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House approves negotiated HRM bill to shorten grievance steps and change review board
Summary
First substitute HB140, negotiated with employee groups, streamlines grievance procedures, renames the Career Service Review Board to a review office, and adjusts step‑increase flexibility; the House passed the bill 56‑14 after rejecting an amendment to restore certain retaliation/discrimination review options.
Lawmakers approved a negotiated package of human‑resources changes for state employees on March 1 when the House passed first substitute HB140.
Representative Deane, who led floor presentation for the sponsor, described the bill as the product of months of talks with employee groups including the Utah Public Employees Association. "We've been working on this bill for several months with employee groups on ways that we…
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