The Governor's Executive Order for the Utah Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Multicultural Commission is to accomplish the following:

• Partner with state agencies—to assure equity and access to [inter]culturally competent programs and services; to discuss policies, practices and procedures; to make recommendations to ensure proper delivery of state services and resources; to ensure proper outreach and response to the vulnerable communities about state government programs and resources.
• Develop a strategic plan—to identify needs, goals, and deliverables that will directly impact the most significant needs of the vulnerable communities in the state.
• Report to the Governor's Office—as needed about state government responsiveness to the vulnerable communities of Utah and other issues impacting these constituents.

For the entire Governor's Executive Order visit Utah Office of Administrative Rules or download the PDF.

• Improve equity educational resources for the state—include a repository of equity-related educational programs and services and increase training on how to improve access to all state agencies.
• Develop intercultural development training for all state agencies—make intercultural learning and development a part of state employee orientation and continue to assess training and impact to measure success and identify opportunities for improvement.

2012—Executive Order "Creating the Utah Multicultural Affairs Office and Utah Multicultural Commission" is signed and issued by Governor Gary R. Herbert and Lieutenant Governor Greg S. Bell.

2013—Utah's first annual Multicultural Youth Leadership Summit, in support of Governor Gary R. Herbert's state education goal of "66 by 2020," is hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Multicultural Commission.

2016—A strategic plan is called for by Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox, Co-Chair of the Multicultural Commission.

2017—The "Inclusion and Equity Call to Action-Senior Leader Toolkit" is created by Hong Vu, Director of Multicultural Affairs.

1. Visit Utah Public Notice Website.
2. Under "Government," click "State."
3. Under "Entity"," click "Department of Heritage and Arts."
4. Under "Body(s)," click "Multicultural Affairs Commission."
5. In the results, choose a date for specific information.

Applications for boards and commissions are filled out online. To apply:
1. Visit Boards and Commissions.
2. Review the Multicultural Commission requirements, and click on the green "Apply" button.
3. Fill out the online application and click "Submit Application" and upload your resume.