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Lawmakers raise concerns about removal of boilerplate employee protections after DNR staff report fear of discipline
Summary
During the DNR budget presentation legislators pressed the department about the executive branch removing boilerplate Section 207, citing employee fear of discipline for talking to legislators; the committee chair said the panel will follow up and gather anonymous reports.
Several members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources pressed the Department of Natural Resources on employee protections after budget testimony noted boilerplate Section 207 that once protected employees from discipline for contacting legislators was removed from executive branch budgets.
Representative Green asked why the executive branch removed Section 207 from the boilerplate and said employees had…
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