Joint Committee on Legislative Oversight
Mickey Wilson, CPA, Director
The Committee is comprised of the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and nine other members of the Senate and the Chairman of the House Budget Committee and nine other members of the House of Representatives.
The Senate members are appointed by the President Pro Tem of the Senate and House members are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
No more than six members from the House and six members from the Senate may be of the same political party.
The Chairman of the Committee on Legislative Research appoints an Oversight Subcommittee to more closely supervise the work of the Oversight Division. Three Representatives and three Senators from the full committee are appointed to the subcommittee
| Representatives | Senators |
|---|---|
| * = Oversight Subcommittee Member | Updated: February 6, 2012 |
| Tom Flanigan - Chairman | Brad Lager - Vice-Chairman |
| Joe Fallert | Jason Crowell* |
| Tim Jones | Jack Goodman |
| Chris Kelly* | Tim Green* |
| Mark Parkinson | Jolie Justus |
| Scott Sifton | Joe Keaveny |
| Ryan Silvey* | Brian Munzlinger |
| Jason Smith | Mike Parson |
| Rick Stream* | Kurt Schaefer* |
| Vacant | Robin Wright-Jones |
There are no job openings at this time.
To request a printed copy of our reports free of charge, please call 573-751-4143 or e-mail our office at Valerie.Mueller@lr.mo.gov. Please include your name and address.
| Date | Program Evaluation |
| 12/11 | Program Evaluation: Review of the Department of Economic Development Policy for Economic Growth |
| 12/11 | Program Evaluation: Review of the Department of Revenue Tax Compliance Procedures |
| 06/10 | Program Evaluation: Review of the State of Missouri Tax Credit Programs Addendum |
| 06/10 | Program Evaluation: Review of the Department of Natural Resources State Revolving Funds |
| 06/09 | Program Evaluation: Review of the State of Missouri Tax Credit Programs |
| 06/09 | Program Evaluation: Review of the Missouri Department of Revenue State Sales Tax Exemptions |
| 06/09 | Program Evaluation: Review of the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan State Employee Health Benefits |
| 02/09 | Review of the Department of Conservation Enforcement Policies and Real Estate Transactions |
| 01/09 | Review of the Department of Agriculture Ethanol Incentives and Tax Credits |
| 09/08 | Program Evaluation: Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Second Injury Fund Addendum |
| 05/07 | Program Evaluation: State Supplemental Tax Increment Financing Program |
| 05/07 | Program Evaluation: Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Second Injury Fund |
| 05/07 | Program Evaluation: Department of Higher Education University of Missouri Campus Funding Allocation |
| 09/06 | Program Evaluation: Insurance Mandates |
| 05/06 | Program Evaluation: Small Business Incubator Program |
| 04/05 | Program Evaluation: Office of Administration Division of Facilities Management State Leasing Practices |
| 04/05 | Program Evaluation: Evaluation Medicaid Fraud Follow-Up |
| 04/05 | Program Evaluation: Application Process and Eligibility Verification of Medicaid |
| 08/04 | Program Evaluation: State Tax Commission |
| 08/04 | Program Evaluation: Office of Administrations Division of Purchasing and Materials Management |
| 08/04 | Program Evaluation: Department of Transportation Contracts with Employees and Commission Members |
| 05/02 | Program Evaluation: Department of Mental Health Review of Contract and Bid Procedures and Accountability |
| 02/02 | Program Evaluation: Missouri Housing Development Commission |
| 02/02 | Program Evaluation: Unexpended Fund Balances |
| 01/02 | Program Evaluation: Professional Athletes and Entertainers Tax |
| 01/02 | Program Evaluation: Department of Mental Health Central Office |
| 01/02 | Program Evaluation: Community Initiatives |
| 09/01 | Program Evaluation: State Children's Health Insurance Program |
| 05/01 | Program Evaluation: Allocation and Expenditure of Funds for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs |
| 03/01 | Program Evaluation: Area Agencies on Aging Congregate and Home-Delivered Meal Program |
| 03/01 | Program Evaluation: Statewide Court Automation Project |
| 02/01 | Program Evaluation: Evaluation of Certified Capital Companies Tax Credit |
| 02/01 | Program Evaluation: Adoption Services |
| 04/00 | Program Evaluation: Purchasing of Mental Health Treatment Services the Department of Mental Health |
| 02/00 | Program Evaluation: Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund |
| 02/00 | Program Evaluation: Regional Justice Center Concept |
| 02/00 | Program Evaluation: Animal Care Facilities Act Department Agriculture |
| 02/00 | Program Evaluation: Medicaid Fraud Program |
| 02/00 | Program Evaluation: Child Support Enforcement |
| 02/99 | Program Evaluation: Federal Drug Seizure Fund |
| 12/98 | Program Evaluation: Solid Waste Management Grants |
| 12/98 | Missouri State Highway Patrol Motor Vehicle Inspection Division |
| 12/98 | Program Evaluation Caring Communities |
| 12/98 | Program Evaluation: Department of Economic Development Evaluation of Tax Credit Programs |
| 02/98 | Social Services Block Grant, Child Care and Development Block Grant, and Relief Program Reports |
| 02/98 | Program Review: HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention Services |
| 02/98 | Program Review: Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: Professional Development |
| 10/97 | Program Review: Department of Natural Resources Soil & Water Conservation Program |
| 10/97 | Program Review: Department of Insurance and Insurance Examiners Fund |
| 09/97 | Program Audit: MoDOT Construction |
| 05/97 | Management Audit Follow-Up: Division of Design and Construction |
| 05/97 | Program Audit Follow-Up: Mental Health Earnings Fund |
| 05/97 | Program Audit: Department of Mental Health Administrative Agents |
| 05/97 | Program Audit Follow-Up: Community Action Agencies/CSBG |
| 05/97 | Program Audit Follow-Up: Area Agencies on Aging |
| 02/97 | Management Audit: Department of Transportation Right-of-Way and Land Acquisition |
| 01/97 | Management Audit: Department of Conservation Fleet/Flight Operations |
| 01/97 | Program Audit: Waste Tire Program |
| 01/97 | Program Audit: Department of Health Child Care Facilities Licensing Program |
| 01/97 | Program Audit: Manufacturing Milk Program |
| 09/96 | Program Audit: University of MO Commercial Ag Program |
| 06/96 | Program Audit Follow-Up: Schools Becoming Medicaid Providers |
| 06/96 | Program Audit: Motor Fuel Tax (HB 1247) |
| 12/95 | Management Audit: Division of Design & Construction |
| 12/95 | Program Audit: Community Action Agencies/CSBG |
| 12/95 | Program Audit: Monitoring of the Area Agencies on Aging |
| 12/95 | Program Audit: Mental Health Earnings Fund |
| 12/94 | Performance Audit Follow-Up: Pregnant Inmates and Their Dependent Children |
| 12/94 | Performance Audit: Motor Fuel Tax (HB1247) |
| 12/94 | Performance Audit: Schools Becoming Medicaid Providers (HB 564) |
| 10/93 | Pregnant Inmates and Their Dependent Children |
| 07/22/92 | Federal Mandate for the Use of State Funds for Local School Desegregation Purposes in Missouri |
| 11/01/91 | Department of Health |
| 11/01/91 | Distribution of State Funds to Local Governments and Political Subdivisions |
| 07/12/89 | Office of Administration, Division of Design and Construction |
| 04/24/89 | Department of Mental Health, Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services and the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
| 04/24/89 | Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Employment Security |
| 04/24/89 | Federal Funds Report II |
| 01/20/88 | Extension Division of the Missouri and of Lincoln University |
| 01/20/88 | Limited Scope Performance Audit Department of Missouri of Economic Development, Division of Credit Unions |
| 10/06/87 | Assessment of Equalization Maintenance - Tax Commission |
| 09/23/87 | Performance Audit Division of Liquor Control, Department of Public Safety |
| 09/23/87 | Performance Audit State Highway Department Fund and Other Funds Related to Highway Maintenance and Construction: Motor Fuel Tax Fund, State Road Fund, Third Building Fund |
| 03/19/87 | Program Audit Report Prison Industries Program, Division of Administration, Department of Corrections and Human Resources |
| 12/03/86 | Program Audit Report Board of Registration for Healing Arts, Department of Economic Development |
| 09/04/86 | Program Audit Report Petroleum Inspection Program, Department of Agriculture |
| 01/15/86 | Program Audit Report Waste Management Program, Department of Natural Resources |
The Division has two primary duties: the preparation of fiscal notes on all bills pending before the General Assembly and performance of management and program evaluations.
FISCAL NOTES
Chapter 23 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri requires the Oversight Division to prepare a fiscal note on each bill before action may be taken on it. The fiscal note must state:
Oversight prepares new fiscal notes on bills and joint resolutions at the following points in the course of the legislative process:
Oversight does, when requested, prepare fiscal notes on drafts of proposals which have not been introduced as bills or have not been formally presented as either committee or floor substitutes. These drafts are considered confidential until the proposal is publicly introduced.
The process in preparing a fiscal note begins when the drafter in either Senate Research or Legislative Research forwards a copy of the bill draft to Oversight with a request for fiscal note. Oversight reviews the draft and forwards a copy to all affected state agencies and local political subdivisions as required by statute.
Once the agencies have reviewed the legislative draft and have determined what fiscal impact, if any, it will have upon their agency they respond to Oversight. Oversight compiles all agency responses and together with their own independent research, prepares a fiscal note stating the estimated fiscal impact to state government, local governments and small businesses.
The Oversight Division prepares approximately 3,000 fiscal notes during a regular legislative session.
PROGRAM EVALUATIONS
To meet the demands for more responsive and cost effective state government, legislators often desire to obtain information regarding the status of state programs they have created and the expenditure of funds they have authorized. The Committee on Legislative Research, through the Oversight Division, can investigate and assess state agency performance in the implementation of laws and report the findings to the legislature.
The Oversight Division conducts its work in an independent manner utilizing trained professional staff. An evaluation generally includes examination of state agency records, interviews of agency staff, surveys of affected citizens, on-site observation of program operations and review of similar programs in other states. The objectives of the evaluation usually include determining efficiency, effectiveness and quality of the program. Questions regarding sufficient funding levels, appropriate spending practices and the need for extension of sunset dates can often be answered in the course of the evaluation.
In addition, recommendations are made to the legislature for changes that could be made to enhance the program or facilitate more efficient management of the program. The Division is assigned evaluations pursuant to a concurrent resolution of the General Assembly or a resolution adopted by the Committee on Legislative Research. Staff devote time to completing the work during the interim, between June and December. Reports are typically presented to the Committee on Legislative Research for review and release to the public upon completion.
To request a printed copy of our reports free of charge, please call 573-751-4143 or e-mail our office at Valerie.Mueller@lr.mo.gov. Please include your name and address.
| Date | Report |
| 01/12 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt 2011 |
| 06/10 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt 2010 |
| 06/09 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 01/09 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 06/07 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 06/06 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 04/05 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 03/05 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 08/04 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 05/03 | State Government Comparison Study |
| 06/02 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 06/01 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 06/00 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 02/00 | Review of Estimated Appropriated Funds of the State of Missouri |
| 02/00 | Review of Growth in State Government Expenditures |
| 02/00 | Unfunded Federal Mandate Annual Report |
| 06/99 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 12/98 | Unfunded Federal Mandate Annual Report |
| 12/98 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 02/98 | Unfunded Federal Mandate Annual Report |
| 02/98 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 02/97 | Special Report: Boards and Commissions |
| 01/97 | Unfunded Federal Mandate Annual Report |
| 01/97 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 12/95 | Unfunded Federal Mandate Annual Report |
| 12/95 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 12/94 | Health Care Benefits Study | 12/94 | Unfunded Federal Mandate Annual Report |
| 12/94 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt |
| 01/94 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Certain Non-State Debt | 01/93 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Political Subdivisions as Mandated by TAFP HB 493, 85th General Assembly, First Regular Session, January 15, 1993 |
| 01/92 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Political Subdivisions as Mandated by TAFP HB 493, 85th General Assembly, First Regular Session, January 15, 1992 |
| 01/91 | Report of Certain Debt of the State of Missouri and Political Subdivisions as Mandated by TAFP HB 493, 85th General Assembly, First Regular Session, January 16, 1991 |
| Name | Title | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: February 6, 2012 | |||
| Mickey Wilson, CPA | Oversight Director | (573)526-8120 | Mickey.Wilson@lr.mo.gov |
| Kyle Bosh | Sunset Analyst | (573)751-4143 | Kyle.Bosh@lr.mo.gov |
| Kendra Crum | Fiscal Analyst | (573)751-4143 | Kendra.Crum@lr.mo.gov |
| Helen Webster-Cox, CPA | Program Evaluator | (573)751-4143 | Helen.Cox@lr.mo.gov |
| Linda Dudgeon | Program Evaluator | (573)751-4143 | Linda.Dudgeon@lr.mo.gov |
| Lauren Reinsch | Fiscal Analyst | (573)751-4143 | Lauren.Reinsch@lr.mo.gov |
| Dawn Schnieders | Clerk Steno | (573)751-4143 | Dawn.Schnieders@lr.mo.gov |
| Jeani Hancock | Fiscal Analyst | (573)751-4143 | Jeani.Hancock@lr.mo.gov |
| Valerie Lesko | Program Evaluator | (573)751-4143 | Valerie.Lesko@lr.mo.gov |
| Valerie Mueller | Administrative Secretary | (573)526-8120 | Valerie.Mueller@lr.mo.gov |
| Stephen Shiery, CPA | Fiscal Analyst | (573)751-4143 | Steve.Shiery@lr.mo.gov |
| Shanna Stark | Administrative Assistant | (573)751-4143 | Shanna.Stark@lr.mo.gov |
| Ross Strope | Fiscal Analyst | (573)751-4143 | Ross.Strope@lr.mo.gov |
To request a printed copy of our reports free of charge, please call 573-751-4143 or e-mail our office at Valerie.Mueller@lr.mo.gov. Please include your name and address.
| Date | Report |
| January 2012 | Children in Crisis Tax Credit |
| January 2012 | Residential Treatment Center Tax Credit |
| January 2012 | Internet Cyber Crime Grant Program |
| January 2012 | Pregnancy Resource Tax Credits |
| September 2010 | Sunset Review of the Food Pantry Tax Credit |
| September 2010 | Missouri Military Family Relief Fund Check-Off |
| September 2010 | Review of the Model School Wellness Program |
| September 2010 | Review of the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) |