Legislative Panel Approves Study To Overhaul Government
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A legislative panel has approved a study that
outlines ways to overhaul state government.
The study says the best way to reorganize state government would
be decided by legislators, with help from state agencies and
possibly a consultant.
Governor Huckabee tried in 2003 to overhaul the way state
government is organized but could not get the plan through the
House. Huckabee wanted to reorganize 53 state agencies into ten
major departments.
Legislators will form a subcommittee with nine members each from
the House and Senate, along with three or four state agencies. The
subcommittee will consider whether to hire
