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House concurs with Senate substitute to create Department of Workforce Services after dispute over appeals-board independence
Utah House of Representatives · February 27, 1996
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Summary
Lawmakers voted to concur with the Senate substitute to HB375 (Department of Workforce Services) after a heated floor debate over whether the workforce appeals board is sufficiently independent; the concurrence passed 50–20, with opponents calling the arrangement 'sham independence.'
The Utah House on Feb. 27 voted to concur with the Senate substitute to House Bill 375, a major reorganization that creates a Department of Workforce Services and reorganizes appeals procedures for workforce claims.
Opponents argued that the Senate substitute undercuts genuine independence for the…
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