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,
“ For the foreseeable future,
Ohio must adjust its spending
to match its means. Doing so
while preserving the hope of
prosperity for Ohioans will
require bipartisan cooperation.
Ohio needs leaders concerned
not with scoring points against
political opponents but with
marshaling all the state's talent
and creativity to create
opportunities for everyone.”
(Editorial: State of the state
Dispatch, 1/27/10)
"Performance audits are a good
idea. They can get to the root of
systemic problems and waste,
and they offer solutions,
whether they involve cutting
jobs or consolidating
purchasing or cross-training
employees.” –Canton Repository
Editorial, (1/ 11/10)
“…Reforming, restructuring and
streamlining government.
Rethinking the way it works.
Cutting bureaucracy and
trimming back regulations that
strangle economic growth.
Keeping taxes on families and
businesses competitive.
Adopting policies that allow real
job creation instead of
government make-work.” (OHIO
LEADERS ARE WASTING A CRISIS, Enquirer
Editorial 12/6/09)
inefficient government, while expanding the private sector in Ohio.
HOUSE BILL 120 – Reestablishes the Legislative Budget Office.
Restoring the LBO will help keep the legislative branch transparent
and efficient by providing public review and nonpartisan oversight.
HOUSE BILL 240 – Seeks to address fraud, waste, and abuse in the
Medicaid system. This bill will examine the competence of each
Medicaid funding item while repairing inefficiencies.
HOUSE BILL 282 - Searchable Budget Database for State Spending:
Requires the Office of Budget and Management to host a searchable
database on their website so the public can easily access details on
state awards, its amount, funding source, and recipient of the funding.
HOUSE BILL 388 – 48-hour Budget Timeout: Requires conference
committee reports of appropriations and revenue bills to be made
publicly available for 48 hours before they are considered by either
chamber. This will help maintain government transparency and
accountability.
HOUSE BILL 436 – Council on Efficient Government: Authorizes a state
agency to outsource goods or services to a private contractor; requires
state agencies to prepare a business case before executing an
outsourcing contract; creates the Council on Efficient Government to
review business cases and issue advisory reports; and requires the
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.
HOUSE BILL 454 – Tax Database and Calculator: Requires the creation
of a tax database and calculator to allow individuals and businesses to
determine their current tax rates and potential tax liabilities.
“[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)