19-1-111. Governance committee with local health departments.
(1) As used in this section: "Exempt application" means an application for federal funding that meets the criteria established under Subsection. (3)(g) "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. "Governance committee" means the committee created in Subsection. (2)
(2) The department shall establish a committee that consists of: the executive director or the executive director's designee; two representatives of the department appointed by the executive director; and three representatives of local health departments appointed by a group representing all the local health departments in the state.
(3) The governance committee shall: review all state and federal funding to the department to identify funding that the department may use to support: the requirements of Subsection; and 26A-1-106(3) the minimum performance standards created by the department under Subsection; 26A-1-106(4) 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: allocated in accordance with the formula described in Section; and 26A-1-116 subject to requirements satisfying or exceeding the minimum performance standards created by the department under Section; 26A-1-106 evaluate rules and department policies that affect a local health department in accordance with Subsection; (4) consider policy changes proposed by the department or by a local health department; coordinate the implementation of environmental quality programs to maximize environmental quality resources; except as provided by Subsection, 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: compute an estimate of the cost a local health department will bear to comply with the policy or rule; specify whether there is any funding provided to a local health department to implement the policy or rule; and advise whether the policy or rule is needed.
(5) The governance committee shall create bylaws to govern the committee's operations.