House File 460 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 460 BY PETTENGILL A BILL FOR An Act relating to the cultural grants program administered by 1 the department of cultural affairs that provides operating 2 budget support to certain cultural organizations. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1992YH (2) 86 ad/nh
H.F. 460 Section 1. Section 303.3, subsection 2, Code 2015, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. a. The department shall establish a grant program 3 which provides general operating budget support to major, 4 multidisciplined cultural organizations which demonstrate 5 cultural and managerial excellence on a continuing basis to the 6 citizens of Iowa. Applicant organizations must be incorporated 7 under chapter 504 , be exempt from federal taxation, and not 8 be attached or affiliated with an educational institution. 9 Eligible organizations shall be operated on a year-round basis 10 and employ at least one full-time, paid professional staff 11 member. The department shall establish criteria for review and 12 approval of grant applications. Criteria established shall 13 include, but are not limited to, a matching funds requirement. 14 The matching funds requirement shall permit an applicant 15 to meet the matching requirement by demonstrating that the 16 applicant’s budget contains funds, other than state and federal 17 funds, in excess of the grant award. 18 b. An organization receiving a grant pursuant to this 19 subsection shall not use the funds received on travel expenses 20 or professional development. 21 c. An organization receiving a grant pursuant to this 22 subsection shall file a report with the department within 23 forty-five days after the end of the organization’s fiscal 24 year. The report shall include information on the expenditure 25 of the grant moneys and other information as determined by the 26 department by rule. 27 EXPLANATION 28 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 29 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 30 This bill concerns the cultural grant program administered 31 by the department of cultural affairs that provides general 32 operating budget support to certain cultural organizations. 33 The bill prohibits an organization receiving a cultural grant 34 under the program from using the funds for travel expenses 35 -1- LSB 1992YH (2) 86 ad/nh 1/ 2
H.F. 460 or professional development. The bill also requires the 1 organization to file a report detailing the expenditures of the 2 grant money with the department of cultural affairs within 45 3 days of the end of the organization’s fiscal year. 4 -2- LSB 1992YH (2) 86 ad/nh 2/ 2