APPENDIX A

Role of Legislative Children’s Oversight Committee

The Legislative Children’s Oversight Committee was established at the same time as OFCO and serves as an administrative oversight committee for the purpose of monitoring OFCO’s activities.¹ In fulfilling this function, the Oversight Committee reviews the actions, reports, recommendations, and budget of OFCO. the Ombudsman Office.

The Oversight Committee has the following statutory powers:

• Select Committee officers and adopt rules for orderly procedure;
• Request investigations by the ombudsman of administrative acts;²
• Receive reports of the ombudsman;
• Obtain access to all relevant records in the possession of the ombudsman, except as prohibited by law;
• Make recommendations to all branches of government;
• Request legislation;
• Conduct hearings into such matters as it deems necessary.

The Oversight Committee consists of three senators and three representatives. The following legislators served on the 1998 Oversight Committee:

Representative Suzette Cooke, Chair – 47^th District
Representative Marc Boldt – 17^th District
Representative Kip Tokuda – 37^th District

Senator Jeanine Long – 44^th District
Senator Joseph Zarelli – 18^th District
Senator Jim Hargrove – 24^th District