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HB 2378 State agencies; work group established to provide public access to operational data, etc.

Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Governor; operational and programmatic review by the General Assembly of all state agencies in the executive branch by Secretariat; disclosure of certain information. Requires the Secretaries of Administration, Finance, and Technology to jointly establish a work group to provide to the public, the chairmen of each standing committee of the General Assembly or their designees, and a designated staff member of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance access to data and information pertaining to the operation of state agencies within the subject matter jurisdiction of each standing committee. Access shall be by electronic means to the extent possible, as determined by the work group, taking into account security and privacy restrictions. The bill requires the Secretaries of Administration, Finance, and Technology to ensure that the work group makes substantial progress toward accessing the information and data required on or before November 1, 2015, and identify possible future steps to further facilitate electronic access to such data.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Governor; operational and programmatic review by the General Assembly of all state agencies in the executive branch by Secretariat; disclosure of certain information. Requires the Governor to direct each Secretary to require that state agencies within his Secretariat provide to the committees of the General Assembly having subject matter jurisdiction and to the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance copies of documents that disclose certain information about that agency's contracts, budgets, personnel, etc., on or before October 1, 2015. The bill provides that upon receipt of the required documents, the committee of the General Assembly having subject matter jurisdiction shall convene a meeting with the respective agency head in order to raise and receive answers to questions concerning the information provided in order to effect savings in expenditures, identify duplication of effort, and establish programmatic efficiencies in the operation of state government.