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Deputy State Auditor Urges Time‑Limited, Legislator‑Led Oversight as Option for H.67
Summary
Deputy State Auditor Tim Ash told the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee that restoring a legislative oversight function could take multiple forms — including a time‑limited, legislator‑only joint committee — and recommended a narrowly defined scope and a pilot period to build credibility and limit politicization.
Deputy State Auditor Tim Ash told the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee on Feb. 6 that lawmakers have multiple paths to restore a meaningful legislative oversight function and urged a cautious, time‑limited approach if the legislature opts to reestablish a joint committee.
"If it's gonna be done, it should be made up of legislators," Tim Ash said, arguing that keeping the oversight body within the legislative branch preserves the separation necessary for the legislature to monitor the executive.
Ash, testifying about H.67, reviewed the history of the previous Government Accountability…
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