Bill Summary for Bill Number Presentation from the Department of Regulatory Agencies

Date: 01/30/2006

Final
Presentation from the Department of Regulatory Agencies

COMMITTEE ON JOINT BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABOR

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01:38 PM -- Presentation from the Department of Regulatory Agencies

Julie Hoerner and Geoffrey Hier from the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) distributed and explained four handouts to the committee: a brochure about DORA (Attachment A), the DORA Organizational Chart for Fiscal Year 05-06 (Attachment B), the DORA Prioritization of Departmental Objectives for Fiscal Year 06-07 (Attachment C), and the DORA Strategic Plan for the Fiscal Year 06-07 Budget Submission (Attachment D). Ms. Hoerner explained the various duties of DORA. There was committee discussion about the EEOC moving from Colorado to Phoenix. In response to a question from the committee, Ms. Hoerner explained the impact on jobs that resulted from the EEOC changing from a regional office to a field office in Phoenix. She stated that she did not know the exact number of affected employees, but that it only impacted the legal staff.

01:48 PM

Ms. Hoerner mentioned that under statute the department may give a statement detailing what aspects of a program or service the department could reduce in the event that the funding for the program or service is reduced. She stated that since DORA is predominately cash funded, a reduction in money would mean that the General Assembly has decided to eliminate or change regulation in a particular profession or occupation. The committee asked for clarification on how the department plans to carry out its objectives to make it easier and less costly to do business with the Public Utilities Commission, and to increase customer satisfaction with enforcement and intervention activities listed in Attachment C.

01:58 PM

The committee discussed that certain laws are not given equal weight and enforcement and talked about whether DORA could have an internal system to make sure statutory mandates are enforced rather than leading to a performance audit. Ms. Hoerner stated that there is a system in place with regards to deliverables. There was committee discussion about the Motorist Insurance Identification Database.