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House approves merit-based hiring bill, HB 4288, after floor debate about DEI and fairness
Summary
The House overwhelmingly passed HB 4288 to prohibit certain hiring practices in state agencies and emphasize merit-based hiring; sponsors framed it as preventing patronage and non-merit criteria, while critics raised questions about the bill's stated scope and language.
The Michigan House passed House Bill 4288 on a lopsided recorded vote after floor debate focusing on merit-based hiring and references to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in state agencies.
HB 4288, described on the floor as a measure ‘‘to prohibit certain hiring practices by state agencies and provide civil sanctions,’’ advanced to immediate passage and was recorded as passing 105-1.
Supporters framed the bill as enforcing…
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