Office Of Administrative Services For Independent Agencies

Joint Budget Committee. The bill creates the office of administrative services for independent agencies (office) in the judicial department to provide administrative support services to the office of the child protection ombudsman, the independent ethics commission, the office of public guardianship, and the commission on judicial discipline.

The bill requires the office to be governed by an administrative board that is responsible for hiring the director of the office, assisting the office director in establishing office policies regarding the delivery of support services, and providing human resources assistance to assist in the hiring of office employees.

The bill sets responsibilities for the office.

The bill requires the judicial department to provide the office with administrative support until July 1, 2024, and to provide office space for the office.

Under current law, certain independent agencies operate through a memorandum of understanding with the judicial department. The bill repeals the memorandum of understanding requirements to allow the office to provide those services to the office of child protection ombudsman and the office of public guardianship.

The bill makes and reduces appropriations.

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)