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Committee advances bill to reorganize Kentucky Department of Agriculture offices for farm safety and economic development
Summary
House Bill 370 would reorganize divisions inside the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to create an Office of Agricultural Economic Development and fold a Farm Safety and Rural Health division under marketing; the committee advanced the bill after testimony from the department commissioner.
House Bill 370, a reorganization measure for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, won a favorable recommendation from the House Agriculture Committee after lawmakers and departmental leaders described how the changes would support programs on farm safety, rural health and economic development.
Representative J.T. Payne, state representative for the 11th House District (Henderson County), summarized the bill as “a fairly simple reorganization measure that will…
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