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H.B. 143

             1     

CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND

             2     
APPROPRIATION FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

             3     
SHELTERS

             4     
2000 GENERAL SESSION

             5     
STATE OF UTAH

             6     
Sponsor: Loraine T. Pace

             7      AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; PROVIDING THAT THE DIVISION OF
             8      COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATE WITH THE DIVISION OF CHILD AND
             9      FAMILY SERVICES IN PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DOMESTIC
             10      VIOLENCE SERVICES; AND APPROPRIATING $500,000 TO THE DIVISION OF
             11      COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
             12      SHELTERS.
             13      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             14      AMENDS:
             15          9-4-1301, as enacted by Chapter 145, Laws of Utah 1999
             16      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             17          Section 1. Section 9-4-1301 is amended to read:
             18           9-4-1301. Construction of domestic violence shelters -- Coordination with the
             19      Division of Child and Family Services -- Rulemaking authority.
             20          (1) The Division of Child and Family Services within the Department of Human Services
             21      h [ has statutory responsibility to provide ] PROVIDES h domestic violence services, including
             21a      temporary shelter, to
             22      victims of domestic violence pursuant to the provisions of Sections 62A-4a-101 and 62A-4a-105 .
             23      The division may assist [in] the Division of Child and Family Services by providing for the
             24      development, construction, and improvement of shelters for victims of domestic violence, as
             25      described in Section 77-36-1 , through loans and grants to nonprofit and governmental entities.
             26          (2) [In] No later than July 1, 2000, the division shall, in accordance with Title 63, Chapter
             27      46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, [the division shall] make rules establishing:

             28          (a) procedures for applying for loans and grants;
             29          (b) criteria for awarding loans and grants; and
             30          (c) requirements for the repayment of loans.
             31          (3) The division may appoint an advisory panel to:
             32          (a) assist the division in developing rules under Subsection (2); and
             33          (b) recommend how available funds should be disbursed.
             34          (4) The division shall make loans and grants with monies specifically appropriated for that
             35      purpose.
             36          (5) The division shall coordinate with the Division of Child and Family Services in
             37      complying with the provisions of this section.
             38          Section 2. Appropriation.
             39          (1) For fiscal year 2000-01 only, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the
             40      Division of Community Development within the Department of Community and Economic
             41      Development $500,000 for the development, construction, and improvement of shelters for victims
             42      of domestic violence pursuant to the provisions of Section 9-4-1301 .
             43          (2) The appropriation under Subsection (1) is nonlapsing.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-27-00 8:39 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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