Amend CSHB 2305 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  (a) The Department of Information Resources shall conduct an interim study on state reliance on the use of paper documents, including current requirements that certain state documents be mailed, for the purpose of reducing the state's volume of paper transactions and increasing governmental efficiency.

(b)  The study must include:

(1)  recommendations on opportunities to increase operational efficiency in state government through a reduction in the use of paper documents; and

(2)  strategies to replace the use of paper documents with electronic documents and to automate state transactions to better meet the needs of residents of this state.

(c)  The Department of Information Resources shall submit a report on the findings of the study to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and Legislative Budget Board.

(d)  This section expires September 1, 2019.