2025 Utah Code
Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement
Chapter 21 - Division of Multicultural Affairs Act
Part 3 - Utah Multicultural Commission
Section 302 - Commission duties.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 9-21-302 (2025)
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Effective 7/1/2023
9-21-302. Commission duties.
  • (1) The commission shall:
    • (a) cooperate with the division and state agencies to ensure the state's resources, services, and programs:
      • (i) advance the interests of the state's multicultural communities;
      • (ii) are properly communicated and delivered to the state's multicultural communities; and
      • (iii) promote a climate of inclusion in the state;
    • (b) develop and submit to the lieutenant governor an annual report that includes:
      • (i) a description of the needs, goals, and deliverables that will directly impact the most significant and urgent needs of the state's multicultural communities; and
      • (ii) recommendations on how the state should act to address the needs, goals, and deliverables described in Subsection (1)(b)(i); and
    • (c) convene an annual meeting to discuss issues affecting the state's multicultural communities in coordination with the governor, lieutenant governor, and relevant stakeholders.
  • (2) In carrying out the duties described in Subsection (1), the commission shall:
    • (a) consult with the lieutenant governor; and
    • (b) prioritize programs and efforts related to:
      • (i) employment;
      • (ii) education;
      • (iii) housing;
      • (iv) criminal and juvenile justice; or
      • (v) health and mental health, including suicide prevention.


Amended by Chapter 160, 2023 General Session
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