A 3448 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires Governor to appoint Chief Accountability Officer to supervise all State ombudsmen, compliance officers, comptrollers, and other officers with substantially similar positions.

This bill creates a new Chief Accountability Officer position within the Governor's Office, appointed by the Governor with Senate approval for five-year terms. The officer directly oversees 16 state oversight roles - including ombudsmen, comptrollers, and inspectors across departments like Transportation, Education, and Human Services - to ensure their audits, investigations, and reviews coordinate effectively and follow state and professional standards. The officer must hold regular meetings with these supervisors to avoid duplicated work, optimize resources, and prevent public fund waste. Annual reports on these efforts will be submitted to the Governor and Legislature.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
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