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H.B. 236

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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

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies provisions of Title 9, Community and Culture Development,
             11      regarding grant programs administered by certain divisions, offices, and boards within
             12      the Department of Community and Culture in the divisions of Arts and Museums, State
             13      Library, and State History.
             14      Highlighted Provisions:
             15          This bill:
             16          .    provides that the Board of Directors of the Utah Arts Council, the Museum Services
             17      Advisory Board, the State Library Board, and the Board of State History prepare
             18      and submit an annual request to the governor and Legislature for prioritized capital
             19      facilities grants to be awarded to eligible applicants;
             20          .    provides an annual cutoff date for receiving capital facilities grant applications and
             21      for submission of prioritized capital requests to the governor and Legislature;
             22          .    allows divisions within the Department of Community and Culture charged with
             23      administering independent grants to use up to 3% of the grant money for technical
             24      assistance and administrative overhead costs; and
             25          .    makes certain technical changes.
             26      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             27          None


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


             59      Museums may retain up to 3% of the money provided for the grant for technical assistance and
             60      administrative overhead costs, but not less than $500 or more than $10,000 dependent on the
             61      size and complexity of the grant being administered.
             62          Section 2. Section 9-6-605 is amended to read:
             63           9-6-605. Board -- Duties.
             64          (1) The board is the policymaking body for the office.
             65          (2) The board shall, in consultation with the director of the office:
             66          (a) set policies and, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             67      Rulemaking Act, make rules governing:
             68          (i) the office grants program; and
             69          (ii) the awarding of grants to assist Utah's eligible museums; and
             70          (b) set eligibility guidelines for grants administered through the office.
             71          (3) (a) By September 30 of each year, the board shall prepare and submit a request to
             72      the governor and the Legislature for prioritized capital facilities grants to be awarded to eligible
             73      museums under this part.
             74          (b) The board shall prepare a list of the requested capital facilities grants in a
             75      prioritized order and include a written explanation of:
             76          (i) the total grant amount requested in the list; and
             77          (ii) the basis of its prioritization of requested grants on the list.
             78          (c) The board shall accept applications for capital facilities grants through June 1 of
             79      each year, prior to compiling and submitting its yearly request to the governor and the
             80      Legislature under Subsection (3)(a).
             81          (4) When charged with administering an independent grant, the Division of Arts and
             82      Museums may retain up to 3% of the money provided for the grant for technical assistance and
             83      administrative overhead costs, but not less than $500 or more than $10,000 dependent on the
             84      size and complexity of the grant being administered.
             85          Section 3. Section 9-7-205 is amended to read:
             86           9-7-205. Duties of board and director.
             87          (1) The board shall:
             88          (a) promote, develop, and organize a state library and make provisions for its housing;
             89          (b) promote and develop library services throughout the state in cooperation with [any


             90      and all] other state or municipal libraries, schools, or other agencies wherever practical;
             91          (c) promote the establishment of district, regional, or multicounty libraries as
             92      conditions within particular areas of the state may require;
             93          (d) supervise the books and materials of the state library and require the keeping of
             94      careful and complete records of the condition and affairs of the state library [to be kept];
             95          (e) establish policies for the administration of the division and for the control,
             96      distribution, and lending of books and materials to those libraries, institutions, groups, or
             97      individuals entitled to them under this chapter;
             98          (f) serve as the agency of the state for the administration of [any] state or federal funds
             99      that may be appropriated to further library development within the state;
             100          (g) aid and provide general advisory assistance in the development of statewide school
             101      library service and encourage contractual and cooperative relations between school and public
             102      libraries;
             103          (h) give assistance, advice, and counsel to all tax-supported libraries [of any type]
             104      within the state and to all communities or persons proposing to establish them and conduct
             105      courses and institutes on the approved methods of operation, selection of books, or other
             106      activities necessary to the proper administration of a library;
             107          (i) furnish or contract for the furnishing of library or information service to state
             108      officials, state departments, or any groups that in the opinion of the director warrant the
             109      furnishing of those services, particularly through the facilities of traveling libraries to those
             110      parts of the state otherwise inadequately supplied by libraries;
             111          (j) where sufficient need exists and if the director considers it advisable, establish and
             112      maintain special departments in the state library to provide services for the blind, visually
             113      impaired, persons with disabilities, and professional, occupational, and other groups;
             114          (k) administer a depository library program by collecting state publications, and
             115      providing a bibliographic information system;
             116          (l) require [that] the collection of information and statistics necessary to the work of
             117      the state library [be collected,] and [that] the distribution of findings and reports [be published];
             118          (m) make any report concerning the activities of the state library to the governor as [he]
             119      the governor may require; and
             120          (n) develop standards for public libraries.


             121          (2) (a) By September 30 of each year, the board shall prepare and submit a request to
             122      the governor and the Legislature for prioritized capital facilities grants to be awarded to eligible
             123      libraries under this chapter.
             124          (b) The board shall prepare a list of the requested capital facilities grants in a
             125      prioritized order and include a written explanation of:
             126          (i) the total grant amount requested in the list; and
             127          (ii) the basis of its prioritization of requested grants on the list.
             128          (c) The board shall accept applications for capital facilities grants through June 1 of
             129      each year, prior to compiling and submitting its yearly request to the governor and Legislature
             130      under Subsection (2)(a).
             131          (3) When charged with administering an independent grant, the State Library Division
             132      may retain up to 3% of the money provided for the grant for technical assistance and
             133      administrative overhead costs, but not less than $500 or more than $10,000 dependent on the
             134      size and complexity of the grant being administered.
             135          [(2)] (4) The director shall, under the policy direction of the board, carry out the
             136      responsibilities under Subsection (1).
             137          Section 4. Section 9-8-205 is amended to read:
             138           9-8-205. Board duties and powers.
             139          (1) The board shall:
             140          (a) make policies to direct the division director in carrying out [his] the director's
             141      duties;
             142          (b) approve the division's rules;
             143          (c) assist the division in development programs consistent with this chapter;
             144          (d) function as the State Review Board for purposes of the historic preservation
             145      program;
             146          (e) recommend districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects for listing on the State
             147      and National Historic Registers to the director;
             148          (f) review and approve, if appropriate, matching grants under Subsection
             149      9-8-203 (3)[(b)](c)(ii); and
             150          (g) function as the board of the society.
             151          (2) (a) By September 30 of each year, the board shall prepare and submit a request to


             152      the governor and the Legislature for prioritized capital facilities grants to be awarded to eligible
             153      institutions under this chapter.
             154          (b) The board shall prepare a list of the requested capital facilities grants in a
             155      prioritized order and include a written explanation of:
             156          (i) the total grant amount requested in the list; and
             157          (ii) the basis of its prioritization of requested grants on the list.
             158          (c) The board shall accept applications for capital facilities grants by June 1 of each
             159      year, prior to compiling and submitting its yearly request to the governor and Legislature under
             160      Subsection (2)(a).
             161          (3) When charged with administering an independent grant, the Division of State
             162      History may retain up to 3% of the money provided for the grant for technical assistance and
             163      administrative overhead costs, but not less than $500 or more than $10,000 dependent on the
             164      size and complexity of the grant being administered.
             165          [(2)] (4) The board may establish advisory committees to assist it and the division in
             166      carrying out their responsibilities under this chapter.




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    as of 12-30-08 9:01 AM


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