A staff member at a state legislative office asked about state legislative sunset review provisions, how the review process works and the scope of review. Our response provides an overview of the sunset review process accompanied by state examples for each distinct type of sunset provision and concludes with some general policy considerations for evaluating sunset provisions in the context of education policy. To provide timely assistance to our constituents, State Information Requests are typically completed in 24 hours. They reflect an issue scan versus a comprehensive analysis.
