SECTION 1. INTENT. The General Assembly hereby determines that State Government actions have produced a substantial increase in the number of agencies, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and programs of this State, growth of pre-existing programs, and the proliferation of rules and regulations, and that this whole process developed without sufficient legislative oversight, regulatory accountability, or a system of checks and balances. The General Assembly further determines that by establishing a system for the termination, study, review, continuation, or re-establishment of such agencies, it will be in a better position to evaluate the need for the continued existence of existing and future agencies, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and programs of the State Government. It is further the intention of the General Assembly to establish an orderly schedule for the termination of all existing State agencies, during a six-year period, but to make provision for legislative review by the Joint Interim Committees of the Arkansas General Assembly, including the holding of public hearings, to enable the General Assembly to have the benefit of recommendations for the continuation of those State agencies which are deemed to be essential for the necessary and efficient operation of Government, prior to the termination thereof.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act, the term "State agency" or "State agencies" shall include and mean State agencies, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, councils, advisory committees, and programs and services of the State of Arkansas, to which specific reference is made in this Act.SECTION 3. The following State agencies shall terminate on June 30, 1979: (a) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1979, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Education:(1) the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education, created by Section 3 of Act 169 of 1931, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-102, which were transferred to the Department of Education under the provisions of Section 10 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-910;(2) the Arkansas Library Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 139 of 1935, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 6-301, as transferred to the Library Division of the Department of Education by Section 10 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-910, and the Library Division of the Department of Education, created by Section 10 of Act 38 of 1971;(3) the Arkansas School for the Blind, created by Section 1 of Act 64 of 1879, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-2201;(4) the Arkansas School for the Deaf, created by Section 1 of Act 36 of 1868, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-2301;(5) the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and Arkansas School for the Deaf, created by Section 2 of Act 1 of 1943, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 7-201;(6) the Educational Television Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 198 of 1961, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-3901, as transferred to the Educational Television Division of the Department of Education by Section 10 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-910, and the Educational Television Division of the Department of Education, created by Section 10 of Act 38 of 1971; and(7) the Board for Vocational Education, created by Section 187 of Act 169 of 1931, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-2514.(b) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1979, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor: (1) the Cooperative Area Manpower Planning System, created by Executive Order 73-1;(2) the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, created by Section 1 of Act 31 of 1965, the same being Arkansas Statutes 53-701, and the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Advisory Committee, created by Section 5 of Act 31 of 1965, the same being Arkansas Statutes 53-704;(3) the Employment Security Division of the Department of Labor, created by Section 10 of Act 391 of 1941, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 81-1113;(4) the Labor Board, created by Section 5 of Act 25 of 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), the same being Arkansas Statutes 81-323;(5) the Department of Labor, created by Section 2 of Act 161 of 1937, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-915;(6) the Office of the State Mine Inspector, created by Section 1 of Act 130 of 1917, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 52-401, and as transferred to the Department of Labor by Section 15 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-915;(7) the Board of Review created by Section 6 of Act 391 of 1941, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 81-1107;(8) the State Advisory Council to the Employment Security Division of the Department of Labor, created by Section 11 of Act 391 of 1941, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 81-1114;(9) the Elevator Safety Board, created by Section 2 of Act 189 of 1963, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-1802;(10) the Boiler Advisory Board, created by Section 2 of Act 494 of 1961, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 81-502;(11) the Arkansas Employment Agency Advisory Council, created by Section 3 of Act 493 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 81-1015;(12) the Boiler Inspection Division of the Department of Labor, created by Section 1 of Act 494 of 1961, the same being Arkansas Statutes 81-501;(13) the State Kidney Disease Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 450 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-2502;(14) the State Spinal Cord Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 311 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-3302;(15) the Pollution Control Commission, created by Section 3 of Act 472 of 1949, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-1903, transferred to the Department of Pollution Control and Ecology by Section 8 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-908, and the Department of Pollution Control and Ecology created by Section 8 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-908.(16) the Environmental Preservation Division of the Department of Pollution Control and Ecology, created by Section 8 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-908;(17) the Division of Water Pollution Control, the Division of Air Pollution Control, the Division of Solid Waste Management, the Division of Environmental Preservation, and the Division of Administration of the Pollution Control Commission, created by Section 2 of Part I of Act 472 of 1949, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-1903, and as transferred to the Department of Pollution Control and Ecology by Section 8 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-908;(18) the State Health Planning Council, created by Section 3 of Act 305 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-2303, transferred to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council by Section 7 of Act 558 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-3607; and the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, created by Section 7 of Act 558 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-3607.(19) the Nursing Home Advisory Council, created by Section 8 of Act 58 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-2208;(20) the Advisory Hospital Council, created by Section 8 of Act 414 of 1961, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-334;(21) the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, created by Section 3 of Act 435 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-3403;(22) the Child Care Facility Review Board, created by Section 12 of Act 434 of 1969, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 83-911;(23) the Arkansas Office on Drug Abuse Prevention of the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, created by Section 2 of Act 1000 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-2124;(24) the Drug Abuse Authority, created by Section 2 of Act 1000 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-2124; and(25) the Arkansas Drug Abuse Advisory Council, created by Section 6 of Act 1000 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-2128.(c) The following State Agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1979, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Insurance and Commerce:(1) the State Bank Department, created by Section 1 of Act 113 of 1913, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 67-101, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(2) the State Banking Board, created by Section 1 of Act 60 of 1933, the same being Arkansas Statutes 67-201;(3) the State Insurance Department, created by Section 16 of Act 148 of 1959, the same being Arkansas Statutes 66-2101, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(4) the Securities Division of the State Bank Department, created by Section 30 of Act 254 of 1959, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 67-1262, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(5) the Professional Malpractice Insurance Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 638 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 34-2601;(6) the Arkansas Public Service Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 40 of 1945, the same being Arkansas Statutes 73-101, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(7) the Division of Utilities and Transportation of the Department of Commerce, created by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(8) the Savings and Loan Association Board, created by Section 5 of Act 227 of 1963, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 67-1805; and(9) the Burial Association Board, created by Section 2 of Act 91 of 1953, the same being Arkansas Statutes 66-1802.(d) The following State Agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1979, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Public Transportation:(1) the Arkansas Transportation Commission, formerly known as the Arkansas Commerce Commission, created by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by the same Act;(2) the Arkansas Bikeways Commission, created by Executive Order 73-7;(3) the Arkansas Waterways Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 242 of 1967, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 21-1701;(4) the Arkansas Turnpike Authority, created by Section 2 of Act 312 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 76-2402;(5) the White River Navigation District Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 168 of 1963, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 21-1601; and(6) the Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Arkansas, created by Section 1 of Act 151 of 1961, the same being Arkansas Statutes 76-1812, which was transferred to the Department of Parks and Tourism by Section 1 of Act 496 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-907.1.(7) the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission, created by Section 4 of Act 388 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 75-2304.(e) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1979, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on City, County, and Local Affairs:(1) the Department of Local Services, created by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904;(2) the Local Services Advisory Council, created by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904;(3) the Office of Local and Regional Services within the Department of Local Services, created by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904;(4) the Health Planning Program of the Office of the Governor, transferred to the Department of Planning by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes (1973 Suppl.) 5-904, which was transferred to the Department of Local Services by Section 1 of Act 278 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes (1976) 5-904;(5) the Comprehensive State Health Planning Agency, created by Section 1 of Act 305 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-2301, which was transferred to the Department of Local Services by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904, and which was transferred to the State Health Planning and Development Agency by Section 7 of Act 558 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-3607; and(6) the Health Planning Advisory Council, which was transferred to the Department of Local Services by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904.(f) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1979, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Economic and Industrial Resources and Development: (1) the Division of Soil and Water Resources of the Department of Commerce, created by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(2) the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 14 of 1963, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-118, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(3) the State Apiary Board, created by Section 1 of Act 59 of 1945, the same being Arkansas Statutes 78-1701, which was tranferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(4) the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 87 of 1963, the same being Arkansas Statutes 78-301, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(5) the State Plant Board, created by Section 3 of Act 414 of 1917, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 77-103, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(6) the Weights and Measures Division of the State Plant Board, created by Section 6 of Act 482 of 1963, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 79-206, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(7) the Division of Livestock, Poultry, and Agriculture of the Department of Commerce, created by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(8) the Division of Plants of the Department of Commerce, created by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(9) the Department of Parks and Tourism, created by Section 7 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-907;(10) the State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 330 of 1955, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-202, which was transferred to the Department of Parks and Tourism by Section 7 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(11) the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 211 of 1957, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-3801, which was transferred to the Department of Parks and Tourism by Section 7 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-907;(12) the Arkansas Territorial Capitol Restoration Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 388 of 1939, as amended the same being Arkansas Statutes 8-102, which was transferred to the Department of Parks and Tourism by Section 7 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-907, and transferred to the Department of Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage by Section 4 of Act 1001 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-923;(13) the Poison Springs State Park, created by Section 1 of Act 182 of 1961, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-635, which was transferred to the Department of Parks and Tourism by Section 7 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-907;(14) the Publicity Division of the Arkansas Publicity and Parks Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 310 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-221, which was transferred to the Department of Parks and Tourism by Section 7 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-907;(15) the Arkansas History Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 355 of 1911, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 6-201, which was transferred to the Department of Parks and Tourism by Section 7 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-907;(16) the Monuments and Historical Sites Division of the Department of Parks and Tourism, created by Section 7 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-907;(17) the State Economic Development Study Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 193 of 1975;(18) the Mineral Resources Commission, authorized by House Concurrent Resolution 34 of 1973; and(19) the Arkansas Civil War Centennial Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 213 of 1959, the same being Arkansas Statutes 8-701.(g) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1979, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Judiciary: (1) the Department of Public Safety, created by Section 14 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-914;(2) the Police Division of the Department of Public Safety, created by Section 14 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-914;(3) the Military Division of the Department of Public Safety, created by Section 14 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-914;(4) the Law Enforcement Training Academy Division of the Department of Public Safety, created by Section 14 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-914;(5) the Police Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 394 of 1969, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 42-403;(6) the Enforcement Division of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, created by Section 18 of Act 159 of 1951, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 48-1317, which was transferred to the Department of Public Safety by Section 14 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-914;(7) the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, formerly the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control, created by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(8) the State Fire Marshal Enforcement Section of the Department of Public Safety, created by Section 21 of Act 1017 of 1975 (Ext. Sess. 1976), the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-914.1;(9) the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, created by Section 1 of Act 526 of 1963, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 42-701, which was transferred to the Department of Public Safety by Section 14 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-914;(10) the Department of Correction, created by Section 1 of Act 50 of 1968 (First Extraordinary Session), as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 46-100;(11) the Board of Pardons and Paroles, created by Section 1 of Act 621 of 1969, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 43-2802;(12) the State Penitentiary Board, created by Section 1 of Act 208 of 1945, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes (1964) 43-2801, as renamed the Board of Correction by Section 2 of Act 50 of 1968 (First Extraordinary Session), as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 46-101;(13) the Workshop-Made Products Committee, created by Section 1 of Act 405 of 1973, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 14-229; and(14) the Board of Judicial Reapportionment, created by Section 2 of Act 325 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 22-310 note.(h) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1979, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs: (1) the Office of Planning, created by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904;(2) the Veterans Service Office, created by Section 1 of Act 234 of 1945, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 11-1401;(3) the State Building Services, created by Section 5 of Act 716 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-1022;(4) the War Memorial Stadium Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 249 of 1947, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-3401;(5) the State Capitol Grounds Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 507 of 1963, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-225;(6) the Capitol Zoning District Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 267 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-235;(7) the Claims Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 276 of 1955, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 13-1401;(8) the Criminal Detention Facilities Board, created by Section 3 of Act 244 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 46-1202;(9) the Governor's Mansion Advisory Council, created by Section 6 of Act 400 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-318;(10) the Governor's Mansion Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 400 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-313;(11) the Arkansas Commission on Interstate Cooperation, created by Section 2 of Act 378 of 1951, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 6-112;(12) the Executive Committee on Law Enforcement Standards, created by Section 6 of Act 452 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 42-1005;(13) the State Administration Department, created by Section 1 of Act 468 of 1967, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-801, which was transferred to the Department of Finance and Administration by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(14) the Criminal Justice and Highway Safety Information Center, created by Section 1 of Act 286 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-1101;(15) the Budget and Accounting Division; the Local Affairs and Audit Division; the Administrative Services Division; and the Purchasing Division of the State Administration Department, created by Section 3 of Act 468 of 1967, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-803, which were transferred to the Department of Finance and Administration by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(16) the Surplus Property Program, created by Section 1 of Act 303 of 1945, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-732, which was transferred to the Department of Finance and Administration by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(17) the State Printing Board, created by Section 2 of Act 544 of 1975, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 14-302;(18) the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control, created by Section 1 of Act 159 of 1951, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 48-1301, which was transferred to the Department of Finance and Administration by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(19) the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, created by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(20) the Board of Finance, created by Section 1 of Act 338 of 1955, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 13-401;(21) the Board of Directors of the Garland Levee District, created by Act 311 of 1913;(22) the Board of Directors of the Miller Levee District No. 2, created by Act 69 of 1911;(23) the Board of Directors of the Red River Levee District No. 1, created by Act 97 of 1905;(24) the Red River Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 264 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 21-1014;(25) the Department of Finance and Administration, created by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(26) the Personnel Division of the State Administration Department, created by Section 1 of Act 466 of 1967, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-810, which was transferred to the Department of Finance and Administration by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(27) the Office of Telecommunications, created by Section 2 of Act 47 of 1968 (First Extraordinary Session), the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-824, which was transferred to the Department of Finance and Administration by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(28) the Office of Data Processing, created by Section 2 of Act 46 of 1968 (First Extraordinary Session), the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-820, which was transferred to the Department of Finance and Administration by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(29) the Older Worker Community Service Employment Program, created by Section 2 of Act 815 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 81-1502, which was transferred to the Department of Local Services by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904; and(30) the Merit Council, as referred to in Section 6 of Act 280 of 1939, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 83-107.(i) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1979, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Revenue and Taxation: (1) the Arkansas Racing Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 46 of 1957, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 84-2728, which was transferred to the Division of Racing of the Department of Finance and Administration by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(2) the Racing Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, created by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905;(3) the Tax Revision Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 726 of 1975; and(4) the Office of Commissioner of Revenues, created by Section 2 of Act 88 of 1925, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 84-1701, which was transferred to the Department of Finance and Administration by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905.(j) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1979, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Public Retirement and Social Security Programs: (1) the Arkansas Highway Retirement System, created by Section 2 of Act 454 of 1949, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 76-1902;(2) the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, created by Section 16 of Act 93 of 1957, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-1436;(3) the State Police Retirement System, created by Section 1 of Act 311 of 1951, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 42-451;(4) the Arkansas Judicial Retirement System, created by Section 2 of Act 365 of 1953, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 22-902;(5) the Arkansas Quasi-Judicial Retirement System, created by Section 1 of Act 148 of 1965, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-2701;(6) the State Division of the Public Employees Retirement System, created by Section 4 of Act 177 of 1957, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-2504;(7) the County Division of the Public Employees Retirement System, created by Section 4 of Act 177 of 1957, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-2504;(8) the Municipal Division of the Public Employees Retirement System, created by Section 4 of Act 177 of 1957, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-2504;(9) the Non-Teacher Public School Employees Division of the Public Employees Retirement System, created by Section 1 of Act 63 of 1965, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-2542;(10) the General Assembly Division of the Public Employees Retirement System, created by Section 1 of Act 202 of 1961, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-2510.2;(11) the Retired Constitutional Officers Division of the Public Employees Retirement System, created by Section 6 of Act 103 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-2511.2;(12) the County Elected Constitutional Officers Division of the Public Employees Retirement System, created by Section 1 of Act 581 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-2511.5;(13) the Arkansas Retirement Systems Study Committee, created by Section 1 of Act 293 of 1975;(14) the Tax Division and the Assessment Coordination Division of the Public Service Commission, which were created by Section 1 of Act 245 of 1959, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 84-114; and(15) the Department of Revenues created by Section 2 of Act 88 of 1925, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 84-1701, which was transferred to the Department of Finance and Administration by Section 5 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-905.SECTION 4. The following State agencies shall terminate on June 30, 1981;(a) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1981, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Education:(1) the Early Childhood Development Program, created by Section 1 of Act 63 of 1969, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-1694;(2) the Board of Education, created by Section 3 of Act 169 of 1931, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-102;(3) the Arkansas Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education Commission, created by Section 3 of Act 483 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 19-2153;(4) the Pupil Discipline in Public Schools Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 214 of 1975;(5) the School Self-Insurance Advisory Committee, created by Section 4 of Act 380 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-3512;(6) the School Self-Insurance Program, created by Section 6 of Act 380 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-3514;(7) the Library Building Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 341 of 1969;(8) the Education Commission of the States, created by Section 1 of Act 22 of 1965 (Second Extraordinary Session), as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-4501;(9) the Student Loan Board, created by Section 3 of Act 884 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-4018;(10) the Student Loan Guarantee Program, created by Section 2 of Act 27 of 1968 (First Extraordinary Session), the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-4013;(11) the State Board of Higher Education, formerly the Commission on Coordination of Higher Educational Finance, created by Section 2 of Act 287 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-3349;(12) the Department of Education, created by Section 9 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-909; and(13) the Division of Community Junior Colleges within the Department of Higher Education, created by Section 6 of Act 287 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-3353.(b) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1981, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor: (1) the Department of Health created by Section 11 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-911;(2) the State Cancer Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 277 of 1945, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-601, which was transferred to the Chronic Disease Division of the Department of Health by Section 11 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-911;(3) the Office of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, created by Section 3 of Act 50 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 83-720;(4) the Disability Determination for Social Security Administration, created by Section 1 of Act 14 of 1961 (Second Extraordinary Session), the same being Arkansas Statutes 83-801;(5) the Community Based Rehabilitation Council, created by Section 3 of Act 378 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 43-2341;(6) the Alcohol Abuse Advisory Council, created by Section 4 of Act 50 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 83-721;(7) the Division of Rehabilitative Services of the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, created by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(8) the Division of Rehabilitative Services for the Blind, created by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(9) the State Health Planning and Development Agency, located within the Department of Health, created by Section 1 of Act 558 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-3601;(10) the Blind Advisory Committee, created by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(11) the Office of the Blind and Visually Impaired of the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, created by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(12) the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, created by Section 3 of Act 650 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-1134;(13) the State Board of Sanitarians, created by Section 4 of Act 281 of 1957, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-1604;(14) the Psychology Examiners Board, created by Section 1 of Act 129 of 1955, the same being Arkansas Statutes 75-1501;(15) the Board of Podiatry, created by Section 2 of Act 610 of 1923, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-302;(16) the Wastewater Plant Operators Licensing Committee, created by Section 2 of Act 211 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-1984;(17) the Board of Pharmacy, created by Section 2 of Act 50 of 1891, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-1002;(18) the Board of Optometry, created by Section 2 of Act 94 of 1941, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-802;(19) the Inhalation Therapy Examination Committee, created by Section 3 of Act 168 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-1603;(20) the Board of Hearing Aid Dispensers, created by Section 1 of Act 197 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-1701;(21) the Board of Healing Arts, created by Section 3 of Act 187 of 1959, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-123;(22) the Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, created by Section 1 of Act 412 of 1957, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-901;(23) the Board of Dental Examiners, created by Section 2 of Act 14 of 1955, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-535;(24) the Board of Chiropractor Examiners, created by Section 1 of Act 26 of 1915, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-401;(25) the Coal Mine Examining Board, created by Section 1 of Act 486 of 1919, the same being Arkansas Statutes 52-501;(26) the Cemetery Board, created by Section 4 of Act 250 of 1953, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-414;(27) the State Medical Board, created by Section 2 of Act 65 of 1955, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-602; and(28) the Board of Physical Therapy, created by Section 3 of Act 141 of 1959, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-1319.(c) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1981, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on City, County and Local Affairs:(1) the Office of Economic Opportunity, which was transferred to the Department of Local Services by Section 1 of Act 278 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904;(2) the Department of Aeronautics, created by Section 1 of Act 457 of 1941, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 74-102, which was transferred to the Department of Local Services by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904;(3) the Special Committee on County Government, created by Section 1 of Act 135 of 1975; and(4) the Municipal Corporation Board, created by Section 2 of Act 145 of 1893, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 19-208.(d) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1981, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Economic and Industrial Resources and Development: (1) the Great River Road Division of the Department of Parks and Tourism, created by Section 7 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-907;(2) the Arkansas Science and Technology Council, created by Section 1 of Act 535 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 6-1101;(3) the State Forestry Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 42 of 1953, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-701.1, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(4) the Arkansas Geological Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 16 of 1963, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-400, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(5) the Oil and Gas Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 105 of 1939, the same being Arkansas Statutes 53-101, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(6) the Division of Forestry of the Department of Commerce, created by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(7) the Division of Natural Resources of the Department of Commerce, created by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(8) the Arkansas Commerce Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 132 of 1957, the same being Arkansas Statutes 73-152, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(9) the Arkansas Historical Preservation Program, created by Section 1 of Act 368 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 8-901, which was transferred to the Department of Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage by Section 4 of Act 1001 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-923;(10) the Arkansas Commemorative Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 256 of 1947, the same being Arkansas Statutes 8-201, which was transferred to the Department of Parks and Tourism by Section 7 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-907, which was transferred to the Department of Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage by Section 4 of Act 1001 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-923;(11) the Arkansas Museum and Cultural Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 515 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 6-1202;(12) the Arts and Humanities Advisory Council of the Department of Local Services, created by Section 3 of Act 359 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 6-1003;(13) the State Committee on Stream Preservation, created by Section 1 of Act 437 of 1967, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-1201, which was transferred to the Department of Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage by Section 4 of Act 1001 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-923;(14) the Natural Heritage Commission, created by Section 4 of Act 112 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-1404;(15) the Department of Natural and Cultural Heritage, created by Section 4 of Act 1001 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-923;(16) the Environmental Preservation Commission, created by Section 4 of Act 112 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-1404, which was transferred to the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission by Section 1 of Act 227 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-1404.1;(17) the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee, created by Section 5 of Act 1001 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-925;(18) the Office of the Arkansas State Arts and Humanities of the Department of Planning, created by Section 3 of Act 359 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 6-1003, which was transferred to the Department of Local Services by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904, which was transferred to the Department of Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage by Section 4 of Act 1001 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-923;(19) the Board of Registration for Foresters, created by Section 4 of Act 535 of 1969, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-2404; and(20) the War Decoration Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 172 of 1943, the same being Arkansas Statutes 11-1601.(e) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1981, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Judiciary:(1) the Judicial Department, created by Section 1 of Act 496 of 1965, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 22-142;(2) the Justice Building Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 375 of 1955, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-602;(3) the Commission on Uniform State Laws, created by Section 1 of Act 159 of 1945, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 6-401;(4) the Information Practices Board, created by Section 4 of Act 730 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 16-804;(5) the Investigator Licensing Board, created by Section 2 of Act 447 of 1965, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-2102;(6) the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, created by Section 2 of Act 113 of 1955, the same being Arkansas Statutes 48-1302.1; and(7) the Prosecution Coordination Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 925 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 24-127.(f) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1981, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs: (1) the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy, created by Section 2 of Act 160 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-612;(2) the Revenue Department Building Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 38 of 1961 (First Extraordinary Session), as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes Title 13 Appendix 12;(3) the Soybean Promotion Board, created by Section 2 of Act 259 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 77-2002;(4) the Saint Francis Levee District, created pursuant to Section 1 of Act 75 of 1929, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 21-644;(5) the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board, created by Section 1 of Act 429 of 1961, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-1101;(6) the Information Systems Executive Committee, created by Section 1 of Act 744 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-927;(7) the Crime and Law Enforcement Commission, created by Executive Order 75-1;(8) the Office on Aging, as transferred to the Department of Social Rehabilitative Services by Section 4 of Act 38 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-904 (1973 Suppl.);(9) the Arkansas Veterans Service Office, created by Section 1 of Act 234 of 1945, the same being Arkansas Statutes 11-1401;(10) the Arkansas Veterans Child Welfare Service, created by Section 1 of Act 189 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 11-1409;(11) the Air National Guard, created by Section 23 of Act 50 of 1969, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 11-203;(12) the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, created by Section 3 of Act 202 of 1925, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-1003;(13) the Office of the Adjutant General, created by Section 10 of Act 50 of 1969, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 11-110;(14) the Arkansas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, as transferred to the Department of Public Safety by Section 14 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-914;(15) the State Militia, created by Section 2 of Act 85 of 1929, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statute 11-102, which was transferred to the Department of Public Safety by Section 14 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-914; and(16) the Office of Emergency Services, created by Section 5 of Act 511 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 11-1938.(17) the Arkansas Police Commission created by Section 2 of Act 231 of 1945, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 42-420.SECTION 5. The following State agencies shall terminate on June 30, 1983:(a) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1983, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Education:(1) the Advisory Council for Vocational-Technical Education, created by Section 1 of Act 483 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-2570;(2) the Advisory Committee of the State Board of Education, created by Section 3 of Act 416 of 1965, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-4302;(3) the Quapaw Vocational-Technical School; the Pines Vocational-Technical School; the Rich Mountain Vocational-Technical School; the Southwest Vocational-Technical School; the Twin Lakes Vocational-Technical School; the White River Vocational-Technical School; the Northwest Vocational-Technical School; the Gateway Vocational-Technical School; the Petit Jean Vocational-Technical School; the Ozarka Vocational-Technical School; the Ouachita Vocational-Technical School; the Oil Belt Vocational-Technical School; the Little Rock Vocational-Technical School; the Great Rivers Vocational-Technical School; the Forest Echoes Vocational-Technical School; the Arkansas Valley Vocational-Technical School; the Black River Vocational-Technical School; the Cossatot Vocational-Technical School; the Cotton Boll Vocational-Technical School; the Crowley's Ridge Vocational-Technical School; the Delta Vocational-Technical School; the Foothills Vocational-Technical School; the Rice Belt Vocational-Technical School; and the Red River Vocational-Technical School, as authorized by Section 3 of Act 328 of 1957, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-2559;(4) the Westark Community College and the Phillips County Community College, authorized by Section 5 of Act 103 of 1973, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-4205;(5) the Arkansas Illiteracy Commission, created by Section 20 of Act 169 of 1931, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-116;(6) the Arkansas Advisory Council on Public Elementary and Secondary Education, created by Section 1 of Act 76 of 1963, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-4101;(7) the Arkansas Council on Children and Youth, created by Section 1 of Act 367 of 1947, the same being Arkansas Statutes 83-501;(8) the Advisory Council for Education of the Handicapped, created by Section 15 of Act 102 of 1973, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-2129;(9) the Arkansas Post-Secondary Education Planning Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 926 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-3349.1; and(10) the Library Board, created by Section 5 of Act 244 of 1927, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 17-1005.(b) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1983, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor: (1) the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, created by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(2) the Division of Social Services of the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, created by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(3) the State Hospital Board, created by Section 1 of Act 433 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 59-201, which was transfered to the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(4) the Arkansas Children's Colony Board, created by Section 2 of Act 6 of 1955, the same being Arkansas Statutes 59-1102, and the Arkansas Children's Colony at Conway, McRae, Arkadelphia, Jonesboro, Booneville, and Warren, created pursuant to Section 1 of Act 186 of 1963, the same being Arkansas Statutes 59-1117, which were transferred to the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(5) the Arkansas Department of Mental Retardation and the Arkansas Board of Mental Retardation, created by Section 2 of Act 265 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 59-1002, which were transferred to the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(6) the Division of Rehabilitation of the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, created by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(7) the State Department of Public Welfare, and the Board of Public Welfare, created by Section 2 of Act 280 of 1939, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 83-102, which were transferred to the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(8) the Rehabilitation Service, created by Section 5 of Act 43 of 1955, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-2544, and the Rehabilitation Services for the Blind, created by Section 1 of Act 180 of 1965, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-2566, which were transferred to the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(9) the Arkansas Juvenile Training School Department, and the Arkansas Juvenile Training School Board, created by Section 2 of Act 20 of 1968 (First Extraordinary Session), the same being Arkansas Statutes 46-302, which were transferred to the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services by Section 12 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912;(10) the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Services of the Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, created by Section 2 of Act 340 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-912.2; and(11) the State Board of Health, created by Section 1 of Act 96 of 1913, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-101, which was transferred to the Department of Health by Section 11 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-911.(12) the State Medical Examiner Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 321 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 42-611;(13) the Board of Massage, created by Section 6 of Act 180 of 1951, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-1205;(14) the Radiation Control Agency, created by Section 4 of Act 8 of 1961 (2d Ex. Sess.), as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-1515;(15) the Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology, created by Section 4 of Act 277 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-1803;(16) the Medical Services Advisory Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 372 of 1965, the same being Arkansas Statutes 7-601;(17) the Mobile Home Commission, created by Section 14 of Act 510 of 1973, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 82-3014;(18) the Employment Security Advisory Council, created by Section 11 of Act 391 of 1941, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 81-1114;(19) the State Board of Cosmetology, created by Section 2 of Article 1 of Act 358 of 1955, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-815;(20) the Social Work Registration Board, created by Section 2 of Act 899 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-2801;(21) the Barber Examiners' Board, created by Section 15 of Act 313 of 1937, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-515;(22) the State Board of Nursing, created by Section 3 of Act 462 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 72-747;(23) the Plumber Licensing Division of the State Board of Health, created by Section 2 of Act 200 of 1951, as amended, the same being Ark. Stat. 71-1206;(24) the Plumbers Committee of Examiners created by Section 3 of Act 200 of 1951, as amended, the same being Ark. Stat. 71-1207;(25) the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board created by Section 1 of Act 131 of 1949, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 80-2908; and(26) the Committee on Water Well Construction created by Section 5 of Act 641 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 21-2005.(c) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1983, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on Economic and Industrial Resources and Development: (1) the Department of Commerce, created by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(2) the Division of Finance of the Department of Commerce, created by Section 16 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-916;(3) the State Energy Office, created by Executive Order 73-11;(4) the Division of Land Surveys of the State Land Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 458 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 10-1301, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Section 1 of Act 579 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 10-1313;(5) the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 86 of 1941, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 53-802;(6) the Land Survey Advisory Board, created by Section 4 of Act 458 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 10-1304;(7) the Department of Industrial Development, created by Section 6 of Act 38 of 1971, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-906;(8) the Overseas Program of the Department of Industrial Development, created by Section 2 of Act 1015 of 1975 (1976 Extended Session), the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-513.1;(9) the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 404 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-505; and(10) the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 14 of 1963, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 9-118.(d) The following State agencies, to be terminated on June 30, 1983, shall be reviewed by the Joint Interim Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs: (1) the Board of Registration of Professional Soil Classifiers, created by Section 1 of Act 460 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-2701;(2) the Contractors' Licensing Board, created by Section 2 of Act 150 of 1965, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-702;(3) the Capitol Art Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 22 of 1911, the same being Arkansas Statutes 5-216;(4) the State Board of Collection Agencies, created by Section 3 of Act 145 of 1965, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-2003;(5) the Consumer Advisory Board, created by Section 3 of Act 92 of 1971, the same being Arkansas Statutes 70-903;(6) the Advisory Committee for Registration of Landscape Architects, created by Section 3 of Act 353 of 1975, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-2902;(7) the Arkansas State Board of Architects, created by Section 1 of Act 270 of 1941, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-301;(8) the Abstractors Board of Examiners, created by Section 3 of Act 109 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-111;(9) the Emergency Services Advisory Council, created by section 6 of Act 511 of 1973, the same being Arkansas Statutes 11-1939;(10) the Real Estate Commission, created by Section 3 of Act 148 of 1929, as amended, the same being Arkansas Statutes 71-1303;(11) the Athletic Commission, created by Section 2 of Act 131 of 1927, the same being Arkansas Statutes 84-2903;(12) the State Employees' Insurance Advisory Committee, created by Section 1 of Act 48 of 1972 (Ex. Session), the same being Arkansas Statutes 12-3101;(13) the Surveying Commission, created by Section 1 of Act 363 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 6-901; and(14) the Election Commissioners' Board, created by Section 2 of Article 5 of Act 465 of 1969, the same being Arkansas Statutes 3-502.SECTION 6. Any State agency scheduled for termination under the provisions of this Act may be continued or re-established by the General Assembly by the adoption of a law providing for the re-establishment thereof.SECTION 7. The Division of Legislative Audit shall cause to be conducted a performance audit of each State agency and the respective divisions and programs thereof, which are scheduled for termination under this Act. The performance audit shall be completed at least three (3) months prior to the time established by this Act for the termination of the State agency. In conducting the audit, the Division of Legislative Audit shall take into consideration, but shall not be limited to, the factors listed in Section 8 of this Act. Upon completion of the audit report, the Division of Legislative Audit shall present copies thereof to the members of the appropriate Joint Interim Committee which has the State agency under review, and shall make itself available to such Committee for the purpose of reviewing the audit report. If the Joint Interim Committees to which State agencies are referred for review under the provisions of this Act shall specifically request in writing a report from the Governor containing his recommendations for continuation, abolition, or modification of each of the State agencies and the divisions and programs thereof, which are under consideration by the Joint Interim Committees, failure by the Governor to file such a report with the Committees shall not prohibit the Committees from proceeding with their duties under this Act.
SECTION 8. Prior to termination, continuation, or re-establishment of any State agency, the Joint Interim Committee which is assigned the responsibility for reviewing such State Agency and the various divisions and programs thereof, shall hold one or more public hearings and receive testimony from the public and the Executive Director or administrative head of the State Agency, including such division directors or other employees thereof as the Committee may deem appropriate, and in such a hearing the State agency shall have the burden of demonstrating a public need for its continued existence and shall cooperate with the Committee in determining such changes, modifications, or revisions in the role, duties, and purposes of the agency which might promote the efficiency of the administration or operation of the agency, if continued. In such hearings, the determination made by the respective Joint Interim Committee as to whether a State agency assigned to it for review has demonstrated a public need for its continued existence, shall take into consideration the following factors, among others:
(a) the extent to which the State agency and the respective divisions, programs, and services thereof have served the public as intended by law;(b) the extent to which the State agency has complied with the laws and statutes defining its powers and duties;(c) the extent to which the State agency's operations have been impeded or enhanced by existing statutes, procedures, and practices of the State of Arkansas, or of other State agencies, and any other circumstances, including budgetary, resources, and personnel matters, which may have adversely affected the agency's operation;(d) the extent to which the State agency has complied with the Administrative Procedures Act in the promulgation of rules and regulations and the giving of notice and holding of formal hearings on all matters covered by the State Administrative Procedures Act;(e) the extent to which public representation is provided by law on the various boards and commissions which regulate the various occupational and professional licensing boards and other regulatory agencies, and the extent to which public input is utilized;(f) the extent to which State agencies have encouraged participation by the public in making its rules and decisions, as opposed to participation solely by persons it regulates; and(g) the extent and efficiency with which public complaints filed with a State agency have been processed by the State agency and its personnel, and by other applicable departments of State government, to determine whether the agency is satisfactorily rendering service to the public with respect to formal and informal complaints.SECTION 9.(a) In the event an agency shall cease to exist pursuant to this Act, the laws governing its powers, duties, and functions are not repealed, but shall be administered by some other State agency, if so designated by the General Assembly, unless the General Assembly specifically repealed the laws establishing such powers, duties, and functions.(b) In the event the General Assembly shall enact laws continuing the existence of an agency which, under the provisions of this Act, would have terminated without such extension, said agency shall continue to perform the functions, powers, and duties imposed upon such agency by the laws of this State, unless said laws have been specifically amended or repealed or the powers, duties, and functions were transferred to another State agency.SECTION 10. This act shall not cause the dismissal of claims of the public or individuals against any State agency, or any claim or right of a State agency terminated pursuant to this Act which is subject to litigation.SECTION 11. Each of the respective Joint Interim Committees of the General Assembly assigned the responsibility for reviewing State agencies which are scheduled to terminate on or before June 30 of the year in which the regular session of the General Assembly convenes, shall conclude their studies and file recommendations with the Joint Interim Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, on or before September 1 of the year preceding the convening of the next regular session of the General Assembly, containing the recommendations of the Committee with respect to those State agencies which, in the opinion of the Committee should be continued. Such recommendations shall be one of the following: 1) that the State agency be continued;2) that the State agency be continued, but that its duties be revised or it be consolidated with some other agency; or3) that the State agency be terminated by law. Provided, that if the Committee does not make a recommendation with respect to a State agency, such action shall be construed as a recommendation that the State agency terminate. In the event the Joint Interim Committee shall recommend that the State agency be continued, but that its duties be revised or that it be consolidated with some other State agency, the report of the Committee shall specifically outline recommendations on consolidation recommended by the Committee. Upon receipt of the reports of the respective Joint Interim Committees, the Joint Interim Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs shall consolidate all such reports and shall review the same and hold additional hearings, if the Joint Interim Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs determines the same is necessary, to enable said Committee to file a consolidated report with the next regular session of the General Assembly outlining the findings and recommendations of the respective Joint Interim Committees, including such additional recommendations that the Joint Interim Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs shall deem appropriate. The consolidated report of the Joint Interim Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs shall be filed with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and each member of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Governor, and the Secretary of State.
SECTION 12. The Bureau of Legislative Research of the Arkansas Legislative Council shall provide staff, secretarial, and technical assistance to the Joint Interim Committees in making the studies and reviews of the respective State agencies scheduled for termination under the provisions of this Act. Ark. Code tit. 10, app TITLE 10, 1