9-17-102 (Effective 10/01/10) - Humanitarian Service and Educational and Cultural Exchange Restricted Account.
9-17-102 (Effective 10/01/10). Humanitarian Service and Educational and CulturalExchange Restricted Account.
(1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "HumanitarianService and Educational and Cultural Exchange Restricted Account."
(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.
(3) Funds in the account are nonlapsing.
(4) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department shall distribute funds in theaccount 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 serviceprojects;
(c) have a non-profit youth exchange program that does not compensate those whoadminister the program within the state;
(d) have an annual leadership conference, which does not compensate those whoadminister 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, anational level, and an international level.
(5) (a) An organization described in Subsection (4) may apply to the department toreceive a distribution in accordance with Subsection (4).
(b) An organization that receives a distribution from the department in accordance withSubsection (4) 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 andhumanitarian 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, anational level, and an international level; and
(F) college service clubs, which promote humanitarian service on a state level, a nationallevel, and an international level; and
(ii) pay the costs of issuing or reordering Humanitarian Service and Educational andCultural Exchange support special group license plate decals.
(c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, thedepartment may make rules providing procedures for an organization to apply to the departmentto receive a distribution under Subsection (4).
Enacted by Chapter 166, 2010 General Session