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Committee returns RS 32‑602, which would repeal the Department of Health and Welfare ombudsman position, to sponsor after members raise concerns
Summary
Representative Joe Alfieri introduced RS 32‑602 to repeal the ombudsman position in the Department of Health and Welfare; several committee members, including Representative Boyle, expressed concern that the ombudsman served foster parents and vulnerable children. A substitute motion to return the RS to the sponsor was adopted.
Representative Joe Alfieri briefly described RS 32‑602 as a statutory repeal that would eliminate the previously established Ombudsman position in the Department of Health and Welfare. Alfieri said the position had been unfunded in the last budget and that the RS aligns statute with current budget practice.
Several committee members challenged that account. Representative Boyle said the ombudsman had been intended as a place foster…
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