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Policy BA - Board Legal Status (PDF)

Issue Date: July 18, 2019

Citations Updated: September 21, 2022


 Body Corporate

As provided by Utah law, the Board of Education of Juab School District is a body corporate,and has an official seal conformable to its name. A “body corporate” is a public corporationand legal subdivision of the state, vested with the powers and duties of a government entity.

Utah Code Ann. § 53G-4-401 (2019)

Political Subdivision of the State of Utah

The Board of Education of Juab School District is a political subdivision of the State of Utah.

Utah Constitution, Article XI, Section 8

Number of School Board Members

The Board of Education of Juab School District consists of five members. If the student population of the District hereafter increases to 10,000 or more students, as reported to the State Board of Education in the October 1 student count, the number of members on the Board shall increase to seven members and shall remain at seven members despite subsequent changes in student population.

Utah Code Ann. § 20A-14-202(1)(2022)