59-9-102.5. Offset for occupational health and safety related donations.
(1) As used in this section: "Occupational health and safety center" means the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health created in Title, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. 53H, Chapter 5, Part 2 "Qualified donation" means a donation that is: cash; given directly to an occupational health and safety center; and given exclusively for the purpose of: supporting undergraduate or graduate level education and training in fields of: safety and ergonomics; industrial hygiene; occupational health nursing; occupational injury prevention; and occupational medicine; providing continuing education programs for employers designed to promote workplace safety; and paying reasonable administrative, personnel, equipment, and overhead costs of the occupational health and safety center. "Workers' compensation insurer" means an admitted insurer writing workers' compensation insurance in this state that is required to pay the premium assessment imposed under Subsection. 59-9-101(2)
(2) A workers' compensation insurer may offset against the premium assessment imposed under Subsectionan amount equal to the lesser of: 59-9-101(2) the total of qualified donations made by the workers' compensation insurer in the calendar year for which the premium assessment is calculated; and.20% of the workers' compensation insurer's total workers' compensation premium income as defined in Subsectionin the calendar year for which the premium assessment is calculated. 59-9-101(2)(b) The offset provided under this Subsectionshall be allocated in proportion to the percentages provided in Subsection. (2) 59-9-101(2)(c)
(3) An occupational health and safety center shall: provide a workers' compensation insurer a receipt for any qualified donation made by the workers' compensation insurer to the occupational health and safety center; and expend money received by a qualified donation: for the purposes described in Subsection; and (1)(b)(iii) in a manner that can be audited to ensure that the money is expended for the purposes described in Subsection. (1)(b)(iii)