CHAPTER 21. LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND OVERSIGHT OF AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS
IC 2-5-21
Chapter 21. Legislative Evaluation and Oversight of Agencies and
Programs
IC 2-5-21-1
"Agency" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agency" includes an agency, an
authority, a board, a bureau, a commission, a committee, a
department, a division, an institution, or other similar entity created
or established by law.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-2
"Committee" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to a committee
established under section 10 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-3
"Council" defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the legislative
council established by IC 2-5-1.1-1.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-4
"Program" defined
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "program" means either of the
following:
(1) An activity done by an agency.
(2) An activity an agency is authorized or required to perform
by law.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-5
"Subcommittee" defined
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "subcommittee" refers to the
legislative evaluation and oversight policy subcommittee established
by section 6 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-6
Subcommittee established
Sec. 6. The legislative evaluation and oversight policy
subcommittee of the council is established.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-7
Membership of subcommittee
Sec. 7. (a) The subcommittee consists of four (4) members of the
council as follows:
(1) Two (2) members of the house of representatives who may
not be members of the same political party.
(2) Two (2) members of the senate who may not be members of
the same political party.
(b) The chairman of the council, with the advice of the vice
chairman of the council, shall appoint the members of the
subcommittee.
(c) An individual serves as a member of the subcommittee until
the earlier of the following:
(1) The individual resigns as a member of the subcommittee.
(2) The individual ceases to be a member of the council.
(3) The individual is replaced by the chairman of the council.
(d) The chairman of the council, with the advice of the vice
chairman of the council, shall fill a vacancy on the subcommittee.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-8
Chair of subcommittee
Sec. 8. (a) When making appointments to the subcommittee, the
chairman of the council, with the advice of the vice chairman of the
council, shall appoint a member of the subcommittee as the chair of
the subcommittee.
(b) The chair of the subcommittee serves until the earlier of the
following:
(1) The individual resigns as chair.
(2) The individual ceases to be a member of the subcommittee.
(3) The individual is replaced by the chairman of the council.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-9
Duties of subcommittee
Sec. 9. Subject to the direction of the council, the subcommittee
shall do the following:
(1) Identify the agencies and programs to be reviewed by the
staff and the committee assigned to the evaluation project.
(2) Direct the staff in performing audits of agencies and
programs.
(3) Assist the committees in performing the duties of a
committee under this chapter.
(4) Perform other functions assigned by the council.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-10
Committee to evaluate agencies and programs
Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the chairman of the council,
with the advice of the vice chairman of the council, shall appoint a
committee to evaluate each of the following:
(1) Agencies and programs with highway or transportation
matters as their major function during 1994.
(2) Agencies and programs with occupational licensing as their
major function during 1995.
(3) Agencies and programs with commerce matters as their
major function during 1996.
(4) Agencies and programs with agricultural matters as their
major function during 1997.
(5) Agencies and programs with human resources or economic
security as their major function during 1998.
(6) Agencies and programs with management or administration
as their major function during 1999.
(7) Agencies and programs with corrections or judicial matters
as their major function during 2000.
(8) Agencies and programs with public safety matters as their
major function during 2001.
(9) Agencies and programs with education matters as their
major function during 2002.
(10) Agencies and programs with human services as their major
function during 2003.
(11) Agencies and programs with labor matters as their major
function during 2004.
(12) Agencies and programs with taxation or finance as their
major function during 2005.
(13) Agencies and programs with business regulation as their
major function during 2006.
(14) Agencies and programs with health matters as their major
function during 2007.
(15) Agencies and programs with natural resources or
recreation as their major function during 2008.
(b) The committee shall be appointed before July 1 of the year the
agencies and programs are required to be evaluated under this
section.
(c) The council by resolution may do any of the following with
respect to agencies and programs evaluated under this section:
(1) Require evaluation of agencies and programs in an order
different from the order specified in subsection (a).
(2) Assign specific topics or issues for audit and evaluation by
staff and a committee.
(3) Assign areas for audit and evaluation in classifications
different from the areas described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-11
Committee membership
Sec. 11. (a) A committee must consist of the following:
(1) Four (4) members of the house of representatives appointed
by the chairman of the council with the advice of the vice
chairman of the council. Not more than two (2) members
appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same
political party.
(2) Four (4) members of the senate appointed by the chairman
of the council with the advice of the vice chairman of the
council. Not more than two (2) members appointed under this
subdivision may be members of the same political party.
(b) A member of a committee serves until the earlier of the
following:
(1) The individual resigns from the committee.
(2) The individual ceases to be a member in the chamber of the
general assembly from which the individual was appointed.
(3) The individual is replaced by the chairman of the council.
(c) The chairman of the council, with the advice of the vice
chairman of the council, shall fill a vacancy on the committee.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-12
Committee chair
Sec. 12. (a) When making appointments to a committee, the
chairman of the council, with the advice of the vice chairman of the
council, shall appoint a member of the committee to be the chair of
the committee.
(b) The chair of a committee serves until the earlier of the
following:
(1) The individual resigns as chair.
(2) The individual ceases to be a member of the committee.
(3) The individual is replaced as chair by the chairman of the
council.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-13
Considerations when auditing or evaluating agencies and programs
Sec. 13. As directed by the subcommittee or the council, any of
the following shall be considered by staff in doing audits and by the
committee when evaluating and doing follow-up evaluation of
agencies and programs:
(1) The objectives intended for the agency or program and the
problem or need that the agency or program was intended to
address.
(2) The degree to which the intended objectives of the agency
or program have been achieved expressed in terms of
performance, impact, or accomplishments of the agency or
program.
(3) Budget and other fiscal factors relating to the agency or
program.
(4) Areas or aspects of outstanding agency or program
performance that might be effectively used by other agencies or
programs.
(5) The effect of the agency or program on the Indiana
economy, including costs to consumers and businesses.
(6) Whether another public or private program or entity can
better or more economically meet the need for which the agency
or program was established.
(7) Whether the operation of the agency or program has been
efficient and responsive to public needs.
(8) The management efficiency of the agency or program and
the cost effectiveness and value of the information the agency
or program processes.
(9) Any criteria identified by the subcommittee or by the
council.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-14
Committee duties
Sec. 14. Subject to the direction of the subcommittee, a committee
shall do the following during the year the committee is appointed to
evaluate agencies and programs:
(1) Review audit reports.
(2) Take testimony regarding audit reports and other areas the
committee considers related to the committee's work.
(3) Make recommendations for legislation.
(4) Make recommendations for administrative changes.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-15
Extension of committee's work beyond original calendar year
Sec. 15. With the consent of the subcommittee, a committee may
extend the committee's work under section 14 of this chapter through
the next calendar year after the committee is appointed.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-16
Evaluations and determinations following committee review of
audit reports and recommendations
Sec. 16. After the committee completes its work under sections 14
and 15 of this chapter, the committee shall do the following:
(1) Evaluate the results of the audit and the recommendations
made by the committee.
(2) Determine whether additional corrective or other legislation
is required.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-17
Expiration of committee
Sec. 17. Subject to section 18 of this chapter, a committee expires
on the earlier of the following dates:
(1) December 31 of the second full year after the committee is
appointed.
(2) When terminated by the council.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-18
Extension of committee's work beyond expiration date
Sec. 18. The council by resolution may extend the work of a
committee beyond the committee's expiration date under section 17
of this chapter.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-19
Committee operating procedures
Sec. 19. (a) For purposes of this section, "committee" includes the
subcommittee.
(b) The following apply to the operation of a committee:
(1) The council may provide that there is a vice chair of the
committee.
(2) The chair of a committee may delegate any of the chair's
powers to a vice chair of the committee.
(3) The committee shall meet at the call of the chair.
(4) A quorum consists of a majority of the voting members of
the committee.
(5) An affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the
committee is required for the committee to take official action.
For purposes of this subdivision, meeting to take testimony is
not considered official action.
(6) The legislative services agency shall provide staff and
administrative support for the committee as directed by the
council.
(7) The committee shall make reports as required by the council
or the subcommittee.
(8) The council may establish a budget for the committee.
(9) Each member of the committee is entitled to receive the
same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid to
individuals who serve as legislative members of interim study
committees established by the legislative council.
(10) The expenditures of the committee shall be paid from
appropriations to the council or the legislative services agency.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-20
Cooperation of agency under evaluation
Sec. 20. The chief administrative officer and the employees of an
agency or agency that administers a program subject to evaluation
under this chapter shall cooperate with a committee, the
subcommittee, and the council as the committee, subcommittee, or
council performs the duties under this chapter.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.
IC 2-5-21-21
Information provided by agency under evaluation
Sec. 21. The chief administrative officer and the employees of an
agency or agency that administers a program subject to evaluation
under this chapter shall provide a committee, the subcommittee, or
the council with the following information upon request:
(1) The identity of all agencies or subunits under the agency's
direct or advisory control.
(2) A statement of all the agency's powers, duties, and functions
currently performed.
(3) A citation to all constitutional, statutory, or other authority
under which the agency carries out the agency's powers, duties,
and functions.
(4) A statement of the number and types of persons the agency
serves.
(5) A summary statement, for the last completed fiscal year, of
the number, type, and cost of personnel the agency employs in
carrying out each program, and a summary statement of the cost
of personnel the agency employs under contract in carrying out
each program.
(6) A statement identifying the source of all funds for which the
agency has some responsibility.
(7) A statement of the agency's performance and
accomplishments in the last fiscal year and of the budgetary
costs the agency incurred in the operation of each program.
(8) A summary statement of the agency's reporting and
recordkeeping requirements and activities, including the
agency's management and control of information and records
and the value of the information gathered compared to the cost
to respondents, and an assessment of the agency's methods to
reduce and simplify the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
(9) A summary statement of the agency's budget and program
for the current fiscal year and the agency's budget projections
for the next succeeding fiscal year.
(10) An estimate of potential outputs of services to be produced
by varying levels of budgetary inputs.
(11) A statement concerning any powers, duties, or functions
that in the agency's opinion are being performed and duplicated
to any extent by another public or private program or entity,
including the manner in which and the extent to which this
duplication of effort is occurring, and any recommendations the
agency has as to eliminating this situation.
(12) A statement of any powers, duties, or functions that in the
agency's opinion are inconsistent with current and projected
public demands and that should be terminated or altered.
(13) A statement of the names of those private programs or
entities with which the agency has substantial contact, and a
description of the nature of that contact.
(14) Any other information that a committee, the subcommittee,
or the council feels is necessary and proper to assist the
committee, the subcommittee, or the council in carrying out its
duties.
As added by P.L.11-1993, SEC.3.