(1)The general assembly
finds that state government actions have produced a substantial increase in
numbers of agencies, growth of programs, and proliferation of rules and
regulations and that the whole process developed without sufficient legislative
oversight, regulatory accountability, or a system of checks and balances. The
general assembly further finds that by establishing a system for review, it will be in
a better position to evaluate the need for modification of the department of
personnel, referred to in this section as the department, and for modification of
the rules and regulations of the board.
(2)(a) The legislative audit committee shall cause to be conducted a
performance audit of the department and the board. The performance audit shall be
completed at least s
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(1) The general assembly
finds that state government actions have produced a substantial increase in
numbers of agencies, growth of programs, and proliferation of rules and
regulations and that the whole process developed without sufficient legislative
oversight, regulatory accountability, or a system of checks and balances. The
general assembly further finds that by establishing a system for review, it will be in
a better position to evaluate the need for modification of the department of
personnel, referred to in this section as the department, and for modification of
the rules and regulations of the board.
(2) (a) The legislative audit committee shall cause to be conducted a
performance audit of the department and the board. The performance audit shall be
completed at least seven months prior to July 1, 1981. In conducting the audit, the
legislative audit committee shall take into consideration, but not be limited to
considering, the factors listed in paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section.
Upon completion of the audit report, the legislative audit committee shall hold a
public hearing for purposes of review of the report.
(b) A further performance audit as required in this section shall be
completed at least seven months before July 1, 2020, and shall be completed
thereafter at the discretion of the state auditor.
(3) (a) Committees of reference in each house of the general assembly shall
hold public hearings, receiving testimony from the public, the state personnel
director, and the chairman of the board, and in such a hearing the department and
the board shall have the burden of demonstrating the extent to which a change in
the administration, rules and regulations, or operations of the department or the
board may increase the efficiency of administration or operation of the department
or the board.
(b) In such hearing, the committee shall take into consideration the following
factors, among others:
(I) The extent to which the department and the board have operated in the
public interest and economy, and the extent to which their operations have been
impeded or enhanced by existing statutes, procedures, and any other
circumstances, including budgetary, resource, and personnel matters;
(II) The extent to which the department and the board have recommended
statutory changes to the general assembly which would benefit the public as
opposed to the persons they regulate;
(III) The extent to which the board has adopted rules and regulations,
procedures, or practices which enhance or impede the efficiency or economy of
state government;
(IV) The efficiency with which formal complaints filed with the department or
the board concerning regulation policies, procedures, or practices have been
processed to completion by the department or the board and the decisions thereof;
(V) The effectiveness of the department and the board in implementing
incentive systems to reward and encourage excellence in public service,
particularly in middle and top management levels;
(VI) The effectiveness of the department or the board in filling job vacancies;
(VII) The effectiveness of staffing levels of the department, particularly in
view of the decentralization of functions of the department to other departments of
state government;
(VIII) The effectiveness of the department and the board as perceived by
executive directors of other departments of state government and members of the
general assembly;
(IX) The extent to which changes are necessary in the enabling laws of the
department or the board to adequately comply with the factors listed in this
paragraph (b); and
(X) The extent to which the authority of the department or the board should
be or has been restricted by the annual general appropriation bill.