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Committee holds bill that would require elected officials on district health boards
Summary
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to hold House Bill 366 after debate over whether district health board seats should be reserved for elected officials, with supporters citing accountability and critics warning about loss of subject-matter expertise.
The House Health and Welfare Committee on Monday voted to hold House Bill 366, a measure from Representative Doug Pickett that would require representatives on district health boards to be elected officials or elected officeholders appointed by county commissions.
Representative Doug Pickett, sponsor of HB 366, told the committee the bill is intended to ensure "the people that they serve with are like them, accountable to the public, that they're elected." He said the proposal was revised after county feedback to allow counties to appoint other elected officials — for example a sheriff or clerk — if commissioners cannot serve.
The measure prompted questions about whether…
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