Community and Culture Development
Arts Development
Section 603
Duties of office.
     9-6-603.   Duties of office.
     (1) The office shall:
     (a) recommend to the Museum Services Advisory Board:
     (i) policies regarding:
     (A) a grants program; and
     (B) the equitable dissemination of office technical assistance; and
     (ii) guidelines for determining eligibility for office grants;
     (b) advise state and local government agencies and employees regarding museum related issues, including museum capital development projects;
     (c) provide to Utah museums technical advice and information about sources of direct technical assistance;
     (d) assist and advise Utah museums in locating sources of training for their museum staff members;
     (e) develop and coordinate programs, workshops, seminars, and similar activities designed to provide training for staff members of Utah museums;
     (f) undertake scholarly research as necessary to understand the training needs of the museum community and to assess how those needs could best be met;
     (g) administer a state Museum Grant Program to assist eligible Utah museums; and
     (h) establish a program by January 1, 2009, by rule, creating a certified local museum designation, including any provisions necessary to ensure public confidence in charitable solicitation undertaken by a certified local museum.
     (2) (a) For a pass-through funding grant of at least $25,000, the office shall make quarterly disbursements to the pass-through funding grant recipient, contingent upon the office receiving a quarterly progress report from the pass-through grant recipient.
     (b) The office shall:
     (i) provide the pass-through grant recipient with a progress report form for the reporting purposes of Subsection (2)(a); and
     (ii) include reporting requirement instructions with the form.

Amended by Chapter 111, 2010 General Session
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