Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the legislature to review certain state agencies for repeal or renewal every other legislative session.

Highlights:

• Requires that the following state agencies be reviewed by standing committees of the legislature during each even-numbered General Assembly (Sec. 1):
• The Office of Budget and Management;
• The Department of Administrative Services;
• The Department of Agriculture;
• The Department of Health;
• The Department of Public Safety;
• The Department of Developmental Disabilities;
• The Development Services Agency;
• The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction;
• The Department of Aging;
• The Department of Medicaid;
• The Office of the Adjutant General; and
• The Department of Higher Education.

• Requires that the following state agencies be reviewed by standing committees of the legislature during each odd-numbered General Assembly (Sec. 2):
• The Department of Commerce;
• The Department of Transportation;
• The Department of Natural Resources;
• The Department of Job and Family Services;
• The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services;
• The Department of Insurance;
• The Department of Youth Services;
• The Environmental Protection Agency;
• The Department of Veterans Services;
• The Office of Health Transformation;
• The Public Utilities Commission;
• The Department of Taxation; and
• The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.

• Specifies that if a state agency scheduled for review is not renewed by passage of law it shall cease operation by December 31st of the second year of the subsequent legislative session (Sec. 1).

• Requires each state agency under review to demonstrate information including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
• Whether the agency serves the public interest;
• Whether rules developed by the agency are consistent with those of similar agencies in other states;
• The amount of regulation exercised by the agency compared to similar agencies in other states; and
• Whether the programs and regulations of the agency overlap with those of other state agencies.

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