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Sponsor says repeal of dormant prevention council will reduce redundancy; DPHHS and governor's office support HB 280
Summary
Representative Bennett introduced HB 280 to repeal the Interagency Coordinating Council for State Prevention Programs, saying the council has been inactive for more than a decade and its functions have been absorbed by state agencies; the governor's office and DPHHS officials testified in favor.
Representative Bennett told the House State Administration Committee that House Bill 280 would repeal the Interagency Coordinating Council for State Prevention Programs, arguing the council’s mission has been completed and its work absorbed into existing agency programs.
Bennett said the council was created by the Legislature in 1993 to…
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