Series 1873

Board of Education Joint Board of Education and Board of Equalization meeting minutes, 1929-1932.

0.20 cubic foot

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains minutes of joint meetings of the State Board of Education and the State Board of Equalization. The State Legislature had authorized the two boards to act as a joint committee to hear petitions from county school boards and county commissions to raise school tax levies above the standard limits set by law (see Laws of Utah 1929, Ch. 51). The minutes typically include petitions for raising tax levies, supporting explanation of the need for a raised the levies, a record of votes taken by the joint committee, and notes of miscellaneous administrative business.

Scope and Content

This series contains minutes of joint meetings of the State Board of Education and the State Board of Equalization. The State Legislature had authorized the two boards to act as a joint committee to hear petitions from county school boards and county commissions to raise school tax levies above the standard limits set by law (see Laws of Utah 1929, Ch. 51). The minutes typically include petitions for raising tax levies, supporting explanation of the need for increasing the levies, a record of votes taken by the joint committee, and notes of miscellaneous administrative business.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Alan Barnett in September 2014.

Related Material

Minutes from the Board of Education, Series 1312, contain regular minutes of the State Board of Education.
Minute books from the Board of Equalization and Assessment, Series 2429, contain regular minutes of the State Board of Equalization.

Indexing Terms

Container List

DiscBoxDescription
pending1 Minutes; 1929 Apr 27-1932 Aug 4