4E Relating to human services operations policy
ARTICLE 1 - FAIR
HEARINGS
Clarifying licensing requirements for full-time human services
judges; modifying and clarifying certain hearing requirements for administrative
and judicial review of human services matters; allowing a human services judge
to hold in-person hearings by interactive video technology; expanding
recommended orders requirements; modifying and clarifying certain hearing
procedures relating to prehearing conferences, failure to appear, appeal of a
decision, and reconsideration requests; revisor's instruction
ARTICLE 2 -
CULTURAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Establishing the cultural
and ethnic communities leadership council to advise the commissioner on reducing
disparities affecting racial and ethnic groups; specifying certain duties,
guidelines and membership requirements, requiring a report to the legislature by
a certain date
ARTICLE 3 - INTERNAL AUDITS
Modifying certain duties of the
commissioner relating to administering the compliance system of public
assistance programs
ARTICLE 4 - TECHNICAL CHANGES
Making certain technical
and conforming changes and repealing certain provisions
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