Title 67 — STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

67-440. Fees and mileage of witnesses. Each witness who appears before the committee by its order, other than a state official or employee, shall receive for his attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in courts of record, which shall be audited and …

67-448. committee on uniform accounting and transparency for local governmental entities. (1) In order to provide for uniform and transparent financial data of local governmental entities to better inform lawmakers, decision-makers, and citizens, there is hereby established the c…

67-450A. Charges for audit. The annual appropriation to the office of legislative services from the general fund shall provide for authorized audits and services to general fund departments, agencies, commissions, or institutions without charge to the unit receiving such services…

67-450B. Independent financial audits of LOCAL governmental entities — Filing requirements. (1)(a) The requirements set forth in this section are minimum audit requirements for all local governmental entities, and include, without limitation, all cities, counties, authorities and…

67-450C. Independent financial audits of affiliated organizations to state governmental agencies or entities — Filing requirements. (1) The requirements set forth in section 67-450B(2), Idaho Code, are minimum audit requirements for all affiliated organizations to state governmen…

67-450D. independent financial audits — designated entities. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Idaho Code relating to audit requirements regarding the entities designated in this section, beginning on July 1, 2021, the requirements set forth in section 67-450B(2), I…

67-451. Legislative account created — Duties of controller — Disbursements from account — Report of disbursements. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the legislative account. The legislative account shall consist of such moneys as are placed into it by other approp…

67-451A. LEGISLATIVE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND CREATED. There is hereby created in the state treasury the legislative legal defense fund. The legislative legal defense fund shall consist of such moneys as are placed into it by appropriations and shall be continuously appropriated to the…

67-452. Membership in pacific fisheries legislative task force. The legislative council, joining with the presiding officers of other jurisdictions, shall appoint, respectively two (2) senators, one (1) from the majority party and one (1) from the minority party, and two (2) memb…

67-453. Statements regarding proposed constitutional amendments. (1) Whenever the legislature shall have directed the submission of a proposal to amend the constitution of the state of Idaho to the electors, the legislative council shall, not less than one hundred twenty (120) da…

67-454. Subcommittees for review of administrative rules — Meetings regarding rules. For the purposes of review of proposed administrative rules pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, germane joint subcommittees are hereby authorized and created. The speaker of the house o…

67-455. Governor’s housing committee — Governor’s residence fund. (1) There is hereby created the governor’s housing committee consisting of five (5) appointed members. The following public officials shall each appoint one (1) member to serve on the committee: the president pro t…

67-455A. Committee may acquire and dispose of property. (1) The governor’s housing committee may accept grants, gifts or donations of any kind from any private or public source related to the acquisition, construction, remodel, furnishing, equipping or maintenance of a governor’s…

67-456. Special committee on criminal Justice Reinvestment Oversight. (1) In order to maintain continuous oversight of the Idaho criminal justice reinvestment initiative and related issues, there is hereby established a special legislative committee on justice reinvestment oversi…

67-457. Joint legislative oversight committee — Creation. There is hereby created the joint legislative oversight committee which shall be appointed as follows: the president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint majority party members of the senate, the senate minority leader …

67-458. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 67-457 through 67-464, Idaho Code: (1) "Committee" means the joint legislative oversight committee. (2) "Performance audit or evaluation" shall mean an examination of the effectiveness of the administration, the efficiency and the…

67-459. Term of membership and organization of committee. All members appointed to the joint legislative oversight committee shall serve for a term as provided by the legislative council. The committee shall meet no later than thirty (30) days after appointment by the legislative…

67-460. Powers of committee. The joint legislative oversight committee shall have the following powers: (1) To direct the director of legislative performance evaluations in accordance with section 67-461, Idaho Code, to review the performance of any state agency or program and to…

67-461. Conduct of and issuance of performance evaluation reports. (1) In conducting a performance evaluation, the director of legislative performance evaluations shall obtain an overview of the operations of the agency or program. (a) The survey phase will develop background inf…

67-462. Recording testimony under oath. Whenever making a performance evaluation, the committee may require that testimony be given under oath, which may be administered by the chairman or by a person authorized by law to administer oaths, and may require that the testimony be re…

67-463. Assistance. The office of the attorney general, the office of the state controller and the administrator of the division of financial management are authorized to assist the joint legislative oversight committee in its conduct of performance evaluations if the committee a…

67-464. Quorum. There shall be no business transacted, including adoption of a rule or procedure, without the presence of a quorum of the committee and no action shall be valid unless approved by the majority of those members present and voting and entered upon the minutes of the…

67-465. intervention in actions regarding an Idaho statute. (1) When a party to an action challenges in state or federal court the constitutionality of an Idaho statute, facially or as applied, challenges an Idaho statute as violating or being preempted by federal law, or otherwi…

67-466. reports to the legislature. All reports required by Idaho Code to be submitted to the legislature or to any committee, group, or member of the legislature shall, in addition to any other requirements regarding delivery, also be submitted to the legislative services office…