(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.
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