1. (a) When directed by the Legislative Policy Committee, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, the Executive Director, the Director of the Office of Policy Analysis, or the Director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, the Office shall conduct an evaluation of a governmental activity or unit and the statutes related to the governmental activity or unit.
2. (b) The Office, in consultation with the committees of jurisdiction, shall develop a work plan for an evaluation conducted under subsection (a) of this section.

3. (c) The evaluation report for an evaluation conducted under subsection (a) of this section:

   1. (1) shall be consistent with the work plan developed under subsection (b) of this section; and

   2. (2) may address the governmental activity's or unit's:

      1. (i) efficiency;
      2. (ii) effectiveness;
      3. (iii) role in protecting consumers;
      4. (iv) sufficiency of resources; and
      5. (v) accomplishment of legislative objectives.
4. (d) On completion, the Department shall submit each evaluation report, including draft legislation to implement any recommended statutory changes, to the committees of jurisdiction.

Added as State Government § 8-405 by Acts 2013, c. 680, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 153, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 399, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 393, § 1, eff. June 1, 2015; Acts 2017, c. 217, § 1, eff. April 18, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 218, § 1, eff. April 18, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 823, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 824, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 419, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019. Renumbered as State Government § 8-404 and amended by Acts 2019, c. 510, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 511, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 147, § 2, eff. July 1, 2021.