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This bill establishes the Office of Government Efficiency (OGE) within the Independent Regulatory Review Commission, with the primary goal of systematically reviewing and improving existing state statutes and regulations. The office will be led by a director selected by a bipartisan committee consisting of one member appointed by the Governor, one by the Senate President pro tempore, and one by the House Speaker. The OGE's key responsibilities include identifying and recommending modifications, revisions, or repeals of existing laws and regulations that are deemed unreasonable, burdensome, duplicative, or economically detrimental. The office will create a public website to receive suggestions and reports on wasteful governmental practices, conduct annual reviews, and submit reports to the General Assembly and Governor detailing recommended changes and progress in streamlining government operations. The director will have broad powers to hire staff, procure expert services, and make recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes, with all hiring and appointments based on merit and without political considerations. Notably, the bill requires that when a new regulation is created, at least two existing regulations must be identified for repeal, and the Office of Government Efficiency will be automatically dissolved after five years from its establishment.

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