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AR SB231
Bill
Status
4/6/2015
Primary Sponsor
Joyce Elliott
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Maintains the maximum annual grant amount at thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per fiscal year per eligible organization for cemetery care and improvement.
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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