53-21-105. Mental Health Resources for First Responders Restricted Account.
(1) As used in this section: "Account" means the Mental Health Resources for First Responders Restricted Account created in this section. "Committee" means the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee. "Contributing first responder agency" means a small first responder agency that contributes funds to the account.
(2) There is created within the General Fund a restricted fund known as the "Mental Health Resources for First Responders Restricted Account."
(3) The account consists of: appropriations of the Legislature; amounts deposited into the account in accordance with this section; gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the account from private sources; the funds described in Subsection; and 53-21-103(10) interest earned on money in the account.
(4) The account shall earn interest. Interest earned on the account shall be deposited into the account.
(5) A small first responder agency may contribute funds to the account. If a small first responder agency contributes to the account, the small first responder agency shall contribute to the account as described in this section.
(6) In a fiscal year that begins on or after July 1, 2026, a contributing first responder agency shall annually contribute $25 per first responder employed by the contributing first responder agency.
(7) The department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for: a process for collecting contributing first responder agency contributions to the account described in this section; and a process for depositing into the account contributing first responder agency contributions described in this section.
(8) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, the department may use money in the account: to provide the mental health resources to an eligible first responder agency as described in Section; and 53-1-104.1 for administrative support related to providing the mental health resources described in Section. 53-1-104.1