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Committee backs bill to make certain executive‑branch managers at‑will employees
Summary
House Bill 268 would reclassify defined "executive employees" (bureau chiefs and similar decision-makers) as nonclassified, at‑will employees. The committee voted to send the bill to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation; one lawmaker asked to be recorded voting no.
Rep. Josh Tanner told the House State Affairs Committee that House Bill 268 would change how the state classifies certain executive-branch managers by making “executive employees” nonclassified, at‑will employees.
“Nonclassified means at‑will employees versus classified meaning protected class employees,” Tanner said. “This just deals with the terminology of executive employees … it makes them a nonclassified position.”
Tanner described the change as…
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