HOUSE BILL NO. 2937 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE RIGGS.
4381H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To amend chapter 21, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the joint committee on government efficiency.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 21, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be 2 known as section 21.955, to read as follows: 21.955. 1. There is hereby established a joint committee of the general assembly, 2 which shall be known as the "Joint Committee on Government Efficiency" and shall be 3 composed of the following members: 4 (1) Three members of the senate to be appointed by the president pro tempore of 5 the senate; 6 (2) Two members of the senate to be appointed by the minority floor leader of 7 the senate; 8 (3) Three members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the 9 speaker of the house of representatives; and 10 (4) Two members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the minority 11 floor leader of the house of representatives. 12 2. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum, but 13 the concurrence of a majority of the members shall be required for the determination of 14 any matter within the committee's duties. 15 3. The president pro tempore of the senate shall select the chair of the committee 16 in even-numbered general assemblies and the speaker of the house of representatives 17 shall select the chair of the committee in odd-numbered general assemblies.
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 2937 2
18 4. The joint committee shall: 19 (1) Review existing state rules and regulations to identify those that are 20 ineffective, unnecessary, or unduly burdensome and provide recommendations for 21 rewriting or repealing such rules and regulations in the report required under 22 subsection 5 of this section; 23 (2) Make recommendations and issue the report described under subsection 6 of 24 this section on state budgetary matters, including: 25 (a) Analyzing agency budgets for potential cost reductions; 26 (b) Reviewing reports provided by agencies that outline potential cost 27 reductions, including the reduction of full-time employees; and 28 (c) Identifying the minimum number of employees required for an agency to 29 carry out its constitutionally permissible and statutorily mandated functions; 30 (3) Review reports provided by the office of administration and make 31 recommendations on the disposition of unused or underutilized state real property in 32 the report required under subsection 7 of this section; 33 (4) Review statutes that have a significant impact on the state budget and make 34 recommendations for changes to such statutes; 35 (5) Conduct a complete review of the state's social services system, including: 36 (a) Evaluating the condition of the state's social services system, defined as the 37 publicly funded system of services intended to meet the needs of vulnerable residents 38 including, but not limited to, services providing health and mental health care, housing, 39 and employment supports; 40 (b) Studying successful social services systems in other states in order to identify 41 highly effective models; 42 (c) Evaluating current funding for the state's social services system; 43 (d) Identifying any gaps in the state's social services system; 44 (e) Evaluating whether current funding is sufficient to not only maintain the 45 social services system in its current state but also to ensure that it serves the needs of 46 Missouri's vulnerable residents moving forward into the twenty-first century; 47 (f) Making recommendations regarding the condition of the social services 48 system and funding of the social services system; and 49 (g) Making recommendations on how to fill any gaps in the social services system 50 and ensure the state's vulnerable residents are able to access the services they need in 51 order to maintain their health and well-being and participate fully in their communities; 52 and 53 (6) Solicit bids for and review and make recommendations based on the results 54 of performance audits conducted on each state department, the general assembly, the HB 2937 3
55 judiciary, the office of administration, the governor and lieutenant governor, the 56 attorney general, the secretary of state, the state auditor, and the state treasurer. 57 5. The joint committee shall compile a full report of its activities for submission 58 to the general assembly. The report shall be submitted no later than September first of 59 even-numbered years and may include any recommendations that the committee may 60 have for legislative action. 61 6. In conducting its duties under subdivision (2) of subsection 4 of this section, 62 the joint committee shall report its findings by December first each year, in a report 63 separate from the reports required under subsections 5 and 7 of this section, and include 64 a list of full-time employee positions to eliminate from the state budget. The 65 recommendations of the joint committee in the report under this subsection shall 66 automatically go into effect on February first of the year immediately following the year 67 in which the report is issued unless the general assembly passes a resolution or the 68 governor issues an executive order indicating disapproval of the proposed job 69 eliminations. 70 7. In conducting its duties under subdivision (3) of subsection 4 of this section, 71 the joint committee shall report its findings by December first each year, in a report 72 separate from the reports required under subsections 5 and 6 of this section, and 73 provide a list of state real property that should be sold, leased, or otherwise transferred. 74 The recommendations of the joint committee in the report under this subsection shall 75 automatically go into effect on February first of the year immediately following the year 76 in which the report is issued unless the general assembly passes a resolution or the 77 governor issues an executive order indicating disapproval of the proposed sale, lease, or 78 transfer of state real property. 79 8. Staff offices including, but not limited to, house research, house drafting, 80 senate research, and the joint committee on legislative research shall provide such legal, 81 research, clerical, technical, and bill drafting services as the joint committee may 82 require in the performance of its duties. 83 9. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but any 84 actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the committee's official 85 duties by the joint committee, its members, and any staff assigned to the committee shall 86 be paid from the joint contingent fund. 87 10. The committee shall hold its first meeting within six months from the 88 effective date of this section and shall meet monthly thereafter. 89 11. (1) Cost savings resulting from any of the recommendations made under this 90 section shall be deposited in the government efficiency fund. HB 2937 4
91 (2) There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Government Efficiency 92 Fund", which shall consist of moneys collected under this section. The state treasurer 93 shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state 94 treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon 95 appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be used solely as provided in this section. 96 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys 97 remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 98 general revenue fund. 99 (4) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as 100 other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 101 credited to the fund. ✔
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