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Sen. Brian Lenny seeks to align Health and Welfare bureau chiefs with division accountability standards

2288787 · February 3, 2025
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Senator Brian Lenny presented RS 32014, a proposal to increase oversight of Department of Health and Welfare bureau chiefs by aligning bureau staffing and approval structures with division-level standards. The committee ordered the request printed.

Senator Brian Lenny told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that RS 32014 is intended to increase accountability in the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare by aligning bureau staffing and approval requirements with division-level standards.

Lenny said the Department of Health and Welfare is the state's largest agency, "hovering around 3,000 employees and a $6,000,000,000 budget," and noted that…

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