67-19-26 - Severability of provisions -- Compliance with requirements for federally aided programs. - Utah Statutes

67-19-26. Severability of provisions -- Compliance with requirements for federallyaided programs.
(1) If any provision of this chapter or of any regulation or order issued thereunder or theapplication of any provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid, theremainder of this chapter and the application of provision of this chapter or regulation or ordersissued under it to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall stillbe regarded as having the force and effect of law.
(2) If any part of this chapter is found to be in conflict with federal requirements whichare a condition precedent to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of thischapter shall be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agenciesdirectly affected, and such findings shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this chapterin its application to the agencies concerned.
(3) Notwithstanding any provisions in this chapter to the contrary, no regulation shall beadopted which would deprive the state or any of its departments or institutions of federal grantsor other forms of financial assistance, and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shallinclude standards, provisions, terms, and conditions for personnel engaged in the administrationof federally aided programs, which shall, in all respects, comply with the necessary requirementsfor a qualified human resource system under the standards applicable to personnel engaged in theadministration of federally aided programs.

Amended by Chapter 181, 2005 General Session