3 §973. Agency review
§973. Agency review When directed by a committee of jurisdiction to undertake a retrospective review of a rule under this chapter, an agency shall evaluate the continued relevance, clarity and reasonableness of the rule by examining: [PL 2011, c. 304, Pt. L, §1 (NEW).] 1. Relevance. The extent to which the rule may have […]
3 §974. Report to the committee of jurisdiction
§974. Report to the committee of jurisdiction An agency directed to undertake a retrospective review of one or more of its rules in a first regular session of the Legislature pursuant to section 972 shall submit a written report to the committee of jurisdiction on or before February 14th of the second regular session of […]
3 §991. Evaluation and Government Accountability
§991. Evaluation and Government Accountability The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability is created for the purpose of providing program evaluation of agencies and programs of State Government and, when determined necessary by the committee, local and county governments, quasi-municipal governments, special districts, utility districts, regional development agencies or any municipal or nonprofit corporation. […]
3 §992. Definitions
§992. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2001, c. 702, §2 (NEW).] 1. Committee. “Committee” means a joint legislative committee established to oversee program evaluation and government accountability matters. [PL 2001, c. 702, §2 (NEW).] 2. Director. “Director” means the […]
3 §993. Committee membership; chairs
§993. Committee membership; chairs The membership of the committee and the selection of chairs are established by joint rule of the Legislature. [PL 2001, c. 702, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 702, §2 (NEW).
3 §994. Duties of committee
§994. Duties of committee The committee has the following duties: [PL 2001, c. 702, §2 (NEW).] 1. Director. To evaluate the director of the office and make a recommendation to the Legislative Council in writing regarding the reappointment of the director of the office before the Legislative Council considers the reappointment of the director […]
3 §995. Director
§995. Director 1. Appointment. Not earlier than April 1, 2003, the Legislative Council shall appoint by an affirmative vote of 8 members of the Legislative Council a nonpartisan director of the office for the purposes of conducting program evaluations pursuant to this chapter. The director must be appointed to an initial 5-year term, which is […]
3 §996. Assistance to committee
§996. Assistance to committee The Department of the Attorney General, the State Auditor, the State Controller, the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, the Director of the Office of Fiscal and Program Review and the Director of the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall assist the committee and office with program evaluations under this […]
3 §997. Conduct and issuance of program evaluation reports
§997. Conduct and issuance of program evaluation reports The director and the office shall adhere to the following provisions relative to conducting and issuing program evaluation reports under this chapter. [PL 2001, c. 702, §2 (NEW).] 1. Review and response. Prior to the presentation of a program evaluation under this chapter to the committee […]
3 §998. Process for review of tax expenditures
§998. Process for review of tax expenditures 1. Assignment of review categories. By October 1, 2015, the committee, in consultation with the policy committee, shall assign each tax expenditure to one of the following review categories: A. Full evaluation for tax expenditures that are intended to provide an incentive for specific behaviors, that provide […]