AGENDA

Business and Labor Interim Committee

Utah Legislature

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 • 2:00 p.m. • Room W025 House Building

             1.   Committee Business

                        •    Call to order

                        •    Approval of the minutes of the May 21, 2008 meeting

             2.   Report: Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health

The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah has an advisory board that: (1) reports each year to the Committee on the center's activities and accomplishments and (2) gives recommendations on how the state, university, and the center can improve workplace health and safety and contribute to economic growth and development in Utah and the surrounding region.

                        •    Dr. Kurt Hegmann, Director, Rocky Mountain Center

                        •    Dennis Lloyd, Chair, and Don Marano, Vice Chair, Rocky Mountain Center Advisory Board

             3.   Helmets to Hardhats Program

Helmets to Hardhats is a national program connecting National Guard, Reserve, and transitioning active-duty military members with career training and employment opportunities within the construction industry. The program is administered by the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans Employment. The Committee will hear a presentation on this program and discuss the possibility of supporting continued federal funding of the program.

                        •    Senator Gene Davis 

             4.   Approved Apprenticeship Programs

The Committee will study issues related to bid preference and approved apprenticeship programs of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship.

                        •    Representative Melvin Brown

             5.   Risk Management

The Committee will study reinsurance as a risk management tool, including the question, "What are the pros and cons of this approach for Utah?"

                        •    Representative Jackie Biskupski

                        •    Judi Hilman, Executive Director, Utah Health Policy Project

             6.   Other Items / Adjourn