Program Elimination Commission (J)

Charge

To do the following:
...review all programs and other functions funded in whole or part with state or local government revenues, including but not limited to general taxes and fees and special revenues such as gaming and road use tax revenues. The commission shall operate with the goal of identifying a 2 percent savings for the general fund of the state. The commission's duties shall include the following:
review of state and local government programs and other functions; consideration of sale of public assets or providing for performance of public functions on behalf of government by nongovernmental entities (The assets and functions considered
shall include the state nursery, department of general services vehicle fleet, state medical library, prison farms, and alcoholic beverage warehouse.); identification of programs or functions recommended for elimination or for performance by a nongovernmental entity; and identification of public assets for sale. The program elimination commission shall issue a report on or before December 31, 2002, to the governor, supreme court, and general assembly containing findings and recommendations fulfilling the commission's duties. The recommendations made by the commission shall be prepared in the form of a bill
by the legislative service bureau. It is the intent of this section that the bill be referred to the committees on state government of the senate and the house of representatives. It is further the intent of this section that the general assembly
shall bring the bill to a vote under 8 procedure or rule permitting no amendments except those of a purely corrective nature recommended by a committee on state government.
Unless otherwise continued by the legislative councilor by law; the program elimination commission shall be dissolved on December 31, 2002.