Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in Article I of the bill, following the appropriations to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor (page I-59), by inserting the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Study on Implementation of Processes and Methodologies of DOGE Service. The Office of the Governor Trusteed Program shall conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of adopting the processes and methodologies used by the United States Department of Government Efficiency, established in the executive office of the president of the United States by Executive Order No. 14158 (2025), for the purpose of identifying and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse at state agencies. The study must, at a minimum:

(a)  analyze the department's methodologies, including data analytics, process improvement, and oversight mechanisms;

(b)  compare the existing practices of state agencies with the standards developed and used by the department to review federal agencies to identify discrepancies and areas for improvement at state agencies;

(c)  assess the potential cost savings, efficiency gains, and improvements in service delivery at state agencies if the department's processes and methodologies are adopted by this state;

(d)  make recommendations on how the department's processes and methodologies can be tailored to fit the legal, administrative, and cultural contexts of this state and the operations of state agencies; and

(e)  analyze the legal and constitutional considerations, if any, of adopting the department's processes and methodologies for use in this state.

The Office of the Governor Trusteed Program shall prepare and submit to the legislature not later than December 1, 2026, a written report containing the findings of the study and other information the legislature may find useful in identifying and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse at state agencies.