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Utah's legislature would create a new Violent Crime Clearance Rate Fund, seeded with $250,000 in state money and open to private donations, to be administered by the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, which would distribute the money as grants to help local law enforcement agencies solve more violent crimes, such as homicides, rapes, and robberies. Agencies receiving grants could use the funds to hire, retain, or train investigators and forensic staff, upgrade evidence-testing technology, support witnesses, or develop policies aimed at increasing the share of violent crimes that end in arrest or prosecution. The commission would keep up to 3% of the fund for administrative costs, award 85% of the remaining money through a competitive grant process, randomly distribute 15% among agencies that applied but weren't selected competitively, and ensure at least 10% of the competitive funds go to agencies serving only rural communities.