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Senate approves continuation of workers’ compensation task force after heated debate over makeup and cost
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 74 to continue a workers’ compensation fund task force after debate over whether to vest the review with a standing appropriation committee and arguments about cost and continuity. The bill passed 17–9 with 3 absent.
Senator Dixie Levitt urged colleagues to continue a special task force studying the state workers’ compensation fund, saying the panel’s work was needed to follow up on concerns about pay levels and organizational practices. "The request for this committee to be able to continue its work and to finish it up is the purpose," Levitt said.
Opponents argued the Legislature already has a forum for such oversight. "What I'd like to do ...…
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