§ 9-1-201 — Department of Cultural and Community Engagement -- Creation -- Powers and duties.

(1) There is created the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement.
(2) The department is responsible for:
(2)(a) planning, promoting, and supporting cultural and community engagement in the state, including programs and activities related to:
(2)(a)(i) libraries;
(2)(a)(ii) history;
(2)(a)(iii) the arts;
(2)(a)(iv) STEM engagement;
(2)(a)(v) museums;
(2)(a)(vi) cultural development;
(2)(a)(vii) cultural organizations;
(2)(a)(viii) multicultural organizations and communities;
(2)(a)(ix) service and volunteerism;
(2)(a)(x) the coordination of relationships with tribal nations;
(2)(a)(xi) the regulation of professional unarmed combat sports; and
(2)(a)(xii) historic preservation;
(2)(b) overseeing and coordinating the program plans of the divisions within the department;
(2)(c) administering and coordinating state and federal grant programs related to the programs and activities described in Subsection (2)(a);
(2)(d) administering any other programs over which the department is given administrative supervision by the governor;
(2)(e) submitting an annual written report to the governor and the Legislature as described in Section 9-1-208;
(2)(f) ensuring that any training or certification required of a public official or public employee, as those terms are defined in Section 63G-22-102, complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements, if the training or certification is required:
(2)(f)(i) under this title;
(2)(f)(ii) by the department; or
(2)(f)(iii) by an agency or division within the department; and
(2)(g) performing any other duties as provided by the Legislature.
(3) The department may:
(3)(a) solicit and accept contributions of money, services, and facilities from any other sources, public or private, but may not use those contributions for publicizing the exclusive interest of the donor; and
(3)(b) establish a nonprofit foundation called the Cultural and Community Engagement Foundation under the control and direction of the executive director to assist in the development and implementation of the programs and objectives described in this title.
(4) Money received under Subsection (3)(a) shall be deposited into the General Fund as dedicated credits.
(5) A foundation established by the department under Subsection (3)(b):
(5)(a) may receive contributions of money, services, and facilities from legislative appropriations, government grants, and private sources for the development and implementation of the programs and objectives described in this title;
(5)(b) shall comply with the requirements described in Section 9-1-209; and
(5)(c) shall provide information detailing all transactions and balances associated with the foundation to the department, which shall be summarized by the department and included in the department's annual report described in Section 9-1-208.
(6) (6)(a) For a pass-through funding grant of $50,000 or less, the department shall make an annual disbursement to the pass-through funding grant recipient.
(6)(b) For a pass-through funding grant of more than $50,000, the department shall make a semiannual disbursement to the pass-through funding grant recipient, contingent upon the department receiving a semiannual progress report from the pass-through funding grant recipient.
(6)(c) The department shall:
(6)(c)(i) provide the pass-through funding grant recipient with a progress report form for the reporting purposes described in Subsection (6)(b); and
(6)(c)(ii) include reporting requirement instructions with the form.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 44, 2025 General Session