FARGO (KFGO) - The CEO of an organization that helps former criminal offenders and those struggling with addiction and mental health issues has announ.
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The Legislature will be considering merging the state Health Department with the Department of Human Services.
Rep. Robin Weisz (R-Hurdsfield) is the main sponsor of that bill. Weisz said this has been talked about for a number of years. And he said after the Division of Environmental Quality was moved out of the Health Department, and became its own agency, it seems a good time to make this move. It s not like we re trying to make a super-agency, Weisz said in an interview.
Weisz said with around 200 employees, the Health Department is about one-tenth the size of Human Services. He said he believes a merger could lead to some efficiencies.