Coordination of State Activities, Temporary State Commission on

The Temporary State Commission on Coordination of State Activities (Mahoney Commission) was created by a 1946 law (Chapter 1002) to investigate State agencies' operations, to determine if they were economical and efficient, to determine if unnecessary activities and duplication of functions could be eliminated by reorganizing an agency or consolidating it with another, and to propose legislation to this end. The Commission made studies and issued reports on the Education Department, the Civil Service Department and Personnel Management in the State government, the Non-Judicial Positions in the New York State Judiciary, Public Authorities under New York State, Mental Hygiene Department, Department of Taxation and Finance, and the Division of Standards and Purchase. A law of 1962 (Chapter 68) continued the Commission through March 31, 1963, when it completed its work and made its final report.