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Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 1. PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. LLLL, §1  is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
Sec. LLLL-1.  Governmental oversight; recommendations.  The Director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability shall:
1. Work with relevant offices and agencies, including the Office of Fiscal and Program Review, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis, the State Controller and the State Auditor, to facilitate the sharing of resources and coordination of program review across State Government in order to maintain and strengthen program evaluation function; and
2. Recommend to the Government Oversight Committee performance standards to maximize the effectiveness of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in carrying out its mission to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and economic use of resources of State Government.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies the review of program evaluation across State Government by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.