63J-1-904. Efficiency improvement process.
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The Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall jointly operate a process that identifies and prioritizes government processes to target for efficiency improvements. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 63J-1-904
- Agency: means a unit of accounting, typically associated with a department, division, board, council, committee, institution, office, bureau, or other similar administrative unit of state government, that includes line items and programs. See Utah Code 63J-1-102
- Appropriated entity: means any entity that receives state funds. See Utah Code 63J-1-902
- Government process: means a set of functions and procedures by which an appropriated entity creates a product or service. See Utah Code 63J-1-902
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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The Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall ensure that the efficiency improvement process described in Subsection (1) addresses the following:
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the roles of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst throughout the efficiency improvement process; |
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the process by which an appropriated entity‘s government process is selected for an efficiency evaluation; |
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the criteria and methodology used for an efficiency evaluation; |
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whether to provide any rewards or incentives for an appropriated entity to implement recommendations from an efficiency evaluation; |
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whether to create a formal or informal committee that advises the efficiency improvement process; and |
| (f) |
the process by which the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst notify the Office of the Legislative Auditor General when an efficiency evaluation is completed. |
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| (3) |
The Office of the Legislative Auditor General shall:
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independently review the results of each efficiency evaluation conducted under this section, including whether the executive department agency implemented any recommendations from the efficiency evaluation; |
| (b) |
provide a copy of the findings from the review to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst; and |
| (c) |
report the findings from the review to the Legislative Management Committee. |
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| (4) |
| (a) |
Following an independent review under Subsection (3), the Office of the Legislative Auditor General may conduct initial survey work at the discretion of the legislative auditor general. |
| (b) |
If, based on the initial survey work described in Subsection (4)(a), the legislative auditor general determines further review is necessary, the legislative auditor general shall recommend to the Audit Subcommittee created in Section 36-12-8 that the Office of the Legislative Auditor General conduct an in-depth audit of the appropriated entity. |
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| (5) |
Each calendar year before December 31, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall report to the governor and the Legislative Management Committee, respectively, regarding the status of the efficiency improvement process and recommended changes, if any. |
| (6) |
The efficiency improvement process described in this section does not apply to a legislative department government process. |
Amended by Chapter 24, 2023 General Session
