As used in this title:

1. (1) "Department" means the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement.
2. (2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement.

3. (3)

   1. (a) "Pass-through funding" means funding from an appropriation by the Legislature to a state agency that is intended to be passed through the state agency to:

      1. (i) a government or local government entity;
      2. (ii) a private entity, including a not-for-profit entity; or
      3. (iii) a person in the form of a loan or a grant.
   2. (b) The funding may come from general funds, federal funds, dedicated credits, or a combination of funding sources.
4. (4) "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Amended by Chapter 184, 2021 General Session