2016 Utah Code
Title 9 - Heritage, Arts, Libraries, and Cultural Development
Chapter 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Support Restricted Account Act
Section 102 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Support Restricted Account.

9-18-102. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Support Restricted Account.

• (1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Support 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) is located within the state and is not affiliated with a parent organization;
  • (c) create or support programs that promote awareness and education of constitutional and civil rights;
  • (d) provide education and training in inalienable rights as set forth in the Declaration of Independence;
  • (e) partner with educational institutions to administer underrepresented or underserved scholarships; and
  • (f) partner with government agencies within the state and the private sector to administer and facilitate an underrepresented or underserved internship program.

• (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; and
    • (vi) pay the costs of issuing or reordering Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights 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 this Subsection (3).

• (5) In accordance with Section 63J-1-602.1, appropriations from the account are nonlapsing.

Enacted by Chapter 332, 2012 General Session