SRC-MKV S.C.R. 32 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.C.R. 32
77R5722 MTD-DBy: Haywood
Finance
4/25/2001
As Filed


DIGEST 

Government is under increasing pressure to reduce costs while, at the same
time, citizens expect the services provided by the government to improve.
One way to reconcile the issues of reduced funding and improved services is
to introduce competition into the operation of government.  To that end,
state agencies should consider adopting a managed competition model as a
means of containing the costs of government services while ensuring that
the services that taxpayers receive are delivered as efficiently and
effectively as possible.  Managed competition provides an equal opportunity
for governmental agencies to compete with private vendors to provide
government services in the most economic and efficient manner.  

PURPOSE 

As proposed, S.C.R. 32 submits the following resolutions:

Provides that the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby directs all
state agencies to consider implementing a managed competition process in
order to reduce costs and improve services and to consider using the
methodology of the comptroller of public accounts to administer the
process.  Provides that the secretary of state shall forward an official
copy of this resolution to the executive director of each state agency.