This bill amends provisions regarding the hiring process of an institution of higher education president. This bill: - exempts a search committee for an institution of higher education president from the Open and Public Meetings Act; - expands the duties of a search committee; - requires a search committee to:protect candidate confidentiality, including by meeting in closed executive sessions; andrecommend three finalists to the Utah Board of Higher Education (board); - maintains all presidential application materials as protected records; - requires an open and public meeting of the board for final hiring action of a president; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 53B-1-402, 53B-2-102, 63G-2-305
Enrolled: 52-4-103, 53B-1-402, 53B-2-102, 63G-2-305
Substitute #1: 52-4-103, 53B-1-402, 53B-2-102, 63G-2-305