(1) |
There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the “Humanitarian Service and Educational and Cultural Exchange Restricted Account.” |
Terms Used In Utah Code 9-17-102
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Department: means the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. See Utah Code 9-1-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) |
The account shall be funded by:
(a) |
contributions deposited into the account in accordance with Section 41-1a-422; |
(b) |
private contributions; and |
(c) |
donations or grants from public or private entities. |
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(3) |
Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department shall distribute funds in the account to one or more charitable organizations that:
(a) |
qualify as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; |
(b) |
have a national parent organization which:
(i) |
provides international humanitarian service projects; and |
(ii) |
has youth programs including programs to foster leadership in high school students, humanitarian service in high school and college, and conducts and promotes community service projects; |
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(c) |
have a non-profit youth exchange program that does not compensate those who administer the program within the state; |
(d) |
have an annual leadership conference, which does not compensate those who administer the program within the state; |
(e) |
have high school service clubs, which promote humanitarian services on a state level, a national level, and an international level; and |
(f) |
have college service clubs, which promote humanitarian service on a state level, a national level, and an international level. |
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(4) |
(a) |
An organization described in Subsection (3) may apply to the department to receive a distribution in accordance with Subsection (3). |
(b) |
An organization that receives a distribution from the department in accordance with Subsection (3) shall expend the distribution only to:
(i) |
pay the costs of supporting the following programs within the state:
(A) |
youth programs including programs to foster leadership in high school students and humanitarian service in high school and college; |
(B) |
community service projects; |
(C) |
a non-profit youth exchange program; |
(D) |
an annual leadership conference; |
(E) |
high school service clubs, which promote humanitarian service on a state level, a national level, and an international level; and |
(F) |
college service clubs, which promote humanitarian service on a state level, a national level, and an international level; and |
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(ii) |
pay the costs of issuing or reordering Humanitarian Service and Educational and Cultural Exchange support special group license plate decals. |
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Amended by Chapter 303, 2011 General Session