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Committee backs bill to align bureau chief appointments with division standards in Health & Welfare
Summary
The committee recommended sending Senate Bill 52 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation. The bill would make bureau chiefs in the Department of Health and Welfare serve at the pleasure of the director, with board concurrence, aligning bureau staffing with existing division-level practices.
The Idaho Senate Health & Welfare Committee recommended sending Senate Bill 52 to the full Senate after a presentation by its sponsor, Senator Lenny, and brief committee questions.
Senator Lenny (R-Nampa) told the committee the bill “does two simple things”: align bureau staffing with division standards and add board concurrence for bureau chief…
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