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Topic
Selection: Topics are solicited from PRI committee members
and legislators. PRI staff present detailed potential study
outlines - called "scopes" - to the committee, which can
adjust the outlines. The committee selects five to seven
topics by majority vote of the full membership (i.e., at least seven "yes" votes). |
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Research: PRI staff conduct the studies using a variety of methods,
including: |
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Extensive examination of statutes, regulations, and
records (programmatic and financial) |
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Interviews with personnel, customers, other stakeholders,
and experts, within and outside Connecticut |
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Surveys of personnel and customers |
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Field visits |
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Literature reviews |
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Informational public hearings |
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Presentation of Study Progress and Public Hearing(s): PRI
staff writes an interim, initial report - without
recommendations - and presents the report to the committee.
The presentation is followed by a public hearing. |
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Consideration of Findings and Recommendations: After
research is completed, PRI staff writes a second report
that details the staff's findings and sets forth proposed
recommendations to remedy any identified problems. The committee, by
majority vote, may adjust the recommendations. A majority
vote of the full committee membership is needed to accept the findings and
recommendations report. |
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Legislative Recommendations Become Bills: The committee
may raise and report out bills containing study recommendations that need
statutory change or authorization for implementation. Any
bill passed out of PRI will need to be considered by a committee of
cognizance. Legislative recommendations are not enacted
until both the House and the Senate pass the bill, and the governor signs the legislation into law. |
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Publications of Final Committee Report: PRI staff merges the
briefing report and the findings and recommendations report
(as approved by the committee with any changes) into a
final committee report. Prior to the report printing, the relevant agencies may comment in writing on the report; any such comments are included in the final report's
appendix. |
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Three
Years of Annual Follow-up |
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With Relevant Agencies: To determine whether the
administrative recommendations have been implemented. If
they have not, then the committee may request
testimony. |
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On Legislation: To track whether recommendations
have been implemented through the passing the enactment of
legislation. The committee may choose to re-raise bills that
were initiated in PRI, in previous years. |
