S.B. 159

1

PUBLIC ACCESS TO BUDGETS AND
2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF TAXPAYER
3 FUNDED ENTITIES
4 2001 GENERAL SESSION
5 STATE OF UTAH
6 Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
7 This act modifies the Government Records Access and Management Act by defining public
8 associations and making them subject to GRAMA.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 ENACTS:
11 63-2-1001, Utah Code Annotated 1953
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 63-2-1001 is enacted to read:
14 Part 10. Public Associations
15 63-2-1001. Definitions -- Public associations subject to act.
16 (1) As used in this section:
17 (a) "Public association" means any association, S [ club, league, ] s organization, or society
18 whose members include elected or appointed public officials and for which public funds are used
19 or paid to the public association for membership dues or for other support for the official's
20 participation in the public association.
21 (b) (i) "Public funds" means any monies received by a public entity from appropriations,
22 taxes, fees, interest, or other returns on investment.
23 (ii) "Public funds" does not include monies donated to a public entity by a person or entity.
24 (2) The S [ records ] BUDGET DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT S s of a public
24a association S [ are subject the provisions of this chapter in the
25 same way as a government entity ] SHALL BE RELEASED PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN REQUEST [ . ]
25-1a IF 50% OR MORE OF THE PUBLIC ASSOCIATION'S:
25a (a) MEMBERS ARE ELECTED OR APPOINTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS FROM THIS STATE; AND
25b (b) MEMBERSHIP DUES OR OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT COME FROM PUBLIC FUNDS
25c FROM THIS STATE . s



Legislative Review Note
as of 1-24-01 3:06 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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