2.46 POWERS OF LEGISLATIVE FISCAL COMMITTEE.
The legislative fiscal committee may, subject to the approval of
the legislative council:
1. Budget. Gather information relative to budget matters for
the purpose of aiding the legislature to properly appropriate money
for the functions of government, and to report their findings to the
legislature.
2. Examination. Examine the reports and official acts of the
executive council and of each officer, board, commission, and
department of the state, in respect to the conduct and expenditures
thereof and the receipts and disbursements of public funds thereby.
All state departments and agencies are required to immediately notify
the legislative fiscal committee of the legislative council and the
director of the legislative services agency if any state facilities
within their jurisdiction have been cited for violations of any
federal, state, or local laws or regulations or have been decertified
or notified of the threat of decertification from compliance with any
state, federal, or other nationally recognized certification or
accreditation agency or organization.
3. Reorganization. Make a continuous study of all offices,
departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, and commissions of the state
government and shall determine and recommend to each session of the
legislature what changes therein are necessary to accomplish the
following purposes:
a. To reduce expenditures and promote economy to the fullest
extent consistent with the efficient operation of state government.
b. To increase the efficiency of the operations of the state
government to the fullest extent practicable within the available
revenues.
c. To group, coordinate, and consolidate judicial districts,
agencies and functions of the government, as nearly as may be
according to major purposes.
d. To reduce the number of offices, agencies, boards,
commissions, and departments by consolidating those having similar
functions, and to abolish such offices, agencies, boards,
commissions, and departments, or functions thereof, as may not be
necessary for the efficient and economical conduct of state
government.
e. To eliminate overlapping and duplication of effort on the
part of such offices, agencies, boards, commissions, and departments
of the state government.
4. Administration of legislative database. Determine the
policy for the content and administration of a legislative database.
5. Information needs determination. Determine the
information needs of the general assembly and report them to the
director of the department of administrative services who shall
consider such needs in establishing the operating policies for a
database management system.
2.46 POWERS OF LEGISLATIVE FISCAL COMMITTEE.
The legislative fiscal committee may, subject to the approval of
the legislative council:
1. Budget. Gather information relative to budget matters for
the purpose of aiding the legislature to properly appropriate money
for the functions of government, and to report their findings to the
legislature.
2. Examination. Examine the reports and official acts of the
executive council and of each officer, board, commission, and
department of the state, in respect to the conduct and expenditures
thereof and the receipts and disbursements of public funds thereby.
All state departments and agencies are required to immediately notify
the legislative fiscal committee of the legislative council and the
director of the legislative services agency if any state facilities
within their jurisdiction have been cited for violations of any
federal, state, or local laws or regulations or have been decertified
or notified of the threat of decertification from compliance with any
state, federal, or other nationally recognized certification or
accreditation agency or organization.
3. Reorganization. Make a continuous study of all offices,
departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, and commissions of the state
government and shall determine and recommend to each session of the
legislature what changes therein are necessary to accomplish the
following purposes:
a. To reduce expenditures and promote economy to the fullest
extent consistent with the efficient operation of state government.
b. To increase the efficiency of the operations of the state
government to the fullest extent practicable within the available
revenues.
c. To group, coordinate, and consolidate judicial districts,
agencies and functions of the government, as nearly as may be
according to major purposes.
d. To reduce the number of offices, agencies, boards,
commissions, and departments by consolidating those having similar
functions, and to abolish such offices, agencies, boards,
commissions, and departments, or functions thereof, as may not be
necessary for the efficient and economical conduct of state
government.
e. To eliminate overlapping and duplication of effort on the
part of such offices, agencies, boards, commissions, and departments
of the state government.
4. Administration of legislative database. Determine the
policy for the content and administration of a legislative database.
5. Information needs determination. Determine the
information needs of the general assembly and report them to the
director of the department of administrative services who shall
consider such needs in establishing the operating policies for a
database management system.
2.46 POWERS OF LEGISLATIVE FISCAL COMMITTEE.
The legislative fiscal committee may, subject to the approval of
the legislative council:
1. Budget. Gather information relative to budget matters for
the purpose of aiding the legislature to properly appropriate money
for the functions of government, and to report their findings to the
legislature.
2. Examination. Examine the reports and official acts of the
executive council and of each officer, board, commission, and
department of the state, in respect to the conduct and expenditures
thereof and the receipts and disbursements of public funds thereby.
All state departments and agencies are required to immediately notify
the legislative fiscal committee of the legislative council and the
director of the legislative services agency if any state facilities
within their jurisdiction have been cited for violations of any
federal, state, or local laws or regulations or have been decertified
or notified of the threat of decertification from compliance with any
state, federal, or other nationally recognized certification or
accreditation agency or organization.
3. Reorganization. Make a continuous study of all offices,
departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, and commissions of the state
government and shall determine and recommend to each session of the
legislature what changes therein are necessary to accomplish the
following purposes:
a. To reduce expenditures and promote economy to the fullest
extent consistent with the efficient operation of state government.
b. To increase the efficiency of the operations of the state
government to the fullest extent practicable within the available
revenues.
c. To group, coordinate, and consolidate judicial districts,
agencies and functions of the government, as nearly as may be
according to major purposes.
d. To reduce the number of offices, agencies, boards,
commissions, and departments by consolidating those having similar
functions, and to abolish such offices, agencies, boards,
commissions, and departments, or functions thereof, as may not be
necessary for the efficient and economical conduct of state
government.
e. To eliminate overlapping and duplication of effort on the
part of such offices, agencies, boards, commissions, and departments
of the state government.
4. Administration of legislative database. Determine the
policy for the content and administration of a legislative database.
5. Information needs determination. Determine the
information needs of the general assembly and report them to the
director of the department of administrative services who shall
consider such needs in establishing the operating policies for a
database management system.
