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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study and |
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provide recommendations to state agencies on ways to increase |
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efficiency at the agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 10, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 2117 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2117. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY |
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Sec. 2117.001. ESTABLISHMENT AND NAME OF ADVISORY |
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COMMITTEE. (a) An advisory committee is established to study and |
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make recommendations to each state agency in the executive branch |
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of state government on ways to increase the efficiency with which |
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the agency operates. |
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(b) The advisory committee shall be referred to as the Texas |
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Department of Government Efficiency. |
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Sec. 2117.002. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The |
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advisory committee is composed of the following eight members: |
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(1) two members appointed by the governor; |
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(2) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor; |
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(3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house |
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of representatives; |
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(4) the chair of the senate committee on finance; and |
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(5) the chair of the house committee on |
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appropriations. |
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(b) In making appointments to the advisory committee under |
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Subsection (a): |
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(1) the governor may: |
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(A) appoint two public members to the committee; |
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or |
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(B) appoint one public member to the committee |
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and elect to serve as a member of the committee; |
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(2) the lieutenant governor may: |
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(A) appoint two public members to the committee; |
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or |
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(B) appoint one public member to the committee |
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and: |
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(i) elect to serve as a member of the |
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committee; or |
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(ii) appoint a member of the senate to the |
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committee; and |
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(3) the speaker of the house of representatives may: |
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(A) appoint two public members to the committee; |
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or |
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(B) appoint one public member to the committee |
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and: |
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(i) elect to serve as a member of the |
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committee; or |
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(ii) appoint another member of the house of |
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representatives to the committee. |
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Sec. 2117.003. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the advisory |
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committee serve two-year terms. |
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(b) A vacancy on the advisory committee shall be filled in |
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the same manner as the original appointment. A member appointed to |
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fill a vacancy on the committee shall serve for the remainder of the |
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unexpired term. |
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Sec. 2117.004. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) If the governor |
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serves as a member of the advisory committee, the governor is the |
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presiding officer of the committee. |
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(b) If the governor is not a member of the advisory |
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committee, the governor shall appoint one member of the committee |
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to serve as the committee's presiding officer. |
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(c) The presiding officer of the advisory committee serves a |
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two-year term. |
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Sec. 2117.005. MEETINGS. The advisory committee shall meet |
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at the call of the committee's presiding officer. |
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Sec. 2117.006. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES. Members of the |
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advisory committee serve without compensation but are entitled to |
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reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in |
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performing official duties under this chapter. |
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Sec. 2117.007. PURPOSE OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The advisory |
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committee is established to: |
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(1) study the operation of each state agency in |
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accordance with a schedule adopted by the committee to identify |
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ways to increase the efficiency with which the agency operates; |
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(2) recommend to each state agency that is the subject |
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of a study described by Subdivision (1) ways of increasing the |
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agency's operational efficiency identified by the committee during |
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the study; and |
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(3) prepare and submit the report required by Section |
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2117.008. |
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Sec. 2117.008. ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT. Not later than |
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December 1 of each even-numbered year, the advisory committee shall |
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prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and |
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each member of the legislature a report that includes: |
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(1) the name of each state agency studied by the |
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committee under Section 2117.007(1) during the two-year period |
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preceding the date of the report and the recommendations made to |
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each of those agencies under Section 2117.007(2); and |
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(2) any proposed legislation prepared by the committee |
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related to the information described by Subdivision (1) or any |
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other matter the committee determines is relevant to the efficient |
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operation of state agencies. |
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Sec. 2117.009. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 2110 does |
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not apply to the advisory committee. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |