Establishes "State Government Employee-Driven Efficiency Initiative."
This bill creates a program allowing New Jersey state employees to report waste, fraud, or inefficiency in state operations. Employees can submit detailed reports via a new online or paper form (with optional anonymity), which the State Comptroller will investigate. If validated, the Comptroller collaborates with the relevant agency to fix the issue, and the reporting employee receives a payment equal to 5% of the savings generated (minimum $500) after the solution is implemented. The initiative applies to all state departments, boards, agencies, and authorities, requiring their websites to prominently link to the reporting form.
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Introduced Feb 24, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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Alex Sauickie
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