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Senate Health & Welfare advances two reappointments, schedules one hearing for tomorrow
Summary
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send two gubernatorial reappointments to the Senate floor with recommendations for confirmation and postponed a third reappointment for a vote at a later meeting.
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Thursday voted to advance two gubernatorial reappointments to the full Senate and deferred action on a third appointment until its next meeting.
The committee voted to send the reappointment of Alan Schneider to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired to the Senate floor with the recommendation that he be confirmed. The committee also voted to send the reappointment of Dr. Timothy Rerich to the State Board of Health and Welfare to the floor with a recommendation for confirmation after an initial procedural gap in obtaining a second for the motion was resolved during the meeting. The committee did not vote on the reappointment of Mark Watkins to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; committee members told Watkins that his reappointment will be voted on at the committee’s next meeting.
Why it matters: These confirmations move…
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