§ 4-25-104. Forms Reduction and Management Program
The director shall establish and implement a forms reduction and management program in the department that shall apply to every agency of state government. In so doing, the director is authorized and directed to: Make an inventory of all forms used by every agency, together with a brief statement of the authorization, need and use […]
§ 4-25-105. Forms Require Director’s Approval — Elimination or Redesign of Forms — Agency Compliance
No agency shall issue, cause to be printed or otherwise duplicated or distributed any form that does not have the prior approval of the director and to which the director has assigned a number. Each agency shall comply immediately and fully with directives of the director for the elimination or redesign of any form in […]
§ 4-25-106. [reserved.]
The director shall make a written report to the governor, the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the chairs of the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives at least once each year, such report to be made […]
§ 4-25-108. Liberal Construction
This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes and objectives of reducing the paperwork burden of state government and to achieve the statement of legislative intent contained in this chapter.
§ 4-25-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Paperwork Reduction and Simplification Act of 1976.”
§ 4-25-102. Legislative Intent
The legislative intent of this chapter is declared to be as follows: Information reporting requirements of the state government have proliferated to the point that they have placed an unprecedented paperwork burden upon citizens and businesses. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to reduce, simplify and minimize these requirements and […]
§ 4-25-103. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: “Agency” means any administrative unit within state government that utilizes one (1) or more printed forms for information reporting by citizens or businesses; “Department” means the department of general services; “Director” means the commissioner of the department; “Form” means a printed or otherwise mass-duplicated […]