Bill Text: HI SB911 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating To Grants.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-09 - Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 20 [SB911 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2021-SB911-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	911
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO GRANTS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that, as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its deleterious impact on the economy, fiscal resources of the State are limited.  As a result, there is heightened scrutiny and greater emphasis on the most efficient use of existing funds.  The legislature further finds that it is appropriate to impose more stringent requirements on organizations applying for grants from the State.

     Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to clarify existing, and establish new, grant application process and eligibility requirements for organizations, including nonprofit organizations, that may receive a grant from the State.

     SECTION 2.  Section 42F-102, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§42F-102  Applications for grants.  (a)  Requests for grants shall be submitted to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature at the start of each regular session of the legislature.  Each request shall state:

     (1)  The name of the requesting organization or individual;

     (2)  The public purpose for the grant;

     (3)  The services to be supported by the grant;

     (4)  The target group; and

     (5)  The cost of the grant and the budget.

     (b)  Each request for grants shall include the following documentation:

     (1)  For an organization applying for a grant pursuant to section 42F-103(b):

          (A)  A copy of the organization's bylaws or policies describing the manner in which the activities or services for which a grant is awarded shall be conducted or provided;

          (B)  A valid certificate of vendor compliance in accordance with section 42F-103(b)(1)(B);

          (C)  A current tax clearance from the department of taxation; and

          (D)  If applicable, proof that the organization is current in the payment of real property taxes; and

     (2)  For a nonprofit organization applying for a grant pursuant to section 42F-103(c):

          (A)  A copy of the organization's exemption ruling from the Internal Revenue Service evidencing that the organization has been granted tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

          (B)  Proof that the organization currently maintains its tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

          (C)  If applicable, proof of the organization's compliance with section 467B-2.1; and

          (D)  Copies of the organization's Form 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, or 990-N filed with the Internal Revenue Service for the organization's prior two taxable years."

     SECTION 3.  Section 42F-103, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:

     "(b)  In addition, a grant [may] shall be [made] awarded only to an organization [only if the organization:] that:

     (1)  Is [incorporated and] either:

          (A)  Incorporated under the laws of the State; or

          (B)  Registered with the department of commerce and consumer affairs and in possession of a valid certificate of vendor compliance issued by the State and documenting the organization's compliance and good standing with the United States Internal Revenue Service, department of taxation, department of labor and industrial relations, and department of commerce and consumer affairs;

     (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[.]; and

     (3)  If applicable, is current in the payment of real property taxes.

     (c)  Further, a grant [may] shall be awarded only to a nonprofit organization [only if the organization:] that:

     (1)  Has been determined and designated to be, and currently maintains its status as, 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[.];

     (3)  If applicable, complies with section 467B-2.1; and

     (4)  Has filed Form 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, or 990-N filed with the Internal Revenue Service during the organization's prior two taxable years."

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

 

 

Report Title:

Grants; Requirements; Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations

 

Description:

Clarifies existing, and establishes new, grant application process and eligibility requirements for organizations, including nonprofit organizations, that may receive a grant from the State.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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