SB 1243 Summary

• Establishes a Council on Efficient Government consisting of one state agency chief executive officer (appointed by governor), three private enterprise members (governor appoints, max two from same party), and four additional private enterprise members (two appointed by senate president, two by house speaker) serving two-year terms with no compensation for private sector members.

• Grants the council authority to review state agency privatization proposals, evaluate commercial activities for outsourcing, recommend privatization when cost-effective, and create an inventory of state activities classified as either commercial or inherently governmental (initial inventory due by June 30, 2011, updated biennially).

• Requires business cases for outsourcing proposals exceeding $10 million annually to be submitted at least 60 days before solicitation, with council advisory reports due at least 30 days before solicitation; proposals between $1-10 million require 30-day notice; proposals under $1 million require submission before contract execution.

• Mandates comprehensive business case documentation including detailed cost-benefit analysis, performance standards, transition plans for displaced employees, contingency plans, public records compliance, and contractor accountability measures including scope-of-work and service level agreement provisions.

• Terminates the Council on Efficient Government on July 1, 2020, with the authorizing statute repealed January 1, 2021.