Definitions.

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  • (1) As used in this chapter:
    • (a)
      • (i) "Agency" means a department, division, committee, commission, council, court, or other administrative subunit of the state.
      • (ii) "Agency" includes executive branch entities and judicial branch entities.
      • (iii) "Agency" does not mean higher education institutions or political subdivisions.
    • (b)
      • (i) "Grant" means cash or other money donated to an agency.
      • (ii) "Grant" includes:
        • (A) a reauthorization of an existing grant; and
        • (B) a donation, regardless of whether it is subject to a formal grant agreement.
      • (iii) "Grant" does not mean:
        • (A) money appropriated to an agency by the Legislature;
        • (B) money received from the United States government;
        • (C) money legally required to be paid to the state;
        • (D) money legally required to be repaid by the state; or
        • (E) revenues otherwise designated by law for deposit into another fund or account.
    • (c) "Grantor" means the individual, group of individuals, foundation, corporation, or public or private organization making the grant.
    • (d) "Grant reauthorization" means the formal submission from an agency to the grantor applying for reauthorization or seeking reauthorization of a grant.
    • (e) "Grant summary" means a document detailing:
      • (i) the amount of money that is being requested or is available to be received by the agency from a grant;
      • (ii) the duration of the grant and provisions for its reauthorization or extension, if any;
      • (iii) the name of the grantor;
      • (iv) the purpose of the grant, including, in detail, any programs, resources, and positions required to be funded by the grant;
      • (v) any requirements that the agency must meet as a condition to receive or participate in the grant; and
      • (vi) the amount of state money, if any, that will be required in order to obtain the grant.
    • (f) "New state money" means money, whether specifically appropriated by the Legislature or not, that the grantor requires Utah to expend as a condition for receiving the grant.
    • (g) "State" means the state of Utah and all of its agencies, and any administrative subunits of those agencies.
  • (2) When this chapter describes an employee as a "permanent full-time employee" or a "permanent part-time employee," it is not intended to, and may not be construed to, affect the employee's status as an at-will employee.




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