Duties of the office.

1. Law
2. Utah Code
3. Economic Opportunity Act
4. Rural Development Act
5. Rural Employment Expansion Program
6. Duties of the office.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2023

Effective 7/1/2021
63N-4-403. Duties of the office.

• (1) The office shall:
  • (a) review a business entity's application for a rural employment expansion grant under this part in the order in which the application is received by the office;
  • (b) ensure that a rural employment expansion grant is only awarded to a business entity that meets the requirements of this part; and
  • (c) as part of the annual written report described in Section 63N-1a-306, prepare an annual evaluation that provides:
    • (i) the identity of each business entity that was provided a rural employment expansion grant by the office during the year of the annual report;
    • (ii) the total amount awarded in rural employment expansion grants for each county; and
    • (iii) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the rural employment expansion grant in bringing significant new employment to rural communities.

• (2) The office may:
  • (a) authorize a rural employment expansion grant for a business entity under this part;
  • (b) audit a business entity to ensure:
    • (i) eligibility for a rural employment expansion grant; and
    • (ii) compliance with this part; and
  • (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and in accordance with the provisions of this part, make rules regarding the:
    • (i) form and content of an application for a rural employment expansion grant;
    • (ii) documentation or other requirements for a business entity to receive a rural employment expansion grant; and
    • (iii) administration of rural employment expansion grants, including an appeal process and relevant timelines and deadlines.

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