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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND CULTURE

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GRANTS

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2009 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Sheryl L. Allen

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Senate Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund

             7      Cosponsors:
             8      Jim Bird
             9      Jackie BiskupskiJulie Fisher
Kory M. Holdaway
Steven R. MascaroJennifer M. Seelig
Christine F. Watkins              10     
             11      LONG TITLE
             12      General Description:
             13          This bill modifies provisions of Title 9, Community and Culture Development,
             14      regarding grant programs administered by certain divisions, offices, and boards within
             15      the Department of Community and Culture in the divisions of Arts and Museums,
             16      State Library, and State History.
             17      Highlighted Provisions:
             18          This bill:
             19          .    provides that the Board of Directors of the Utah Arts Council, the Museum
             20      Services Advisory Board, the State Library Board, and the Board of State History
             21      prepare and submit an annual request to the governor and Legislature for prioritized
             22      capital facilities grants to be awarded to eligible applicants;
             23          .    provides an annual cutoff date for receiving capital facilities grant applications and
             24      for submission of prioritized capital requests to the governor and Legislature;
             25          .    provides for progress reports as a precondition to the dispersal of grant funds; and
             26          .    makes certain technical changes.
             27      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             28          None
             29      Other Special Clauses:

             30          None
             31      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             32      AMENDS:
             33          9-6-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             34          9-6-605, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             35          9-7-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 73
             36          9-8-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 353
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             38      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             39          Section 1. Section 9-6-205 is amended to read:
             40           9-6-205. Board powers and duties.
             41          (1) The board may:
             42          (a) make, amend, or repeal rules for the conduct of its business in governing the
             43      institute and the division in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             44      Rulemaking Act;
             45          (b) receive gifts, bequests, and property; and
             46          (c) issue certificates and offer and confer prizes, certificates, and awards for works of
             47      art and achievement in the arts.
             48          (2) The board shall make policy for the institute and for the division.
             49          (3) (a) By September 30 of each year, the board shall prepare and submit a request to
             50      the governor and the Legislature for prioritized capital facilities grants to be awarded to
             51      eligible individuals and organizations under this part and Parts 3 through 5.
             52          (b) The board shall prepare a list of the requested capital facilities grants in a
             53      prioritized order and include a written explanation of:
             54          (i) the total grant amount requested in the list; and
             55          (ii) the basis of its prioritization of requested grants on the list.
             56          (c) The board shall accept applications for capital facilities grants through June 1 of
             57      each year, prior to compiling and submitting its yearly request to the governor and the

             58      Legislature under Subsection (3)(a).
             59          (4) (a) For a grant of at least $25,000, the division shall make quarterly disbursements
             60      to the grant recipient, contingent upon the division receiving a quarterly progress report from
             61      the recipient.
             62          (b) The division shall:
             63          (i) provide each grant recipient with a progress report form for the reporting purposes
             64      of Subsection (4)(a); and
             65          (ii) include reporting requirement instructions with the form.
             66          Section 2. Section 9-6-605 is amended to read:
             67           9-6-605. Board -- Duties.
             68          (1) The board is the policymaking body for the office.
             69          (2) The board shall, in consultation with the director of the office:
             70          (a) set policies and, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             71      Rulemaking Act, make rules governing:
             72          (i) the office grants program; and
             73          (ii) the awarding of grants to assist Utah's eligible museums; and
             74          (b) set eligibility guidelines for grants administered through the office.
             75          (3) (a) By September 30 of each year, the board shall prepare and submit a request to
             76      the governor and the Legislature for prioritized capital facilities grants to be awarded to
             77      eligible museums under this part.
             78          (b) The board shall prepare a list of the requested capital facilities grants in a
             79      prioritized order and include a written explanation of:
             80          (i) the total grant amount requested in the list; and
             81          (ii) the basis of its prioritization of requested grants on the list.
             82          (c) The board shall accept applications for capital facilities grants through June 1 of
             83      each year, prior to compiling and submitting its yearly request to the governor and the
             84      Legislature under Subsection (3)(a).
             85          (4) (a) For a grant of at least $25,000, the division shall make quarterly disbursements

             86      to the grant recipient, contingent upon the division receiving a quarterly progress report from
             87      the recipient.
             88          (b) The division shall:
             89          (i) provide each grant recipient with a progress report form for the reporting purposes
             90      of Subsection (4)(a); and
             91          (ii) include reporting requirement instructions with the form.
             92          Section 3. Section 9-7-205 is amended to read:
             93           9-7-205. Duties of board and director.
             94          (1) The board shall:
             95          (a) promote, develop, and organize a state library and make provisions for its housing;
             96          (b) promote and develop library services throughout the state in cooperation with [any
             97      and all] other state or municipal libraries, schools, or other agencies wherever practical;
             98          (c) promote the establishment of district, regional, or multicounty libraries as
             99      conditions within particular areas of the state may require;
             100          (d) supervise the books and materials of the state library and require the keeping of
             101      careful and complete records of the condition and affairs of the state library [to be kept];
             102          (e) establish policies for the administration of the division and for the control,
             103      distribution, and lending of books and materials to those libraries, institutions, groups, or
             104      individuals entitled to them under this chapter;
             105          (f) serve as the agency of the state for the administration of [any] state or federal funds
             106      that may be appropriated to further library development within the state;
             107          (g) aid and provide general advisory assistance in the development of statewide school
             108      library service and encourage contractual and cooperative relations between school and public
             109      libraries;
             110          (h) give assistance, advice, and counsel to all tax-supported libraries [of any type]
             111      within the state and to all communities or persons proposing to establish them and conduct
             112      courses and institutes on the approved methods of operation, selection of books, or other
             113      activities necessary to the proper administration of a library;

             114          (i) furnish or contract for the furnishing of library or information service to state
             115      officials, state departments, or any groups that in the opinion of the director warrant the
             116      furnishing of those services, particularly through the facilities of traveling libraries to those
             117      parts of the state otherwise inadequately supplied by libraries;
             118          (j) where sufficient need exists and if the director considers it advisable, establish and
             119      maintain special departments in the state library to provide services for the blind, visually
             120      impaired, persons with disabilities, and professional, occupational, and other groups;
             121          (k) administer a depository library program by collecting state publications, and
             122      providing a bibliographic information system;
             123          (l) require [that] the collection of information and statistics necessary to the work of
             124      the state library [be collected,] and [that] the distribution of findings and reports [be
             125      published];
             126          (m) make any report concerning the activities of the state library to the governor as
             127      [he] the governor may require; and
             128          (n) develop standards for public libraries.
             129          (2) (a) By September 30 of each year, the board shall prepare and submit a request to
             130      the governor and the Legislature for prioritized capital facilities grants to be awarded to
             131      eligible libraries under this chapter.
             132          (b) The board shall prepare a list of the requested capital facilities grants in a
             133      prioritized order and include a written explanation of:
             134          (i) the total grant amount requested in the list; and
             135          (ii) the basis of its prioritization of requested grants on the list.
             136          (c) The board shall accept applications for capital facilities grants through June 1 of
             137      each year, prior to compiling and submitting its yearly request to the governor and Legislature
             138      under Subsection (2)(a).
             139          (3) (a) For a grant of at least $25,000, the division shall make quarterly disbursements
             140      to the grant recipient, contingent upon the division receiving a quarterly progress report from
             141      the recipient.

             142          (b) The division shall:
             143          (i) provide each grant recipient with a progress report form for the reporting purposes
             144      of Subsection (3)(a); and
             145          (ii) include reporting requirement instructions with the form.
             146          [(2)] (4) The director shall, under the policy direction of the board, carry out the
             147      responsibilities under Subsection (1).
             148          Section 4. Section 9-8-205 is amended to read:
             149           9-8-205. Board duties and powers.
             150          (1) The board shall:
             151          (a) make policies to direct the division director in carrying out [his] the director's
             152      duties;
             153          (b) approve the division's rules;
             154          (c) assist the division in development programs consistent with this chapter;
             155          (d) function as the State Review Board for purposes of the historic preservation
             156      program;
             157          (e) recommend districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects for listing on the State
             158      and National Historic Registers to the director;
             159          (f) review and approve, if appropriate, matching grants under Subsection
             160      9-8-203 (3)[(b)](c)(ii); and
             161          (g) function as the board of the society.
             162          (2) (a) By September 30 of each year, the board shall prepare and submit a request to
             163      the governor and the Legislature for prioritized capital facilities grants to be awarded to
             164      eligible institutions under this chapter.
             165          (b) The board shall prepare a list of the requested capital facilities grants in a
             166      prioritized order and include a written explanation of:
             167          (i) the total grant amount requested in the list; and
             168          (ii) the basis of its prioritization of requested grants on the list.
             169          (c) The board shall accept applications for capital facilities grants by June 1 of each

             170      year, prior to compiling and submitting its yearly request to the governor and Legislature
             171      under Subsection (2)(a).
             172          (3) (a) For a grant of at least $25,000, the division shall make quarterly disbursements
             173      to the grant recipient, contingent upon the division receiving a quarterly progress report from
             174      the recipient.
             175          (b) The division shall:
             176          (i) provide each grant recipient with a progress report form for the reporting purposes
             177      of Subsection (3)(a); and
             178          (ii) include reporting requirement instructions with the form.
             179          [(2)] (4) The board may establish advisory committees to assist it and the division in
             180      carrying out their responsibilities under this chapter.

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