Authority: Discretionary Inclusion.

Out of this appropriation $950,000 in the first year and $2,450,000 in the second year from the general fund is provided to support comprehensive reengineering efforts aimed at increasing state government productivity and efficiency.  This funding will support efforts to: 1) reengineer processes performed by multiple agencies and examine opportunities for enhanced collaboration or consolidation (e.g. licensure) on an enterprise-wide basis, 2) reengineer multiple and complex services within a large agency setting to improve the organization and effectiveness of service delivery, and 3) establish results teams, which will include, government, private sector, and consultant support to identify new productivity projects and to improve the use of performance measurement in the Commonwealth.  The Director, Department of Planning and Budget will provide semiannual reports on these efforts to the Governor and the Chairmen of Senate Finance and House Appropriations as well as the Council on Virginia's Future.  Any unexpended balance remaining in this Item on June 30, 2009, shall be carried forward on the books of the Comptroller and shall be available for expenditure in the second year of the biennium.