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Bill would rename, retool DCYF oversight board and move administration to OFM
Summary
House Bill 25 29 would rename the Department of Children, Youth, and Families Oversight Board as the Accountability Board, change several duties and membership requirements, and move its administrative home to the Office of Financial Management for administrative purposes. Union testimony asked to protect the DCYF caseworker board seat from retaliation or forced leave.
Committee counsel summarized House Bill 25 29 as a measure to rename and reshape the Department of Children, Youth, and Families Oversight Board. Under the bill, the board would be renamed the Department of Children, Youth, and Families Accountability Board and administratively placed in the Office of Financial Management.
O’Meara Harrington told members the bill removes certain specific powers from the board — including authority to review some licensor activities and to conduct annual contract reviews — while replacing them with a…
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