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Committee hears bill to stop post‑graduate degree being sole hiring requirement for classified jobs

State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Committee · February 16, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 2309 would bar the state classification plan from requiring a postgraduate degree as the only qualification for a classified position unless the degree is mandated by law; sponsors and OFM said the change is meant to remove hiring barriers and expand applicant pools.

House Bill 2309, presented Feb. 16 to the State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Committee, would prohibit the state classification plan from prescribing a postgraduate degree as the sole demonstration of qualifications for classified positions unless state or federal law requires that degree.

Danielle Creech, staff…

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