62A-3-108 - Allocation of funds to local area agencies -- Formulas. - Utah Statutes

62A-3-108. Allocation of funds to local area agencies -- Formulas.
(1) The board shall establish by rule formulas for allocating funds to local area agenciesthrough contracts to provide programs and services in accordance with this part based on need. Determination of need shall be based on the number of eligible persons located in the local areawhich the division is authorized to serve, unless federal regulations require otherwise or the boardestablishes, by valid and accepted data, that other defined factors are relevant and reliableindicators of need. Formulas established by the board shall include a differential to compensatefor additional costs of providing services in rural areas.
(2) Formulas established under Subsection (1) shall be in effect on or before July 1, 1998,and apply to all state and federal funds appropriated by the Legislature to the division for localarea agencies, but does not apply to:
(a) funds that local area agencies receive from sources other than the division;
(b) funds that local area agencies receive from the division to operate a specific programwithin its jurisdiction which is available to all residents of the state;
(c) funds that a local area agency receives from the division to meet a need that existsonly within that local area; and
(d) funds that a local area agency receives from the division for research projects.

Amended by Chapter 254, 1998 General Session