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Committee reviews plan to create Department of Public Safety; major reorganization discussion but no vote
Summary
HB 12‑16 would consolidate multiple public‑safety entities into a Department of Public Safety. Committee members probed confirmation language, headquarters location and new policy language; staff said edits will be made and the bill was not voted on at this hearing.
House Bill 12‑16 proposes creating a Department of Public Safety by consolidating state police, the crime information center, the crime lab, emergency management, the law enforcement support office and various boards and commissions into a single department.
Amy Fetcher, chief transformation officer for the governor, and Martie Garrity of the Bureau of Legislative Research outlined the proposal and said much of the change is…
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