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Committee backs bill to change appointment process for Health & Welfare bureau chiefs
Summary
Senate Bill 52 would align bureau chief appointments at the Department of Health and Welfare with division-level standards so bureau chiefs serve at the pleasure of the director with board concurrence; the committee recommended the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The committee recommended Senate Bill 52 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after a presentation from the bill sponsor and department staff explaining the proposal.
Senator Lenny, who identified himself as the senator for Nampa (District 13), told the committee the bill “does two simple things,” the principal one being to align bureau staffing with division standards at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. He said the…
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