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Committee told 231 entities could fall under oversight; members must define 'agency'
Summary
Office of Research counsel told the committee she identified roughly 231 entities that might fit Act 121's broad definition of 'agency' while noting about 106 entities appear excluded; the House committee must decide how broadly to interpret the statute and whether to align with the Senate's narrower list.
Members pressed staff on how the committee should interpret the term "agency" and how many entities are subject to review. Jennifer Dobson said she had reviewed the code and identified roughly 231 potential agencies and about 106 entities that appear to fall within statutory exceptions.
Dobson warned the committee that "the term political subdivision is not actually defined in our new legislative oversight provisions," and said the panel will have to determine how far that exception extends. She noted the Senate's oversight office has taken a narrower approach focused on budget entities, and suggested the House could either adopt a similar starting list for consistency or define a broader scope based on the statute's language.
The exchange made clear that a key early task for the committee is resolution of definitional questions—how to count agencies and whether to include entities the code identifies as political subdivisions—because those choices will determine the size of the workload for the seven‑year review cycle.
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