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Sponsors pitch State Government Efficiency Commission in first hearing on HB 454
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 454 told the committee the measure would create a seven‑member state efficiency commission to identify duplication, recommend consolidations, estimate savings and deliver an annual report; critics asked whether it duplicates existing functions of the finance committee and the auditor.
Representatives Sarah Heiner and Mark Matthews told the House General Government Committee that House Bill 454 would create a State Government Efficiency Commission charged with four tasks: identifying duplication or fragmentation across departments, recommending methods to improve or eliminate services, estimating potential cost savings, and delivering an annual report to the General Assembly.
"This bill strives to create a state…
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