But supporters say it will streamline services for those most in need. HB365 would start the process to join the two agencies into a Department of Health and Human Services in July 2022. The agencies would form a merger plan to present to the Legislature by December. Bill sponsor Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, said the move is needed because "there's a lot of redundancy in the way we do things here." "We feel that the best way to be more efficient and effective as we deliver services to the public is to combine these two agencies together and try to break down the silos and get the communication going so people aren't going to two, three, four different places to get services," Ray told members of the House Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday.