NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Monday, July 12, 1999
Pioneer Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
| 9:00 a.m. | Call to order Roll call Review of Legislative Council rules of operation and procedure |
| 9:05 a.m. | Comments by the committee chairman on studies assigned to the committee |
BUDGET MONITORING |
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| 9:15 a.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum relating to the committee's responsibility to monitor the budget during the 1999-2001 biennium |
| 9:20 a.m. | Comments by committee members regarding the committee's budget monitoring responsibilities |
| 9:30 a.m. | Presentation by the Office of Management and Budget regarding the status of the state general fund |
| 9:50 a.m. | Comments by other interested persons regarding the committee's budget monitoring responsibilities |
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FACILITY PLAN |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum relating to the committee's study, as directed in Section 8 of House Bill No. 1004, of the State Department of Health's master plan for its facilities and its definitive plan and cost estimates for upgrading its laboratory facilities, providing a state morgue for the state medical examiner, and bringing its facilities into compliance with applicable building code requirements |
| 10:15 a.m. | Comments by committee members regarding the study of the State Department of Health's facilities |
| 10:30 a.m. | Comments by representatives of the State Department of Health regarding the status of its facilities plan |
| 11:00 a.m. | Comments by other interested persons regarding the State Department of Health facilities |
STATE AGENCY OFFICE SPACE NEEDS |
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| 11:15 a.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum relating to the committee's study, as directed in Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4006, of state agency office space needs to determine the feasibility and desirability of transferring state agencies or state employees to rural areas |
| 11:30 a.m. | Comments by committee members regarding the study of state agency office space needs |
| 11:45 a.m. | Comments by state agency representatives and other interested persons regarding the study of state agency office space needs |
| 12:00 noon | Luncheon recess |
PRIVATIZATION |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum relating to the committee's study, as directed in Section 2 of Senate Bill No. 2411, of privatizing and contracting for services provided by state agencies |
| 1:15 p.m. | Comments by committee members regarding the privatization study |
| 1:30 p.m. | Comments by state agency representatives and other interested persons regarding the privatization study |
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION |
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| 1:45 p.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum relating to the committee's study, as directed in Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4030, of the management responsibilities of the Industrial Commission, the mission and location of each entity within and under the direction of the commission, the membership of the commission, and the voting structure of the commission |
| 2:00 p.m. | Comments by committee members regarding the study of the Industrial Commission |
| 2:15 p.m. | Comments by representatives of the Industrial Commission regarding the study of the Industrial Commission |
| 2:30 p.m. | Comments by other interested persons regarding the study of the Industrial Commission |
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES |
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| 2:45 p.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum relating to the committee's other responsibilities including:
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| 3:00 p.m. | Comments by committee members regarding the other responsibilities of the committee |
| 3:15 p.m. | Comments by other interested persons regarding the other responsibilities of the committee |
| 3:30 p.m. | Committee discussion and staff directives |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
