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Committee defers immigration-services trust fund bill (SB853) amid questions about existing resources
Summary
SB853, which would establish an immigration services trust fund within the Department of Labor & Industrial Relations’ Office of Community Services, was deferred after testimony noting Act 207 from last year provided staffing and resources and public testimony showed significant opposition.
Senate Bill 853, which would establish an immigration services trust fund to support immigration-related matters within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Office of Community Services (OCS), was deferred by the Senate Committee on Labor and Technology on Feb. 7.
The bill would have required OCS to submit annual reports to the…
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