(1) The office shall be managed by a director.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53D-1-401

  • Advocacy office director: means the director of the Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office, appointed under Section 53D-2-203. See Utah Code 53D-1-102
  • Board: means the board of trustees established in Section 53D-1-301. See Utah Code 53D-1-102
  • Director: means the director of the office. See Utah Code 53D-1-102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Office: means the School and Institutional Trust Fund Office, created in Section 53D-1-201. See Utah Code 53D-1-102
  • Trust fund: means money derived from:
         (10)(a) the sale or use of land granted to the state under Sections 6, 8, and 12 of the enabling act;
         (10)(b) proceeds referred to in Section 9 of the enabling act from the sale of public land; and
         (10)(c) revenue and assets referred to in Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 5, Subsections (1)(c), (e), and (f). See Utah Code 53D-1-102
(2) If there is a vacancy in the director position, the board shall appoint an individual as director.
(3) The board shall ensure that an individual appointed as director possesses:

     (3)(a) outstanding professional qualifications pertinent to the prudent investment of trust fund money; and
     (3)(b) expertise in institutional investment management.
(4) The director is an at-will employee who may be removed by the board at any time with or without cause.
(5)

     (5)(a) The advocacy office director may submit a written petition to the board requesting the board to remove the director for cause, explained in the petition.
     (5)(b) The board shall hold a hearing on a petition under Subsection (5)(a) within 45 days after receiving the petition.
     (5)(c) If, after holding a hearing, the board finds by a preponderance of the evidence that there is cause for removing the director, the board shall remove the director.