January 23, 2012
HOUSE BILL No. 1273
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DIGEST OF HB 1273
(Updated January 20, 2012 12:46 pm - DI 107)
Citations Affected: Noncode.
Synopsis: Administrative law judge study. Requests the legislative
council to assign to an existing study committee, for study during the
2012 legislative interim, the topic of creating a centralized department
of administrative law judges within the office of the attorney general.
Effective: Upon passage.
January 11, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
January 23, 2012, reported _ Do Pass.
January 23, 2012
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1273
A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning state offices and administration.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: ; (12)HB1273.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]
(a) The general
assembly urges the legislative council to assign to an existing study
committee, for study during the 2012 legislative interim, the topic
of creating a centralized department of administrative law judges
within the office of the attorney general.
(b) If the topic of creating a centralized department of
administrative law judges within the office of the attorney general
is assigned to an existing study committee under subsection (a), the
study committee shall consider:
(1) the experiences of Texas and other states that have
implemented the "Texas model";
(2) the experiences of other states that have implemented
similar models;
(3) the fiscal impact of implementing a centralized
department of administrative law judges;
(4) the practicality and logistics of implementing a centralized
department of administrative law judges; and
(5) any related issue as determined by the legislative council
or the chairperson of the study committee.
(c) If the topic of creating a centralized department of
administrative law judges within the office of the attorney general
is assigned to an interim or statutory study committee under
subsection (a), the study committee shall issue a final report to the
legislative council containing the study committee's findings and
recommendations, including any recommended legislation
concerning the topic, not later than November 1, 2012.
(d) This SECTION expires December 31, 2012.