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1 1 Section 1. STATE SERVICES REGIONAL BOUNDARIES.
1 2 1. A state services regional boundaries task force,
1 3 hereafter referred to as the task force, is created. The task
1 4 force shall be comprised of eight members selected in the
1 5 following manner:
1 6 a. One member shall be appointed jointly by the
1 7 administrators of the area education agencies created by
1 8 chapter 273.
1 9 b. One member shall be appointed by the director of the
1 10 department of human services.
1 11 c. One member shall be appointed jointly by the directors
1 12 of the judicial district departments of correctional services
1 13 created by chapter 905.
1 14 d. One member shall be appointed by the chief justice of
1 15 the supreme court.
1 16 e. Two citizen members shall be appointed by the governor.
1 17 f. One citizen member shall be appointed jointly by the
1 18 majority leader of the senate and the speaker of the house of
1 19 representatives.
1 20 g. One citizen member shall be appointed jointly by the
1 21 minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the
1 22 house of representatives.
1 23 2. The task force is charged with the responsibility of
1 24 proposing common boundaries for department of human services
1 25 service areas, judicial districts, and judicial district
1 26 departments of correctional services. The common boundaries
1 27 shall, to the extent practicable, be wholly contained within
1 28 the proposed new area education agency boundaries, including
1 29 the boundaries of area education agencies that have merged or
1 30 are proposed to merge, as recommended, proposed, and submitted
1 31 to the task force by area education agencies by a date
1 32 specified by the task force. No more than eight regions shall
1 33 be proposed by the task force; however, any entity may have
1 34 fewer regions if the larger region boundaries are consistent
1 35 with the smaller coextensive region boundaries. The task
2 1 force shall issue a report to the general assembly's joint
2 2 government oversight committee by October 1, 2003, containing
2 3 its findings and recommended service area boundaries.
2 4 3. If the task force fails to issue a report by October 1,
2 5 2003, or if no common state services regional boundaries
2 6 proposal is contained in its recommendations, the joint
2 7 legislative government oversight committee shall direct the
2 8 legislative service bureau to develop a plan for common
2 9 regional boundaries for submission to the general assembly
2 10 which plan shall be submitted to the general assembly by
2 11 December 31, 2003. The joint government oversight committee
2 12 shall develop the criteria to be followed by the legislative
2 13 service bureau in establishing a common regional boundaries
2 14 plan. The criteria shall provide, at a minimum, that the
2 15 legislative service bureau consider the needs of the entities
2 16 providing state services and identify the boundaries that will
2 17 provide the greatest efficiencies, while maximizing the
2 18 ability to deliver state services with limited financial
2 19 resources.
2 20 4. A plan for common regional boundaries submitted to the
2 21 general assembly pursuant to this section shall provide for
2 22 the establishment of an advisory committee within each new
2 23 region to provide input for the planning and implementation of
2 24 the staffing and operations of the new region.
2 25 Sec. 2. COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. The
2 26 department of education shall investigate the possible
2 27 consolidation of administrative services of community colleges
2 28 located within the boundaries of area education agencies that
2 29 have merged or have been proposed to merge and shall submit a
2 30 written report to the legislative government oversight
2 31 committee by October 1, 2003, of its findings and
2 32 recommendations.
2 33 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
2 34 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
2 35 EXPLANATION
3 1 This bill relates to government efficiency by providing for
3 2 the establishment of common state services administrative
3 3 boundaries.
3 4 The bill provides for the establishment of a state services
3 5 regional boundaries task force whose charge shall be the
3 6 development of a proposal to create not more than eight common
3 7 regions for department of human services service areas,
3 8 judicial districts, and judicial district departments of
3 9 correctional services. The common regions shall, to the
3 10 extent practicable, be contained within proposed new area
3 11 education agency boundaries in a proposal to be submitted to
3 12 the task force. The task force shall be comprised of a
3 13 representative from the area education agencies, department of
3 14 human services, judicial district departments of correctional
3 15 services, two citizens appointed by the governor, a
3 16 representative appointed by the chief justice, a citizen
3 17 appointed by the majority party leadership of the general
3 18 assembly, and a citizen appointed by the minority party
3 19 leadership of the general assembly.
3 20 The bill provides that the task force shall make
3 21 recommendations to the general assembly for common boundaries
3 22 by October 1, 2003. If the task force fails to make a
3 23 recommendation, the bill provides that the joint legislative
3 24 government oversight committee shall provide criteria upon
3 25 which the legislative service bureau shall design a plan with
3 26 common boundaries to be submitted to the general assembly by
3 27 December 31, 2003. At a minimum, the criteria shall provide
3 28 that the legislative service bureau consider the needs of the
3 29 entities delivering state services and identify the boundaries
3 30 that will provide the greatest efficiencies, while maximizing
3 31 the ability to deliver the services with limited financial
3 32 resources. The bill further provides that any proposal
3 33 submitted to the general assembly shall include a provision
3 34 establishing an advisory committee in each new district to
3 35 provide input for the planning and implementation of the
4 1 staffing and operations of the new district.
4 2 The bill further provides that the department of education
4 3 shall investigate the possible consolidation of administrative
4 4 services of community colleges located within the boundaries
4 5 of area education agencies and submit a written report to the
4 6 government oversight committee of the general assembly by
4 7 October 1, 2003.
4 8 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
4 9 LSB 3364HV 80
4 10 ec/pj/5
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