Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis, and Investigation #
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Membership, news, and meeting announcements available on website.
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“The Oversight, Analysis and Investigation Committee fills an important role in furthering the Assembly’s oversight activities. The Committee:
- “Reviews implementation and effectiveness of laws and programs
- “The Committee often reviews the implementation and effectiveness of laws and programs to ensure compliance by governmental agencies. Through its work with other standing committees and lawmakers, and its own investigative activities, the Committee seeks to determine whether programs operate as intended and whether program funds are spent effectively and efficiently.
- “The Committee often reviews the implementation and effectiveness of laws and programs to ensure compliance by governmental agencies. Through its work with other standing committees and lawmakers, and its own investigative activities, the Committee seeks to determine whether programs operate as intended and whether program funds are spent effectively and efficiently.
- “Conducts program and budget reviews
- “The Committee conducts targeted program and budget reviews, both jointly with other committees and individually, pursuant to recommendations of the Speaker, the Committee Chair, individual members, other governmental sources or the public. Projects can be short term or in-depth, and may involve financial and historical data collection, field investigations, on-site state agency visits and public hearings and roundtables.
- “The Committee conducts targeted program and budget reviews, both jointly with other committees and individually, pursuant to recommendations of the Speaker, the Committee Chair, individual members, other governmental sources or the public. Projects can be short term or in-depth, and may involve financial and historical data collection, field investigations, on-site state agency visits and public hearings and roundtables.
- “Helps to create a climate for change
- “The outcome of investigations, hearings and other oversight activities are often compiled in reports or memoranda and distributed publicly to help create a climate for change. Recommendations may be incorporated into the lawmaking process through the budget, legislation or administrative recommendations to the Executive.
- “The outcome of investigations, hearings and other oversight activities are often compiled in reports or memoranda and distributed publicly to help create a climate for change. Recommendations may be incorporated into the lawmaking process through the budget, legislation or administrative recommendations to the Executive.
- “Acts as a resource to other Assembly standing committees
- “The Committee directs much of its attention to research and data collection. The Committee acts as a resource to other Assembly standing committees, lawmakers and staff by providing assistance and guidance during program reviews” (committee Annual Report 2021).
Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee #
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Membership, news, and meeting announcements available on website.
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“Proactively investigating and exposing waste, fraud, and abuse; working to exercise effective oversight over our state government” (committee website).
“The New York State Senate Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations has legislative oversight responsibilities for issues concerning oversight over our state government, including proactively investigating and exposing waste, fraud, and abuse. The Committee’s purview covers sections of the Alcoholic Beverage Control law, Arts and Cultural Affairs law, Civil Rights law, Executive law, Indian law, Legislative law, Public Authorities law, Public Buildings law, Public Lands law, Public Officers law, State law, Tax law, and Office of General Services land transfers in Unconsolidated law” (2022 Investigations and Government Operations Committee Annual Report).
Senate Procurement and Contracts Committee #
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Membership, news, and meeting announcements available on website.
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“The New York Senate Standing Committee on Procurement and Contracts has legislative oversight responsibilities for issues concerning procurement and contracting actions including competitive bidding, procurement lobbying, preferred source, as well as minority and women-owned businesses” (Annual Report 2022).
