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Senate committee reviews S.324 to create joint Government Oversight and Accountability Committee with subpoena power and grant‑review duties
Summary
S.324 would create an eight‑member joint oversight committee, grant it subpoena and oath powers, require annual reports and audit summaries, move recurring report deadlines to Nov. 15, and direct a statewide review of grant award and administration procedures; members urged narrowing the definition of "significant public concern."
At the Feb. 12 hearing, legislative counsel Tim Dunlend summarized S.324, an act to reorganize legislative oversight and create a permanent Joint Government Oversight and Accountability Committee.
Dunlend said the bill has six parts: a purpose and findings section, the creation of a permanent joint oversight committee, revisions to reporting lines for the chief performance officer and auditor, updated deadlines for recurring reports, and a review of state grant award procedures. "The purpose of this act is to actuate principles of government accountability by focusing on how evidence is used to inform…
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