JOINT CORPORATIONS, ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS INTERIM COMMITTEE

Standard Budget:   $45,000.00

Priority #: 1 Department of Insurance

1) Corporate Governance: Model Act- National Association of Insurance Commissioner's Accreditation Requirements

2) Internal Audit Functions:  Model Act- National Association of Insurance Commissioner's Accreditation Requirements

3) Update of Insurance Laws (including uniformity of law and regulation between different forms of business entities)

4) Pharmacy Act Amendments and Auditing Procedures

Priority #: 2 Secretary of State

1)  Election Law - Primary Elections Reform, Vacancies and Appointments (Differentiation by Party), Election Code Revisions (Updates, Recall Elections, Driver's License Requirements for Voter Registration, Voter Registration Termination (1yr vs. 2yr), Other Issues) and Campaign Finance

2) Securities Act – Update Statutes and Review the Enforcement of Securities Law

3) Special Districts: Formation, Termination and Election Procedures

Priority #: 3 Political Subdivisions/Local Government

1) Counties, Cities and Towns:  Mill Levies, Shared and Combined Services, Codification of Budget Bill Provisions Related to Local Government Financing

2) Emergency 911 Services – Next Generation

3) Downtown Development - Main street businesses and Zoning

Priority #: 4 Monitor Federal and Judicial Action

Monitor actions of the federal government and the judiciary involving public utilities, telecommunications, election issues and other areas traditionally within the purview of the Committee.

Priority #: 5 Digital Information Privacy

Receive and consider the reports and recommendations of the Task Force on Digital Information Privacy, created by 2014 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch. 123 and continued by 2015 Enrolled Act No. 42.

Priority #: 6  Compensation Parity of Elected Officials

Study compensation parity (per diem, compensation, salary, insurance coverage, etc.) between elected officials, both state and local, and between their deputies and staff members.  Include a study of legislator compensation.

Tentative Meeting Schedule

May 21-22

September 8-9

November 17-18