H.B. 58

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GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND
2 EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW COMMITTEE
3 2005 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Peggy Wallace
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill creates the Government Efficiency and Effectiveness Review Committee.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . establishes the membership of committee members;
13 . provides for compensation of committee members;
14 . outlines the duties of the committee; and
15 . provides for staffing the committee.
16 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
17 This bill appropriates as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints,
18 for fiscal year 2004-05:
19 . $5,000 to the Senate; and
20 . $8,500 to the House of Representatives.
21 Other Special Clauses:
22 None
23 Utah Code Sections Affected:
24 ENACTS:
25 36-26-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26 36-26-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
27 36-26-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953

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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 36-26-101 is enacted to read:
31 CHAPTER 26. GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND
32 EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW COMMITTEE
33 36-26-101. Title.
34 This chapter is known as the "Government Efficiency and Effectiveness Review
35 Committee."
36 Section 2. Section 36-26-102 is enacted to read:
37 36-26-102. Government Efficiency and Effectiveness Review Committee --
38 Creation -- Membership -- Chairs -- Salaries and expenses -- Staff support.
39 (1) There is created the Government Efficiency and Effectiveness Review Committee
40 consisting of the following 11 members:
41 (a) seven members from the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker, no
42 more than five of whom shall be members of the same political party; and
43 (b) four members of the Senate appointed by the president, no more than three of
44 whom shall be members of the same political party.
45 (2) (a) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the members
46 from the House of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(a) to act as a cochair of the
47 committee.
48 (b) The president of the Senate shall designate one of the members from the Senate
49 appointed under Subsection (1)(b) to act as a cochair of the committee.
50 (3) In conducting its business, the committee shall comply with the rules of legislative
51 interim committees.
52 (4) Salaries and expenses of the legislators shall be paid in accordance with Section
53 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
54 (5) (a) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff
55 support to the committee.
56 (b) The committee may request additional staff support from other legislative staff
57 offices as needed.
58 Section 3. Section 36-26-103 is enacted to read:

59 36-26-103. Duties.
60 (1) The committee shall seek to reduce costs in state government and seek to increase
61 the efficiency and effectiveness of state government by reviewing:
62 (a) the budget of one department within state government in detail each year, to
63 determine possible reductions or additions to the budget of that department and to identify
64 programs or divisions of the department that could be privatized;
65 (b) executive branch agencies, for possible reorganization, prioritization, and
66 streamlining, including time and motion auditing of executive branch agencies;
67 (c) government services and programs, to evaluate their potential for possible
68 privatization;
69 (d) occupational and professional licensing boards and processes, for possible
70 consolidation or deregulation; and
71 (e) any other means of reducing the costs of state government and increasing the
72 efficiency and effectiveness of state government that the committee determines.
73 (2) The committee may recommend:
74 (a) legislation to implement its conclusions;
75 (b) privatization studies to the Privatization Policy Board created by Section 63-55a-2 ;
76 (c) modifications to any state agency budget to the Executive Appropriations
77 Committee and any appropriations subcommittee; and
78 (d) modifications to occupational and professional licensing boards and processes to
79 the Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee created by Section 36-23-102 .
80 (3) The committee shall report to the Government Operations Interim Committee by
81 November 1 of each year.
82 Section 4. Appropriation.
83 As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is appropriated
84 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2004-05:
85 (1) $5,000 to the Senate; and
86 (2) $8,500 to the House of Representatives.

Legislative Review Note
as of 11-27-04 2:28 PM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel