No. SB 1442
Filed under Taxes & Budget.
Long-range Program Plans; Requiring that plans of state agencies be based on statutorily established policies and driven by priorities and outcomes to achieve certain goals, objectives, and policies; requiring that the plans of the judicial branch be policy based, priority driven, accountable, and developed through careful examination and justification of programs and activities; requiring that plans identify specified performance measures, trends and conditions relevant to the performance measures and state goals, agency programs implementing statutorily established policies, and the judicial branch programs implementing state policy, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDState agencies must now report on administrative costs, hiring speed, and legal expenses in their long-range plans. This creates a new, standardized set of financial and operational metrics for every state department.
Agencies that fail to comply with these new planning requirements face a direct financial penalty. They are prohibited from submitting budget amendments until they correct their deficiencies, effectively freezing their budget flexibility.
The bill removes the requirement for agency inspectors general to assess the reliability of performance data. This shifts the burden of data validation away from independent oversight offices to the agencies themselves.
The judicial branch is now explicitly required to develop long-range plans and performance measures that are substantially similar to those required of state agencies, bringing the courts under the same planning framework.
AIState agencies must now track and report specific operational metrics, including administrative costs, hiring speed, and legal expenses.
AIThe Legislative Budget Commission now has the authority to approve or reject agency performance measures and long-range plans.
AIAgencies must report on the implementation status of laws enacted in the previous legislative session, including delays and expenditures.
AIAgencies that fail to comply with planning or performance requirements are barred from submitting budget amendments.
AIThe requirement for agency inspectors general to assess the reliability and validity of performance data is deleted.