1907S.05P

FOR

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13

Establishing a Subcommittee on Competition and Privatization within the Joint Committee on Legislative Research.

WHEREAS, the current budgetary situation has brought about a heightened necessity to re-examine the state's expenditures; and

WHEREAS, the state performs many functions which are similarly performed by private industry; and

WHEREAS, certain aspects of state administration and services may be more efficiently served by private involvement; and

WHEREAS, the Joint Committee on Legislative Research is established pursuant to the Constitution to carry out the duties assigned to it by law:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Missouri Senate, Ninety-second General Assembly, First Regular Session, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that we hereby create a Subcommittee on Competition and Privatization within the Joint Committee on Legislative Research; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the subcommittee shall identify ways to reduce cost to state government and increase quality of state services to the citizens of this state; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the subcommittee shall perform both a competition review and privatization review and make recommendations based on its findings; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Subcommittee herein established shall consist of sixteen members of which four shall be members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tem of the Senate of which at least two shall be members of the minority party, four shall be members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of which at least two shall be members of the minority party, four shall be representatives of private businesses appointed by the President Pro Tem of the Senate of which at least two shall be members of the minority party, four shall be representatives of private business appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of which at least two shall be members of the minority party, and the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall collaborate to ensure that the membership of the Subcommittee reflects adequate minority and gender representation; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Joint Committee on Legislative Research shall provide the necessary staff resources for the Subcommittee from its own staff, although it may choose to call upon the additional resources of the Senate and House Research offices; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the subcommittee is authorized to call upon any department, office, division, or agency of this state to assist in gathering information pursuant to its objective provided herein; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that within funds available to the committee, it may employ necessary consulting services to assist in its objectives and provide for reasonable reimbursement of non-legislative members of the committee; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the subcommittee shall hold its initial meeting no later than the first Friday after the start of the first September Veto Session of the Ninety-second General Assembly and shall meet at least quarterly thereafter; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the subcommittee must deliver its first report to the Governor, General Assembly, the state Auditor, and the Joint Committee on Legislative Research with its findings and recommendations by January 15, 2004 and a second report to the same by December 31, 2004; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the subcommittee shall expire at the end of the Ninety-second General Assembly; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution for the President Pro Tem of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Joint Committee on Legislative Research.

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