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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the office of the governor regarding the |
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implementation in this state of the processes and methodologies |
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used by the United States DOGE Service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Office" means the office of the governor. |
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(2) "Service" means the United States DOGE Service |
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established in the executive office of the president of the United |
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States by Executive Order No. 14158 (2025). |
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(3) "State agency" means a department, commission, |
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board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive |
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branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a |
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statute of this state, including a university system or institution |
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of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN EFFICIENCY |
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PROCESSES AND METHODOLOGIES. (a) The office shall conduct a study |
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to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of adopting the service's |
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processes and methodologies for use in this state to identify and |
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eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse at state agencies. |
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(b) At a minimum, the study must: |
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(1) analyze the service's methodologies, including |
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data analytics, process improvement, and oversight mechanisms; |
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(2) compare the existing practices of state agencies |
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with the standards developed and used by the service to review |
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federal agencies to identify discrepancies and areas for |
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improvement at state agencies; |
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(3) assess the potential cost savings, efficiency |
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gains, and improvements in service delivery at state agencies if |
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the service's processes and methodologies were adopted by this |
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state; |
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(4) make recommendations on how the service's |
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processes and methodologies can be tailored to fit the legal, |
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administrative, and cultural contexts of this state and the |
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operations of state agencies; and |
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(5) analyze the legal and constitutional |
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considerations, if any, of adopting the service's processes and |
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methodologies for use in this state. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT. (a) The office shall prepare and submit |
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a report to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and each other member of the legislature not later |
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than December 1, 2026. |
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(b) The report must include: |
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(1) the findings of the study conduced under Section 2 |
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of this Act; |
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(2) the office's recommendations regarding the |
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implementation of the service's processes and methodologies in this |
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state, including, if applicable, a timeline for implementation that |
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may provide for the processes and methodologies to be phased in over |
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time; |
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(3) if appropriate, proposed legislation necessary to |
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implement the service's processes and methodologies that the office |
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recommends be adopted by this state; and |
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(4) an estimate of resources required, including |
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funding and personnel, to implement the service's processes and |
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methodologies that the office recommends be adopted by this state. |
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(c) The office shall publish the report in a publicly |
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accessible location on the office's Internet website. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |