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North Carolina Senate Bill S474

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11 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
22 SESSION 2025
3-S 3
3+S 2
44 SENATE BILL 474
55 Regulatory Reform Committee Substitute Adopted 4/2/25
6-Third Edition Engrossed 4/8/25
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87 Short Title: The DAVE Act. (Public)
98 Sponsors:
109 Referred to:
1110 March 25, 2025
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1312 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
1413 AN ACT TO ENACT THE DAVE ACT BY CREATING THE DIVISION OF 2
1514 ACCOUNTABILITY, VALU E, AND EFFICIENCY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF 3
1615 STATE AUDITOR, DIREC TING EACH STATE AGEN CY TO REPORT TO THE 4
1716 DIVISION ON ITS USE OF PUBLIC MONIES AND THE STATUS OF ITS VACANT 5
1817 POSITIONS, AND DIRECTING THE DIVISION TO ASSESS THE CONTINUED NEED 6
1918 OF EACH STATE AGENCY AND THE VACANT POSITIONS WITHIN EACH STATE 7
2019 AGENCY. 8
2120 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 9
2221 SECTION 1. This act shall be known as "The Division of Accountability, Value, 10
2322 and Efficiency (DAVE) Act." 11
2423 SECTION 2. The State Auditor shall establish a Division of Accountability, Value, 12
2524 and Efficiency (Division) within the Department of the State Auditor. The powers and duties of 13
2625 the Division shall be to effectuate the assessment and recommendations required by this act, and 14
2726 the State Auditor shall organize and administer the Division in such a manner as the State Auditor 15
2827 may deem necessary to conduct the Division's work accordingly. 16
2928 SECTION 3. No later than October 1, 2025, every State agency shall report to the 17
3029 Division both of the following: 18
3130 (1) An explanation of how the agency, including each division or office within 19
3231 that agency, utilizes public monies to execute its powers and duties under law. 20
3332 (2) A description of all positions within that agency that have remained vacant for 21
3433 six months or more as of the effective date of this act. The description shall 22
3534 include the original position vacancy dates, the dates of any postings or 23
3635 repostings of the positions, and an explanation for the length of the vacancies. 24
3736 SECTION 4. The Division shall assess the continued need for each State agency and 25
3837 the vacant positions within each agency. The assessment shall be based on a review of the reports 26
3938 submitted pursuant to Section 3 of this act and any other information the Division deems relevant. 27
40-In gathering and assessing relevant information, the Division may consult with the Joint 28
41-Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations. The Division may also employ 29
42-individuals to utilize artificial intelligence and other appropriate tools for the purpose of 30
43-examining any of the following with respect to State agencies and their budgets: 31
44-(1) Amounts spent, including the entities receiving funds and the intended 32
45-purpose of the amounts spent. 33
46-(2) The effectiveness of any amount spent in achieving the intended purpose of 34
47-that spending. 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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49-(3) Duplicative spending. 1
50-(4) Any other factor demonstrating the fiscal soundness or effectiveness of the 2
51-State agency or lack thereof. 3
52-SECTION 5. No later than December 31, 2025, the Division shall report the results 4
53-of the assessment conducted pursuant to Section 4 of this act to the General Assembly. The 5
54-Division's report shall include, at minimum, recommendations on both of the following: 6
55-(1) Any State agencies, or any divisions or offices within a State agency, that 7
56-should be dissolved based on the Division's assessment. 8
57-(2) Any State agency positions that should be eliminated based on the Division's 9
58-assessment. 10
59-SECTION 6. The Division, in its discretion, may annually require any or all State 11
60-agencies to submit a report with the information required by Section 3 of this act, and may 12
61-reassess such information on an annual basis in accordance with Section 4 of this act, and report 13
62-the results of the assessment to the General Assembly. 14
63-SECTION 7. This act is effective when it becomes law and expires December 31, 15
64-2028, at which time the Division shall terminate. 16
39+In gathering relevant information, the Division may employ individuals to utilize artificial 28
40+intelligence and other appropriate tools for the purpose of examining any of the following with 29
41+respect to State agencies and their budgets: 30
42+(1) Amounts spent, including the entities receiving funds and the intended 31
43+purpose of the amounts spent. 32
44+(2) The effectiveness of any amount spent in achieving the intended purpose of 33
45+that spending. 34
46+(3) Duplicative spending. 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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48+(4) Any other factor demonstrating the fiscal soundness or effectiveness of the 1
49+State agency or lack thereof. 2
50+SECTION 5. No later than December 31, 2025, the Division shall report the results 3
51+of the assessment conducted pursuant to Section 4 of this act to the General Assembly. The 4
52+Division's report shall include, at minimum, recommendations on both of the following: 5
53+(1) Any State agencies, or any divisions or offices within a State agency, that 6
54+should be dissolved based on the Division's assessment. 7
55+(2) Any State agency positions that should be eliminated based on the Division's 8
56+assessment. 9
57+SECTION 6. The Division, in its discretion, may annually require any or all State 10
58+agencies to submit a report with the information required by Section 3 of this act, and may 11
59+reassess such information on an annual basis in accordance with Section 4 of this act, and report 12
60+the results of the assessment to the General Assembly. 13
61+SECTION 7. This act is effective when it becomes law and expires December 31, 14
62+2028, at which time the Division shall terminate. 15