| (1) |
There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the “Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Support Restricted Account.” |
Terms Used In Utah Code 9-18-102
- 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) |
private contributions; and |
| (b) |
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 qualify as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are located within the state, are not affiliated with a parent organization, and that:
| (a) |
create or support programs that promote awareness and education of constitutional and civil rights; |
| (b) |
provide education and training in inalienable rights as set forth in the Declaration of Independence; |
| (c) |
partner with educational institutions to administer underrepresented or underserved scholarships; or |
| (d) |
partner with government agencies within the state and the private sector to administer and facilitate an underrepresented or underserved internship program. |
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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) |
facilitate, coordinate, and encourage appropriate ceremonies and activities that commemorate the federal Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday; |
| (ii) |
create or support programs that promote awareness and education of constitutional and civil rights; |
| (iii) |
provide education and training in inalienable rights as set forth in the Declaration of Independence; |
| (iv) |
partner with educational institutions to administer underrepresented or underserved scholarships; |
| (v) |
partner with government agencies within the state and the private sector to administer and facilitate an underrepresented or underserved internship program; or |
| (vi) |
pay the costs of issuing or reordering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. recognition special group license plate decals. |
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| (5) |
In accordance with Section 63J-1-602.1, appropriations from the account are nonlapsing. |
Amended by Chapter 34, 2020 General Session
Amended by Chapter 120, 2020 General Session
