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House approves bill creating separate board to manage public employees’ health program
Summary
The House passed Substitute House Bill 232 to create a separate public employees’ health care board to manage PEHP; sponsor Rep. Melvin R. Brown said the change preserves existing authority while positioning the fund to respond to future market conditions. The bill passed 66–2 and will go to the Senate.
Substitute House Bill 232, "public employees health and disability amendments," cleared the Utah House after debate and passed 66–2, the clerk announced.
Representative Melvin R. Brown, the bill sponsor, told the House the measure creates a dedicated public employees’ health care board to manage the Public Employee Health Plan (PEHP) separately from the current retirement board. Brown said the change…
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