Bill > S441

This bill, known as the Wells Act, aims to facilitate the elimination of nonresponsive boards, committees, and commissions. The key provisions are as follows: 1. The Legislative Library is directed to send a request for documentation and confirmation of activity to all boards, committees, and commissions that have not expired or been repealed. This includes information on current membership, last reported minutes, current bylaws, and a listing of the entities to which reports are to be submitted. 2. For any board, committee, or commission that either fails to respond within 120 days or responds but has not met within the previous 12 months, the Legislative Library will add it to a list and submit the final compiled list to the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee. 3. The Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee is then directed to recommend legislation to the 2024 Regular Session of the 2023 General Assembly to repeal the boards and commissions on the list. The goal of this bill is to identify and eliminate inactive or nonresponsive governmental entities, streamlining the state's bureaucratic structure and ensuring the efficient use of resources.