"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   (1) The legislature finds that the administration of the refugee immigrant assistance program by the department of social and health services lacks transparency and accountability. Specifically, the legislature finds that the department has failed to manage appropriated funds in a manner that ensures full and timely communications with community-based providers about contracting, billing, and payments. This gross failure to work cooperatively with contract providers has contributed to the underspending of appropriated funds in the biennium, effectively thus denying needed assistance to individuals who are eligible for services through the refugee immigrant assistance program. The legislature further finds that the department is aware of these grave administrative deficiencies, but has not adequately resolved these issues in a satisfactory manner. Therefore, the legislature determines that any reorganization of the department of social and health services required under this act must improve the transparency of and administrative accountability for the refugee immigrant assistance program. The secretary shall conduct quality improvement and quality assurance surveys with contract providers and consumers of refugee immigrant assistance program services to determine how reorganization of the department affects the delivery of services and shall report these results to the appropriate legislative committees.
     (2) If the secretary of the department of social and health services does not adequately correct the deficiencies in the refugee immigrant assistance program by June 1, 2009, the program shall be transferred to the department of community, trade, and economic development effective July 1, 2009, and the 2009-2011 biennial budget shall be adjusted to maintain funding for the program at the level appropriated by the legislature for the 2007-2009 biennium."