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House approves funding mechanism to stabilize Rocky Mountain Center grants despite objections over earmarking employer funds
Summary
Senate Bill 159 passed the House 58-15 to create a statutory mechanism that channels a small, voluntary offset of workers' compensation-related funds to support the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.
The House voted to approve Senate Bill 159, which establishes a statutory funding mechanism intended to stabilize core funding for the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah.
Representative Barriss, the bill’s sponsor, described the center as a NIOSH-approved regional training and research organization…
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