Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office
What to Know:
- A new Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office website helps users search state rules, forms and regulatory requirements.
- TREO has begun its first agency reviews, recommending more than 435 regulations for amendment or repeal across 11 state agencies.
- The office estimates its initial recommendations could remove 69,000 words from the Texas Administrative Code and save an estimated $123 million.
What to Know:
- The Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO), created by Senate Bill 14, will evaluate and streamline state agency regulations.
- Texans can submit feedback on existing regulations through the newly launched Regulation Evaluation Portal.
- Led by Director Jerome Greener, TREO will coordinate with agencies and an advisory panel to eliminate outdated rules and develop best practices for regulatory processes.
What to Know:
- Jerome Greener currently serves as executive vice president at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
- The Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office operates under the Office of the Governor with a projected budget of $22.8 million in the next five years.
- Audrey O’Neill, who was named acting commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services on Aug. 1, has now been officially appointed to the role.
With a projected budget of $22.8 million, the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office will operate under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Governor.
