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Committee divides over broad program‑review bill; lawmakers retain measure for revision
Summary
Senate Bill 193, which would create a commission to evaluate state programs and require biennial program strategic plans and evaluations, drew divided testimony from departments and lawmakers. Agencies warned the bill would be resource‑intensive and duplicative without an amendment; the committee voted to retain the bill for further work.
The committee heard extended testimony on Senate Bill 193, a broad measure to create a commission of business leaders to evaluate state programs and require agencies to submit program strategic plans and performance evaluations.
Sponsor Sen. Victoria Sullivan described the proposal as a targeted oversight tool: the commission would review up to five programs per year, using existing agency budget materials where possible. "We're hoping that they will be able to pull out some of the, you know, the bigger projects or things that might raise a…
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