Bill Text: PA HR316 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: A Concurrent Resolution creating a commission composed of public and private cost-minded leaders of this Commonwealth to study the management of current government operations and make recommendations regarding the merger and consolidation of certain government operations.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 20-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-02 - Referred to RULES [HR316 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR316-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1986
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 316 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY DENLINGER, BAKER, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, DAVIDSON, DeLUCA, FLECK, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART, HARRIS, HESS, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, KAVULICH, LAWRENCE, MILNE, MURT, PYLE, STERN, SWANGER, TAYLOR, TRUITT, VULAKOVICH AND WAGNER, JUNE 2, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JUNE 2, 2011
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Creating a commission composed of public and private cost-minded
leaders of this Commonwealth to study the management of
current government operations and make recommendations
regarding the merger and consolidation of certain government
operations.
WHEREAS, The economic health of this Commonwealth is a top
priority; and
WHEREAS, The tax burden on this Commonwealth's citizens and
businesses resulting from the cost of government operations and
administration can have a significant impact on the economic
health of this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, State government has an obligation to be fiscally
responsible and to limit the tax burden it imposes; and
WHEREAS, Ten cents of every public dollar spent is committed
to general government operations; and
WHEREAS, An organized bipartisan effort is necessary to
determine ways in which State government can be made more
effective and more efficient; therefore be it
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RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
create a government management and cost study commission
composed of leaders from the public and private sectors to study
Commonwealth government operations and the experience of other
states in an effort to propose changes that will reduce costs,
increase accountability and improve service; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the commission make recommendations regarding
the merger and consolidation of operations in executive agencies
and legislative agencies; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the commission be comprised of ten members as
follows:
(1) Two members to be appointed by the Governor, with
one of the appointments being a member of the general public.
(2) Two members to be appointed by the Majority Leader
of the Senate and two members to be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate, with no more than one appointment from
each authority being a government official or employee.
(3) Two members to be appointed by the Majority Leader
of the House of Representatives and two members to be
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, with no more than one appointment from each
authority being a government official or employee;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That these appointments be made within 30 days of
the adoption of this resolution; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the commission make a report of its findings
and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no
later than November 30, 2011, at which time the commission shall
cease to exist; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the chairman rely on the existing staff of the
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appointing authorities and the Appropriations Committee of the
Senate and the Appropriations Committee of the House of
Representatives to the greatest extent possible; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That necessary and reasonable costs and
expenditures of the commission be authorized to be paid from
funds already appropriated by the General Assembly to the Office
of the Budget and the Office of Administration; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the commission comply with all the duties and
responsibilities of an agency under 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating
to open meetings).
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