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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to grants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 42F-103, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§42F-103 Standards for the award of
grants. (a) Grants shall be awarded only to individuals
who, and organizations that:
(1) Are
licensed or accredited, in accordance with federal, state, or county statutes,
rules, or ordinances, to conduct the activities or provide the services for
which a grant is awarded;
(2) Comply
with all applicable federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination against
any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex,
age, sexual orientation, or disability;
(3) Agree
not to use state funds for entertainment or lobbying activities; and
(4) Allow
the state agency to which funds for the grant were appropriated for
expenditure, legislative committees and their staff, and the auditor full
access to their records, reports, files, and other related documents and
information for purposes of monitoring, measuring the effectiveness, and
ensuring the proper expenditure of the grant.
(b)
In addition, a grant may be made to an organization only if the organization:
(1) Is
incorporated under the laws of the State; and
(2) Has
bylaws or policies that describe the manner in which the activities or services
for which a grant is awarded shall be conducted or provided.
(c)
Further, a grant may be awarded to a nonprofit organization only if the
organization:
(1) Has
been determined and designated to be a nonprofit organization by the Internal
Revenue Service; and
(2) Has
a governing board whose members have no material conflict of interest and serve
without compensation.
(d)
If a grant is used by an organization
for the acquisition of land, when the organization discontinues the activities
or services on the land acquired for which the grant was awarded and disposes
of the land in fee simple or by lease, the organization shall negotiate with
the expending agency for a lump sum or installment repayment to the State of
the amount of the grant used for the acquisition of the land. This restriction shall be registered,
recorded, and indexed in the bureau of conveyances or with the assistant
registrar of the land court as an encumbrance on the property. Amounts received from the repayment of a
grant under this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund.
(e) An organization using a grant awarded pursuant
to this section shall publicly recognize that the applicable project was supported
by the State through the awarding of a grant."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
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Report Title:
Grants; Public Recognition of State Support for Projects
Description:
Requires grantees to publicly recognize state support of any project that has been supported by the State through award of a grant.
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