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Committee hears DSHS request to modernize exempt positions from civil service law

2637012 · March 14, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 1013 would update the list of Department of Social and Health Services positions exempt from state civil service law to reflect contemporary agency organization; DSHS staff said the bill aligns statute with current practice and does not move represented employees into exempt status.

The Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Committee on March 14 heard House Bill 1013, a DSHS-request bill that revises which positions within the Department of Social and Health Services are exempt from the state’s civil service statutes.

Committee staff summarized that the bill lists specific senior positions — including the secretary, assistant and…

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