08-R372

2008 -- S 3099

Enacted 07/08/08

J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT COMMISSION TO STUDY THE UNDERGROUND

ECONOMY AND EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION

Introduced By: Senator Daniel P. Connors

Date Introduced: June 12, 2008

     RESOLVED, That a special joint commission be and the same is hereby created

consisting of fifteen (15) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Senate, not more

than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; three

(3) of whom shall be members of the House of Representatives, not more than two (2) from the

same political party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the

Director of the Department of Labor and Training, or designee; one of whom shall be a member

of the Worker’s Compensation Court, to be appointed by the Chief Judge; one of whom shall be

the Director of the Department of Business Regulation, or designee; one of whom shall be a

representative of the Division of Taxation, to be appointed by the Director of the Department of

Revenue; three (3) of whom shall be representatives of the Workers’ Compensation Advisory

Council, to be appointed by its Chairman, one of whom shall be representative of labor, one of

whom shall be representative of business and one of whom shall be representative of insurance;

and two (2) of whom shall be public members, one of whom shall be representative of small

business, and one of whom shall be representative of labor, to be appointed by the President of

the Senate and Speaker of the House.

     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which

is entitled to the appointment consent to the member of the general public.

     The purpose of said commission shall be to study the underground economy and

employee misclassifications as it relates to workers’ compensation, taxation and unemployment,

and possible solutions to a developing problem thereby lessening the impact on government and

law abiding business and workers.

     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select,

from among the legislators, a chairperson. Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like

manner as the original appointment.

     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

     All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

     The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide

suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

General Assembly no later than January 27, 2009 and said commission shall expire on June 27,

2009.

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LC03098

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