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Committee backs bill letting state agencies retain portion of documented cost savings
Summary
The House committee voted to favorably recommend House Bill 317, a measure that creates a formal process for the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget to conduct efficiency evaluations and allows agencies to retain part of verified savings for reinvestment.
Representative Ballard and the legislative auditor told the House committee that House Bill 317 would formalize a process for state agencies to identify and implement efficiency improvements and to retain a portion of verified cost savings for reinvestment.
The bill would direct the Legislative Fiscal Analyst (LFA) and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget (GOPB) to jointly conduct annual efficiency evaluations, establish measurable metrics — including cost, time and service-delivery savings — and create incentives that reward agencies and employees who produce verifiable innovations, according to the sponsor and the Legislative Auditor.
Why it matters: Sponsors called the measure a tool to…
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