To require the Director of Administrative Services to conduct a study of potential operating efficiencies in state government.

Section 1. (A) The Director of Administrative Services shall conduct an efficiency savings study to seek General Revenue Fund savings while preserving and maximizing services. The study shall include a report and recommendations. The study shall do the following:

(1) Assess the spending and operations of all statewide elected executive, legislative, and judicial branch offices and organizations;

(2) Determine opportunities for efficiencies, while preserving and maximizing current levels of service, including savings stemming from lowering the ratio of supervisory to subordinate employees.

(B) The Director shall enter into a contract with an outside vendor to conduct the study. The vendor shall have expertise in operational efficiencies and savings, and shall be compensated out of savings realized through implementation of the recommendations.

(C) The Director shall distribute a request for proposal not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. The request for proposal shall define the terms for payment, including a maximum amount to be awarded in accordance with state procurement law.

(D) The report shall be completed and distributed by the Director to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Governor not later than the earlier of twelve months after the awarding of the contract or December 31, 2010.