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Senate panel reviews bill to create Department of Transformation and Shared Services
Summary
A Senate committee heard presentation and line-by-line questions on House Bill 12 72, which would consolidate several agency functions into a new cabinet-level Department of Transformation and Shared Services; committee members pressed staff on decision authority, DIS oversight, building leases and specific statutory language.
Amy Fetcher, chief transformation officer for Governor Hutchinson, told the Senate State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs Committee that House Bill 12 72 "creates the Department of Transformation and Shared Services," a cabinet-level agency intended to drive efficiencies by folding geographic information systems, employee benefits, building authority functions, the office of transformation, personnel management, procurement and the Department of Information Services into a single structure.
The committee opened for questions after the presentation. Senator Bonds raised minor drafting and placement concerns and asked staff to ensure consent items were recorded correctly, while Senator Hickey pursued multiple line-specific questions about the bill's language.…
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