HB3300 - Relating to a study by the comptroller of public accounts on the modernization and efficient administration of state government.

  89R11070 CS-D     By: Reynolds H.B. No. 3300       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study by the comptroller of public accounts on the   modernization and efficient administration of state government.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  STUDY. The comptroller of public accounts shall   conduct a study to identify opportunities to foster greater   government efficiency and to modernize state government. The   comptroller shall study:                (1)  the organization, operation, powers, regulations,   and management of state departments, boards, agencies,   institutions, and advisory committees in the executive branch of   state government;                (2)  the potential for elimination of inefficiencies in   the provision of state services;                (3)  the integrity and accountability of agency   regulatory responsibility, review, and oversight, including the   agency rulemaking process, agency review of existing rules, and   judicial review of agency rules and decisions;                (4)  the access of state agencies to scientific and   technological information;                (5)  the use by state agencies of advances in science   and technology, including telecommunications, electronic   technology, automated data processing, and artificial   intelligence; and                (6)  best practices to detect fraud, waste, and abuse   in state government programs and operations.          SECTION 2.  REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2026, the   comptroller of public accounts shall submit to the governor, the   lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of   representatives a report on the results of the study conducted   under Section 1 of this Act and shall include with the report any   legislative recommendations to promote the modernization and   efficient administration of state government.          SECTION 3.  EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September   1, 2025.