January 31, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Amos, Taub, Nitz, Booher, Moolenaar, Van Regenmorter, Garfield, Gaffney, Stahl, Vander Veen, Brandenburg, Caswell, Vagnozzi, Zelenko, Rocca, Shaffer, Baxter, Drolet, Casperson, LaJoy, Marleau, Schuitmaker, Farhat, Ball, Acciavatti, Mortimer, Stakoe, Huizenga, Farrah, Jones, Pastor, Nofs, Palsrok, Meyer, Hune, Accavitti, Byrnes, Wojno, McDowell, Emmons, Sheltrown, Walker, Lemmons, III, Moore, Kahn, Newell, David Law, Pearce, Green, Caul, Hoogendyk, Elsenheimer, Stewart, Cheeks, Plakas, Hildenbrand, Wenke and Ward and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled
"The management and budget act,"
(MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 561.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 561. (1) The governor shall establish a government
efficiency task force to survey, examine, and evaluate the budget
and spending of each state agency to minimize overspending and to
ensure greater program efficiency and economy.
(2) The government efficiency task force shall submit a
comprehensive annual report to the governor summarizing the budget
and spending activity of each state agency. The report shall also
include recommendations that will minimize spending and provide for
a more efficient and economical program. The governor shall submit
the recommendations of the task force to the legislature.
(3) The government efficiency task force shall consist of at
least 15 but not more than 20 members, each appointed by the
governor. The governor shall select members who are experienced and
well-informed about economic issues from a variety of different
sectors of the economy, including, but not limited to, business,
government, labor, education, health, and media. The members shall
be appointed within 45 days after the effective date of the
amendatory act that added this section. Members shall serve for
terms of 3 years. If a vacancy occurs, the governor shall make an
appointment for the unexpired term in the same manner as the
original appointment. The governor may remove or suspend a member
of the government efficiency task force for incompetency,
dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in
office, or any other good cause. Members of the government
efficiency task force shall serve without compensation. However,
members of the task force may be reimbursed for their actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official
duties as members of the government efficiency task force.
(4) The first meeting of the government efficiency task force
shall be called by the governor within 60 days after the effective
date of the amendatory act that added this section. At the first
meeting, the task force shall elect a chairperson from its own
members. After the first meeting, the government efficiency task
force shall meet at least quarterly, or more frequently at the call
of the chairperson or if requested by 3 or more members.
(5) The government efficiency task force shall do all of the
following:
(a) Identify management improvement measures for state
agencies.
(b) Review the management and operation procedures of each
state agency.
(c) Assist state agencies in establishing criteria for
evaluation programs.
(d) Evaluate communication methods between state agencies and
the legislature.
(e) Review the expenditures of each state agency.
(f) Review the delivery of services by each state agency.
(g) Review the layers of state employees and their pay scales.
(h) Identify results and outcomes that directly correspond to
how the legislature builds, modifies, and implements state budgets.
(i) Review and make recommendations to state agencies
regarding the creation of measurable performance standards for
state employees.
(6) The government efficiency task force may do 1 or more of
the following:
(a) Review federal and state mandates regarding expenditures.
(b) Review the duplication of services provided by multiple
state agencies.
(c) Research a variety of issues necessary and proper to carry
out its functions and duties under this section.
(7) The business that the government efficiency task force may
perform shall be conducted at a public meeting held in compliance
with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(8) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or
retained by the government efficiency task force in the performance
of an official function is subject to the freedom of information
act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.