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House Finance advances bill to allow nonprofit‑funded science fellows to work with Legislative Council Staff
Summary
The House Finance Committee voted 9–3 to advance Senate Bill 309, a permissive statute that would allow nonpartisan, nonprofit‑funded science and engineering fellows to work with Legislative Council Staff after LCS approval; fellows would be paid by the nonprofit, not the state.
The House Finance Committee voted 9–3 to advance Senate Bill 309 to the Committee of the Whole after Representative Brown described the bill as a permissive statute allowing nonprofit organizations to place paid, nonpartisan science and engineering fellows with Legislative Council Staff (LCS).
Representative Brown told the committee the bill would create a longer‑term fellowship model like the one he entered, saying, “There’s no fees. I’ll start with that,” and that the statute would permit the director of legislative council staff, with appropriate approval, to “engage with nonpartisan entities to create a fellowship program.”
The bill…
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