By Michael R. Wickline, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

March 17, 2021

The state’s budget director, Jake Bleed, will become the director of the state’s Employee Benefits Division after the end of this year’s regular legislative session.

State Department of Transformation and Shared Services Secretary Amy Fecher announced Bleed’s appointment Monday afternoon.

The state’s Employee Benefits Division oversees the health and life insurance plans for state and public school employees and is part of the department of transformation. The division serves more than 158,000 members.

“I am thankful to the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board for their tireless work to bring forward experienced and knowledgeable candidates,” Fecher said in a news release.

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