OH HB66

Creates a 12-member State Government Efficiency Commission appointed by the Governor, Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Auditor of State (three members each) to develop recommendations for reforming state government and achieving cost savings.

Commission members must be recognized business leaders with relevant expertise, cannot have conflicts of interest, cannot be current state employees or lobbyists, and serve without compensation.

Commission shall examine state agencies deemed not business-friendly with extra scrutiny, create subcommittees, and submit findings with projected cost savings to the Governor every 90 days starting 120 days after the effective date.

Commission must issue a final report to legislative leadership and the Governor by January 31, 2011, and ceases to exist upon submitting the final report.

State must implement 90 percent of the commission's cost-saving recommendations within two biennia from the final report submission date; businesses providing staff compensation to the commission receive tax credits for those costs.