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Senate panel restores Human Rights Commission funding, undoes House repeal language
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee voted to remove language that would have abolished the Human Rights Commission, restore funding for a position and IT, and modify the commission’s makeup and reporting structure; the package places oversight with an advisory committee under the judicial branch for one year.
The Senate Finance Committee voted to undo provisions in the House budget that would have abolished the Human Rights Commission and altered how it operates, restoring funding and adding revised oversight and reporting requirements.
Committee members said the amendment package deletes repeal language, restores a previously removed staff position and IT funding, and adjusts the commission’s membership and reporting expectations. The package, described by the senator speaking to the amendment, "basically undoes what the…
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