ii) a candidate for state school board whose State Board of Education district boundary is uncertain because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the Board shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether the candidate or another individual resides in a particular State Board of Education district; or(1)(a)(iii) an individual who is uncertain about which State Board of Education district contains the individual’s residence because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the Board shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.(1)(b) “Feature” means a geographic or other tangible or intangible mark such as a road or political subdivision boundary that is used to establish a State Board of Education district boundary.(2)(2)(a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor to determine:(2)(a)(i) the precise location of the State Board of Education district boundary;(2)(a)(ii) the number of the State Board of Education district in which an individual resides; or(2)(a)(iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).(2)(b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant governor shall review:(2)(b)(i) the Board block equivalency file and the resulting Board shapefile; and(2)(b)(ii) any other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the area.(2)(c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall:(2)(c)(i) complete the review described in Subsection (2)(b); and(2)(c)(ii) make a determination.(2)(d) If the lieutenant governor determines the precise location of the State Board of Education district boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:(2)(d)(i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate State Board of Education district boundary and attaching a map, if necessary; and(2)(d)(ii) send a copy of the certification to:(2)(d)(ii)(A) the affected party;(2)(d)(ii)(B) the county clerk of the affected county; and(2)(d)(ii)(C) the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created under Section 63A-16-505.(2)(e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the State Board of Education district in which a particular individual resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district by number to:(2)(e)(i) the individual;(2)(e)(ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the individual whose State Board of Education district number was identified; and(2)(e)(iii) the county clerk of the affected county. - Road: includes :