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Senate committee hears Department of Corrections reorganization amendment, takes no immediate action

Executive Departments and Administration · December 4, 2025
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Summary

A Senate committee heard testimony from Department of Corrections Commissioner Bill Hart on an amendment to Senate Bill 301 that would restructure senior management, create distinct security and professional-operation tracks and, the department says, reduce costs; the committee closed the hearing and did not act on the amendment that day.

The Senate committee on Executive Departments and Administration held a public hearing on amendment 3102s to Senate Bill 301 and heard testimony from Department of Corrections Commissioner Bill Hart on a proposed organizational restructuring.

Commissioner Bill Hart said the plan would divide senior leadership into a security side and a professional-operations side, create clearer career pathways and enable the department to flatten layers of…

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