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House Appropriations Committee advances five bills on housing, health and unemployment
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee packaged and advanced five bills addressing tenant background checks, LIFE program materials, a physician assistant compact, physician nutrition training, and unemployment-compensation averaging; the committee passed two packages and one bill by roll call.
The House Appropriations Committee met and advanced a group of five bills affecting housing background checks, human-services outreach, health licensure and training, and unemployment-compensation calculations.
During an executive-summary of the agenda, the committee’s executive director described each bill. The executive director said HB 1492 "prohibits housing providers from considering certain drug-distribution records when reviewing an applicant’s criminal record," and summarized HB 1894 as directing the Department of Human Services and its independent enrollment broker to provide additional education materials about the LIFE program. The director also characterized HB 1961 as authorizing the state to join the physician assistant licensure compact, HB 1980 as requiring…
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