03/12/1993 03:50 PM Senate HES

  The  first  order  of  business  was CSSB  79(STA)  (BOARDS/                 
  COMMISSIONS/COUNCILS/AUTHORITIES), sponsored  by request  of                 
  the Legislative Budget  and Audit Committee.   RANDY WELKER,                 
  Legislative Auditor,  Legislative Audit  Division, said  the                 
  bill would  change the review  cycle for the  sunset process                 
  from a four year cycle to  a ten year cycle.  He  said since                 
  1977, the division  has completed  over 100 sunset  reviews.                 
  There  has  been  a  lot  of  progress  in  the  improvement                 
  operation  of  many  boards and  commissions.    Most people                 
  recognize  that the  sunset process doesn't  go very  far in                 
  eliminating boards and commissions but has had a significant                 
  impact on the operations  of those boards.  Mr.  Welker said                 
  the  bill  attempts  to  spread  out   all  the  boards  and                 
  commissions that are subject to sunset  to a ten year cycle.                 
  The advantages would be  that it would lessen the  demand on                 
  moderate resources of having  to look at many of  the boards                 
  and commissions on a too frequent basis.  He said there is a                 
  lot  of   legislative   time  devoted   to  the   continuous                 
  introduction of  bills, continuing  boards and  commissions,                 
  the hearing testimony  process.  Should problems  arise, any                 
  legislator  can  request  a  special  audit  of  boards  and                 
  commissions.                                                                 
                                                                               
  There  being  no  questions of  committee  members, CHAIRMAN                 
  RIEGER said  he would  like to  hold the bill  as there  are                 
  people who haven't had the opportunity to get their comments                 
  to the committee.