(a) An agency or instrumentality of the state shall not award a grant to pay the direct or indirect costs of performing, inducing, referring, or counseling in favor of abortions, including without limitation:(1) Administrative costs and expenses;(2) Overhead costs;(3) Employee salaries;(4) Rent and mortgage payments; and(5) Telephone and other utility payments.(b) An agency or instrumentality of the state shall not grant, appropriate, or distribute a grant to an individual or entity that:(1) Performs abortions, induces abortions, provides abortion referrals, or counsels in favor of elective abortions; or(2) Is an affiliate of a person or entity that performs abortions, induces abortions, provides abortion referrals, or counsels in favor of elective abortions.Added by Act 2015, No. 996,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
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