§431N-6  Reporting, continuedfunding.  The department of health shall report to the legislature on orabout October 1, 1989, on the progress made in implementation of this chapter,including:

(1)  Establishment of an advisory committee toreview:  the scope of the work to be done by a consultant, the input from thecommittee and the community to the consultant, and the schedule of work of theadvisory committee;

(2)  Final scope of work for the consultant, selectionof the consultant, and the consultant's workplan;

(3)  Involvement of the departments of labor andindustrial relations, human services, and other departments needed tosuccessfully develop the program;

(4)  Required data collection efforts to successfullydevelop the program.

The department of health, in collaboration withthe health care contractors, shall submit reports to the legislature and thegovernor no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each and everylegislative session regarding program activities and expenditures, neededresources, participant demographics, evaluations, and such other information asmay be necessary to determine the usefulness of and continued need for thestate health insurance program.

The purchase of insurance shall not proceedwithout the formal approval of the governor and a review by the legislatureduring the 1990 regular session.  Implementation is predicated upon thesuccessful completion of the consultant's reports and findings.  Thelegislature, by concurrent resolution, may opt to withhold funding appropriatedfor implementation if not satisfied with the plan, provided that such aconcurrent resolution must be passed within thirty days after completion of theimplementation plan or March 1, 1990, whichever occurs last. [L 1989, c 378, ptof §1; am L 1993, c 6, §21]