In compliance with Senate Joint Resolution (SJR 58 (78), I am pleased to submit the attached report which represents the continuation of the study of statutory grants of authority. The initial study was mandated by Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 96 (77) and the results were published in Senate Document 11 (78). The continued study was conducted consistently with the previous concerns, findings, recommendations, and methods expressed in those documents.

The SJR 58 report was prepared by the Department of Management Analysis and Systems Development (DMASD) under my direction with the help of the other Secretaries, the Assistants to the Secretaries for Management Services, agency heads, board chairmen, the Attorney General, the Director of Legislative Services, and consultants to this office.

The follow-up effort has: reviewed the implementation of recommendations resulting from the work of the SJR 96 Task Force; identified new problems that have arisen in the interim; and developed this report on the actions taken to resolve each previously identified problem.

Sincerely,

Charles B. Walker
Secretary of Administration and Finance