Efficiency improvement process

(1) The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall jointly operate a process to identify and prioritize government processes to target for efficiency improvements. (2) The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall ensure that the efficiency improvement process described in Subsection (1) addresses the following: (a) the roles of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst throughout the efficiency improvement process; (b) the process by which an appropriated entity's government process is selected for an efficiency evaluation; (c) the criteria and methodology used for an efficiency evaluation; (d) metrics demonstrating success, including: (i) service delivery savings; (ii) cost-savings; or (iii) time-savings; (e) rewards, recognitions, or incentives for an appropriated entity to make recommendations for or implement recommendations from an efficiency evaluation or other measurable efficiency improvements; (f) whether to create a formal or informal committee that advises the efficiency improvement process; and (g) the process by which the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst notify the Office of the Legislative Auditor General when an efficiency evaluation is completed. (3) On or before October 1 of each year, the entity shall report to the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst on the entity's progress toward the metrics described in Subsection (2)(d). (4) If the efficiency improvements result in cost-savings, as described in Subsection (2)(d), the entity may: (a) request a portion of funds to be treated as nonlapsing in accordance with Section 63J-1-602; and (b) use the funds for employee retention or employee performance incentives. (5) The Office of the Legislative Auditor General shall: (a) independently review the results of each efficiency evaluation conducted under this section, including whether the executive department agency implemented any recommendations from the efficiency evaluation; (b) provide a copy of the findings from the review to the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst; (c) verify the reported progress described in Subsection (3); and (d) report the findings from the review to the Legislative Management Committee. (6) Each calendar year before December 31, the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall report to the governor and the Legislative Management Committee, respectively, regarding the status of the efficiency improvement process and recommended changes, if any. (7) The efficiency improvement process described in this section does not apply to a legislative department government process.