19-1-111. Governance committee with local health departments.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)As used in this section:

(a)"Exempt application" means an application for federal funding that meets the criteria established under Subsection (3)(g) .

(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.

(c)"Governance committee" means the committee created in Subsection

(2).

(2)The department shall establish a committee that consists of:

(a)the executive director or the executive director's designee;

(b)two representatives of the department appointed by the executive director; and

(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:

(a)review all state and federal funding to the department to identify funding that the department may use to support:

(i)the requirements of Subsection 26A-1-106(3) ; and

(ii)the minimum performance standards created by the department under Subsection 26A-1-106(4) ;

(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:

(i)allocated in accordance with the formula described in Section 26A-1-116 ; and

(ii)subject to requirements satisfying or exceeding the minimum performance standards created by the department under Section 26A-1-106 ;

(c)evaluate rules and department policies that affect a local health department in accordance with Subsection

(4);

(d)consider policy changes proposed by the department or by a local health department;

(e)coordinate the implementation of environmental quality programs to maximize environmental quality resources;

(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

(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:

(a)compute an estimate of the cost a local health department will bear to comply with the policy or rule;

(b)specify whether there is any funding provided to a local health department to implement the policy or rule; and

(c)advise whether the policy or rule is needed.

(5)The governance committee shall create bylaws to govern the committee's operations.

Amended by Chapter 434 , 2026 General Session