(1) There is created the Department of Heritage and Arts.

(2) The department shall: (a) be responsible for preserving and promoting the heritage of the state, the arts in the state, and cultural development within the state; (b) perform heritage, arts, and cultural development planning for the state; (c) coordinate the program plans of the various divisions within the department; (d) administer and coordinate all state or federal grant programs which are, or become, available for heritage, arts, and cultural development; (e) administer any other programs over which the department is given administrative supervision by the governor; (f) submit an annual written report to the governor and the Legislature as described in Section 9-1-208; (g) ensure that any training or certification required of a public official or public employee, as those terms are defined in Section 63G-22-102, complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements, if the training or certification is required: (i) under this title; (ii) by the department; or (iii) by an agency or division within the department; and (h) perform any other duties as provided by the Legislature.

(a) be responsible for preserving and promoting the heritage of the state, the arts in the state, and cultural development within the state;

(b) perform heritage, arts, and cultural development planning for the state;

(c) coordinate the program plans of the various divisions within the department;

(d) administer and coordinate all state or federal grant programs which are, or become, available for heritage, arts, and cultural development;

(e) administer any other programs over which the department is given administrative supervision by the governor;

(f) submit an annual written report to the governor and the Legislature as described in Section 9-1-208;

(g) ensure that any training or certification required of a public official or public employee, as those terms are defined in Section 63G-22-102, complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements, if the training or certification is required: (i) under this title; (ii) by the department; or (iii) by an agency or division within the department; and

(i) under this title;

(ii) by the department; or

(iii) by an agency or division within the department; and

(h) perform any other duties as provided by the Legislature.

(3) The department may solicit and accept contributions of money, services, and facilities from any other sources, public or private, but may not use those contributions for publicizing the exclusive interest of the donor.

(4) Money received under Subsection (3) shall be deposited in the General Fund as dedicated credits.

(5) (a) For a pass-through funding grant of $50,000 or less, the department shall make an annual disbursement to the pass-through funding grant recipient. (b) For a pass-through funding grant of more than $50,000, the department shall make a semiannual disbursement to the pass-through funding grant recipient, contingent upon the department receiving a semiannual progress report from the pass-through funding grant recipient. (c) The department shall: (i) provide the pass-through funding grant recipient with a progress report form for the reporting purposes described in Subsection (5)(b); and (ii) include reporting requirement instructions with the form.

(a) For a pass-through funding grant of $50,000 or less, the department shall make an annual disbursement to the pass-through funding grant recipient.

(b) For a pass-through funding grant of more than $50,000, the department shall make a semiannual disbursement to the pass-through funding grant recipient, contingent upon the department receiving a semiannual progress report from the pass-through funding grant recipient.

(c) The department shall: (i) provide the pass-through funding grant recipient with a progress report form for the reporting purposes described in Subsection (5)(b); and (ii) include reporting requirement instructions with the form.

(i) provide the pass-through funding grant recipient with a progress report form for the reporting purposes described in Subsection (5)(b); and

(ii) include reporting requirement instructions with the form.