§ 9-6-603. Duties of office.

(1) The office shall:

(a) recommend to the Museum Services Advisory Board:

(i) policies regarding:

(A) a grants program; and

(B) the equitable dissemination of office technical assistance; and

(ii) guidelines for determining eligibility for office grants;

(b) advise state and local government agencies and employees regarding museum related issues, including museum capital development projects;

(c) provide to Utah museums technical advice and information about sources of direct technical assistance;

(d) assist and advise Utah museums in locating sources of training for their museum staff members;

(e) develop and coordinate programs, workshops, seminars, and similar activities designed to provide training for staff members of Utah museums;

(f) undertake scholarly research as necessary to understand the training needs of the museum community and to assess how those needs could best be met;

(g) administer a state Museum Grant Program to assist eligible Utah museums; and

(h) establish a program by January 1, 2009, by rule, creating a certified local museum designation, including any provisions necessary to ensure public confidence in charitable solicitation undertaken by a certified local museum.

(2)

(a) For a pass-through funding grant of at least $25,000, the office shall make quarterly disbursements to the pass-through funding grant recipient, contingent upon the office receiving a quarterly progress report from the pass-through grant recipient.

(b) The office shall:

(i) provide the pass-through grant recipient with a progress report form for the reporting purposes of Subsection (2)(a); and

(ii) include reporting requirement instructions with the form.

Amended by Chapter 111, 2010 General Session