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Committee sends bill to floor to allow mortuary staff to assist coroners
Summary
The Local Government Committee voted to send Senate Bill 11-21 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. Sponsors said the bill removes the word “employees” to allow qualified part-time mortuary staff to assist coroners; lawmakers asked how the change protects against unqualified workers.
The Local Government Committee voted to send Senate Bill 11-21 to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation after sponsors said the bill would remove the word “employees” from statute to allow qualified part-time mortuary workers to assist coroners.
Committee sponsor Senator Mark Harris, R‑Legislative District 35, told the committee the change would “free up part time employees to work and assist coroners and the things that they do,” while still leaving restrictions in place for licensed funeral directors,…
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