04/14/1994 09:25 AM Senate FIN

  SB 357:        An   Act   relating    to   certain    study,                 
                 publication,  and  reporting  requirements by                 
                 and to  state agencies;  relating to  certain                 
                 fees  for  reports;   and  providing  for  an                 
                 effective date.                                               
                                                                               
                 Nancy Slagle, Director, Budget Review, Office                 
                 of  Management  &   Budget,  Office  of   the                 
                 Governor,   and   Linda   Rexwinkel,   budget                 
                 analyst, Division of Budget Review, Office of                 
                 Management & Budget, spoke to  SB 357 using a                 
                 sectional  handout.    SB  357  was  HELD  in                 
                 committee.                                                    
                                                                               
  SENATE BILL NO. 357:                                                         
                                                                               
       An  Act  relating to  certain  study, publication,  and                 
       reporting  requirements  by  and   to  state  agencies;                 
       relating to certain fees for reports; and providing for                 
       an effective date.                                                      
                                                                               
  Co-chair Pearce announced  SB 357 was before  the committee.                 
  She invited Nancy Slagle to join the members at the table.                   
                                                                               
  NANCY SLAGLE, Director, Budget Review,  Office of Management                 
  &  Budget  (OM&B),  Office  of  the  Governor,  asked  Linda                 
  Rexwinkel, budget analyst, Division of Budget Review, Office                 
  of Management & Budget to speak to SB 357.                                   
                                                                               
  LINDA REXWINKEL said  that SB 357  was the culmination of  a                 
  study by  the Office  of Management  &  Budget working  with                 
  departments  to  identify annual  reports  that  were either                 
  duplicative or unnecessary, or could  be amended to biennial                 
  reports.   The bill  reflected those  reports.   She said  a                 
  sectional analysis had been provided to the committee, and a                 
  report listing an amount that  the department currently felt                 
  the report would  cost.  She said  this bill was seen  as an                 
  efficiency measure and meant to be non-controversial.                        
                                                                               
  Ms.  Rexwinkel said  a study  was begun with  legislation in                 
  1990 when OM&B was asked to do an analysis and to  work with                 
  departments.  She  then went through each  section outlining                 
  the change or repeal of certain reports.  (See Attachments A                 
  and B  - Statutory  Report Sectional  Analysis, Division  of                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Budget Review, dated March 11, 1994,  and final dated May 9,                 
  1994, copy on file.)                                                         
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Pearce  announced that  SB  357 would  be  HELD in                 
  committee.