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ID SCR151
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/14/2016
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary and Rules Committee
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AI Summary
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Office of Performance Evaluations found that 48 of 93 types of actions (52%) involving administrative hearings present moderate or high risk for bias.
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Legislative Council is authorized to appoint a 10-member interim committee (5 senators and 5 representatives) to study approaches to mitigating bias in contested case proceedings.
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Committee shall examine assignment of agency directors and administrative hearing officers, appointment and compensation of hearing officers, and means to mitigate actual and perceived bias and conflicts of interest.
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Committee cochairmen may appoint non-legislative advisors with technical expertise in administrative hearings, who will not be reimbursed or have voting privileges.
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Committee shall report findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to the First Regular Session of the Sixty-fourth Idaho Legislature.
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of potential approaches to mitigate the risk of bias in contested cases by the appointment of administrative hearing officers.
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER INTERIM COMMITTEE
Last Action
Reported delivered to the Secretary of State on 03/28/16
3/25/2016