§ 2-7-101 — Legislative declaration

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and
declares that:

(a) A multiplicity of powers, duties, and functions have been assigned to the
executive branch of state government in accordance with law and have been
undertaken by the executive branch on its own initiative or at the behest of the
federal government;

(b) Considerations such as avoidance of duplication, cost-effective service
delivery, and efficient management of state government may have been overlooked
in the assignment and undertaking of said powers, duties, and functions;

(c) While the initial assignment or undertaking of powers, duties, and
functions may be reasonable, the assignment or undertaking may become obsolete
because of changes in the nature of the problem sought to be solved or because of
the passage of time;

(d) The interests of cost-effective and expedited delivery of services,
avoidance of excessive tax burdens, and better government would be served by
regular analytical review of the powers, duties, and functions of executive agencies
by the general assembly for the purpose of determining whether there is a public
need for continued existence of such powers, duties, and functions and whether the
public need would be better served by the elimination, reassignment, or expansion
of said powers, duties, and functions.

Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 307, � 1, effective June 15.