Utah's HB408 would let residents petition for a local referendum on any school board action — unless it was passed with a supermajority vote. One lawmaker worried that it would open up "every school board decision to becoming a political decision.

HB408 would let residents petition for a local referendum on any school board action — unless it was passed with a supermajority vote.

Utah school boards are the only legislative bodies in Utah that are not subject to voter referendums, but a bill from Rep. Rex Shipp, R-Cedar City, could change that. HB408 would allow voters to hold referendums — putting a question before voters to either accept or reject — on all school board decisions,