Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 23 - Committee on Legislative Research
Section 23.271 - Program reports, content — portions of report to be submitted to state auditor.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003
23.271. Program reports, content — portions of report to be submitted to state auditor. — 1. In its report on a program, the committee shall:
(1) Make recommendations on the sunset, continuation, or reorganization of each affected program and on the need for the performance of the functions of the program;
(2) Make recommendations on the consolidation, transfer, or reorganization of programs within state agencies not under review when the programs duplicate functions performed in programs under review;
(3) Recommend appropriation levels for each program for which sunset or reorganization is recommended pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection; and
(4) Include drafts of legislation necessary to carry out the committee's recommendations pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.
2. On the date the committee presents its report to the general assembly pursuant to section 23.265, the committee shall present to the state auditor the committee's recommendations that do not require a statutory change to be put into effect. The state auditor shall examine the recommendations and shall prepare, as part of the next scheduled audit of the program, a report on the manner in which the agency has implemented the recommendations.
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(L. 2003 S.B. 299 & 40)

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.