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AR SB231

Bill

Status

Passed

4/6/2015

Primary Sponsor

Joyce Elliott

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Origin

Senate

90th General Assembly (2015 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Modifies the Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund to expand eligibility to perpetual care cemeteries that are insolvent or in financial distress, not just those declared insolvent by court order.

  • Changes eligibility requirement from court-declared insolvency to requiring cemetery to have been in court-ordered receivership or conservatorship for at least five (5) years.

  • Expands eligible applicants from cemetery owners to "eligible organizations" including nonprofit organizations exempt under Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3), state, county, or municipal governments.

  • Maintains the maximum annual grant amount at thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per fiscal year per eligible organization for cemetery care and improvement.

  • Specifies that grant funds must be used exclusively for care, maintenance, and improvement of cemetery driveways, buildings, and grounds including grave operations, financial/legal preparation, and landscape maintenance.

Legislative Description

To Modify The Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act; And To Revise The Eligibility Requirements To Receive A Grant For The Care And Improvement Of An Insolvent Or Financially Distressed Perpetual Care Cemetery.

Last Action

Notification that SB231 is now Act 990

4/6/2015

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare and Labor3/5/2015
Public Health, Welfare And Labor2/5/2015

Full Bill Text

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