DEPT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Summary
Creates the Department of Health and Human Services Act and amends various Acts. Abolishes the Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Department on Aging and transfers the functions of those agencies to the Department of Health and Human Services, which is created. Provides that the Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the new agency and transfers the staffs, records, and unexpended funds of the abolished agencies to the Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take all steps necessary to accomplish administrative efficiencies, staff reductions, containment of costs, and reallocation of existing resources and that the Secretary shall submit a report on those accomplishments to the General Assembly and the Governor. Makes conforming changes in other Acts. Effective July 1, 2020.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2019
Last action Mar 22, 2019
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Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on Special Issues (HS)
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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