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Committee reviews transformation package that creates a new Department of Human Services
Summary
Lawmakers reviewed House Bill 1166, a reorganization that creates a Department of Human Services and shifts programs including ABC pre-K, blind services and AmeriCorps; members pressed staff on definitions, program placement and staffing impacts, and staff said most moves are administrative housekeeping.
A Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs committee reviewed House Bill 1166 on a proposal to create a new Department of Human Services and reassign several programs across state agencies.
Representative Andy Davis, joined by Chief Transformation Officer Amy Fetcher and State Senator Mark Hester, said the bill mainly relocates programs: ABC pre-K would move to the Department of Education, blind services would shift to the Department of Workforce Services, AmeriCorps would move to higher education, and several other functions would be consolidated…
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