2015 Utah Code
Title 9 - Heritage, Arts, Libraries, and Cultural Development
Chapter 17 - Humanitarian Service and Educational and Cultural Exchange Restricted Account Act
Section 102 - Humanitarian Service and Educational and Cultural Exchange Restricted Account.

9-17-102. Humanitarian Service and Educational and Cultural Exchange Restricted Account.

• (1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Humanitarian Service 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) 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;
  • (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.

• (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
    • (ii) pay the costs of issuing or reordering Humanitarian Service and Educational and Cultural Exchange support special group license plate decals.
  • (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department may make rules providing procedures for an organization to apply to the department to receive a distribution under Subsection (3).

Amended by Chapter 303, 2011 General Session