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DISCLOSURE OF DONATIONS TO HIGHER

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EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

             3     
2010 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Carl Wimmer

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill requires higher education institutions to disclose certain gifts.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    requires a higher education institution to disclose to the Board of Regents certain
             15      gifts received from a foreign person; and
             16          .    provides the method of disclosure.
             17      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      ENACTS:
             23          53B-1-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             24          53B-1-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             25     
             26      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             27          Section 1. Section 53B-1-201 is enacted to read:
             28     
Part 2. Disclosure of Foreign Gifts

             29          53B-1-201. Definitions.


             30          As used in this part:
             31          (1) "Conditional gift" means a gift as defined in Subsection (4) that is subject to
             32      conditions:
             33          (a) imposed, requested, or provided by a foreign government or foreign person; and
             34          (b) that relate to:
             35          (i) what kinds of teachers or students may benefit from the gift; or
             36          (ii) a description of the subject matter to be taught with the support of the gift.
             37          (2) "Foreign government" means a government other than the government of:
             38          (a) the United States;
             39          (b) a state within the United States;
             40          (c) a territory or possession of the United States; or
             41          (d) a political subdivision of the United States.
             42          (3) "Foreign person" means:
             43          (a) a foreign government defined in Subsection (2);
             44          (b) an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States or of a territory
             45      or protectorate of the United States;
             46          (c) a corporation, partnership, joint venture, proprietorship, trust, association, or other
             47      entity that is created or organized under the laws of a foreign government or that has its
             48      principal place of business located outside the United States;
             49          (d) if known by the higher education institution, a corporation, partnership, joint
             50      venture, proprietorship, trust, association, or other entity that is created or organized pursuant
             51      to the laws of the United States or a state within the United States, if a majority of the stock or
             52      other equity interest is directly or indirectly owned by, or which derives a majority of its
             53      funding from:
             54          (i) a foreign government;
             55          (ii) an individual described in Subsection (3)(b); or
             56          (iii) an entity described in Subsection (3)(c) or (d); or
             57          (e) if known by the higher education institution, a committee or other group in which a


             58      majority of the membership is composed of:
             59          (i) a foreign government;
             60          (ii) an individual described in Subsection (3)(b); or
             61          (iii) an entity described in Subsection (3)(c) or (d).
             62          (4) "Gift" means an endowment, scholarship, gift, donation, or grant of money or
             63      property of any kind.
             64          (5) "Higher education institution" means an institution in the state system of higher
             65      education as defined in Section 53B-1-102 .
             66          Section 2. Section 53B-1-202 is enacted to read:
             67          53B-1-202. Disclosure of foreign gifts to higher education institutions.
             68          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), on or before July 31 of each year, a
             69      higher education institution shall disclose to the board, by filing a disclosure report described
             70      in Subsection (2), a gift received by the higher education institution of $50,000 or more from a
             71      foreign person, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from the foreign person,
             72      during the period beginning July 1 and ending on June 30 immediately preceding the July 31
             73      deadline.
             74          (b) A higher education institution may rely on the following address of a foreign
             75      person to determine the citizenship or nationality of the foreign person if the citizenship or
             76      nationality is unknown:
             77          (i) for a foreign person that is an individual, the principal residence; and
             78          (ii) for a foreign person that is not an individual, the principal place of business.
             79          (c) The $50,000 amount described in Subsection (1)(a) is increased to $250,000 if the
             80      gift, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts, described in Subsection (1)(a) is
             81      from a foreign person:
             82          (i) with a principal residence or principal place of business located in the United
             83      States; and
             84          (ii) with a permanent resident status:
             85          (A) under Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and


             86          (B) for 10 years or more.
             87          (2) A disclosure report regarding all gifts described in Subsection (1) shall include:
             88          (a) the amount of each gift described in Subsection (1);
             89          (b) the date on which each gift described in Subsection (1) was received by the higher
             90      education institution;
             91          (c) the name of the foreign person making each gift described in Subsection (1);
             92          (d) the aggregate amount of all gifts described in Subsection (1) from a foreign person
             93      during the prior fiscal year of the higher education institution;
             94          (e) for a conditional gift, a description of the conditions or restrictions related to the
             95      conditional gift;
             96          (f) for a conditional gift:
             97          (i) for a foreign person that is an individual, if known, the country of citizenship or
             98      principal residence of the individual; or
             99          (ii) for a foreign person that is not an individual, if known, the country of
             100      incorporation or place of business of the foreign person; and
             101          (g) for a conditional gift that is a contract entered into between a higher education
             102      institution and a foreign person:
             103          (i) the amount;
             104          (ii) the date;
             105          (iii) a description of all conditions or restrictions; and
             106          (iv) the name of the foreign person.
             107          (3) A disclosure report required by this section is a public record open to inspection
             108      and review during the higher education institution's business hours.
             109          (4) At the request of the board, the attorney general may file a civil action to compel a
             110      higher education institution to comply with the requirements of this section.
             111          (5) On or before the November interim meeting of each year, the board shall report to
             112      the Education Interim Committee and provide a summary of all gifts described in Subsection
             113      (1) received by higher education institutions during the prior fiscal year.


             114          (6) The board shall make rules for the administration of this section in accordance
             115      with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.


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