Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency

Jurisdiction:

Delivery of Government Efficiency

The committee shall have 13 members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:

(1) the organization, operation, powers, regulations, and management of state departments, agencies, institutions, and advisory committees;
(2) elimination of inefficiencies in the provision of state services;
(3) the integrity and accountability of agency regulatory responsibility, review, and oversight, including the agency rulemaking process, agency review of existing rules, and judicial review of agency rules and decisions;
(4) open government matters, including open records and open meetings;
(5) access of state agencies to scientific and technological information;
(6) the use by state agencies of advances in science and technology, including telecommunications, electronic technology, automated data processing, and artificial intelligence;
(7) the promotion within the state of an advance described by Subdivision (6);
(8) the uses of artificial intelligence and emerging technology;
(9) the application of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies on various sectors of society, including employment, health care, homeland and national security, and transportation;
(10) privacy and identity theft;
(11) cybersecurity;
(12) cooperation between the state or a local governmental entity and the scientific and technological community, including private businesses, institutions of higher education, and federal governmental laboratories;
(13) inquiries to detect fraud, waste, and abuse in state government programs and operations and recommend appropriate legislation or other action;
(14) the following state agencies: the Department of Information Resources, the Sunset Advisory Commission, and the Texas Space Commission.