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Senate advances affirmative-action planning bill after extended debate
Summary
House Bill 89 would require a legislatively reviewed affirmative-action plan for state career service employees; Senate passed the bill after philosophical debate and assurances that the plan would not impose quotas.
The Utah Senate advanced House Bill 89 on Feb. 26, a measure directing the director of Human Resource Management to prepare an affirmative-action plan for state career service employees that must be reviewed by the Legislature before implementation.
Sponsor Senator Steiner told colleagues the bill does not establish quotas and would give the Legislature oversight of any plan. "Nothing contained in this section shall require the establishment of hiring quotas or…
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