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Department of Agriculture seeks new plant-protection and mitigation environmental FTEs; House omitted both
Summary
Commissioner Doug Goren and staff described two requested full-time positions — a plant protection inspector and an environmental mitigation specialist — that the House did not include in its budget; committee members heard functions and operational impacts if the positions are not funded.
The Senate Appropriations — Government Operations Division reviewed two Department of Agriculture FTE requests during its March 6 hearing on House Bill 1009.
Commissioner Doug Goren said the department requested one plant protection position (requested by the previous administration) and one environmental mitigation position tied to the state’s mitigation work. Staff noted the House did not include funding for…
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