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House Bill 268 would make many "executive employees" at-will; sponsor says directors need that authority
Summary
Representative Josh Tanner told the committee House Bill 268 would move certain "executive employees" (described in the draft as equivalent to bureau chiefs) from classified status to nonclassified (at-will) status so agency directors can remove decision-making employees more readily.
Representative Josh Tanner introduced House Bill 268, saying the bill would expand the list of nonclassified (at-will) employees to include certain "executive employees" defined in the draft as decision-making staff equivalent to bureau chiefs.
"These are decision making people," Tanner said. "When it comes to spending, these are decisions when it comes to how we're going to operate a certain program." He said the change would let…
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