§ 4-3-6-4 — Governor; preparation of plan; message to general assembly

Whenever the governor, after investigation, finds
that:
(1) the transfer of the whole or any part of any agency, or of the
whole or any part of the functions thereof, to the jurisdiction and
control of any other agency;
(2) the abolition of all or any part of the functions of any agency;
(3) the consolidation or coordination of the whole or any part of
any agency, or of the whole or any part of the functions thereof,
with the whole or any part of any other agency or the functions
thereof;
(4) the consolidation or coordination of any part of any agency or
the functions thereof with any other part of the same agency or the
functions thereof;
(5) the authorization of any officer to delegate any of that officer's
functions; or
(6) the abolition of the whole or any part of any agency which
agency or part does not have, or upon the taking effect of the
reorganization plan will not have any functions;
is necessary to accomplish one (1) or more of the purposes of this
chapter, the governor shall prepare a reorganization plan for
accomplishing the changes in government indicated by the governor's
findings included in the plan, and shall submit the plan in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6 to the general assembly, together with a
declaration that, with respect to each reorganization included in the
plan the governor has found that the reorganization is necessary to
accomplish one (1) or more of the purposes of this chapter. The
governor, in the message submitting a reorganization plan, shall
specify, with respect to each abolition of a function included in the
plan, the statutory authority for the exercise of the function, and shall
specify the reduction of expenditures which it is probable will be
brought about by the taking effect of the reorganizations included in the
plan.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.9, s.4. As amended by P.L.5-1984,
SEC.12; P.L.17-1985, SEC.1; P.L.28-2004, SEC.15.