MS HB1184

Creates the "Agency Accountability Review Act of 2018" requiring the Mississippi Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) to establish an accountability review schedule of state agencies, with 3-5 agencies reviewed annually beginning in 2019.

Requires PEER to evaluate designated agencies based on 11 criteria including operational efficiency, mission achievement, program duplication, complaint handling, rulemaking processes, employment compliance, and public records responsiveness.

Mandates PEER to publish comprehensive annual reports by December 15 addressing review criteria and making recommendations on agency abolition, continuation, reorganization, consolidation, and operational improvements.

Requires agencies under review to submit by December 1 a list of all statutorily required reports and evaluation of their continued necessity based on changed circumstances since enactment.

Allows agencies to be exempted from review if the Legislature passes exemption legislation within two calendar years before review or if the agency has been inactive for two calendar years.