OHIO HOUSE POLICY COMMITTEE OFFERS REAL GOVERNMENT REFORM

THROUGH ACCOUNTABLE, EFFICIENT & TRANSPARENT SOLUTIONS

To restore efficiency and accountability to state spending and to reduce the tax
burden on Ohio’s families, House Republicans have authored the following
proposals:

HOUSE BILL 25 – Consolidates state agencies, streamlines state government.

HOUSE BILL 65 – Requires performance budgeting by state agencies and requires
performance audits of those agencies. This audit will identify wasteful spending
and inefficiencies.
HOUSE BILL 66 – Creates the State Government Efficiency Commission. This
commission will hold our state government accountable and curb our
bloated, inefficient government, while expanding the private sector in
Ohio.
“ For the foreseeable future, HOUSE BILL 120 – Reestablishes the Legislative Budget Office.
Ohio must adjust its spending Restoring the LBO will help keep the legislative branch transparent
to match its means. Doing so and efficient by providing public review and nonpartisan oversight.
while preserving the hope of HOUSE BILL 240 – Seeks to address fraud, waste, and abuse in the
prosperity for Ohioans will Medicaid system. This bill will examine the competence of each
require bipartisan cooperation. Medicaid funding item while repairing inefficiencies.
Ohio needs leaders concerned HOUSE BILL 282 - Searchable Budget Database for State Spending:
not with scoring points against Requires the Office of Budget and Management to host a searchable
political opponents but with database on their website so the public can easily access details on
marshaling all the state's talent state awards, its amount, funding source, and recipient of the funding.
and creativity to create
HOUSE BILL 388 – 48-hour Budget Timeout: Requires conference
opportunities for everyone.”
committee reports of appropriations and revenue bills to be made
(Editorial: State of the state
publicly available for 48 hours before they are considered by either
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chamber. This will help maintain government transparency and
accountability.
"Performance audits are a good LSC 1251 – Tax Database and Calculator: Requires the creation of a tax
idea. They can get to the root of database and calculator to allow individuals and businesses to
systemic problems and waste, determine their current tax rates and potential tax liabilities.
and they offer solutions, HOUSE BILL 436 – Council on Efficient Government: Authorizes a state
whether they involve cutting agency to outsource goods or services to a private contractor; requires
jobs or consolidating state agencies to prepare a business case before executing an
purchasing or cross-training outsourcing contract; creates the Council on Efficient Government to
employees.” –Canton Repository review business cases and issue advisory reports; and requires the
Editorial, (1/ 11/10) governor to select goods or services for possible outsourcing.
HOUSE BILL 430 – Department Salaries Tied to GDP: Bases the total
amount that the administrative departments spend on the salaries or
wages of their employees or changes in the Gross Domestic Product of
Ohio.

“[HB 25] deserves to get a fair hearing. Adams' ideas should be explored and debated.
But that's unlikely, despite the seemingly endless financial crisis in state government. A
crisis, of course, that political leaders tried to end by expanding gambling into slot
machines at racetracks. A crisis that they may yet lessen by delaying a tax cut that Ohioans
were promised. Despite all this, Adams' ideas aren't going anywhere. And they won't,
unless legislators start to feel some pressure from the people who elected them.” (Canton
Repository Editorial, 11/16/09)