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Bill would let appointees name designees and reshapes SEBC leadership, sponsor says
Summary
Senator Townsend introduced SB 289 to allow appointed members of the State Employees Benefits Committee (SEBC) to designate representatives and to change SEBC membership and leadership (making the Health Care Commission chair the SEBC chair, elevating the controller general, and removing the state treasurer). Kara Wilson, a legislative attorney, explained the change addresses a legal concern about quorums on subcommittees; a Delaware State Education Association representative supported the bill.
Senator Townsend presented Senate Bill 289, a measure aimed at clarifying designee rules and altering the membership and chairmanship of the State Employees Benefits Committee (SEBC). Townsend said the bill lets appointed SEBC members designate representatives with the approval of the appointing authority, and adjusts membership by removing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director as chair (retaining that director as a voting member), elevating the controller general to voting status and eliminating the…
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