Establishes Office of the State Chief Efficiency Officer and Efficiency Officer positions in each State Executive Branch department.

A4452

ASSEMBLY, No. 4452

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 24, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� AURA K. DUNN

District 25 (Morris and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes Office of the State Chief Efficiency
Officer and Efficiency Officer positions in each State Executive Branch
department.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act

establishing the Office of the State Chief
Efficiency Officer, creating Efficiency Officer positions in each State
Executive Branch department, and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised
Statutes.�

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� a.� There is created in,
but not of, the Department of the Treasury, the Office of the State Chief
Efficiency Officer.� The State Chief Efficiency Officer shall be appointed by
the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Governor during the Governor�s term of office.� The person
serving as State Chief Efficiency Officer shall be an employee of the office
and shall carry out the duties of the office on a full-time basis.� Any vacancy
occurring in the position shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.� If the officer shall be unable for any reason to serve the full
term of office, the Governor may designate an acting State Chief Efficiency
Officer until a successor is appointed and qualified.

���� b.� The State Chief Efficiency
Officer shall:

���� (1)� establish rules and
regulations, in consultation with the department, concerning the operation,
management, and oversight of the office;

���� (2)� hire and maintain staff
to assist in carrying out the responsibilities of the office;

���� (3)� ensure that taxpayer
funds are spent efficiently and responsibly across the State government,
including, but not limited to, office supplies, electricity and other utility
usage, tracking performance, and assessing budgets and operation systems;

���� (4)� identify cost savings in
State government;

���� (5)� work with the Efficiency
Officer of each State department, county, and municipality, established
pursuant to section 2 of P.L.,c.�� (C.�� )(pending before the Legislature as
this bill), as needed and deemed appropriate;

���� (6)� issue an annual report to
the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1),
detailing the cost savings secured for the State the previous year, and the
cost savings secured by each State department, county and municipal Efficiency
Officer; and

���� (7)� establish and maintain a
webpage on the department website, which shall include the annual report, and
the annual reports of each Executive Branch, county, and municipal Efficiency
Officer.�

���� 2.� Each Executive Branch
department shall have an Efficiency Officer.� Each county and municipality in
the State may establish the position of Efficiency Officer.� The Efficiency
Officer shall:

���� (1)� ensure that department,
county, or municipal funds, as appropriate, are spent efficiently and
responsibly including, but not limited to, office supplies, electricity and
other utility usage, tracking performance, and assessing the budget and
operation systems;

���� (2)� identify cost savings in the
department, county, or municipality, as appropriate; and

���� (3)� issue an annual report to
the State Chief Efficiency Officer established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.��
, c.�� (C.�� )(pending before the Legislature as this bill) detailing the cost
savings secured for the department the previous year.

���� 3.� This act shall take effect
immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill creates in, but not
of, the Department of the Treasury, the Office of the State Chief Efficiency
Officer.� The State Chief Efficiency Officer will be appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate and serve at the pleasure of the
Governor during the Governor�s term of office.� Any vacancy occurring in the
position will be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.�

���� Under the bill, the State
Chief Efficiency Officer duties include:

���� ensuring that taxpayer funds
are spent efficiently and responsibly across the State government, including,
but not limited to, office supplies, electricity and other utility usage,
tracking performance, and assessing budgets and operation systems;

���� identifying cost savings in
State government;

���� working with the Efficiency
Officer of each State department, county, and municipality, as needed and
deemed appropriate;

���� issuing an annual report to the
Legislature detailing the cost savings secured for the State the previous year,
and the cost savings secured by each State department, county, and municipal Efficiency
Officer; and

���� establishing and maintaining a
webpage on the department website, which will include the annual report, and
the annual reports of each Executive Branch, county, and municipal Efficiency
Officer.�

���� The bill also creates in each Executive
Branch department an Efficiency Officer, and permits counties and municipalities
to establish the position of Efficiency Officer.� The officer will have similar
duties as the State Chief Efficiency Officer.�