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Committee advances technical bill moving vocational rehabilitation functions into the Labor Cabinet
Summary
Senate Bill 178 formalizes a prior administrative transfer of an office from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Education and Labor Cabinet, renames a division and adjusts internal structure; presenters said employees and funding have already moved and the bill aligns statute with practice.
Senate Bill 178, presented to the Senate standing committee on Economic Development, Tourism and Labor, seeks to place an office and related divisions into statute after an administrative reorganization already moved staff and funds from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services into the Education and Labor Cabinet.
Senator Nemes (identified in committee as representing District 38) said the bill primarily codifies the office of vocational rehabilitation and a…
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