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(1)As used in this section:
(1)(a) "Exempt application" means an application for federal funding that meets the criteria established under Subsection (3)(g).
(1)(b) "Federal funding" means a grant, contract, or other funding from the federal government that could provide funds for a local health department to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the local health department.
(1)(c) "Governance committee" means the committee created in Subsection (2).
(2)The department shall establish a committee that consists of:
(2)(a) the executive director or the executive director's designee;
(2)(b) two representatives of the department appointed by the executive director; and
(2)(c) three representatives of local health departments appointed by a group representing all the local health departme
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(1) As used in this section:
(1)(a) "Exempt application" means an application for federal funding that meets the criteria established under Subsection (3)(g).
(1)(b) "Federal funding" means a grant, contract, or other funding from the federal government that could provide funds for a local health department to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the local health department.
(1)(c) "Governance committee" means the committee created in Subsection (2).
(2) The department shall establish a committee that consists of:
(2)(a) the executive director or the executive director's designee;
(2)(b) two representatives of the department appointed by the executive director; and
(2)(c) three representatives of local health departments appointed by a group representing all the local health departments in the state.
(3) The governance committee shall:
(3)(a) review all state and federal funding to the department to identify funding that the department may use to support:
(3)(a)(i) the requirements of Subsection 26A-1-106(3); and
(3)(a)(ii) the minimum performance standards created by the department under Subsection 26A-1-106(4);
(3)(b) review the allocation of environmental quality resources between the department and the local health departments, including whether funds allocated by contract or cooperative agreement were:
(3)(b)(i) allocated in accordance with the formula described in Section 26A-1-116; and
(3)(b)(ii) subject to requirements satisfying or exceeding the minimum performance standards created by the department under Section 26A-1-106;
(3)(c) evaluate rules and department policies that affect a local health department in accordance with Subsection (4);
(3)(d) consider policy changes proposed by the department or by a local health department;
(3)(e) coordinate the implementation of environmental quality programs to maximize environmental quality resources;
(3)(f) except as provided by Subsection (3)(g), review each department application for any federal funding that affects a local health department before the department submits the application; and
(3)(g) establish a process by which the committee may exempt an application for federal funding from the review required under Subsection (3)(f).
(4) When evaluating a policy or rule that affects a local health department, the governance committee shall:
(4)(a) compute an estimate of the cost a local health department will bear to comply with the policy or rule;
(4)(b) specify whether there is any funding provided to a local health department to implement the policy or rule; and
(4)(c) advise whether the policy or rule is needed.
(5) The governance committee shall create bylaws to govern the committee's operations.
(6) Before November 1 of each year, the department shall provide a report to the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee regarding the determinations made under Subsection (4).