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Committee approves sending bill to align bureau chief appointments at Health & Welfare
Summary
Senate Bill 52 would change how bureau chiefs in the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare are appointed and hold them accountable to the department director and board; the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Senate Bill 52 was sent to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation after sponsor Senator Lenny described the measure as a simple change to align bureau chief staffing with division standards.
Senator Lenny told the Health & Welfare Committee the bill “aligns bureau staffing with division standards” so bureau chiefs would “be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the director with the concurrence of the board.” He said many bureaus oversee large staffs and budgets and that the change would increase accountability by making bureau chiefs easier to hire and fire.
Committee members asked administratively focused questions about board meeting frequency and appointment timing. Adam Jones of the Department of Health and Welfare told the committee that the board meets quarterly and that current division administrators can be hired prior to board concurrence and may serve until the next quarterly meeting.
Senator Blaylock moved to send Senate Bill 52 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; Senator Wintrow seconded the motion, and the committee approved the motion by voice vote.
Committee discussion did not include a roll-call vote or details on any fiscal impact in the transcript. No public testimony was recorded in the transcript and no amendments were offered in committee.
