Show I. I Second Special Session Session- Dy BY SEN HAVEN HAVER J. J BARLOW I I Monday May 16 the State I Legislature met In joint convention con con- of the special session and heard Gov CalvIn L L. L Rampton Rampton Ramp Ramp- ton request the lawmakers to put into effect certain recommendations r of the Utah Little Hoover Commission and recommendations recommendations rec- rec or of the legislative stUd Study committee of the legisla- legisla live Uve council i THE LITTLE Hoover Commission Commission Com Com- mission created to study the Uie organization or of the states state's executIve ex- ex I. I department was created creat- creat I ed by Senate Bill 2 20 0 of the last 1965 regular session or of the 1 Legislature The bill gaIned Its name of Little H fio 0 o 0 v e ei J CommIssion CommIssion- because the late Us U.s. President Herbert Hoover 1 had conducted a similar study on the federal government level Purpose of the bill Is to make recOmmendations to promote economy efficiency and improved improved im- im proved servIces for tor the transaction transaction trans trans- action of the publics public's busIness The legislature pro provided v ide d for the study In JanI JanuarY Jan Jan- Uary oft of this his year the commiss commission commission commis- commis s sion submitted its report como corn com I o ri pages WIth rec- rec recommendations rec- rec 4 Approximately I third one of these I I f can be put Into Y I I I I I I I executive action of the governor governor gover- gover nor and the balance of these recommendations will require legislative action and proposed constitutional amendments forthe for I the peoples people's approval I THE GOVERNOR asked the legislators to place on the ballot for the vote of the Ule people this coming election a proposed constitutional amend amendment me n t to abolish the State Board or of Ex- Ex The Board of Examiners Examiners Exam Exam- iners consists of oC the governor secretary of state and the Ule attorney attorney at- at torney general Under the constitution constitution con con- this body is charged with the responsibility of approving approving ap- ap proving all claims against the tate state Another immediate recommendation recommendation was to consolidate the existing state departments departments depart depart- ments Into reasonable small groupings or of 11 wIth an appointed appoint appoint- ed administrator over to each a c h group acting as a coordinator in each group THE THIRD recommendation was to reorganize the State Health Department and Welfare Commission Into aDe- aDe I of Health and Welfare wIth four sub groupings of we welfare wel- wel 1 tare fare mental health retardation correction all comI com com- pr some 20 departments I The man three Welfare Commission Com Com- mission and the State Board com I of Health would be abolished This I would become a pilot project which could be observed between between be- be tween now and the meeting of the next session THE FOURTH i immediate m media te recommendation of the governor governor gover- gover nor would be to set up a Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Budget and Administration tion In the place of the Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Finance This department department depart depart- ment would also be enlarged to include custodial and maintenance maintenance nance functions performed by bythe bythe the secretary of state and budgeting budgeting eting and construction functions ot of the state BuildIng Board together to- to gether wIth leasing ity It was also recommended that the Retirement Board intact under the administration of the Ule Commissioner of Budget and Administrative Service BESIDES THE recommendations of the Ule Little Hoover Commission Commission Com Com- mission the Legislature will consider the recommendations of the Ule legislative study tee of the utah Leg Legislative I s I a ti ve Council This committee Was created for tor the purpose or of increasing increasing in- in i creasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the Ule legIslature itself These recommendations not been formally presented but some of the immediate recommendations recommendations rec- rec are below The Little Hoover report calls attention to the need to strengthen strength strength- en the legislative branch of Utah government to a prop prop- proper er balance with the proposed substantially strengthened executive executive ex- ex branch ONE OF THE recommendations by the legislative study committee is to provide more time for study and deliberation by the legislature It Is the unanimous j judgment u d g men t of aU all members of the Ule committee that the present session time of approximately 42 working days each two years is not sufficIent The legIslature is truly that Institution whIch distinguishes free Cree government from tyranny Meeting more often will not mean more laws but more frequent frequent fre- fre quent upgrading of e existing x 1st I n g glaws laws which are in need of change MOST l OTHER states provide more time for study and deliberation deliberation by their legislature but Utah continues to operate under Century limitation Only I one small state In the Union provides less time for its legislature legislature leg leg- to meet than does Utah Immediate recommendations Include 1 Annual sessIons with a budget session in even even- numbered years and general sessIons in odd odd- odd numbered n urn be re d years Extend limit of legislative legisla- legisla tive sessions in general sessions and 20 working days In budget ses- ses Permit the legislature to convene itself by a request from two thirds or of its members mem- mem bers 2 INCREASE THE size ot of the legislative council to 16 members 3 Establish office of fiscal review for budget analysIs and legislative post audit under a joint budget audit committee 4 ESTABLISH office of leg gal advisor 5 Establish office ot of legislative legislative legis- legis administration services 6 PROVIDE fall fair and adequate adequate ade- ade quate compensation and expenses expenses ex- ex for tor legislators by proposing proposing pro pro- posing a constitutional amendment amendment amend amend- ment for tor the Ule voters voters' approval Next week Senator Barlows Barlow's topic willbe will I Ibe be the pros and cons of the proposal to I eliminate the Board of Examiners |