89R12446 CS-F     By: Capriglione H.B. No. 3770       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to efficiency reviews of state agencies conducted by the   Legislative Budget Board.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 322.017, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsections (b-1)   and (f) to read as follows:          (a)  In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned   by Section 2056.001, except that the term includes an institution   of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.          (b)  The board shall [periodically may] review and analyze   the effectiveness and efficiency of the policies, programs,   management, fiscal affairs, and operations of state agencies.          (b-1)  The board shall establish a schedule for the review   and analysis conducted under Subsection (b).  Each state fiscal   biennium, the board shall review and analyze at least:                (1)  25 state agencies, which must include at least one   state agency from each article of the General Appropriations Act;   and                (2)  40 programs operated by the state agencies under   review during that biennium, which must include at least one   program operated by each state agency under review.          (c)  Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year,   the [The] board shall report the findings of each [the] review and   analysis to the governor and the legislature. A report on a   reviewed program must:                (1)  be published in a format prescribed by the board;   and                (2)  include:                      (A)  recommendations for strategies to improve   effectiveness, efficiency, and service to taxpayers; and                      (B)  a table that:                            (i)  analyzes all costs, savings, cost   avoidance, expected change to state revenue, and any non-fiscal   taxpayer benefit predicted to result from increased program   effectiveness and efficiency if the strategies recommended under   Paragraph (A) were implemented; and                            (ii)  presents the information described by   Subparagraph (i) for a five-year period beginning with the   suggested implementation date for the strategies recommended under   Paragraph (A).          (f)  The director shall employ sufficient personnel to carry   out the provisions of this section.           SECTION 2.  Sections 322.011, 322.0165, and 322.0171,   Government Code, are repealed.          SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding Section 322.017(b-1),   Government Code, as added by this Act, for the state fiscal biennium   ending August 31, 2027, the Legislative Budget Board is required to   review and analyze:                (1)  12 state agencies; and                (2)  20 programs operated by the 12 state agencies   reviewed during that state fiscal biennium.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.