Bill Text: WV HCR109 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study on legislative rules being outcome driven rather than process driven

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-03-10 - Communicated to Senate [HCR109 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2018-HCR109-Introduced.html

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 109

(By Delegates Howell, Hamrick, Adkins, Criss, Graves, Jennings, Martin, Maynard, Pack, Paynter, Pyles, Sypolt, Ward and Williams)

[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization; March 7, 2018; Referred to the Committee on Rules]

 

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study on legislative rules being outcome driven rather than process driven.

Whereas, State agencies are authorized to promulgate legislative rules due to their inherent expertise; and

Whereas, The Legislature is committed to protecting the public welfare by periodically reviewing these rules to assess their continued effectiveness and relevance, and whether the rule has become too burdensome and obsolete; and

Whereas, Rules can often be created which promote a process-driven system that favors bureaucracy over efficiency, rather than an outcome-driven system that values results and overall benefit to all; therefore, be it                             

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance conduct a study on legislative rules being outcome driven rather than process driven; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2019, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.