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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to efficiency reviews of state agencies conducted by the |
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Legislative Budget Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 322.017, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsections (b-1) |
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and (f) to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 2056.001, except that the term includes an institution |
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of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) The board shall [periodically may] review and analyze |
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the effectiveness and efficiency of the policies, programs, |
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management, fiscal affairs, and operations of state agencies. |
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(b-1) The board shall establish a schedule for the review |
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and analysis conducted under Subsection (b). Each state fiscal |
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biennium, the board shall review and analyze at least: |
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(1) 25 state agencies, which must include at least one |
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state agency from each article of the General Appropriations Act; |
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and |
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(2) 40 programs operated by the state agencies under |
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review during that biennium, which must include at least one |
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program operated by each state agency under review. |
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(c) Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the [The] board shall report the findings of each [the] review and |
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analysis to the governor and the legislature. A report on a |
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reviewed program must: |
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(1) be published in a format prescribed by the board; |
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and |
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(2) include: |
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(A) recommendations for strategies to improve |
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effectiveness, efficiency, and service to taxpayers; and |
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(B) a table that: |
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(i) analyzes all costs, savings, cost |
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avoidance, expected change to state revenue, and any non-fiscal |
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taxpayer benefit predicted to result from increased program |
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effectiveness and efficiency if the strategies recommended under |
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Paragraph (A) were implemented; and |
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(ii) presents the information described by |
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Subparagraph (i) for a five-year period beginning with the |
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suggested implementation date for the strategies recommended under |
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Paragraph (A). |
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(f) The director shall employ sufficient personnel to carry |
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out the provisions of this section. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 322.011, 322.0165, and 322.0171, |
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Government Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 322.017(b-1), |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, for the state fiscal biennium |
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ending August 31, 2027, the Legislative Budget Board is required to |
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review and analyze: |
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(1) 12 state agencies; and |
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(2) 20 programs operated by the 12 state agencies |
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reviewed during that state fiscal biennium. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |