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Committee advances bill to align Health and Welfare bureau chiefs with division standards
Summary
Senators voted to send Senate Bill 52 to the floor after sponsor Senator Lenny said the measure would make bureau chiefs subject to appointment and removal by the department director with board concurrence, aiming to increase accountability for large bureaus.
Senators advanced Senate Bill 52 to the floor after a presentation from its sponsor explaining the measure would align bureau chief staffing with division-level appointment standards at the Department of Health and Welfare.
"We have several bureaus that oversee millions of dollars. They oversee hundreds of employees," Senator Lenny told the committee. He said the bill would make bureau chiefs "appointed and serve at the pleasure of the director with the…
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