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Committee passes out SB 166 to remove postsecondary degree requirements from some state hiring rules
Summary
The committee voted to pass Senate Bill 166 favorably out of committee. The substitute bill enacts the Fostering Competitive Career Opportunities Act, which removes postsecondary degree requirements from certain state employment considerations.
The committee voted to pass Senate Bill 166 favorably out of committee after brief discussion. The bill, described in committee as the Fostering Competitive Career Opportunities Act, would remove postsecondary degree requirements from certain state employment considerations to encourage hiring where degrees are not necessary for job performance.
Representative Turk moved the bill be passed out favorably; Representative Penn seconded. The motion was carried by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
Committee members characterized the bill as a workforce-development measure intended to expand hiring opportunities for jobseekers without postsecondary degrees. The committee completed committee action and adjourned.
Provenance (transcript evidence): committee discussion and voice vote on SB 166.
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