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House passes SB224 to align workforce-services code, extend account repeal date and change food pantry distribution

Utah House of Representatives · March 7, 2017

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Summary

SB224, a cleanup bill for the Department of Workforce Services, passed the House 66–0. The bill adjusts titles after organizational changes, expands a committee for employment of disabled persons, extends a repeal date to align with the state fiscal year, removes DWS authority to set attorney fees to comply with case law, and revises distribution of the Qualified Emergency Food Agency Fund.

Representative Westwood, the House sponsor, described SB224 as a cleanup bill for the Department of Workforce Services to integrate the recently moved Utah State Office of Rehabilitation. "This is a cleanup bill for the department of workforce services," Westwood said, and outlined six changes including…

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