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For the first time in statute, this bill creates a formal ethics system for Utah State Board of Education members, establishing a written code of conduct, a conflict-of-interest disclosure process, a mandatory annual ethics training requirement, and a structured process for filing and investigating complaints against board members. It creates an independent five-member ethics commission — made up of former judges, former board members, and a former school district or charter school leader — to investigate complaints filed by two or more board members or registered voters, hold closed hearings, weigh evidence, and issue findings; proven violations are then referred to the full board, which can issue public censures, reprimands, remove a member from leadership positions, or recommend impeachment to the Legislature. Complaints and the identities of those involved remain confidential unless and until the commission refers a case to the board, and anyone who leaks that information can be held in contempt.