Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 23 - Committee on Legislative Research
Section 23.170 - Evaluations, procedures to require or request — inspection of agency records, exceptions — time limitation for evaluations — presentation of completed evaluations, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2012
23.170. Evaluations, procedures to require or request — inspection of agency records, exceptions — time limitation for evaluations — presentation of completed evaluations, when. — 1. The oversight division of the committee on legislative research shall, pursuant to a duly adopted concurrent resolution of the general assembly, or pursuant to a resolution adopted by the committee on legislative research, conduct program evaluations of agencies as directed by any such resolution.
2. The staff of any agency subject to a program evaluation shall fully cooperate with the staff of the oversight division and shall provide all necessary information and assistance for such an evaluation. All records of an agency, unless otherwise expressly declared by law to be confidential, may be inspected by the oversight division staff while conducting the evaluation, and the agency subject to the evaluation shall afford the oversight division staff with ample opportunity to observe agency operations.
3. All evaluations shall be completed within one year unless an extension is authorized by the committee, but progress reports shall be made to the committee at least quarterly.
4. Any member of the general assembly and any committee of either house of the general assembly may submit requests for program evaluations to the committee on legislative research, and any agency may request an evaluation of its operations. The director of the division shall present program evaluations completed during the previous legislative interim period to appropriate committees of each chamber during early hearings of those committees at the next regular session.
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(L. 1984 H.B. 1087, A.L. 1985 S.B. 354, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1029)
(1997) Section declared unconstitutional pursuant to article II, section 1 and article IV, section 13 of the Missouri Constitution. State Auditor v. Joint Committee on Legislative Research, 956 S.W.2d 228 (Mo.banc).

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title III - Legislative Branch

Chapter 23 - Committee on Legislative Research

Section 23.010 - Establishing a committee on legislative research — members — appointment — discharge.

Section 23.020 - Duties of committee.

Section 23.030 - Legislative library — reference service.

Section 23.040 - Service concerning bills.

Section 23.045 - Revision bill, content.

Section 23.050 - Committee empowered to obtain information concerning state departments and institutions — assemble information and make report.

Section 23.060 - Legislative library, material available to whom — procuring information from other state agencies.

Section 23.070 - Committee on legislative research, officers, how selected — director, duties of — meetings, when held, quorum, number required for.

Section 23.080 - Director of committee on legislative research — how employed, compensation, qualifications — staff — oversight division supervision — library expenditures authorized.

Section 23.090 - Legislative library and other space under control of committee on legislative research.

Section 23.140 - Fiscal notes required for legislation — exceptions — contents — interference with staff prohibited — cooperation of agencies — changes in fiscal notes, hearings, procedure.

Section 23.150 - Oversight division organized, duties — subcommittee may be formed — number appointed, qualifications, powers and duties — oversight director and staff employed, qualifications.

Section 23.153 - Record kept by staff member on persons initiating inquiries or attempting to influence content of fiscal note — penalty.

Section 23.156 - Oath required, oversight division employees — violation, penalty.

Section 23.160 - Definition of program evaluation.

Section 23.170 - Evaluations, procedures to require or request — inspection of agency records, exceptions — time limitation for evaluations — presentation of completed evaluations, when.

Section 23.180 - Powers of committee.

Section 23.190 - Recommendations made to agency — response procedure for agency — evaluation reports, distribution, charge for public — review of agency in one year, report.

Section 23.195 - Register of all state bonds and evidence of indebtedness — content of register — report by division to general assembly, when, purpose — copies delivered to whom — all state agencies and state auditor to furnish information.

Section 23.205 - Annual report by committee on laws which expire, sunset, terminate or become ineffective in two years.

Section 23.250 - Title.

Section 23.253 - New programs to sunset, when — definitions — reauthorized programs, effect of — review of programs, when.

Section 23.256 - Information to be reported by agencies to joint committee on legislative research, when.

Section 23.259 - Sunsetting of programs, duties of the committee.

Section 23.262 - Public hearings conducted for sunsetting programs, when.

Section 23.265 - Report to general assembly on sunsetting programs, content — presentation by oversight division.

Section 23.268 - Criteria considered by committee.

Section 23.271 - Program reports, content — portions of report to be submitted to state auditor.

Section 23.274 - Exemption for certain agencies, when.

Section 23.277 - Monitoring of legislation during session.

Section 23.280 - Sunset act not to prohibit certain activities of the general assembly.

Section 23.283 - Sunset program to continue until when, procedures for terminated programs.

Section 23.292 - State agencies and officers to provide assistance to committee, when.

Section 23.295 - Division of workforce development to assist displaced employees.

Section 23.298 - Rights and duties not affected by sunsetting of programs.