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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study to determine the feasibility, |
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cost-effectiveness, and practicality of consolidating the human |
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resources functions of certain state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. In this Act: |
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(1) "Comptroller" means the comptroller of public |
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accounts. |
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(2) "State agency" means a board, commission, |
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department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of |
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state government created by the constitution or a statute of this |
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state. The term does not include an institution of higher education |
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as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The comptroller shall conduct a study to |
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evaluate the feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and practicality of |
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consolidating the human resources functions of state agencies into |
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a centralized system or shared-services model. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the comptroller shall |
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evaluate: |
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(1) the total annual expenditures incurred by each |
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state agency for human resources personnel, software, platforms, |
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and administrative overhead; |
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(2) duplications in human resources infrastructure, |
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including separate recruitment software, payroll systems, and |
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employee onboarding platforms; |
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(3) any estimated short-term costs of consolidating |
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the human resources functions versus long-term cost savings that |
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may be achieved by consolidating human resources functions; and |
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(4) the practical impact consolidating human |
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resources functions would have on employee retention and |
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administrative efficiency. |
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(c) In conducting the study, the comptroller may examine |
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human resources consolidation models implemented in other states or |
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in the private sector. |
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(d) Each state agency shall cooperate with and provide any |
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requested data or information to the comptroller to assist the |
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comptroller in completing the study. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2028, the comptroller |
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shall submit a written report detailing the findings of the study |
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and specific legislative recommendations to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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and the chairs of the standing committees of each house of the |
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legislature with primary jurisdiction over state finance and |
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appropriations. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027. |