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SB 222                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 222 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                               
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to the powers and duties of the                                                                      
          Legislative Budget and Audit Committee; relating to                                                                   
          the powers and duties of the legislative audit                                                                        
          division; providing for a sunset review of executive                                                                  
          branch agencies; and providing for an effective date."                                                                
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Office of the Governor                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated January 22:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Stevens:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18 of the Alaska                                                                    
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill relating to the sunset review of                                                         
government agencies. This bill establishes a process of sunset review                                                           
for most state agencies on a six-year cycle, to assess performance and                                                          
continued need. When an agency is under review, the legislative audit                                                           
division will submit a report to the legislative budget and audit                                                               
committee with recommendations on whether to continue, terminate,                                                               
or reorganize the agency.                                                                                                       

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If the legislature does not enact legislation to continue or reorganize                                                         
the agency in the regular session following a sunset review, the agency                                                         
will automatically terminate and wind down over the next fiscal year.                                                           
Any statutory functions will be absorbed by the department in which                                                             
the agency is established.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor