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Committee gives due‑pass to bill consolidating public safety workforce funding
Summary
House Bill 255, which consolidates multiple public‑safety workforce funds into a single competitive Public Safety Workforce Capacity Building Fund to target recruitment and retention, received a due‑pass recommendation after testimony from counties, unions and state police citing staffing shortfalls.
The House Appropriations and Finance Committee recommended a due pass for House Bill 255, which would consolidate existing public safety workforce funding into one competitive Public Safety Workforce Capacity Building Fund intended to fund recruitment, retention and professional development for law enforcement, firefighting, corrections and public defenders.
Representative Little introduced the bill and…
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