Creation — Duties

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There is created an office of program evaluation within the general assembly which has the duty to:

  1. Systematically evaluate, on an appropriate schedule, all programs conducted under the control or auspices of state government;
  2. Evaluate programs of local government as directed by resolution of either house of the general assembly or by joint resolution;
  3. Furnish to the members of the general assembly reports of the findings of its evaluative studies of state or local governmental programs, agencies, and departments;
  4. Prepare, in conjunction with the office of legal services for the general assembly, and distribute legislation which would effectuate any statutory changes recommended in a report of an evaluative study;
  5. Provide personnel to serve as committee staff or to assist the staff of any committee of either house of the general assembly which has program evaluation duties;
  6. Assist committees and individual members of the general assembly in the evaluation of state and local governmental programs; and
  7. Fulfill any other functions specified by law or assigned by any committee of the general assembly and approved by the appropriate speaker.


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