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Senate subcommittee delays decision after Ethics Commission seeks new staff, $50,000 for rule implementation and case-management funding
Summary
Lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Human Resources subcommittee debated adding one education/outreach FTE, $50,000 for rule implementation and continued case-management system funding for the state Ethics Commission but agreed to delay a vote and request two amendment options for the next meeting.
At a meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee's Human Resources Division, lawmakers debated a proposed amendment to the Ethics Commission's budget that would add an Education and Communications Administrator position and $50,000 for rule implementation, and would leave in place requested funding for a new case-management system.
The proposal matters because the commission is handling rising complaint and enforcement work while also planning rules and outreach; the additional staff and implementation funding would shift current legal staff back to legal work and create a dedicated education/outreach role.
Senator Mather offered a motion to amend the Armstrong executive budget to add the new FTE and the $50,000, and to include a workload-adjustment package the commission had requested. Rebecca, commissioner of the Ethics Commission, told the committee the commission included the case-management system in both the Armstrong and Burgum executive recommendations and…
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