Curry Bill Orders A Study Of Merging State HR, Due 2028

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90R1603 MCK-D

By: Curry
H.B. No. 527

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a study to determine the feasibility,

cost-effectiveness, and practicality of consolidating the human

resources functions of certain state agencies.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. In this Act:

(1) "Comptroller" means the comptroller of public

accounts.

(2) "State agency" means a board, commission,

department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of

state government created by the constitution or a statute of this

state. The term does not include an institution of higher education

as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

SECTION 2. (a) The comptroller shall conduct a study to

evaluate the feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and practicality of

consolidating the human resources functions of state agencies into

a centralized system or shared-services model.

(b) In conducting the study, the comptroller shall

evaluate:

(1) the total annual expenditures incurred by each

state agency for human resources personnel, software, platforms,

and administrative overhead;

(2) duplications in human resources infrastructure,

including separate recruitment software, payroll systems, and

employee onboarding platforms;

(3) any estimated short-term costs of consolidating

the human resources functions versus long-term cost savings that

may be achieved by consolidating human resources functions; and

(4) the practical impact consolidating human

resources functions would have on employee retention and

administrative efficiency.

(c) In conducting the study, the comptroller may examine

human resources consolidation models implemented in other states or

in the private sector.

(d) Each state agency shall cooperate with and provide any

requested data or information to the comptroller to assist the

comptroller in completing the study.

SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2028, the comptroller

shall submit a written report detailing the findings of the study

and specific legislative recommendations to the governor, the

lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,

and the chairs of the standing committees of each house of the

legislature with primary jurisdiction over state finance and

appropriations.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.