New Jersey S 2388: Establishes permanent task force to review and guide implementation of process improvement programs for government entities based on Lean Six Sigma management approach.

Bill Text

SENATE, No. 2388

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED MARCH 24, 2022

Sponsored by:
Senator TROY SINGLETON
District 7 (Burlington)

SYNOPSIS
Establishes permanent task force to review and guide implementation of
process improvement programs for government entities based on Lean Six
Sigma management approach.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.

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AN ACT concerning the review and implementation of process 1
improvement programs for government entities and 2
supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. 3
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5
of New Jersey: 6
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1. a. There is established within, but not of, the Department of 8
the Treasury, a Process Improvement Program Task Force. The 9
purpose of the task force shall be to: 10
(1) conduct a comprehensive review initially, and periodic 11
reviews thereafter, to identify, assess, and select those government 12
processes in the State, a county, a municipality, or a board of 13
education of a local school district that would benefit from the 14
implementation of a process improvement program utilizing the 15
Lean Six Sigma management approach; 16
(2) develop a priority order for the implementation of process 17
improvement programs utilizing the Lean Six Sigma management 18
approach for those government processes selected; 19
(3) develop recommendations and guidelines for the manner of 20
implementation of a process improvement program for each 21
government process selected; and 22
(4) provide guidance and monitoring on a continuing basis for 23
each process improvement program. 24
The task force shall conduct, periodically as deemed appropriate, 25
a review and assessment of each program that has been 26
implemented and make recommendations and provide guidelines, as 27
may be deemed necessary and appropriate, for the continued 28
implementation. 29
b. The task force shall be comprised of: 30
(1) the head of each State department in the Executive Branch of 31
State government, serving ex officio; 32
(2) such other State officers or employees as the Governor shall 33
deem appropriate; 34
(3) three members of the public appointed by the Governor as 35
follows: one member upon the recommendation of the New Jersey 36
Association of Counties, one member upon the recommendation of 37
the New Jersey League of Municipalities, and one member upon the 38
recommendation of the New Jersey School Boards Association; and 39
(4) three members of the public appointed by the Governor with 40
education, training, or experience in the management approach 41
called Lean Six Sigma, preferably with some education, training, or 42
experience in the application of the approach in the public sector. 43
c. The other State officers and employees and the members of the 44
public shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The six members 45
of the public shall serve without compensation, but shall be 46
reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties 47
within the limits of funds made available for that purpose. 48

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d. The members of the task force shall meet within 30 days 1
following the effective date of P.L. , c. (pending before the 2
Legislature as this bill). Thereafter, the members of the task force 3
shall meet at least once each calendar month for the first 12 months 4
and at least quarterly in each succeeding 12-month period. 5
e. At the direction of the task force, each department, agency, 6
commission, or board of the State, a county, a municipality, and a 7
board of education of a local school district shall conduct an initial 8
comprehensive review and assessment of all government processes 9
performed within that department, agency, commission, or board 10
for the purpose of identifying which of those could benefit from the 11
implementation of a process improvement program utilizing the 12
Lean Six Sigma management approach. The task force shall 13
provide such information in such adequate detail to each 14
department, agency, commission, and board as to ensure that each 15
review and assessment results in a comprehensive report that is 16
focused, specific, and useful. Each department, agency, 17
commission, or board shall submit its review and assessment to the 18
task force, in writing, within 60 days following receipt of the 19
request by the task force for the review and assessment. 20
f. The task force shall issue a written report within six months 21
following the effective date of P.L. , c. (pending before the 22
Legislature as this bill), and in each year thereafter, describing in 23
detail the reviews, assessments, selections, recommendations, and 24
guidelines of the task force; the probable impact of the 25
implementation of each process improvement program and the 26
progress and results of each program since the last report; and the 27
identification of those rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, and 28
statutes administered by a department, agency, com